News & Events
Explore the latest people, projects, and events that are moving Fisher forward.
Recent News
![A toy plane over a map.](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/summer-2024/july/toy-plane-over-map-960.png)
![A toy plane over a map.](https://www.sjf.eduhttps://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/summer-2024/july/toy-plane-over-map-960.png)
![Architectural rendering of the renovated Lavery Library from Golisano Gateway](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/LaveryLibrary_Exterior_960.jpg)
![A toy plane over a map.](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/summer-2024/july/toy-plane-over-map-960.png)
07/22/2024 - A new endowed scholarship will support graduates of Rochester’s Catholic high schools as they pursue higher education at St. John Fisher University.
![University Trustee Matt Rowe ’90 offers remarks during the dedication of the football coaching suite in honor of his father, William E. Rowe ’61.](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/summer-2024/june/Matt-Rowe-960.png)
06/27/2024 - A newly endowed scholarship fund at St. John Fisher University will benefit undergraduate students in the School of Business, thanks to the generosity of alumnus and University Trustee Matt Rowe ’90.
![Architectural rendering of the renovated Lavery Library from Golisano Gateway](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/LaveryLibrary_Exterior_960.jpg)
04/05/2024 - With its repository of research journals, teeming stacks of books, and archival materials, Lavery Library has served the St. John Fisher University for nearly 50 years, helping countless students, faculty, and staff accomplish their scholarly pursuits. Now, the University has begun work on a multimillion-dollar modernization and renovation to the library, the largest capital project both in scope and investment in the institution’s history.
![St. John Fisher University's Presidents Residence](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/Presidents-Residence-960.png)
04/04/2024 - A $2.5 million gift to St. John Fisher University will ensure that its President’s Residence will continue to remain a gathering place for engagement with students, alumni, donors, and community members for many years to come.
![Image generated by AI with the prompt, What does AI in higher education look like?](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/ai_collegium_960x640.png)
04/03/2024 - The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades, with some of the early work dating back to the 1950s. Largely the stuff of sci-fi movies and TV shows throughout the late 20th century, AI now is embedded in our daily lives in things like Amazon and Netflix recommendations, face ID on cell phones, and banking alerts based on prior purchases, just to name a few examples.
![The first cohort of the First Generation Scholarship Program](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/april/firstgen960x640.jpg)
04/01/2024 - The First Generation Program is Celebrating 25 Years
![The construction site for the Lavery Library renovations.](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/march/Lavery-Library-Construction-960.png)
03/27/2024 - The activity of construction at the site of the Lavery Library Modernization and Renovation Project is in part thanks to the planned gift of St. John Fisher University alumnus Leon Creek ’60.
![Students celebrate I Heart Fisher Day with Cardinal.](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/march/Students-on-I-Heart-Fisher-Day-2024-960.png)
03/22/2024 - This year, 1,008 donors raised more than $335,000 during the fifth annual I Heart Fisher Giving Day. Held on Thursday, March 21, the giving day supports students and programs at St. John Fisher University.
![Students show their Fisher pride!](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/march/2022-I-Heart-Fisher-Day-960.png)
03/08/2024 - St. John Fisher University is set to celebrate philanthropy during the fifth annual I Heart Fisher Giving Day on Thursday, Mar. 21.
![Wegmans School of Nursing](https://www.sjf.edu/media/news-images/spring-2024/february/Wegmans-School-of-Nursing-960.png)
02/26/2024 - The Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University received a $5 million gift from the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation to advance nursing education and expand the pipeline of health care professionals in the Rochester region.