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by Craig Kanalley in News
Scott 'Scotty' Toombs, a familiar face to many at St. John Fisher College, lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, April 22 at his home in Spencerport. He was 11 years old. The 26th annual Teddi Dance for Love, held Feb. 8 and 9 this year, was dedicated to Scott, a Camp Good Days and Special Times camper.…
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by Megan Baker in News
The Fishbowl area in the Michaelhouse complex has been renovated to resemble a 50's style diner. To celebrate the transformation, new culinary service Lackmann had a ribbon cutting ceremony which President Donald Bain attended.
Bain spoke highly of the new area, and said that the Fishbowl "is a good example" of the College listening to the wants and needs of the students.…
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by Alma McKee in News
Senior Week is here, with activities planned for St. John Fisher College seniors from Monday through Friday.
A Casa Larga Wine Tour takes place Monday. Separate tours will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and transportation will be provided from Fisher.
A highlight of the week will be Senior Ball, to be hosted at the Locust Hill Country Club on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 9 p.…
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by Craig Kanalley in News
Personal information for close to 2,000 current and prospective St. John Fisher College students may have fallen into the wrong hands as part of a security breach that involved a number of area colleges.
Buffalo State, Brockport and Monroe Community College were also affected when a laptop from SunGard, a college IT provider, was reported stolen on March 13.…
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by Megan Baker in News
Professor Gordon Shay, or "Colonel" as he was known by Fisher students, passed away on Friday at the age of 73. According to R News, he was known by many Fisher alumni for his Civil War class, which was popular because it included annual trips to Gettysburg and Antietam.…
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by Chris Potter in News
St. John Fisher College was defeated 33-3 by the Mount Union Purple Raiders Saturday afternoon in Alliance, Ohio. Senior All-American tailback Nate Kmic pounded the Cardinals for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Mount Union, the number one team in the nation.
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Volleyball team easily sweep the Mustangs
by Paul Williams in News
The St. John Fisher volleyball team defeated the Morrisville Mustangs by a score of 25-6, 25-16 and 25-14 on Wednesday night on Bobby Wanzer Court.…
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Tuition to raise 5.95 percent and Wellness Center fee to be added
by Tori Parmenter in News
This spring's semi-annual President's Forum addressed many of the topics that are currently making news, both across campus and in the community.
President Donald Bain led the forum, giving a review of everything that the College is currently doing to expand.…
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Law school to be part of Fisher's expansion into local community
by Megan Baker in News
St. John Fisher College is getting a big present, and it's not from the Wegmans family.
New York State Senator Joe Robach announced that $2.25 million in aid is going to be set aside in the state budget so that the College may explore the idea of opening a law school in downtown Rochester.…
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by Kevin Fuller in News
Epic's recording artists Cartel flexed their rock muscles for Fisher students at the Student Life Center for St. John Fisher College's Spring Event on April 17.
According to Vice Chair of Spring Event Jason Steinmetz, about 600 people attended the concert thanks to a last day surge in sales.…
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'We never want students to have to go through a real Tunnel'
by Matthew Osborn in News
St. John Fisher College students gathered on the evening of April 16 to journey through the Tunnel of Oppression, a program designed to increase awareness of both physical and emotional abuse.
Approximately 150 students filled the second floor corridor of Kearney Hall to form a line for the event, nearly double the number expected by program organizers.…
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by Tori Parmenter in News
"I was a little bit surprised. It is business, and we understand that."
Joe Rivers, assistant manager of the College Bookstore, was shocked just as the rest of St. John Fisher College was two weeks ago when the announcement came out that Bon Appétit will not be returning for another academic year.…
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New policy to change future e-mail access
by Philip Mohr in News
In an effort to increase online security with campus e-mails, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) announced, last week, a new security measure involving network and e-mail passwords.
In a campus-wide e-mail on April 11, OIT asked individuals to begin using the new password policy by changing network passwords before April 22.…
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by Brendan Giusti in News
The Fisher Players dazzled the audience at its packed Friday night performance of FAME - the spring play in the Cleary Family Auditorium.
After the traditional routine of cheering and yelling, which lets out the nervous energy according to cast members, the students involved in the play made their way back stage and the audience entered.…
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by Kelly Weyer in News
Choosing a college is never an easy process. There are lots of things to consider before you can make a final decision. For freshman Bobby Greco, there was a lot more he had to think about before deciding to attend St. John Fisher College.
Greco was born with arthrogryposis.…
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by Craig Kanalley in Lackmann
Lackmann Regional Operational Vice President Joe Rudolph and District Manager Shelly Canonico answered questions from St. John Fisher College students for more than an hour Thursday evening in Basil Auditorium.
Though just 19 Fisher students were in attendance for the Q&A session, more than two dozen questions were asked and Rudolph and Canonico made sure to stay until every last question had been answered.…
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by Nicole Russo in Lackmann
Representatives from Lackmann Culinary Services have stressed that the company will have an open-door policy when it comes to interacting with the students who call St. John Fisher College home.
According to Joe Rudolph, vice president of Regional Operations, Lackmann will embrace that philosophy when it comes to the off-campus community as well.…
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by Megan Newell in Lackmann
Want to know how things went down? Vice President of finance and business Tom O'Neil explains why Bon Appétit did not win the bid and Lackmann Regional Operations Vice President Joe Rudolph discusses what Lackmann has to offer St. John Fisher College.
"Lackmann is a company that really wanted to do business with us," O'Neil said.…
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by Megan Newell in Lackmann
Lackmann is proposing several changes to the facilities on campus. Concerning the secondary dining areas on campus Rudolph said, "There won't be many structural changes to the Cyber Café, it's the one place on campus that really stays open all year long. It's strategically located, but I see that it needs extensive menu changes, more variety of products, maybe a little better quality.…
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by Megan Newell in Lackmann
Lackmann hopes to change the view of the dining hall from a cafeteria to a restaurant.
When discussing the main dining hall Rudolph said, "There is no question the [Ward/Haffey] dining hall is a really beautiful facility. It needs some concept changes."
He talked about keeping the stir fry, but offering some new options and "definitely keeping the pizza and pasta areas, but the delivery [of the food] will change.…
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by Megan Baker in Lackmann
Several students were taken aback when it was announced that Bon Appétit would no longer be the Dining Service of St. John Fisher College. While losing the actual food service itself was shocking, most students have simply been concerned about what will be happening to current Bon Appétit employees once Lackmann takes over on June 1.…
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Acting general manager of Bon Appétit Dining Services
by Philip Mohr in Lackmann
Manny Ramirez, acting general manager of Bon Appétit, has had an interesting first year back at St. John Fisher College. Ramirez and his wife, Brenda, have been a staple of daily life at the dining hall. Having worked at Bon Appétit for seven years prior to his stint here now, Ramirez has seen the community grow and change over the last decade.…
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2008 Woodie Awards
