The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs (OMADP) provides leadership, support, and integration for the creation, implementation, assessment, and enhancement of the campus’ strategic goals to build, affirm, and sustain an inclusive and diverse educational community. The OMADP is committed to building an academic community that embraces and acts upon the values found in our Fisher Creed: respect, open-mindedness, integrity, diversity, responsibility, education, leadership, and growth. The office also delivers informative publications that promote its mission, as well as the projects and programs designed in collaboration with student organizations, schools, other offices, and community agencies that focus on issues of equity, compliance, multiculturalism, social justice, and domestic and global diversity.

The Office is open during regular College business hours. Visit www.sjfc.edu/student-life/diversity or email diversity@sjfc.edu.

The Office of Residential Life and Student Conduct is located on the second floor of the Campus Center in Suite 206.

Residential Life

The Office of Residential Life strives to enhance the development of our students by providing a supportive and safe living-learning environment within our residence halls. We, along with our residential students, share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a positive community that is conducive to student success.

Housing is offered according to the Housing Contract [pdf] for the academic year. Although the residence halls are closed to all students between semesters, students may request to stay on campus during College breaks. All break housing requests are subject to the Break Housing Policy, including the break housing fee.

More information about residential living is available on the Residential Life website or by contacting the Office of Residential Life at (585) 385-8281 or reslife@sjfc.edu.

Student Conduct

The Office of Student Conduct creates and supports a culture of responsibility, accountability, and community. We consider the student conduct process to be educational in nature and seek to provide a learning experience to all those involved in the process while maintaining fairness in all parts of the process.

More information about the Student Code of Conduct, related College policies and procedures is available on the Student Conduct website or by contacting the Office of Student Conduct at (585) 385-8007 or studentconduct@sjfc.edu.

The Office of Safety and Security, located in Haffey Hall, is responsible for campus safety and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Security officers are responsible for enforcing federal, state, and local laws, as well as College policies and regulations. Although security officers do not make arrests, the department works closely with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in investigating and reporting criminal activity on our campus. The department will make timely reports to the campus community of incidents that represent a threat to students and employees. The Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide upon request all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education.

The Office of Safety and Security can be contacted at (585) 385-8025 or for an emergency at (585) 385-8111.

Note: All calls to the College switchboard and the Office of Safety and Security are recorded.

ID Cards

The Office of Safety and Security issues identification cards to all faculty, staff, and students. All members must produce ID upon request from a College official.

Parking Permits

Parking and operating a motor vehicle on the St. John Fisher College campus is a privilege. All vehicles on the Fisher campus including Park & Ride (Lot S) must be registered with the Office of Safety and Security and display a valid parking permit or pass on the vehicle.

Learn more about Parking Regulations and Fines.

Lost and Found

Lost and found articles, including books and clothing, may be taken to and claimed at the Office of Safety and Security.

Security of and Access to Campus Buildings

Safety and security officers conduct regular foot, bicycle, and car patrols of all campus buildings, grounds, and parking areas. Access to the residence halls is controlled either by locked entrance doors or the card access system. Residence halls are patrolled and monitored 24 hours a day by security officers or resident assistants. All other campus facilities are locked and unlocked daily according to established schedules. No pets—except service animals—are allowed in any campus building, stadiums or areas of assembly..

Campus Escort Services

The Office of Safety and Security offers a campus escort service available for on-campus use by all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Reporting Criminal Activity

Students, faculty, staff, and visitors are urged to report all campus criminal activity and emergencies immediately to the Office of Safety and Security

Campus Sexual Misconduct Policy

St. John Fisher College fully supports and enforces all College policies as well as federal, state and local laws governing rape and sexual assault.

Sexual misconduct in any setting is prohibited at St. John Fisher College. For the purposes of this policy, sexual misconduct includes sex discrimination, intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual exploitation.

Please Note: St. John Fisher College recognizes that sexual misconduct effects individuals of all genders, gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations and does not discriminate by racial, social, or economic background.

Alleged violations of College policy will be subject to the Student Conduct Process for situations involving students or the process and procedures applicable to College employees for situations involving College employees. All St. John Fisher College students, faculty, staff, visitors, and guests are expected to comply with federal, state, or local laws.

The College recognizes its responsibility to develop and implement educational programs to help its students and employees to recognize and address sexual misconduct and/or remedy the effects of sexual misconduct and is committed to the prevention and/or reoccurrence of sexual misconduct in the College community.

Confidential Support After a Sexual Assault

For more information regarding support after a sexual assault, visit the Health and Wellness Center’s Sexual Assault page.

Reporting Sexual Misconduct

For more information, please refer to Reporting Options for Sexual Misconduct.

Crime Prevention

Crime prevention is the responsibility of all members of the Fisher community. In order to develop crime prevention awareness within the College community, the Office of Safety and Security, the Office of Residential Life, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office provide crime prevention information and training by means of residence hall floor meetings, department briefings, campus newspaper articles, safety brochures, flyers, and electronic mail..

Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Hate Crimes

Physical, psychological, or verbal harassment or discrimination, and hate crimes are prohibited at St. John Fisher College.

Alleged violations of College policy will be subject to the Student Conduct Process for situations involving students or the process and procedures applicable to College employees for situations involving College employees. All St. John Fisher College students, faculty, staff, visitors and guests are expected to comply with federal, state, or local laws as well as College policies.

The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs has the primary responsibility of promoting and maintaining a campus atmosphere that supports the fundamental educational mission of the College and has overall responsibility for non-academic aspects of student life. The vice president, in collaboration with faculty and administrative colleagues, supports, plans for and helps implement a broad range of social and cultural activities for the College community. In conjunction with other College officials, the vice president assists in promoting the intellectual, social, cultural, spiritual, and physical development of all students. The vice president acts as an informal advisor to the Student Government Association, representing and advocating for students’ needs, and is responsible for providing educational experiences and challenges that will allow student leaders to develop. The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs is located on the second floor of the Campus Center, Room 210, and can be reached at (585) 385-8229.

The College recognizes the importance of balancing academics with healthy athletic competition, physical fitness, and year-round recreation and thus offers students the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports-related activities.

Fisher athletes face challenging National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III competition each season. Along with the NCAA, Fisher teams compete in the Empire 8, Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the Liberty League (for men’s and women’s rowing). On the intercollegiate level, men compete in twelve varsity sports: basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer, football, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, rowing, lacrosse and volleyball. Women compete in twelve varsity sports: basketball, soccer, tennis, softball, volleyball, golf, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, field hockey, rowing, and lacrosse. Cheerleading is also considered a varsity sport and open to men and women.

Participation in intramural athletics is open to current students not competing in the same sports at the varsity or junior varsity level. Intramural competition is available each semester. Fall activities include: flag football, co-ed soccer, and co-ed volleyball. Spring semester activities include: basketball (men’s, women’s, and co-ed), indoor soccer, co-ed volleyball, and floor hockey. We are always considering new leagues please let us know if you would like us to consider adding a new program. Look for intramural information on the intramural bulletin board located in the lobby of the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center.

The Athletic Center houses a 30,000-square-foot open-span, multipurpose field house which hosts all the indoor intramural leagues, student recreational activities, and varsity team practices throughout the school year. The center also houses a two-tier fitness room with flat-screen TVs, and a weight room, all of which are open to the entire campus community. The fitness room offers numerous cardio machines, a complete cable system circuit, and lightweight dumbbells. The weight room is now focused on free weights and power lifting.

The Polisseni Track and Field Complex, which opened in fall 2011, sits adjacent to Growney Stadium. The complex features a grandstand that seats over 1,000 fans, team locker rooms, public restrooms, and a press box. The lighted complex has an eight-lane, 400-meter competition track, which surrounds a natural grass multipurpose playing field.

A 19,000-square-foot addition to the Athletic Center houses varsity locker rooms, a training room, and fitness facilities. An all-weather, lighted, artificial-turf stadium allows for all-season and night-time play for intercollegiate contests, practices, and intramural activities. On the south campus is Dugan Yard, one of the finest collegiate baseball facilities in New York State; a softball field; Track & Field throws space; and two new grass fields, providing opportunities for intramural leagues, recreation, and practices.