High School Students Tour Communications Media Facilities

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 20, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Nashoba Valley Technical High School Design & Visual Communications Instructor Derik Rochon brought a group of students from the high school for a tour of facilities in our Communication Media Program. Current Communications Media/Graphic Design student, and Nashoba Valley Technical High School alumnus, Savannah Caldbeck spoke with students, shared her unique experience, showed some of her work, and answered students' questions.  Graphic Design Professor Donald Tarallo described the program, showed more projects, and answered student's questions.

If you are interested in a similar tour with your students please reach out to our Admissions team.

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Topics: Admissions, Information Session, Communications/Media

Collaborative Online Learning International (COIL) Program

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 20, 2024 at 12:45 PM
The Game Changers Program, a Collaborative Online Learning International (COIL) program, has been incorporated into  Assistant Professor Karen DeAngelis of the university’s Education Departments' First Year Experience (FYE) seminar. This virtual exchange is offered to Fitchburg State University students through a partnership with the Pathways Institute for Negotiation, funded through the Stevens Initiative and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Students in the course participate in an intercultural learning experience with students in Israel and other universities throughout the United States. Completion of this virtual exchange program provides Fitchburg State students with access to the U.S. Department of State's Alumni Network.
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Topics: Education Program

Law Enforcement Reverse Career Fair

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 20, 2024 at 9:15 AM

Fitchburg State University Police Program  Police Academy Director Alexandra Wysocki welcomed representatives from over a dozen law enforcement agencies to the Hammond Main Lounge yesterday afternoon for the  Career Services and Advising Center's Law Enforcement Reverse Career Fair. A reverse career fair flips the table, students stationed at tables get a chance to pitch themselves to employers, who in turn get quality one-on-one time with job seekers.

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Topics: Information Session, Police Program, Career Services, Criminal Justice

Biology & Chemistry Club - Game Room

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 19, 2024 at 3:45 PM

The Biology and Chemistry Club gathered in the Game Room hang out, play pool, and more.

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Topics: Clubs and Organizations, Health and Natural Sciences

Stage Movement: Combat Scene Rehearsal

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM

Students in Theater Professor Kelly Morgan's Stage Movement: Combat course work in small groups to rehearse the combat scenes they've conceived as part of the coursework.  The class teaches students how to utilize the sword as an extension of the character and a a vehicle by which the actor propels the story.

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Topics: Communications/Media, Theater Program, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Student Nursing Association - Holiday Card Making

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 19, 2024 at 9:15 AM

Members of our Student Nursing Association recently gathered in Thompson hall to create Holiday cards that they will deliver to local nursing homes.

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Topics: Clubs and Organizations, Community, Nursing Program

Community Collaboration - Fitchburg High School Extended Program at Fitchburg State University

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 15, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Today, the Fitchburg High School Extended Program at Fitchburg State University celebrated Kaylee and Dayana who graduated from the program. The Fitchburg High School Extended Program at Fitchburg State University supports eligible public high school students with intellectual disabilities, ages 18-22, to increase their academic and career success.  Lourdes Ramirez, coordinator of field placements, partnerships and recruitment for Fitchburg State’s School of Education represented the university and presented diplomas along with Fitchburg High School Extended Program and Fitchburg High School staff. 

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Topics: Community, Education Program

Criminal Investigation - Fingerprints & Blood Spatter

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM

After lessons in lift fingerprints from wet surfaces, and various ways in which blood can spatter on varied surfaces from different heights, students in Professor Michael S. McCutcheon's Criminal Investigation course  took turns working out these varied. 

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Topics: Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences

Around Campus - Italian American Immigration Identity

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 15, 2024 at 9:45 AM

Students in Economics, History and Political Science Professor Teresa Fava Thomas' Italian American History course learn about the immigration identity of Italian immigrants in America during World War II. The course examines the history of Italians in America and seeks to explain the causes and consequences of immigration, both at the national level and a personal level. Topics will include an examination of the unification of Italy and the conditions which impelled mass migration, regional differences and various responses to economic development in the late 19th and 20th centuries, the experience of migration and the adjustment to life in America.

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Topics: Economics, History, and Political Science

Lighting of the Campus, 2024

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM

This evening, the Fitchburg State University community held its Annual Lighting of the Campus with a new twist this year. Prior to the lighting, faculty, staff, and students gathered at Alumni Plaza near Thompson Hall for refreshments, games, conversation, and more. A procession then made it's way down Highland Ave. to the Highland  Plaza for the Annual Lighting of the Campus. After a welcome from Associate Director of Student Development & Commuter and Volunteer Affairs Shane Franzen, and remarks from Student Government Association (SGA) President Michael Burns and  President Hodge, the two led the crowd in a countdown to the lighting of the campus.

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Topics: Community, Campus, President

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