This morning, Communications Media Professor Kyle Moody welcomed Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.  to view a presentation by students in his Social Media Advertising & PR course. The students spent the fall semester designing multimedia collateral for the Worcester County District Attorney’s public relations campaign to encourage safe driving for mobile phone users.

Yesterday afternoon the Fitchburg Activities Board (FAB) hosted a Walk on the Wild Side courtesy of  Animal Adventures h in the main lounge of Hammond. 

Fitchburg State University’s Fitchbyrds Modern Jazz Band practices for this evening's Winter Concert at the Kent Recital Hall. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Students in Communications Media Professor Robert Harris' Intro to Film and Video class learn the process of manually editing 16mm film. Intro to Film & Video is the introductory course in the Film & Video sequence where students are exposed to the basics of production and post-production for both digital and photochemical media. Topics include understanding and using visual language, camera operation, understanding the film and video production process, basic editing, production crew structure and interpersonal communication. Students shoot and edit both 16mm film and digital video. Learn about our Film & Video Program here.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Ronald Krieser's genetics lab conduct a gel electrophoresis experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. Gel electrophoresis, a laboratory technique used to separate DNA, RNA, or protein fragments based on their size and electrical charge. It involves applying an electric field to a gel matrix, causing the negatively charged nucleic acids to migrate. Smaller fragments move faster through the gel, leading to their separation and analysis, often visualized using a fluorescent dye. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Billy Samulak's Chemistry for Health Sciences Lab work on an assignment in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course is designed specifically for nursing and exercise sports majors and includes the study of selected topics from general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry.

The team of faculty and student mentors involved in the S-STEM Project recently met in Thompson Hall. The project is committed to improving  STEM majors in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Engineering Technology, and Mathematics student  experience. 

Students in Humanities Professor Sarah Bromberg's Drawing class work on their grid drawing projects. The grid method is a drawing technique that involves overlaying a grid on a reference image and a blank surface, then drawing one section of the image at a time by copying the contents of each corresponding square. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

Yesterday, our Engineering Technology Department hosted a group of students and two teachers from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School's (Monty Tech) Engineering Program, who spent the day exploring opportunities in Engineering Technology at Fitchburg State University. After welcoming remarks from Department Chair Nirajan Mani, faculty and students, the high school students worked with current students on an eco-centric project in Professor Ana Mesquita-Emlinger's  Building Design I course. More presentation s and tours of our facilities were followed by lunch in our dining hall and campus tours by our Admissions Tour Guides. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor  Mathangi Krishnamurthy's Organic Chemistry Lab make nylon in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course covers topics such as structure, functional groups, stereochemistry, nomenclature and reactions of organic compounds. Reactions of carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acids and their derivatives are covered in detail including nucleophilic addition, condensation and nucleophilic substitution with special emphasis on reaction mechanisms and stereochemical outcomes.