Yesterday = afternoon, we capped off a day of celebrating our student's scholarly achievements at the Undergraduate Conference for Research and Creative Practice event with our Scholarship Awards Ceremony. An event where our community gathered to recognize students who have distinguished themselves in their pursuit of academic excellence.

This morning, the university held our annual Undergraduate Conference for Research and Creative Practice in Hammond Hall. The conference is a public forum to enhance student's  skills, to share their work, to see the work of others in their field, and to give and receive valuable feedback. The conference was free to attend and open to the public. We're proud of the work our undergraduate community does -  from the opening performance of Creative Arts Therapies major  Autumn Hughes, attendees ad the opportunity to observe lighting talks, oral & poster presentations, panel discussions, Arteries exhibit, and more! Here are some photos, check back for Take Two to see more photos.

 Theater Professors Mary Vreeland and Kelly Morgan watch and critique student scenes in Professor Mary Vreeland's  Acting 1 course in Weston Auditorium.

Yesterday afternoon, the English Studies Department  held their annual English Studies Student Celebration & Recognition ceremony in the Miller Oval. Professors Katharine Covino and Fernando Diaz Morera welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the event where  Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society students, creative writing award winners, and graduates were all recognized. 

President Hodge was recently at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), a frequent collaborator and partner of the university, for an interview for Inside Fitchburg featuring Fitchburg Councilor-at-Large Elizabeth Walsh and Fitchburg School Committee Member Jim Walsh. Watch the full interview here.

Yesterday morning, members of Sigma Sigma Sigma were on the quad beginning their annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon. The sisters will teeter-totter for 36 hours to raise money for the March of Dimes. Learn more about Greek Life here.

Students in Communications Media Professor Robert Harris' Film Styles Genres & Movements class work on various projects in the Conlon building. This course blends theoretical and historical concepts associated with a selected genre, style or movement within a production course setting. Students study a selected genre, style or movement, and then, in groups, will write and produce a short film or digital video, based within the historical and/or theoretical framework that the class has studied.

Late last week, Fitchburg State University Mathematics Department  hosted its 44th Elizabeth Haskins Mathematics Contest, welcoming 170 students from nine regional high schools. The annual event is named  for Elizabeth Haskins, a Fitchburg State mathematics professor who retired in 1978 and passed away in 2004.

This weekend, the Fitchburg State University Dance Club held their annual Spring Showcase in Weston Auditorium. Each performance is choreographed by a member of the club, and the performances were spectacular! 

On Friday, Lourdes Ramirez, coordinator of field placements, partnerships and recruitment for Fitchburg State’s School of Education welcomed a cohort of local high school students enrolled in The Future Educator Academy program to campus for a day of programming. Students completed a badge focused on topics in education; CPR- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Fitchburg State University Police Sgt. Timothy Grant, Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Techniques with School of Education Professor Emily Fournier, Career Planning & my Future Badge with Career Services and Advising Center Director Lindsay Carpenter Connors, Equity and Diversity in a Multicultural Society with School of Education Professor Dr. William Cortez, and Activity Facilitation with School of Education's Lourdes Ramirez.