Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2025

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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.

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Topics: Our Students, Academic Affairs, President

Undergraduate Research Conference 2025 - Take One

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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.

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Topics: Community, Academic Affairs

Around Campus - Acting 1 Scene Critique

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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

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Topics: Communications/Media, Theater Program

English Studies Student Celebration & Recognition Ceremony

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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. 

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Topics: English Studies

Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) - President Hodge Interview, Inside Fitchburg

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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.

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Topics: Community, President, Fitchburg Access Television (FATV)

Greek Life - Sigma Sigma Sigma Teeter Totter-A-Thon

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM

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.

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Topics: Greek Life

Around Campus - Film Styles Genres & Movements Class

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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.

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Topics: Communications/Media

Around Campus - 44th Annual High School Math Contest

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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.

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Topics: Mathematics

Dance Club Spring Showcase 2025 - Part 2

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM

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! 

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Topics: Clubs and Organizations

Future Educator Academy - Badge Sessions

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM

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.

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Topics: Career Services, Education Program, Early College Program, University Police

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