Fitchburg State University Military and Veteran Services hosted a Veteran Services Fair as part of our Veterans Week Celebration in the Hammond Main Lounge. DAV Department of Massachusetts, VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System  Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)  Leominster Veterans Services  Veterans Pathways of New England   Fitchburg American Legion Post 429  Leominster Veterans Services  North Central Women's Veteran Group  Project New Hope  MassHire  Fitchburg State University Counseling Services and Project Healing Waters were on hand to answer questions and offer services. Project Healing Waters, a leading nonprofit using fly fishing as therapeutic intervention for active military and Veterans, gave attendees the opportunity to tie a fly.

Fitchburg State University Military and Veteran Services  Student Success Coordinator  Andres Crespo hosted a flag raising to mark the beginning of our Veterans Week Celebration in the Thompson Plaza outside of the Hammond Main Lounge. After Andres' welcome, veteran student Nick Ringwood spoke to the crowd.

 Yesterday afternoon, our homecoming celebration kicked off with a pep rally on the main quadrangle. The Fitchburg State University community gathered to cheer on the Falcons as they geared up for a weekend of athletic competition and school spirit. 

Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Erin Rehrig took students in her Life Science for Educators class around campus to identify each of the four major plant classifications; Nonvascular plants (mosses), Seedless vascular plants (ferns) Gymnosperms (pine), and Angiosperms (flowering plants).

Homecoming Mums have officially arrived at Fitchburg State, thanks to Texas native President Donna Hodge. Ahead of this afternoon's Homecoming Pep Rally, members of the Craft Club gathered in the Falcon Hub to host a Mum-Making event—helping students deck out their custom ribbons, trinkets, and flowers to celebrate Falcon pride in style. GO FALCONS!

 Communications Media Graphic Design Professor Donald Tarallo reviews student's designs with them in his Font Design course. In this course students design an uppercase sans serif font. Students will learn traditional letterform proportions, foundation concepts in font design, and the unique aspects of letterform design for optimal screen-reading. The final font will be presented in a poster design that explains the background research and design rationale. Lectures on the history of typography and experimental typography augment the course. 

This morning, our Center for Professional Studies Associate Dean Lisa Moison and Recreation Services Director Bradley Cohrs welcomed members of our Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) program cohort to our Recreation Center for the onset of a new program.  This winter, "ALFAs" are now able to use the indoor track from November 1st to April 1st. The goal is to give them a safe and warm place to walk indoors for the winter months. 

Students in Engineering Technology Professor Ana Mesquita-Emlinger Sustainable Building Design I course  build light wood construction prototypes.