The Recreation Center was buzzing today! Our Falcon Friends—inspired by the incredible work of Best Buddies—kicked off their latest First Friday event.

Students work on a lab exercise in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Eric Williams' Developmental Biology class in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course examines a detailed survey of developing embryos from the fertilized egg through the various stages leading to the adult organism. 

Yesterday afternoon our Office of Student Engagement and Campus Center hosted inspirational speaker Jamar Root for his Level Up Your Leadership talk in the Hammond Main Lounge. Coordinator of Programming and Student Engagement Julia Tardugno welcomed attendees who were eager to learn how to balance being involved on campus without being overwhelmed. 

Theater Professor Kelly Morgan teaches students how to utilize the sword as an extension of the character and a a vehicle by which the actor propels the story in his Stage Movement: Combat in Weston Auditorium. In this particular class, students move from sabre to broad sword. This workshop-oriented course utilizes the basic techniques of movement with emphasis on developing each student's potential for effective physicalization of a character on stage.

School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education Assistant Dean of Enrollment Peter August, who is also a poet and published author. is teaching Appreciating Poetry at our Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) center. 

Game Design Professors Jonathan Amakawa and Andres Gonzalez give feedback to students in our game design program working on their capstone projects where student groups are tasked with creating a game. Students have the opportunity to work with developers from Rockstar New England as mentors.

Dr. Holli Carrell shared how her research into the Mormon faith, girlhood, the American West, and more informed her debut poetry collection Apostasies  at Hammond Hall’s S08 Meeting Room.

A gallery reception to open the Faculty Show was held yesterday afternoon at the Hammond Hall Art Gallery. This exhibit features a wide range of original and innovative work that includes sculpture, painting, photography, and video art created by faculty in the Humanities and Communications Media Departments. Artists include Jessica Robey, Jeff Warmouth, Andrea Olmstead, Deborah Santero, Britt Snyder, Don Tarallo, and J Flynn.

The Latin American Student Organization (LASO) held their Besitos Dulces (Sweet Kisses) Bake Sale this afternoon in G-Lobby yesterday.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Erin Rehrig's Intro to Life Science lab created a "naked" egg with a soaking in vinegar. After recording the mass, they are on their way to creating a "bouncy" egg in a sugar solution.