Communications Media Film and Video student  Aiden King stopped by Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) to learn how to digitize his 16mm film projects from Operations Manager Travis Falk.

The Hammond Gallery is ready for the opening of ARTeries  March 16 - April 16, 2026.  ARTeries  is Fitchburg State University's Fine Art Department’s annual juried exhibition that showcases the strongest original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. An Opening Reception will be held at the gallery March 19, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

With the summer program right around the corner, the Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS) program at Fitchburg State University held a Skate to Success Event yesterday afternoon  at the Wallace Civic Center. The event provided the opportunity to meet our UBMS students and thank you for helping to make this program successful.  

 Earlier this week, Communications Media's Assistant Professor, Photography Concentration, J Flynn and our our photography students offered professional headshots at this week's   Creative and Common Good Career Fair outside the Hammond Main Hall. This service is the result of a cooperative effort with our Career Services and Advising Center. 

 Students at our at our Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) center are drawing a rose in yesterday's Beginner's Botanical Illustration class at our Center for Professional Studies.

Last week, Fitchburg State University students Zoe Chrisostomides  and Michael Burns covered the launch of the university's She Soars initiative for Fitchburg Access Television's (FATV)  North Central News. The She Soars initiative, which will support women’s athletics, brought together student-athletes, coaches, and Olympic medalist Gigi Marvin to celebrate growth and opportunity.

At the luncheon, Olympic gold medalist Gigi Marvin spoke at a small, academically driven Q&A with students, and at the end of the day, she took the ice and did drills and ran plays with members of the Fitchburg State Women’s Ice Hockey Club - a once in a lifetime opportunity for those students! 

After going over the scenario and treatment, teams of our second-year Nursing students entered the  Nursing Simulation Laboratory patient room where they worked through a diabetes patient scenario. The student nurses assessed, took vitals, administered medications, and checked the patients wound. 

Students in Theater Professor Kelly Morgan's Voice and Articulation course recite their monologues while sitting back-to-back; their partner relying solely on listening to catch verbal patterns and intonations. Professor Morgan gives feedback during the process. This course concentrates on the elements of vocal production and presentation with special emphasis on the study and application of phonetic theory. 

Students at our at our Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) center are learning to render textures in their Not Your Kids Colored Pencils course.

 Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's General Chemistry II Lab work on an assignment in the Antonucci Science Complex. In this course, topics include chemical, acid/base, and solubility equilibria and chemical kinetics.