Music Professor Justin Casinghino  examines rhythmic notation, including meters and tempo with students in his Basic Music Theory course. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Communications Media / Film and Video major Seth Rigby interviews fellow student Adam Fournier about his experience as part of the crew on the student film production Dream Girl. The 25-30 minute short film follows a young man’s pursuit of an idealized fictional woman and tackles the question of what happens when a person’s standards alienate them from the world, leaving them in an echo chamber.

Local High School Seniors enrolled in our Fitchburg State University Upward Bound Math & Science Program (UBMS) met on campus for a College Search Workshop. Our UBMS staff assisted the students with completing requirements and search strategies to aid in their college search and acceptance.

Professor Amy McGlothlin, Program Director for our Creative Arts Therapies program, leads her Jazz Band in a  jam session in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Earlier this week,  Biology and Chemistry Department Chair Dr. Erin Rehrig hosted a gathering to celebrate the "retirement" of  Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Michael Nosek at the Liscotti Pavilion in the Antonucci Science Complex. After being presented with a certificate from Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Marshall on behalf of President Hodge and the Board of Trustees, Dr. Rehrig gave a basket of gardening tools from her and the rest of the Biology and Chemistry Department - of which he made good use of to serve cake. While Dr. Nosek has officially retired, he will remain with the university as an Adjunct Professor.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's Physical Chemistry I1 Lab work on various experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course explores the underlying principles of chemistry from a physical chemistry standpoint. Topics of discussion include kinetic theory, theories of the structure of matter, theory of solutions, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, spectroscopy and kinetics.

This afternoon, Photographer Atom Moore, a 2005 Fitchburg State alumnus, discussed the exhibition, “Second Nature,” during a gallery talk in the Fiorentino Foyer adjacent to the Sanders Administration Building gallery space. The works will be on display in the Sanders Administration Building throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Learn more about Atom Moore and the exhibit here.

This morning, members of our Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education gathered at the McKay Campus School with some of the second grade students they worked with to create artwork to celebrate Dot Day. Afterward, Kappa Delta Pi, and the Education Department, celebrated the day with dot-centric refreshments, discussions of the book The Dot by alumnus Peter Reynolds '83, a book raffle, and an opportunity to create their own dot art - "Make your mark and see where it takes you.". #KDPProud

Students in Communications Media Professor Kevin McCarthy's Intermediate Documentary course headed out to the Highland Ave. Plaza recently to get some hands-on experience with cameras and microphones. This course covers professional production techniques used in modern non-narrative production environments. In addition to achieving competency in lighting, exposure, composition and framing with video cameras, students master the basics of audio production both on location and in studio environments and the editing of the Documentary topic. Documentary genres explored include Documentary, Electronic News Gathering, Human Interest and Public Service Announcement Production.

Eric Budd Professor, Economics, History and Political Science Department (EHPS) hosted a panel discussion entitled Voting in America: The Process and Its Importance in the Hammond Main Lounge yesterday afternoon. Panelists Elizabeth McNiff, Fitchburg Assistant City Clerk, Joanna Bilotta, Fitchburg City Clerk, Derrick Cruz, Fitchburg Ward 6 City Councilor, Danette Day, Associate Professor, Education, Jacalyn Kremer, Dean, Gallucci-Cirio Library, Zachary Miner, Associate Professor, Sociology, and Kenneth Mackie, Assistant Professor, EHPS spoke with students and other attendees about the process and importance of voting.