Chief of University Police Michael Cloutier invited our Residents Assistants, and Housing and Residential Services staff, to tour University Police facilities. Along with lunch and meeting the University Police staff, students and staff got to try out equipment, see what it's like to perform a sobriety test with "drunk" goggles, and so much more!
Topics: Campus Safety, Housing, University Police
the 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) was joined by Massachusetts District Attorney Association, Director of Training Jessica Stone, ADA David Yasinovsky along with interns Justin Xu, and Keiran Clark for mock trial sessions This exercise gives the students a feel for how they will be examined in a court proceeding.
Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences
As part of their week-long training, our Office of Student Development Student Orientation Leaders met with some of our Student Support departments. Members of TRIO, Counseling Services, Disability Services, Academic Coaching and Tutoring Center (ACT), International Education, and Career Services. were eager to help the OLs answer any questions from our incoming Falcons.
Topics: Admissions, Information Session, Student Affairs
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Marshall and Deans welcomed Department Chairs to a two day workshop prior to the start of the fall semester.
Topics: Information Session, Academic Affairs
Our Office of Student Development Student Orientation Leaders came back to campus yesterday for a week long preparation for Move In & orientation sessions for our newest Falcons coming to campus next week. After moving in, and reconnecting over lunch, the Orientation Leaders began a week of training with review of the schedule, introductions, and a name memory ice breaker.
Topics: Student Experience, Admissions, Community
Interim Associate Vice President, Capital Planning and Maintenance Matt Lechter hosted a luncheon on the quad to thank Capital Planning and Maintenance Maintainer staff members for all their hard work this summer readying the campus for the fall semester. President Hodge stopped by to thank them for all their work as well.
This morning, Environmental, Geographic and Public Health Sciences Professor Reid Parsons welcomed other School of Health and Natural Sciences professors and staff as he introduced Student Researchers Sara Beaulac & Ethan Chaco in the Antonucci Science Complex. Sara and Ethan's projects relate to ice ages on Mars and some enigmatic features found on the Martian surface. They presented their work as practice for the December American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference they will be attending in New Orleans.
Recently, Jacalyn Kremer, Dean of the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library, invited all the staff in Hammond Hall to a mixer in the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library. This casual get together gave staff the opportunity to catch up before the fall semester ramps up.
Our student athletes are on campus, and Head Football Coach Izzy Abraham is wasting no time at the onset of his second season here at Fitchburg State University. He, along with the rest of the Coaching Staff ran through plays on the quad after holding a morning meeting in the Randall Lecture Hall.
Topics: Athletics
Spencer Police Sergeant Patrick Waugh took the 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) outside of the McKay Campus School to review proper motor vehicle stop procedure. Later on, the Student Officers will be given various scenarios to work through in teams.
Topics: Police Program, Behavioral Sciences