Our Homecoming Weekend continued with the Fitchburg State Football Team  vs. Framingham State at Elliot Field. 

Before this afternoon's football game, Homecoming Weekend continued  with the Falcons Tailgate at the Wallace Civic Center parking lot. Fans and family alike geared up for the day’s games with their own tailgate cookout. If you stopped by President Hodge’s Tailgate Zone, you got one of President Hodge's, literally, branded Fitch-burgers. Afterward, the festivities moved to Elliot Field where the Falcons football team took on the Framingham State Rams. 

Today was a beautiful day for the first installment of our Fall Open House. It's an ideal way for perspective students to find out everything they want to know about Fitchburg State University. After a welcome remarks from Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Success Pamela McCafferty and President Donna Hodge, attendees took part in information sessions - where they had the opportunity to meet with faculty, current students, coaches, and staff, and later were able to tour the campus. As this was also our Homecoming Day, attendees received an All Access Pass to all of our Homecoming events; Tailgate, Football Game, Soccer Game, and our Homecoming carnival. Our next Fall Open House. will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25. Learn more here, and register online!

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

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.

Earlier this week, Career Services and Advising (CSA) hosted an Internship Fair in the Hammond Main Hall. The fair gave students the opportunity to meet an array of local businesses and services face-to-face to discuss internships and potential employment. 

Yesterday afternoon English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy welcomed all to the 
You FIT Here! Fitchburg Your Story Celebration on the quad. The event celebrated both the university and the city, learning about some of our shared heritage. Remarks were made by  SGA President Michael Burns, Communications Media Professor Dr. J.J. Sylvia Coordinator, Crocker Center for Civic Engagement and School of Business and Technology Professor Renee Scapparone, Dean of the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library Jackie Kremer. Dr. Tracy presented the 2025 "Fitchburg Your Story" Podcast Winners: Most Compelling Emphasis on Marginalized Communities - "The Voice of the First" by Justin Conner, Best Delivery - "From Chaos to Community" by Michael Sauvageau, and  Best Overall - "She Spoke" by Julia Grace Ducharme. 

This morning, on this National Coffee with a Cop Day, the Fitchburg State University community had the chance to meet with Chief Michael Cloutier and members  of the Fitchburg State University Police as they hosted Coffee with a Cop in the Falcon Hub. Fitchburg State University Police therapy dog in-training Zara was there as well. The mission of Coffee with a Cop is to break down the barriers between police officers and the citizens they serve.

Yesterday afternoon, Shane Franzen, Director of Presidential Events, and the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Board Members  welcomed attendees to the annual LGBTQ+ Flag Presentation and Flag Raising  at Alumni Plaza in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month. Dr. Jonathan Harvey and the Fitchburg State Choirs opened the event. 

This morning, as part of the university's You FIT Here! Fitchburg Your Story program, Fitchburg State University School of Education and English Studies programs held a Teach-In at Abolitionist Park. Professors Danette Day, Kisha Tracy, and William Cortezia taught their Culturally Proficient Educator, Diversity in Education, and The Bible as Literature courses in Abolitionist Park.