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Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) - AP Biology

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM

The Fitchburg State University Center for Professional StudiesAdvanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) first week is in full swing. In the AP Biology track, High School Teachers are conducting a week full of experiments to bring back to their classrooms. The APSI are designed to support all aspects of AP courses, including AP methodology, curriculum, class assignments and examinations as well as providing strategies for teaching AP courses. This experiment involved pill bugs.

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Topics: Center for Professional Studies, Health and Natural Sciences, Advanced Placement Summer Institutes

Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) - AP Arts & Design, Studio Session

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM

Fitchburg State University Center for Professional StudiesAdvanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI)  AP Studio Art Summer Institute for new and experienced teachers of AP explore the 3D Art and Design, 2D Art and Design and Drawing portfolios. Studio sessions facilitate the creation of valuable curricula through corresponding art making.

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Topics: Center for Professional Studies

Fitchburg State University Police Program ROC - Domestic Violence Scenarios

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Students in the 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) broke into pairs to investigate domestic violence cases with the aid of local law enforcement personnel to play the role of victim, and friend of the victim, while other officers observed and debriefed the students on their given scenario.

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Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences

Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) - AP Biology

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM

The Fitchburg State University Center for Professional StudiesAdvanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) first week is in full swing. In the AP Biology track, High School Teachers are conducting a week full of experiments to bring back to their classrooms. The APSI are designed to support all aspects of AP courses, including AP methodology, curriculum, class assignments and examinations as well as providing strategies for teaching AP courses.

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Topics: Center for Professional Studies

Fitchburg State University Police Program ROC - Fitchburg Fire Presentation

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Lieutenant Michael Gelinas Fitchburg Fire Department (FFD) discussed the roles of the Fire Department, Police Department, and EMS at an emergency with the 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC). 

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Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences

Summer Series - Movie on the Quad

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM

Last night, President Hodge welcomed the university community, as well as the greater Fitchburg community to the first Summer Series event on the quad with a screening of Disney Pixar’s beloved animated film Cars. Learn more about our upcoming Summer Series events here.

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Topics: Community

Fitchburg State University Police Program ROC - Sexual Assault Response Training

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM

After domestic violence response class, The 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC)  Instructors Maura Landry, MPTC Domestic Violence State Coordinator and Chief Williams of the East Longmeadow Police Department moved on to sexual assault response training.

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Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences

Honors Research Seminar Workshop - Creating Research Questions

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM

The Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library Outreach Librarian for Student Success Lori Steckervetz presented Creating Research Questions as part of yesterday's Commonwealth Honors - Honors Research Seminar Workshop as a way to spark conversation about transitioning students to their research question.

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Topics: Information Session, Academic Affairs

Fitchburg State University Police Program ROC - Domestic Violence Coursework

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM

The 8th Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) emersed in domestic violence response class with Instructors Maura Landry, MPTC Domestic Violence State Coordinator and Chief Williams of the East Longmeadow Police Department. A law enforcement officer plays a critical role in stopping domestic violence and helping victims break the cycle of violence. Domestic violence training for officers is essential to understand how to best respond to these incidents and what steps are the most important when it comes to keeping victims safe and building a case against an offender. 

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Topics: Police Program, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Sciences

Commonwealth Honors - Honors Research Seminar Workshop

Posted by Andy Cunningham on July 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Fitchburg State University Honors Program Coordinator Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Emma Downs, and Assistant Honors Coordinator Mathematics Professor Dr. Catherine Buell hosted Librarians and Professors from our campus as well as our sister state universities & community colleges for a Commonwealth Honors - Honors Research Seminar Workshop in Hammond Hall.

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Topics: Information Session, Community

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