Yesterday, President Hodge welcomed alumni and their guests to our annual Alumni Award Brunch. Awardees were; Young Alumni Award - Mary Nankya '23, Alumni Leadership Award - Jennifer M. Curran '86, Alumni Service Award - Jim M. Walsh '75, and  Alumni Achievement Award - George B. James '57, '60 (accepted by Patricia James'58.

With open arms and an open heart, Fitchburg State University President Donna Hodge gleamed with pride as she spoke at the International Student Welcome session on Thursday afternoon in the Hammond Main Lounge.

Dean of Students, Tim St. John, hosted the Student Affairs Retreat on Tuesday at the Hammond Main Lounge.

“This is an exciting time,” St. John said. “We’re going to enter our sophomore year of our Hodge Era. We have new team members joining our division. Uniquely positioned, we in Student Affairs have the awesome opportunity and responsibility to serve as stewards of the student experience and to ensure that it is one that is enriched and supported for all of our students. 

“I’m going to continue to challenge us intensely this year to dream big and to act boldly, as we uncover what it means to serve all of today’s Falcons. It will mean taking risks and piloting new things, much like our activity here today. It will also mean saying ‘no’ or ‘not right now’ with intention or sunsetting some old things to make way for the new. It is my hope that, together, we keep fostering and engaging in these kinds of conversations and brainstorming beyond today.”

University Police Chief Michael Cloutier presided over a promotion ceremony, as Officer Dylan Soldi was officially promoted to the rank of Sergeant and Officer Michael Chesson was officially promoted to the rank of Detective.

Do you have a passion for using art, music, or drama to help people? Fitchburg State’s B.A. in Creative Arts Therapies (CAT) program prepares students to combine their love for the arts with therapeutic techniques that promote healing and well-being. This program equips future Creative Arts Therapists with hands-on experience and essential skills in psychology and therapeutic approaches.

Do you love performing music, painting, acting, sculpting, writing songs, but you’ve gotten the message that your art isn’t a “real job”? Fitchburg State’s B.A. in Creative Arts Enterprise (CAE) gives students the opportunity to develop a personalized and flexible set of skills, with which they emerge as creative artists ready to meet the needs of audiences and arts organizations in a shifting global economy.

Here are some pictures of our students at Fitchburg State getting their sciency groove on with these DIY lava lamps from the Bio&Chem Club!

Our Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) student club won fourth place at the MIT IEEE MicroMouse (Robot) competition on Saturday and presented a poster for the MIT IEEE Undergraduate Research Technology Conference.