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.

Topics: Community, Campus Safety

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.

Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Therapies

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.

Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Enterprise

Behavioral Sciences Study Abroad Program in Croatia with Dr. Kori Ryan

Topics: Student Experience, International Education, Study Abroad, Behavioral Sciences

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!

Topics: Student Experience, Our Students

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. 

Topics: Our Students, Engineering Technology

This past semester the Engineering Technology department held a "Visionaries in Engineering and Technology: Speaker Series. One speaker from this semester was, Mr. John Carroll, founder and CEO of Moss Hollow Solar, LLC. He spoke to our students and faculty on the topic of "Building a Sustainable Career in the Renewable Energy Industry: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask!"

Topics: Engineering Technology

The students in HIST 2057 Origins of Hip Hop committed an act of public art this week in Hammond — they took over the bulletin board on the Street level to display their artistic interpretation of the origins of this culture and its influences, complete with quotes they drew from readings.

Topics: Our Students, Economics, History, and Political Science