Ranee’ Maree’ Wright received the Graduate Student Leadership Award at our 2017 winter commencement.  Ranee’ has worked in health care for 14 years and thrives on challenges.  As a forensic nurse examiner in her native Wisconsin, she cares for patients in crisis as they are photographed following sexual assaults and domestic violence. She also works at the Wisconsin Resource Center, caring for prison inmates in a psychiatric setting.

Her care for this diverse patient population is motivated by a fundamental tenet of nursing – everyone deserves to be treated with compassion, and the nurse’s primary task is to advocate for their patients.

Following her studies at Fitchburg State, Ranee’ seeks to continue her education as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, where she hopes to continue broadening the scope and practice of her chosen field.  She lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Jeremy, and their children.

With technology constantly changing, schools are investing in technology to help improve and enhance student achievement. And with the common core standards, educators need to ensure that students can demonstrate what they know, and not just say they know. When implemented properly, technology can produce significant gains by boosting engagement with interactive learning especially with at-risk students.

When exploring graduate programs, it's important to discover not only if a school has the academic program you're looking for, but to also see if the school fits you. 

Fitchburg State offers two options for the master of science counseling program:

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• School Counseling, PreK-8 and/or 5-12

It's time to wrap up another year of the GCE Blog. We've shared a lot of information with our readers and here's a quick look at our top 5 posts of 2017.

Vocational educators, if you missed our webinar, no worries. We've got you covered! Here's the video of the recorded webinar and a list of all the questions asked. If you still have questions, just click on the "Speak to an advisor" button at the end of this post and get all of your questions answered.

Watch our video recording of the webinar.

LPNs, if you missed our webinar, no worries. We've got you covered! Here's the video of the recorded webinar and a list of all the questions asked. And if you still have questions, just click on the "Speak to an advisor" button at the end of this post and get all of your questions answered.

Have you ever heard the saying “the early bird gets the worm?" Well it’s true for course registration too! Students who register for courses early receive the most benefits.

We know navigating the college application process can be difficult, especially if you are hoping to transfer. Policies can differ from school to school and there are so many options. This is why we created Transfer Tuesdays at Fitchburg State.