After a reception honoring Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith, Professor Amy McGlothlin welcomed the Kent Recital Hall audience to the inaugural Jazz Night featuring Mr. Smith, Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble and Fitchburg, and Leominster High School's Jazz Bands. Learn more about our music programs here.

Exercise and Sports Science students, who spent this semester in various internships, presented posters recapping their work to Exercise and Sports Science faculty at the North St. Exercise & Sports Science Center.

Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith is on campus today working with Fitchburg State University Students as well as Fitchburg, and Leominster High School students. The day will be capped off with a VIP Reception and a Jazz Concert featuring Neal Smith and all the students he's worked with through out the day. This afternoon, Mr. Smith held a master class with our Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble, Fitchburg H. S. and Leominster H.S. Jazz Bands. Learn more about our music programs here.

Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith is on campus today working with Fitchburg State University Students as well as Fitchburg, and Leominster High School students. The day will be capped off with a VIP Reception and a Jazz Concert featuring Neal Smith and all the students he's worked with through out the day. This morning Mr. Smith rehearsed with our Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble. Learn more about our music programs here.

This afternoon, the Engineering Technology Department held their annual BBQ on the Highland Ave. Plaza. Also, prizes and certificates were awarded to our students for the 5th Annual Engineering Technology Student Project Competition.

It was all about selfies and destressing at the Fitchburg Activities Board (FAB) sponsored Petting Zoo for the second day of Spring Week.

Students in Engineering Technology Professor Soumitra Basu test the strength of wood in his Material Test & Quality Control class. Students are introduced to methods for testing the mechanical and thermal properties of commonly used materials in industry, and the statistical background for quality control.

The Fitchburg Activities Board (FAB) sponsored Barbie themed Spring Week began with Inflatable Ken's Sport Arena. Students got Spring Week T-shirts, tie-dying station, and games to test their skills and strength.

This afternoon Career Services and Advising (CSA) held Seeds of Career Growth on the Quad this afternoon. Students got to hear about all of the great services offered by CSA and get a jump on their spring gardening.

Friday, Lourdes Ramirez, coordinator of field placements, partnerships and recruitment for Fitchburg State’s School of Education welcomed a cohort of local high school students enrolled in The Future Educator Academy program to campus for a day of programming. Students completed a badge focused on topics in education; Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Techniques, Activity Facilitation, Financial literacy & Financial Planning, and Working with Students Who are Underserved, Traditionally Marginalized, and Disenfranchised. Lourdes Ramirez, Emily Fournier, Dr. Dustin Halterman, John Lohmann, John Crawley, and  Angele Goss facilitated the instruction.