Greek Week continued with this afternoon's kickball  tournament on the quad. The week will continue with activities with different decade themes. Learn more about Greek Life here.

Topics: Events, Clubs and Organizations, Campus, Greek Life

Today, Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega visited the Fitchburg State campus as part of his tour of the state's 29 public colleges and universities. During his visit, Commissioner Ortega had lunch with and listened to students, experienced an immersive classroom simulation with education students, spoke with game design students at the downtown game studio about their projects, experienced a virtual nursing simulation designed by students, and checked out facilities including the strength and conditioning laboratory at Landry Arena. 

Topics: Events, Community, Campus, Game Design, Education Program

Students in Fitchburg State’s game design program work on, and test, their their capstone projects in the IdeaLab which is located off-campus. The IdeaLab houses a state of the art studio space designed to promote applied work and create interaction between students, faculty and working professionals. Student groups are tasked with creating a game wherein students have the opportunity to work with developers from Rockstar New England as mentors, in addition to our faculty.

Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Theater Block, Game Design, Communications/Media

Greek Week began today with a corn hole tournament on the quad. The week will continue with activities with different decade themes. Learn more about Greek Life here.

Topics: Clubs and Organizations, Community, Campus, Greek Life

Thursday evening, the Exercise and Sports Science Department presented a Career Night featuring alumni. Speakers Physician Assistant Natalie Antaya, Strength and Conditioning Coach Brandon Mgeni, Bioassay Quality Control Scientist at Moderna Michelle Nkansah, Occupational Therapist Brianna Mirenda, and BSN Danielle Patton. All shared stories of their journeys to where they are now, and what it's like in their respective positions with current students and faculty.

Topics: Events, Programs and Majors, Alumni, Exercise and Sports Science

As part of our yearlong Community Read of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, this event showcased the stories of students and community members through on-stage readings. Much like The Moth's storytelling events, this event encouraged heartfelt, compelling, humorous, and honest tellings of the complex and rich lives led by our peers, students, neighbors, and colleagues. Inspired by the historically and culturally rich vignettes presented in Noah's memoir, we hope this event opened us up to thoughtful consideration of who we are as a community, where we come from, and how we all ended up together.

Topics: Events, Clubs and Organizations, Community

English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy welcomed Local Storyteller, Teacher, and Alum Todd Goodwin to her Storytelling and Oral Tradition class yesterday morning. After regaling the class with some harmonica playing, a song, and lighting the imaginary campfire, Mr. Goodwin told the story of "The Rich Man's Smells."

Topics: Student Experience, Community, Alumni, English Studies

Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joined other state and local education leaders and students at Fitchburg High School Thursday to talk about the impact of Early College programs.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pat Marshall joined other university officials at the forum, where students discussed the life-changing impact that early college programs have had on their paths. 

 

The Healey-Driscoll administration has proposed $14.4 million for Early College and Innovation Pathways for the 2024 budget.

Topics: Preparing for College, Admissions, Early College Program

Professor Harris' Intro to Film and Video class experiments with film making using 16mm film cameras across campus. Learn about our Film & Video Program here.

Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Communications/Media