Professor Amy McGlothlin's Jazz Band class jamming in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Earlier this semester, students in Professor Kevin McCarthy's Sound Design course got a tour of the Sound Studio in Conlon. Professor McCarthy pointed out the unique assets in the studio, including a Whisper Booth; a soundproof chamber to record voice-over audio. The Course examines the elements of post-production sound design within the context of film and video production. It blends the artistic and the technical. wherein students use nonlinear editors, digital audio work stations and analog and digital recording equipment to design soundtracks for film and video productions.

Students in Theater Professor Mary Vreeland's  Acting for the Camera course, An intensive scene study course for the advanced student actor, spent their class time recording short commercial scripts for the camera. The scene was reviewed and Professor Vreeland and the rest of the class gave immediate feedback. 

This afternoon, the university's Career Services and Advising Center sponsored a Health Sciences career fair in the Hammond Main Lounge. The program was open to all students in all majors, with a focus on positions in; nursing, biology, chemistry, and exercise and sports science.

Business Administration students exploring sales management with Associate Professor John Lohmann got a master class in sales techniques Thursday with guest speaker Eric Lipsitt, president of Computrition. Lipsitt’s company works with hospitals to automate food and nutrition services, ensuring patients receive appropriate meals.

Lipsitt - who has known Professor Lohmann since their own college days - discussed the foundational importance of tracking customer relationship management and continued self-assessment. “If you don’t measure it, it doesn’t get done,” Lipsitt said. “You continually have to reassess.”

He also told the students that their educational training would not cease when they completed their degrees. “Learning doesn’t stop when you leave here,” he said. “You’re still going to go to conferences and read books.”

This afternoon, the Fitchburg State University gathered in President's Hall to bid a fond farewell to Sherry Horeanopoulos who is retiring after 27 years of dedicated service to the university.

Our Annual Women's HERstory Month kicked off this afternoon with an Opening Reception in the G lobby of Hammond Hall. We commemorate and encourage the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in history and our society. This celebration, which traces its roots back to 1857, will be observed all month with a series of special events. Learn more about Women's HERstory Month 2023 here.

This week, the Sigma Pi fraternity is running a week-long canned food drive to help support the Falcon Bazaar. Each non-perishable food item brought will be an entry into a raffle, prizes may include a 32" television, gift baskets, and other various items. Winners will be drawn on Friday, March 3rd. Learn more about Greek Life at Fitchburg State University here.

At yesterday's class, Professor Jo Nazro, Fitchburg State University Industrial Technology/Technical Theater alum, reviews set plans for this semester's production of Extremities and gives students various tasks to complete to build sections of the set. Check back for more details about the production. Learn more about our Theater Concentration here. 

This afternoon, to wrap up our Young Falcons Academy week, where students from Fitchburg and Leominster public middle schools partake in a week full of activities on campus, the Young Falcons wrote Thank You notes, and scripts, which they recorded as part of a video production, Afterward, they got to release some energy in our Game Room.