Senior Electronics Engineering Technology students Marcus Perla and Sean Paul Tomer, along with fellow team members Alejandra Calderon and Elijah worked on their Capstone Project in the 3D Printer Room in the Conlon Science Building.

Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Programs and Majors

Yesterday afternoon, the university's Economics, History and Political Science Department; the Office of Student Development, and the Student Government Association sponsored this forum on Russia’s war in Ukraine and its impact on Euro-Atlantic security. Professor Joshua Spero, of the university’s Economics, History and Political Science Department, and student Oscar Burgos Pimentel traveled to Poland last month and saw the impact of the invasion. The trip was part of a faculty-student research project on Transatlantic Relations and Euro-Atlantic security.

Topics: Faculty, Information Session, Community, Humanities

Greek Week began today with a Chariot Race on the quad, followed by feats of strength including a tug-of-war. Thanks to Student Photographer Kristen Laquidara '22 for the great photos! Click here if you're curious about Greek Life at Fitchburg State University.

Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Clubs and Organizations, Community, Campus

Professor Donald Tarallo reviews his student's work in their Typography Class where students explore the expressive qualities of typographic form and investigate visual relationships between type and image. Learn more about our Graphic Design Program here, and our Communications Media Department here.

Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Our Faculty

Fitchburg State University held its eighth annual National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society (NCAHS) induction ceremony on Monday, with 36 student-athletes being recognized for their academic achievements.

The National College Athlete Honor Society was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. on May 17, 1996, as a student-athlete honor society for the recognition of high academic achievers and sport letter-winners as the collegiate level.

There are 269 chapters of the NCAHS, Chi Alpha Sigma across the country with Fitchburg State University designated as the Sigma Chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma.

Topics: Events, Our Students, Clubs and Organizations, Programs and Majors, Athletics

This morning, Fitchburg State University President Richard Lapidus welcomed those gathered in-person, and virtually, to the first ever School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education's Graduate Education Celebration. After remarks by Suzanne Ortega, President of the Council of Graduate Schools, who joined remotely, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Catherine R. Canney  presented the inaugural 2022 Graduate Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching to Professor Henry Culver. Then a panel of students, Kondwani Moya, and Kamelia Lechani along with Professors Kyle Moody, and Daneen Deptula talked about the graduate program experience.

Topics: Admissions, Information Session, Staff

MassBioEd was on Campus today for a High School Teacher Basic Biotechnology Skills & Equipment in Your Classroom program. Professors Ronald Krieser and Eric Williams assisted with the training.

Topics: Our Faculty, Occupational Vocational Education, Programs and Majors, Community, Nursing Program

Devin Tormey '22 has always loved to paint, and when she found she could make money selling her paintings as a business, she saw an opportunity to merge two passions.

The senior business administration major from Fitchburg decided to develop a formal business plan for her artistic pursuits as her capstone thesis project for the university’s Honors Program. She credits her advisor, Assistant Professor John Crawley of the Business Administration Department, who encouraged her to fold her artwork into those plans.

“Devin is a tremendously talented student and artist,” Professor Crawley said. “Her work in the classroom is exceptional and her artwork moves the viewer.”

Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Programs and Majors

Here, students in Professor Kelly Morgan's Voice and Articulation Class, which concentrates on the elements of vocal production and presentation, use the same sentence to convey different meanings utilizing vocal manipulation coupled with their physicality. Learn more about our Theater Concentration here, and our Communications Media Department here.

Topics: Faculty, Student Experience, Our Students, Programs and Majors