Associate Director of Student Development, Commuter and Volunteer Affairs Shane Franzen, who is also the Advisor for our Gay Straight Alliance Organization, placed Pride Flags all along the G-Level patio in observance of Pride Month.
Associate Director of Student Development, Commuter and Volunteer Affairs Shane Franzen, who is also the Advisor for our Gay Straight Alliance Organization, placed Pride Flags all along the G-Level patio in observance of Pride Month.
Topics: Clubs and Organizations, Staff, Campus
Fitchburg State faculty is committed to improving their practice of teaching students as an evolving process, are taking part in this summer's Faculty Academy Program.
The Faculty Academy’s work is built around themes raised in “The Pedagogy of Real Talk: Engaging, Teaching, and Connecting with Students At-Promise” by Dr. Paul G. Hernandez, a nationally recognized educator and consultant who has presented at Fitchburg State.
“The pedagogy helps us connect better with students, so that ‘at risk’ students are less ‘at risk,’ and more ‘at promise,’” said Professor Sean C. Goodlett from the university’s Economics, History and Political Science Department.
Topics: Meet the Faculty, Our Faculty
Fitchburg State students are seeing the world this summer, taking part in faculty-led programs to other continents while earning university credits.
Among the courses and destinations this su
mmer are peace studies in Ireland, communications in Greece, and culture and history courses in Verona, Italy.
The journeys were made possible through the Global Ambassador and Center for Italian Culture Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Scholarship programs, which bring international travel within reach.
This summer, students will also be traveling
to Spain to study education, and another group will go to Costa Rica to study tropical ecology. Domestic travel is also on the menu, with members of the game design program traveling to Los Angeles and Hawaii this summer (with a trip to Japan planned for 2023).
Pictured are students in Verona, Italy, May 2
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Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Study Abroad, Programs and Majors
Students in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) completed their first day of practical defensive training.
Topics: Our Students, Occupational Vocational Education, Programs and Majors, Police Program
After a welcome from Assistant Dean for Student Success Jason Smith, and remarks from President Richard Lapidus, the inaugural Data & Student Success Conference, began in Hammond Hall. The day-long conference featured experts from across Fitchburg State: Academic Affairs, Admissions, Enrollment Management, IT, Registrar & Student Affairs. This conference served as an opportunity for staff to show each other how data, and data management platforms are used to better serve our students.
Topics: Student Experience, Information Session, Staff, Community
Students in the he Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) end their day of class work at McKay School with some physical training.
Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Occupational Vocational Education, Programs and Majors, Police Program
Fitchburg State University's Associate Dean for Student Development Dr. Hank Parkinson welcomed colleagues from across the State University System to a Student Engagement Conference in Hammond Hall. Student Development professionals from Bridgewater State University. Framingham State University, MA College of Art, MA College of Liberal Arts, Westfield State University, Worcester State University, Salem State University, along with our own, gathered to discuss the challenges of student engagement on college campuses.
Topics: Programs, Student Experience, Admissions, Information Session
Students in the Fitchburg State University Police Program's Recruit Officer Course (ROC) fill out their logs during a break before resuming their Health & Wellness training at the McKay School.
Topics: Student Experience, Our Students, Police Program
Filmmakers, and recent alumni Kenzie Jacobsen '19 and Daniel Hankins '20, who still live locally, along with friends, took advantage of our beautiful campus to record a scene for their independent production.