Last night, the Fitchburg State University Dance Club held the first performance of their annual Spring Showcase to a boisterous audience in Weston Auditorium. Each performance is choreographed by a member of the club, and the performances were amazing! Their matinee performance will be held today, April 12 at 1 p.m. in Weston Auditorium. Admission is $5 and tickets are available online or at the door.

Engineering Technology Professor Sanjay Kaul recently took advantage of a sunny spring day to bring the students in his Energy & Sustainable Practices course, along with different solar arrays, outside to measure the solar power they gathered. The course studies renewable and non-renewable forms of energy and sustainable practices including material selection, embedded energy, and material reuse. 

Yesterday afternoon our Education Department, in cooperation with our Career Services Office, held a Meet & Greet in an effort to give graduating seniors in the Education Programs the opportunity to network with local school systems.

Recently. our nursing students worked through a scenario with Nursing Simulation Lab Director Ian Murray stepping in to play the role of James Irons in our Nursing Simulation Lab. Today, a manikin version of James Irons returned later in life suffering from liver failure. 

Beginning this evening, the Communications Media Department  will present staged readings of two new plays by award-winning playwright Peter Anderegg, including a new take on Romeo and Juliet and an exploration of the destructive effects of narcissism.

This Afternoon, our School of Health and Natural Sciences and Career Services held a Biotech & Life Sciences Career Forum in the Antonucci Science Complex. The event began with Learn About Life Science Careers presented by Sara Nochur, and was followed with a series of Table Discussions with industry professionals, and then a networking session. 

Students in Theater Professor Mary Vreeland's  Acting 1 course practice their scenes in Weston Auditorium. This course is an introduction to professional stage performance techniques. Students learn how to build a character using techniques such as playing actions, status, physical transformation, improvisation, relaxation and script analysis. 

In a cooperative effort between the Fitchburg State University Police Department and Criminal Justice Professor Dr. David Weiss' Victimology class, students got the opportunity to take part in a Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) course. After a warm up & review led by Dispatcher Supervisor Jennie House, students donned the protective gear with the help of Detective Patrolman Niomi Gayle and Officer Grace Kerr. With Sergeant Andrew Himmer wearing the R.A.D. Aggressor Simulation Training Suit, various scenarios were planned for the students to escape.

Students in Dr. Robert Carr's Client Project Production course  met with this semester's client, the Fitchburg Art Museum and presented aspects of their campaign so far. Fitchburg Art Museum Director Nick Capasso, Assistant Curator Sarah Harper. and Dr. Carr provided valuable feedback on the various student group presentations. 

Fitchburg State University Sigma Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma held its annual National Collegiate Athlete Honor Society (NCAHS) induction ceremony this afternoon, with 45 student-athletes representing 15 of our 17 teams recognized for their academic achievements. President Donna Hodge, Executive Director of Athletics & Recreation Matthew Burke, Assistant AD - Compliance/SWA/Scheduling Coordinator Bettiann Peura, and   Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. David Heikkinen presided over the ceremony.