Students in Communications Media's Professor Charles Roberts' Intermediate Digital Cinema Production get their hands on some camera equipment. Intermediate Digitals Cinema Production covers professional production techniques used in modern narrative production environments. In addition to achieving competency in lighting, exposure, composition and framing with video cameras, students master the basics of audio production both on location and in studio environments and the editing of the dramatic narrative. 

Students in English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy's Storytelling and Oral Tradition class gathered in the The Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library Archives where University Archivist Asher Jackson discussed what a university archives are, and how to research in this unique space. 

After introductions from Executive Director of Athletics & Recreation Matthew Burke, Head Coach of Men's Ice Hockey Dean Fuller, Exercise and Sports Science Professor Lindsay Parisi, and Fitchburg State University Hockey players Oliver Cookson & Frederick Soderberg were interviewed by Matthew Bruun, Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs sharing their experiences  with, and being student athletes with the Board members.

Staff, faculty, and students gathered in G-Lobby of Hammond Hall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of it's opening. The Hammond Hall Campus Center, named for President James J. Hammond (1963-1975), is the hub of the university housing many offices, gathering places, student services, and so much more. It's the living room of the entire campus, a place where there's always something happening.

The event also served as a welcoming celebration for our Upward Bound Math & Science program that recently relocated to the second floor of  Hammond Hall.

 Dr. Robert Carr meets with the student groups in his Client Project Production course as they work on their aspects of the promotion of an exhibit with this semester's client, the Fitchburg Art Museum. 

From Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Make-Your-Own-Bouquet, to  Valentines Day wishes at Holmes Dining, to themed treats at Academic Coaching and Tutoring Center (ACT) and Trio, to Sigma Sigma Sigma Candygrams, and more, love is in the air on the Fitchburg State University campus this Valentines Day. Happy Valentines Day!

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's General Chemistry II Lab work on an assignment in the Antonucci Science Complex. In this course, topics include chemical, acid/base, and solubility equilibria and chemical kinetics.

Career Services and Advising Center  Assoc. Director of Internship Coordination and Employee Relations Susan Beddes recently held an internship information session for Business Majors in Percival Hall. School of Business and Technology Professor Renee Scapparone was on hand to answer any specialized questions the students may have pertaining to their particular field of study. 

The university's Biology Club recently held a Valentine Crafts session int e Antonucci Science Complex. 

As part of our yearlong Community Read of Sonia Purnell's A Woman of No Importance:  The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, faculty, students, staff and community members gathered in the  Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library for a discussion of the book and a presentation on prosthetics. The subject of the book, Virginia Hall, whom in 1942 the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission regarding: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.” had a prosthetic leg. Prior to English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy leading the discussion, Clinical Manager Max Nigrosh MSOP, CP of Hanger Clinic discussed the history of, and demonstrated various types of prosthetics.