Associate Professor of Education Dr. Danette Day welcomed Fitchburg State University alumnus Mrs. Samira Ait Zbair '23 and her 5th grade class from McKay Elementary School to work with the students in her Culturally Proficient Educator course to implement a program called‬ Making Friends, Building Community, and Increasing Cultural Awareness Across Campus‬. This is made possible by a grant from the Dean’s Anti Racism Fund. Our Dean of Education, Mojdeh Bayat stopped by to observe and interact with the students, also sharing her experience of being a non-English speaking student.

This afternoon, Bachata Pop Superstar Domenic Marte made his second visit to Fitchburg State University radio station WXPL on the Joel Rodriguez Show. In addition to recognizing  Dominican Independence Day, Marte debuted his newest release Recuerdame 

Students in Hanna Melnyczuk's Drawing class learn about shapes and light as they work on their still life renderings. This is a studio course that introduces students to the practice of drawing with emphasis on the description of form through means of line, shade, and perspective. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

In her continued effort to learn as much about Fitchburg State University as she can, President Donna Hodge recently joined Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh for a tour of the university's Animal Care Facility. Dr. Welsh and students are currently  studying the effects of turbidity ("cloudy water") on the reproductive behavior of the rainwater killifish (Lucania parva).  Understanding how changes in water clarity may impact the ability to find mates and to successfully hatch eggs may provide insights into how changes in an animal's environment can impact its survival. 

Biology and Chemistry Professor Ronald Krieser gives a lesson in tissue culture in his Genetics Lab  in the Antonucci Science Complex. In this course, basic principles of biological information processing are examined including Mendelian inheritance, sex determination, chromosome cytogenetics, linkage, recombination and genetic mapping, mutagenesis, molecular genetics and gene-enzyme relationships, and quantitative inheritance. Learn more about our School of Health and Natural Sciences here.

Yesterday afternoon, Communications Media Professor J FLynn moderated a discussion with Photographer and Fitchburg State Alumnus Atom Moore '05 in the Hammond Main Lounge. The audience got a chance to learn what it takes to become an internationally renowned watch photographer and artist. Beginning with his time in the Fitchburg State photography department to becoming a master of his craft working around the world for prestigious companies.

Atom Moore is our newest Alumni Artist to be featured in the Sanders Gallery. His exhibition 'Second Nature' is on view in the Sanders Gallery until June 30, 2025.

English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy welcomed  Fitchburg Historical Society Director  Susan Navarre to her Storytelling and Oral Tradition class this morning. Navarre gave a brief history of Fitchburg and offered topics of interest students may be able to use for a class project. 

Yesterday afternoon, President Donna Hodge sat down for an interview with Joel Rodriguez during his show on our Fitchburg State University radio station WXPL 91.3 FM.

Music Professor Justin Casinghino leads the Jazz Band in a  jam session featuring Dave Brubeck's Take Five in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Curtis P. Rodgers (C.P.R.) is in the Simulation Lab, so our nursing students were immersed in a code blue  simulation. A “code blue” is defined as any patient with an unexpected cardiac or respiratory arrest requiring resuscitation and activation of a hospital-wide alert. A pause in the scenario allowed faculty to go in-depth in the scenario and allowed the students to work on their CPR skills; given immediate feedback from both the mannikin patient, and external devices. Our Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins” act as lifelike patient simulators, wherein instructors provide real-time feedback via a control center, giving students as close to real-life simulation as possible. Fellow students acted as support staff and assisted the team through the simulation once the code blue alarm was initiated. All students and faculty debrief after the scenario.