The Industrial Arts Alumni through Engineering Technology Alumni gathered for a reunion today on campus. The festivities began with a Classic/Antique Car Show on Highland Ave. followed by  campus tours, and then a luncheon & reunion in the Falcon Hub. A special treat was the display of tools from the Walter Harrod Collection.

Topics: Events, Alumni, Campus, Engineering Technology

Check out the photos from Saturday's Undergraduate Commencement here;

Topics: Events, Alumni, Commencement

Engineering Technology alum, Director of Education  VDC Director at Piquette & Howard Electric Service, Corey Coleman '17, recently spoke with students and faculty in the Engineering Technology Department. He discussed his experience at Fitchburg State University and his specialty, Virtual Design & Construction.

Topics: Alumni, Health and Natural Sciences, Engineering Technology

Thursday evening, the Exercise and Sports Science Department presented a Career Night featuring alumni. Speakers Physician Assistant Natalie Antaya, Strength and Conditioning Coach Brandon Mgeni, Bioassay Quality Control Scientist at Moderna Michelle Nkansah, Occupational Therapist Brianna Mirenda, and BSN Danielle Patton. All shared stories of their journeys to where they are now, and what it's like in their respective positions with current students and faculty.

Topics: Events, Programs and Majors, Alumni, Exercise and Sports Science

English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy welcomed Local Storyteller, Teacher, and Alum Todd Goodwin to her Storytelling and Oral Tradition class yesterday morning. After regaling the class with some harmonica playing, a song, and lighting the imaginary campfire, Mr. Goodwin told the story of "The Rich Man's Smells."

Topics: Student Experience, Community, Alumni, English Studies

Keith Gentili, '93 graduate and lifelong writer/editor, tells his journey through the 48 tallest mountains in New Hampshire in his first published book called,   White Mountains State.

Topics: Alumni

Professor Jo Nazro, Fitchburg State University Industrial Technology/Technical Theater alum, starts with the basics to get her Technical Theater students prepared to begin construction for this semester's production of Extremities. Check back for more details about the production. Learn more about our Theater Concentration here. 

Topics: Programs and Majors, Alumni, Communications/Media, Theater Program

Alum Jim Geary ’78, a  software entrepreneur with over 25 years as a CEO, Chairman, and Board Member in startup and growth stage companies focused on cybersecurity, enterprise information and data analytics. Spoke in Professor Nadimpalli Mahadev's Ethical Hacking and Software Engineering classes, stressing the boundless opportunities they will have with a Fitchburg State University education. 

Afterward, the Office of Alumni and Development hosted a luncheon for Mr. Geary, students, faculty, and staff.

Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Alumni

Some Fitchburg State University Hockey alums braved the record-breaking cold temperatures to attend the Annual Alumni Hockey Game at the Wallace Civic Center.

Topics: Athletics, Alumni

Alums Willard French '76, David Holton '68, and William McCaffrey '76, along with Jeffrey A. Wolfman, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, were at the Klondike Ave. Warehouse this afternoon to inspect the Walter Harrod Antique Tool Collection with the intent of evaluating and categorizing for a potential exhibit. Walter F. Harrod, a 1940 graduate of Fitchburg State Teachers College, and Woodworking Professor in the Industrial Arts program (1947 - 1978) was a mentor to these, and countless other alumni.

Topics: Faculty, Programs and Majors, Alumni