Members of the Fitchburg State Falcons Football Team were on the Street Level of the Hammond Campus Center as part of their Be The Match Swab Event. Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia. For patients with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases, a cure exists. Be The Match® is a community of donors, volunteers, health care professionals and researchers who deliver cures by helping patients get the life-saving marrow transplant they need. The team asked fellow Falcons to help save a life, Be The Match!  

Last week, Fitchburg State University students Zoe Chrisostomides  and Michael Burns covered the launch of the university's She Soars initiative for Fitchburg Access Television's (FATV)  North Central News. The She Soars initiative, which will support women’s athletics, brought together student-athletes, coaches, and Olympic medalist Gigi Marvin to celebrate growth and opportunity.

At the luncheon, Olympic gold medalist Gigi Marvin spoke at a small, academically driven Q&A with students, and at the end of the day, she took the ice and did drills and ran plays with members of the Fitchburg State Women’s Ice Hockey Club - a once in a lifetime opportunity for those students! 

After Monday's She Soars luncheon Olympic gold medalist Gigi Marvin spoke at a small, academically driven Q&A with students, and at the end of the day, she took the ice and did drills and ran plays with our women’s ice hockey club students - a once in a lifetime opportunity for those students!

Fitchburg State University  Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community partners gathered to reflect on women’s leadership, mentorship, and the importance of investing in the next generation of student athletes. As Women’s History Month begins, at yesterday’s She Soars luncheon.

We welcomed Gigi Marvin, a 2018 Olympic gold medalist, who spoke about resilience, teamwork, humility, and the kind of leadership that grows out of commitment to something bigger than yourself. Her message resonated deeply with the students in the room who are shaping their unique journeys. Fitchburg State University recently approved women’s ice hockey as our 18th varsity sport coming in fall 2027. Learn more here.

The Falcon Men's Hockey team may have faced a heartbreaker in Saturday’s overtime finish, but the energy at the Wallace Civic Center never wavered. That’s thanks to Professor  Amy McGlothlin (Director of Bands & Creative Arts Therapies Program), who kept the pulse of the crowd pounding. Leading a fusion of our Drumline and Concert Band volunteers, McGlothlin ensured that while the scoreboard didn't go our way, the Falcon spirit remained undefeated. 

The Recreation Center was buzzing today! Our Falcon Friends—inspired by the incredible work of Best Buddies—kicked off their latest First Friday event.

On Saturday morning in the Hammond Hall Main Lounge, the 2025 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) champion Fitchburg State University men's hockey team was finally handed the glittering, custom-forged rings, transforming months of sweat and sacrifice into a single, overwhelming flash of victory.

President Hodge helped kick off the Annual Go Falcons Challenge this morning in our Alumni and Giving Office.  to each Falcon Athletics team. To support their respective athletic teams. Help support Fitchburg State Athletics by donating to the Falcon Athletics team of your choice, just click here.

Our Homecoming Weekend continued with the Fitchburg State Football Team  vs. Framingham State at Elliot Field. 

Before this afternoon's football game, Homecoming Weekend continued  with the Falcons Tailgate at the Wallace Civic Center parking lot. Fans and family alike geared up for the day’s games with their own tailgate cookout. If you stopped by President Hodge’s Tailgate Zone, you got one of President Hodge's, literally, branded Fitch-burgers. Afterward, the festivities moved to Elliot Field where the Falcons football team took on the Framingham State Rams.