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.

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. 

A panel of Emily Stark (Director of Disability Services), Dr. Danette Day (Education), Dr. Kat McLellan (Director of Academic Coaching and Tutoring Center), Shannah Sallah (Student Affairs, Veteran Services), Tanya Crowley (Director of Alumni and Family Relations), Nicole Salerno (Assistant Director of Study Abroad), Sandy Yu (International Student Coordinator), Dr. Elizabeth Swartz (Director of TRIO Student Support Services) visited English Studies Professor Kisha Tracy's Storytelling and Oral Tradition class to take part in an interview project for the course.

The Crocker Center for Civic Engagement hosted a roundtable discussion for faculty and administrators with Dr. John Reiff, Director of Civic Learning and Engagement for the state Department of Higher Education. 

This afternoon, our Center for Diversity and Inclusiveness hosted a Flag Raising Ceremony in the Main Lounge of Hammond Hall to kick off Black History Month. The theme for Fitchburg State’s observance of Black History Month focuses on African Americans and Labor. See the full list of events here.

This morning, Fitchburg State University Director of Admissions Tony Trodella welcomed  school social workers, school adjustment counselors, and school counselors to the Massachusetts School Counselors Association (MASCA) Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) training session.

President Hodge was recently at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), a frequent collaborator and partner of the university, for an interview for The Kushmerek Connection featuring Fitchburg State University alum State Representative Michael Kushmerek. 

Yesterday afternoon, students got a little break from classes, tests and projects by spending a little time with Daisy, Moka, and Penny in the Hammond Maine Lounge. These therapy dogs were a welcome respite from early semester stresses.

Chartwells Dining hosted a make-your-own S'Mores Mix & Mingle in the Dining Commons.