Fitchburg State University was honored to be part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the NewVue Communities Fitchburg Arts Community, a transformative downtown project that will convert long-vacant buildings into new artist live/work space. This groundbreaking was the culmination of endeavors by local, state, and federal elected officials in addition to grass roots community effort. 

Today was a beautiful day for our second Fall Open House. Potential students, and Freddy Falcon, checked in and had the opportunity to meet with faculty and students from all of our programs. After Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Marshall got her hands on the T-Shirt "gun," President Lapidus welcomed all in a packed Weston Auditorium.

Therapy dogs Daisy, Penny, Mischief, Meme, Daisy, Millie and  Fitchburg State University Police's own Odin visited the Hammond Main Lounge earlier this week. These therapy dogs, some dressed in Halloween costumes, were a welcome respite from the stress that comes with the semester's workload. Keep your eyes on University Events for future visits.

Yesterday afternoon, Freddy Falcon donned high heels and made his way to the Quad to take place in Alpha Sigma Tau's Run In Her Shoes charity event. All proceeds will be going to dress for success. Learn more about Greek Life here.

The Center for Faculty Scholarship featured Professor Teresa Fava Thomas of the Economics, History and Political Science Department for a conversation about her new book, The Allied Bombing of Central Italy: The Restoration of the Nile Mosaic and Sanctuary of Fortuna at Palestrina. Dr. Thomas's book "explores the pressure by the Mussolini regime to control the Barberini family's art collection, the uses of cultural materials for propaganda purposes, the Allied use of airpower in the Italian theater of war, the postwar decision-making and recovery process. The book is one of the very few long-range studies of the war's impact on a single Italian town."

Fitchburg State University Professor of Political Science Paul Weizer teaches A Review of the 2022 - 2023 Supreme Court Term for the Fall Session of our Center for Professional Studies' Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA),program,

Thank you for your help in making the 2023 Go Falcons Challenge a success!

The 5th Annual Go Falcons Challenge began Wednesday with President Lapidus' kick-off gift to each Falcon Athletics team. With Freddy spreading the word.

This was our largest Go Falcons Challenge to date with over 80 student athletes contacting over 1,800 Alumni and past sports donors along with a large number of family and friends to secure over 450 individual gifts (454) and over $20,000 ($20,654). This represents a 17.5% increase in donations and a 45% Increase in individuals making a donation to support one of our teams.

The Center for Italian Culture's Nuovo Mondo series continues with the Dr. Joseph Luzzi Residency Keynote Address: "My Two Italies: A Personal and Cultural History." Dr. Luzzi, the Asher B. Edelman Professor of Literature at Bard College, is the child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature. In this talk, Dr. Luzzi discussed the subject of Italian immigration to American, with special reference to his 2014 memoir, My Two Italies: A Personal and Cultural History. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Franca Barricelli introduced Dr. Luzzi utilizing her collection of books he authored.

The lure of a free taco at  yesterday afternoon's  Career Services and Advising (CSA) Let's Taco 'Bout Your Career Event was irresistible. In this unique way to get students to start thinking about their next steps, in exchange for creating and posting a career goal, students earned a free taco! 

The Fitchburg Activities Board (FAB) sponsored one of their wildly popular Build-A-Bear events this afternoon with a twist - bears donned Harry Potter themed cloaks. Students chose from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Slytherin garb.