Young Falcons Academy Week - Community Spanish Project

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 18, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Humanities Professor Karina Bautista, and students in her Intermediate Spanish course, hosted our Young Falcons this morning as part of her Community Spanish Project. This  collaboration focused on the importance of medical terminology. Professor Kevin McCarthy , along with a student from his Podcast course, recorded the session for an upcoming episode of Perseverantia: Fitchburg State University Podcast Network. The network features the voices, experiences, and educational and extra-curricular life of the university community. Learn about the network here, listen here.

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Topics: Community, Humanities, Communications/Media

Around Campus - Chamber Choir Practice

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM

Dr. Jonathan Harvey held practice for the Fitchburg State Chamber Choir in Weston Auditorium. As part of their regular practice, the choir ran through the three pieces they will be performing at the opening of tomorrow's Undergraduate Research Conference.   Learn more about our music programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs

Around Campus - Philosophy on the Quad

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 9, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Humanities Professor David Svolba took advantage of today's beautiful spring weather holding his Consciousness course on the quad. The course provides the opportunity to develop a deeper appreciation of the nature of consciousness. Students examine consciousness from such theoretical perspectives as functionalism, eliminative materialism, cognitivism and biological naturalism. 

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Topics: Humanities

Around Campus - Jazz Band

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 1, 2024 at 3:45 PM

Professor Amy McGlothlin's Jazz Band class practicing for the upcoming Undergraduate Research Conference in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs

Women's History Month: Women in the Arts

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 29, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Music Program Professor Dr. Jonathan Harvey  welcomed the audience in the Kent Recital Hall to Women in the Arts, a continuation of our Women's History Month celebration. The event showcased  women-identified artists and performers, featuring visual artists, musicians, poets, and more. Learn more about our Humanities Programs here.

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Topics: Community, Humanities, Music Programs

Future Falcon Day - Education Information Session

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 24, 2024 at 1:15 PM

After checking in at our McKay School location, and a n introduction and tour from School of Education Department Chair Lyndsey Benharris,  Future Falcons planning to be Education majors took part in just one of our many major-specific information sessions at yesterday's Future Falcon Day. Students and their guests got to meet student favorite Beauty, learn about the various tracks available, and take part in a teaching exercise with an assist from Silly Putty.

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Topics: Admissions, Humanities, Education Program

ARTeries 2024 - Opening Reception

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM

Students, their families, faculty and staff gathered in Hammond Gallery.  yesterday afternoon for the opening reception of ARTeries. ARTeries is Fitchburg State University Fine Art Department’s  annual juried exhibition that showcases the strongest original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. ARTeries provides an opportunity for the university community to celebrate the artistic talents of Fitchburg State students. Student works will be on display until April 18, 2024. Learn more about Arts & Culture at Fitchburg State University here.

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Topics: Events, Humanities, Fine Art

Around Campus - Ceramics II

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 21, 2024 at 10:15 AM

Students in Andrea Olmstead's Ceramics II class put some final touches on their busts  during ceramics class in Conlon Fine Arts. This course is an intermediate-level investigation into the historical and contemporary sculptural practices using clay as the medium. Students will create a variety of sculptures, such as a portrait bust, an animal sculpture, an abstracted organic piece, and an architectural structure. An orientation to the processes of hand building will include pinching, coil building, slab building, modeling, and carving. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art

Around Campus - Intro to Music Technology

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 7, 2024 at 3:15 PM

Music Professor Justin Casinghino works with students on their projects in his Intro to Music Technology course. This course focuses on acoustics, hardware operation, music theory, notation, and composition skills through instructional software and on creating, recording, and editing sounds with digital audio applications. Learn more about our music programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs

Around Campus - Ceramics 1

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 29, 2024 at 1:45 PM

Students in Andrea Olmstead's Ceramics class put some final touches on their projects  during ceramics class in Conlon Fine Arts. This course introduces students to the basic methods and techniques of designing and creating with clay as a medium. A variety of hand building and glazing techniques are introduced through the study of both sculptural and functional form. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art