Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith is on campus today working with Fitchburg State University Students as well as Fitchburg, and Leominster High School students. The day will be capped off with a VIP Reception and a Jazz Concert featuring Neal Smith and all the students he's worked with through out the day. This morning Mr. Smith rehearsed with our Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble. Learn more about our music programs here.

This afternoon, Dr. Jonathan Harvey, the Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass), and the combined choirs of Fitchburg State Concert and Christ Church, performed The Heavens are Telling: The Music of Franz Joseph Haydn at the Christ Church, Fitchburg MA.

Dr. Jonathan Harvey and the Fitchburg State Concert Choir performed this afternoon at  university partner Fitchburg Art Museum as part of their Art in Bloom exhibit. Learn more about our music programs here.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.