The third session of our Summer Orientation 2024 continued with an Opportunities & Outcomes session, where both parents and students learned what a Fitchburg State University experience and education offers. After a rousing rendition of the Cotton Eyed Joe - with plenty of audience participation,  Associate Dean for Student Development Michael Kennedy served as moderator for a panel made up of current students and alumni who answered questions about their own experiences and successes as Fitchburg State University Falcons. Orientation Leaders performed skits during "breaks in the action."

We are excited to welcome our Incoming students  at the third sessions of our Summer Orientation 2024 this morning. After ID photos and some general "housekeeping", our newest Falcons made their way to Weston Auditorium where they received boisterous welcome remarks from Associate Dean for Student Development Michael Kennedy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Marshall, and Vice President for Student Affairs Laura Bayless in the Weston Auditorium. After introduction of our Orientation Leaders, groups ventured out to the quad for some ice breaker activities, then to a day full of information sessions and activities.

The second session of our Summer Orientation 2024 continued with an Opportunities & Outcomes session, where both parents and students learned what a Fitchburg State University experience and education offers. After a rousing rendition of the Cupid Shuffle,  Associate Dean for Student Development Michael Kennedy served as moderator for a panel made up of current students and alumni who answered questions about their own experiences and successes as Fitchburg State University Falcons. Orientation Leaders performed skits during "breaks in the action."

We are excited to welcome our Incoming students for the second of three sessions of our Summer Orientation 2024 this morning. After ID photos and some general "housekeeping", and meeting up, our newest Falcons made their way to Weston Auditorium where they received boisterous welcome remarks from Associate Dean for Student Development Michael Kennedy, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Franca Barricelli, and Vice President for Student Affairs Laura Bayless. After the introduction of our Orientation Leaders, groups ventured out to the quad for some ice breaker activities, then off to a day full of information sessions and activities.

After breakfast, where our newest Falcons met with Department Chairs and faculty they made their way to the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library. Here, with the help of 
registrar's office staff, academic affairs staff, Department Chairs, and faculty, they put together their class schedules for the upcoming fall semester.

Our newest Falcons, along with their families & friends, viewed multiple presentations and information sessions today as part of our Summer Orientation 2024. Presentations from Commuter Affairs, Capital Planning & Maintenance, Chartwells Dining Service and Housing and Residential Services, among others, all designed to ease the students into their new home here at Fitchburg State University. 

The first session of our Summer Orientation 2024 continued with an Opportunities & Outcomes session, where both parents and students learned what a Fitchburg State University experience and education offers.  Associate Dean for Student Development Michael Kennedy served as moderator for a panel made up of current students and alumni who answered questions about their own experiences and successes as Fitchburg State University Falcons. Orientation Leaders performed skits during "breaks in the action."

This morning, the Office of Student Development (OSD) staff invited everyone to "Stop by &  Spill the Tea" in S-Lobby of Hammond Hall. With chocolate fondue on hand, the theme was "What can we 'fondue' for you? Couldn't stop by? Connect with OSD  on their Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Our Academic Coaching and Tutoring Center held a Relax Before Finals event yesterday in the Main Lounge of the Hammond Building. This was a co-curricular event for First Year Experience students to come de-stress and get some resources to help them through the finals period. Students could stop by for make-your-own snack mix, crafts, puzzles, easier-to-read final exam schedules, and peer mentors to help strategize and schedule tutoring appointments to get through this final stretch of the semester.

Last week, students enrolled in the Fitchburg High School Honors Academy  visited campus to learn about the Fitchburg State University Honors Program from Honors Coordinator Mathematics Professor Dr. Catherine Buell, and Assistant Honors Coordinator Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Emma Downs, and students currently enrolled in the program. After the information and Q&A session, students took tours of the campus and enjoyed lunch in the dining commons.