Summer Orientation 2023 - Session 2 - Student & Parent "Opportunities & Outcomes"

Posted by Andy Cunningham on June 15, 2023 at 1:15 PM

Our second Summer Orientation 2023 continued with an Opportunities & Outcomes session, where both parents and students learned what a Fitchburg State University experience and education offers. 

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Topics: Preparing for College, Admissions, Information Session

Summer Orientation 2023 - Ice Breakers, Skits, Q&A

Posted by Andy Cunningham on June 12, 2023 at 1:49 PM

Our Summer Orientation 2023 continued with some ice breaker activities after this morning's welcome, information sessions, Orientation Leader skits, current student & alumni Q&A, and Cotton-Eyed Joe.

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Topics: Student Experience, Admissions, Information Session

Summer Orientation 2023 - Session 1

Posted by Andy Cunningham on June 12, 2023 at 10:34 AM

We are very excited to welcome our Incoming first year students for the first session of our Summer Orientation 2023 this morning. Our newest Falcons, the Class of 2027, began the day with welcome remarks from Associate Dean for Student Development Hank Parkinson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Marshall, and Vice President for Student Affairs Laura Bayless in 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.

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Topics: Student Experience, Admissions, Information Session

Lawrence High School's One Goal Program Visit Campus

Posted by Andy Cunningham on June 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Twenty students from the One Goal program at Lawrence High School visited the Fitchburg State University campus earlier this week. They took part in information sessions and a tour of our beautiful campus and state-of-the-art facilities. 

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Topics: Student Experience, Admissions, Information Session

Future Educator Academy - Badge Sessions

Posted by Andy Cunningham on May 23, 2023 at 9:51 AM

LAST WEEK, Lourdes Ramirez, Coordinator of Field placements, Partnerships and Recruitment for Fitchburg State’s School of Education welcomed a cohort of local high school students enrolled in The Future Educator Academy program to campus for a day of programming. Sessions included Career planning, College 101, Financial Literacy, and Mental Wellness in the Classroom.

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Topics: Information Session, Community, Education Program

Admissions - Communications in Action

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 30, 2023 at 11:33 AM

Recently, students in attending Fitchburg State University were treated to a tour entitled "Communications in Action." Prospective students got to see the facilities, for Gaming, Photography, Theater, Graphic Design, Film, and more!

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Topics: Admissions, Information Session, Programs and Majors, Communications/Media

Life Science Networking Event

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 27, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Yesterday afternoon, the Fitchburg State University Career Services and Advising Center, along with MassBioEd, and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center sponsored a Life Sciences Networking Event in the Antonucci Science Complex. The event offered an opportunity for students interested in a career in the life sciences industry to meet professionals from Biosynth, Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc., UMass Chan Medical School, Xilio Therapeutics, and more! Students were able to network and find out about career opportunities and pathways to success, gain insights into life sciences careers, soft skills, and internships.

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Topics: Student Experience, Information Session, Programs and Majors, Health and Natural Sciences

Young Falcons Academy Week - Days 1 & 2

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 19, 2023 at 5:45 PM

It's been a busy two days, so far, for our Young Falcons Academy week, where students from Fitchburg and Leominster public middle schools partake in a week full of activities on campus. Yesterday and today, the Young Falcons met with current students to find out what college life was really like, make shadow puppets in Conlon Fine Arts with Professors Sally Moore and Andrea Olmstead, learn about therapy dogs meeting a Fitchburg State favorite Daisy the Therapy Dog, just to name a few. 

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Topics: Programs, Our Students, Our Faculty, Information Session, Community

Student Government Association - Senate & Cotton Candy

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 3, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Fitchburg State University Student Government Association (SGA)  held a Senate & Cotton Candy session on the street level of the Hammond Building, Students could stop by, grab some cotton candy, and learn about the SGA Senate. 

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Topics: Events, Information Session, Clubs and Organizations, Community

Center for Italian Culture: What's Authentic? Uncommon Lessons from Made In Italy

Posted by Andy Cunningham on April 3, 2023 at 8:45 AM

Last week, Professor Elizabeth Krause from the Department of Anthropology at UMass Amherst  presented this talk that drew on ethnographic research in the Made in Italy arena across two different sectors - slow figs and fast fashion - to theorize authenticity. Presented as part of the Center for Italian Culture's "Made in Italy" series.

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Topics: Events, Information Session, Community, Center for Italian Culture

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