Stories of Resilience: Jilian Bianchi ’09 Serves on COVID-19 Intubation Team as Nurse Anesthetist
Jilian (Parzych) Bianchi ’09 works at Virginia Hospital Center as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA), providing anesthesia care and managing patients clinically while they undergo surgery. She takes care . . .
Academic Excellence Highlighted With Online Presentation
The restrictions on in-person gatherings precluded the pomp and circumstance of the annual Academic Achievement Awards at Mechanics Hall this year. But excellence is still being celebrated with a . . .
Faculty Research Ways to Improve College-Level Reading Across the Curriculum
Worcester State faculty members want to create a “reading-across-the-curriculum climate” on campus, because they have noticed students need help with tackling college-level reading as much as . . .
A Team Effort: 100 Volunteers Called 4,500 Students in Three Weeks to Check In
After Worcester State students began learning remotely, Director of Retention Thomas Kelley wanted to check in with them to see how the transition was going, answer any questions, and refer those . . .
His Season Cancelled, Pole Vaulter Hoang Vo ’21 Volunteers at Homeless Shelter
Hoang Vo ’21 saw his outdoor track and field season cancelled before it even began last month, but rather than simply retreat home into quarantine, he decided he wanted to make a difference in his . . .
Olivia Antonelli ’20 wins Next Big Idea Contest for Laundry Detergent Vending Machine
Education major Olivia Antonelli ’20 won $5,000 and first prize in the Robert K. O’Brien ’58 Next Big Idea competition for her plan to create Simply Green Vending, an eco-friendly way to . . .
An Adventure Cut Short: Students Called Home From Abroad Left With Good Memories
Worcester State students studying abroad, told to come home at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, were disappointed that their experiences were cut short, but happy to come home as . . .
Next Big Idea Finalists Will Make a Pitch for $5,000 Grand Prize
The six finalists in the Robert K. O’Brien ’58 Next Big Idea Contest will give their final pitches to a panel of judges on Thursday, April 30, at 4 p.m. through a live Zoom conference call, with . . .
From One Team to Another: Karalyn Gallella ’20 Helps COVID-19 Patients as a Nursing Assistant
Nursing major Karalyn Gallella ’20 had already played her final game in a Worcester State University basketball uniform when the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head, cancelling the seasons for . . .
Two Receive Binienda Public Service Awards
Imahni Bruno-Reeves ‘21 and Brandon Cisneros ‘21 received the Hon. John J. Binienda Center For Civic Engagement Public Service Awards for their “demonstrated commitment to public administration . . .
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