Worcester State University 5-year employees
May 15, 2017
Achievers

WSU Employee Service and Retirees Honored at Annual Recognition Event

With its new venue at the May Street Building, the annual Employee Service Recognition and Retirement Celebration brought faculty and staff together to celebrate each other’s accomplishments and . . .

A student receives a degree at the 2017 Worcester State University Graduate School commencement.
May 15, 2017
Achievers

Nearly 200 Graduate Students Receive Degrees at Commencement

With the sound of bagpipes filling the air, almost 200 candidates for graduate degrees in fields as diverse as biotechnology and elementary education filled the Sullivan Auditorium with their . . .

a Worcester State University student-athlete in a hurdle event
May 5, 2017
Achievers

President Maloney Signs onto NCAA Diversity Pledge

President Barry Maloney, on the behalf of Worcester State University, has recently signed his name onto the National College Athletics Association presidential pledge to promote diversity and gender . . .

Binienda Center Director Mark Wagner presents a nursing award to WSU graduate nursing student Joyce Opoku-Agyeman.
April 28, 2017
Achievers

WSU Community Gathers to Celebrate Civic Engagement

The Intergenerational Urban Institute and John J. Binienda Center for Civic Engagement hosted the annual Celebration of Civic Engagement on Wednesday, April 19 to honor the accomplishments of members . . .

Winona LaDuke speaks with students after lecture at Worcester State University.
April 20, 2017
Achievers

Winona LaDuke Urges Protection of Water Rights and Ecosystems

Author and activist Winona LaDuke opened her recent talk at Worcester State University with a photo of a buffalo herd roaming wild on the prairie, and said, pointedly, “This is when America was . . .

Worcester State University students buying textbooks.
April 19, 2017
Achievers

Pilot Program Helps Faculty Improve Teaching and Saves Students Money

What if students didn’t have to worry about the significant expense of textbooks, but still had access to important academic resources to help them learn? A pilot program encompassing 10 classes . . .

Nurses rushing through hall with patient
April 18, 2017
Achievers

Worcester State Named Top Nursing School in Massachusetts

One of the most important measures used to evaluate the quality of a nursing program is the first-time pass rates of its graduates on the National Council Licensure Examinations exam. Worcester State . . .

William Scannell with Worcester State University Student Affairs officials
April 14, 2017
Achievers

William Scannell Shares Son’s Struggle with Addiction to Erase the Stigma

The father of Worcester State University student Emmett Scannell, who died of a heroin overdose in April 2016, spoke to about 70 faculty, staff, and students gathered in the North/South Auditorium . . .

Members of the Worcester State University Equestrian Team
April 13, 2017
Achievers

Worcester State’s Equestrian Club Wins Big this Spring

Everyone loves a good Cinderella story, and for the Worcester State University Equestrian Club, this spring was a dream come true when the team fought their way to the top of two spring shows and . . .

a speaker at the Worcester GradNation Community Summit
March 21, 2017
Achievers

Community Gathers for the 100th and Final GradNation Summit

Students, educators, community officials, business leaders, educators, parents, and youth convened at the Alden Memorial auditorium on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus on Friday, March 17 . . .

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