‘Call to Teaching’ Recruits Area Teens to Learn and Teach Locally
It may have looked like a typical information session for prospective college applicants, but when students from urban school districts came to campus recently, it was to hear about something more . . .
Shared Scholarship Presenters Focus on Obsessions with Identity
At first glance, both topics featured at the January 29 Shared Scholarship presentation seemed like polar opposites. Worcester State Assistant Professor of History Erika Briesacher shared her book . . .
WSU Community Meets the DeFeudis Challenge for New Wellness Center
Thanks to longstanding Worcester State supporter Gene J. DeFeudis and other generous donors, more than a half million dollars were raised for WSU’s Change Lives capital campaign. More than 700 . . .
Winter Institute Provides New Perspectives and Ideas for Faculty
During a frigid January afternoon before the start of classes, in the depths of the Learning Resource Center, small groups of Worcester State faculty members were discussing hot topics for the . . .
WSU Teams up with Jumpstart to Engage and Educate At-Risk Children
Worcester State University's new partnership with the Boston-based organization Jumpstart is drawing student participation, and initial successes were celebrated at a December event on campus. The . . .
WSU Community Provides a Human Touch to Recovery
Viewed from the outside, the two groups seem like unlikely partners: A Worcester State University community of respected faculty and staff, successful alumni, and ambitious students, and another . . .
Education Department Named for Longtime Worcester Teacher and Alumna
The Worcester State University Education Department will be named for Barbara (Hickey) O’Brien, a 1957 graduate and a generous benefactor of the college during her life and beyond. A formal . . .
Sustainability and Food Fair Features Teach-in, Burgers, Businesses, and More
All three floors of the Student Center at Worcester State were abuzz with activity – perhaps a result of Ken Warchol’s beekeeping demonstration in the Lancer Lounge, but also due to the abundance . . .
Jeff Bauman Recounts 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings and His Recovery
In 2013, Jeff Bauman was an average 27-year-old kid living in Chelmsford, Mass., with his mother and working at Costco Wholesale in Nashua, NH. He liked playing his guitar, drinking beer, and hanging . . .
Adventures at NASA: WSU Student Inspired to Reach Beyond the Stars
Every day before they started their activities, Zachary Eilert and his fellow interns at the NASA Kennedy Space Center were required to read a poster that laid out some ground rules, one of which . . .
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