Far From Home, Quynh Doan ’21 Overcomes Difficulties With Positivity
When the campus shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19, Quynh Doan ’21 found herself in a precarious situation. Home is more than 8,500 miles away for the international student from . . .
Faculty Experts in Two Virtual Events Will Discuss Inauguration, Capitol Riots
Two virtual discussions addressing current national events—the presidential inauguration and the Capitol riots—will feature Worcester State faculty experts, who will add insight and . . .
Stipends Help Students Afford Unpaid Learning Experiences
For many students, unpaid learning experiences are essential—even required—for gaining the skills needed to succeed in the workplace and graduate school. For example, education majors must . . .
Drive-Through Pantry Feeds Hundreds in North Lot
The Worcester State North Parking Lot was the site of a food distribution operation that allowed 500 city families to receive food packages with fresh fruits and vegetable, dairy and meat . . .
Youth Civics Union Empowers Latino Youth to Become Catalysts for Change
Alexandra Pizarro ’22 knows that if youth want to see change in their community, they must first understand the system so they can feel empowered to create solutions. Pizarro is a paid youth . . .
Men’s Soccer Holding Shoe Drive to Benefit Funds2Orgs
The Worcester State University men’s soccer team kicked off a two-month-long shoe drive on Thursday, Dec. 31, benefitting the non-profit organization Funds2Orgs. Funds2Orgs is a . . .
Speech-Language-Hearing Center Lifts Barriers to Learning at the Nativity School in Worcester
Experts from Worcester State are identifying and treating speech and language issues in students attending the Nativity School in Worcester, helping to solve problems that could act as barriers to . . .
Students Train to Help Asylum Seekers in Partnership with Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice
More than a dozen Worcester State students will be serving as trained advocates for local asylum seekers during the spring semester, helping to untangle the complex process intended to give sanctuary . . .
Summer Undergraduate Research Grants Pay Students to Advance Science
In a normal summer, psychology major Anna Grady ’21 would have worked at a retail job to earn money for living and educational expenses for the fall semester. Instead, this summer she was paid to . . .
Moattari, Murphy Explore Participatory Learning in Annual Alden Teaching Award Lecture
Students are not empty vessels to receive knowledge, but should be full participants in academic inquiry, according to Timothy Murphy, Ph.D., associate professor in the of Urban Studies, . . .
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