Incoming students sit in the audience and smile for the camera
September 7, 2022
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New students greeted with messages of understanding and possibility at Convocation 

More than 400 incoming students were warmly welcomed with messages of encouragement, support, and understanding on a rainy Convocation Sept. 6. President Barry M. Maloney set the tone for the . . .

July 21, 2022
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Five new members join Alumni Association Advisory Board

The Worcester State University Alumni Association’s Advisory Board has elected five new members. During their two three-year terms, advisory board members represent the more than 40,000 graduates . . .

Title 9 statement of purpose
June 14, 2022
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On anniversary of Title IX, Worcester State making progress with women’s athletics

In this first of a two-part series of the 50th anniversary of the landmark federal legislation prohibiting sex discrimination, we look at the impact of Title IX on athletics Karen Tessmer, head . . .

Glass awards with employee names engraved on them lined up on a table
May 25, 2022
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Extraordinary service commended at Employee Recognition Awards

The annual Worcester State University Employee Recognition Awards honor employees who were nominated for their extraordinary service and dedication. The May 3 awards ceremony was the first in-person . . .

Graduate students seated in the middle of a gymnasium. They are surrounded by an audience. At the farthest end of the picture is the dias with the faculty.
May 17, 2022
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Graduate student commencement highlights resilience and community

Friends and family filled the seats on either side of the John P. Brissette '88 Competition Court. In the center of the room, 300 empty white chairs waited for the Worcester State graduate students . . .

New Pride flag being raised on the flagpole
May 10, 2022
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Flag raising ceremony brings crowds out in support of LGBTQ+ students

More than 200 Worcester State students, faculty, and staff gathered in front of the Student Center on April 27 to take part in a flag-raising ceremony and inauguration of the new Common Ground, a . . .

The open Tiffany gates in front of the Worcester State campus
April 19, 2022
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Alumni invited back for WSU’s on-campus Reunion Weekend

Alumni are invited to return to the Worcester State University campus for a weekend of reunion events on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14. “We are excited to welcome our alumni back,” said . . .

The new pride flag: horizontal bars of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple and diagonal bars of white, pink, baby blue, brown, and black
April 19, 2022
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Worcester State affirms its support for LGBTQ+ students with flag raising

The university will break ground on a new public space, “Common Ground,” April 27 to celebrate and affirm its support and allyship with LGBTQ+ and other communities. A flag raising ceremony with . . .

Amma Marfo stands by a podium, in front of a screen that says The Wellness-minded Student Leader
April 12, 2022
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Leadership Symposium inspires student leaders to be kind to themselves and give back

In her opening keynote address at Worcester State University's third annual Leadership Symposium, Amma Marfo discussed the effects a two-year global pandemic has had on psyches. People have gone from . . .

A man in a hoodie holding a Ukraine flag
April 5, 2022
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Panel discussion provides historical and contemporary context on Ukraine War

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the Ukrainian people have been praised in the West for their spirit of resistance against the invading Russian forces. In her March 24 talk at Worcester . . .

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