Campus Currents

Reception in the Mazmanian Gallery Tuesday, February 27 at 2:30 PM
Lecture in the Forum, McCarthy Center, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Zoom Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvf-GpqD8uHtcJ4Utn_6mr7WAySIsBzCgC

Artist Lisa Iglesias (she/they) will present an exhibition in Mazmanian Gallery and speak about her artwork. Her projects incorporate expansive histories and potentials of drawing and painting, take into consideration the translation of patterns, images and gestures across materials. Iglesias’ multidisciplinary work explores issues of social participation, collectivity, caretaking, family connection, and transnational identity, all of which speak to the Arts & Ideas theme of resilience.

Sponsors: Arts & Ideas

Alumni Room, McCarthy Center
Tuesday, Feb. 27
4:30 p.m.

Learn how to use naloxone (Narcan) to stop an opioid overdose

Attendees will receive free Narcan

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 and 6, 2024
The Forum for the two days of workshop

“Big Ink for Big Hearts” is a two-day participatory art event on campus in which the travelling artist group Big Ink brings their custom-designed giant mobile printing press "Big Tuna" to FSU to print 16 large-scale woodblocks (up to 4 feet by 8 feet!) that are created in advance by students, faculty, staff and/or community members addressing the Arts & Ideas theme of "Courage and Resilience.” The groups develop images for their woodcuts that may highlight key figures from historical or contemporary courageous movements or initiatives, or that may explore more personal stories of courage and resilience.

Sponsors: Arts & Ideas, The Art & Music Department, and CELTSS
Community Partnerships with the Mill Contemporary Art Studios, the Black Student Union, and Classes taught by Marc Cote, Paul Yalowitz, Zeynep Gonen, and Lissa Bollettino

By Kaitlin Carman, Publications Intern

Microphone in hand, guest-speaker Lawrence “Larry” Jackson stood before his audience. With feet flat on the ground, in accordance with the technicalities of flat-footed singing, Mahalia Jackson’s “Trouble of the World” was propelled from deep inside his chest – from the soul – to the ears of his congregation.

His introductory song is the same one that he sung before 250,000 people in Boston when Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years of incarceration – and he was performing it to members of the Framingham State University community as part of his immersive conversation about reparations.

On Feb. 15, the Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE), in collaboration with the Henry Whitmore Library, hosted the semester’s first Diversity Dialogues event which featured Watson.

Kathleen Barnard, student engagement coordinator, introduced Watson as an activist, talented musician, a Berklee College of Music Voice educator for over 25 years, Residence artist at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law school for 15 years, and the founder and artistic director of Save Ourselves Productions and Consulting.

His compositions include Reparations, which was first written and released to the public in 1985 and reissued in 2023 for Black History Month, according to Barnard.

The word reparation, “in the most classic definition, means to repair – to offer compensation when someone has been done wrong,” said Watson.

He likened car insurance claims to reparations - that agencies will award victims financial compensation for emotional and physical repercussions from such traumatic events.

“You going to tell me that those same men [actuaries] can’t put a price on the price African-descent people have paid because of the institution of slavery? That’s what reparations is about.”

He reminded audience members about the reparations Germany had to pay after WWII and how after the Trail of Tears, the United States government paid reparations to Indigenous groups.

It's a great time for members of the FSU community to take advantage of everything happening over at the Danforth. Not only are there new exhibitions up in the museum, but several public events are on tap as well:

Drop Into Art Program - Drop into Art is designed to celebrate the creative potential in all of us. With new themes and projects every month, Drop into Art offers opportunities for kids with their caregivers and adults to create together and connect with one another. Each program is unique, fun, and free, emphasizing invention, improvisation, and hands-on creativity.

March 10 -Tiny Treasures Collage
April 14 -Vessels, Baskets, and Face Jugs
May 12 -Museum Blooms

In addition, The Danforth has the following public program described on its website:
Photographing Place and Time: A Panel Discussion, March 2, 3:00 pm

Finally, the following public program is a joint effort between the Danforth and FSU's Arts & Ideas. It will be held at the McCarthy Center's Alumni Room:
Creating Between Two Worlds: Contemporary Artistic Diasporas, A Panel Discussion, April 10, 4:30 pm

The Spring Undergraduate Open House is coming up on Saturday, March 9th!

Help the Admissions Office with this this important event by making yourself available to prospective students and their families. Learn more at: https://www.framingham.edu/admissions-and-aid/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/undergraduate-campus-visit/undergraduate-campus-visit

English Language Programs
Study English with us this Spring!

The new six-week Saturday session starts on March 9!
Register now!

FSU Full-Time Employee Tuition Waiver, for any inquiries please contact (508) 626-4958
Registration is open through March 16.

For more information on any of these events, visit the Career Development Website.

STEM/Business Employer Roundtable
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
5:00 -6:00pm in the MC Alumni Room
Career Development will host area employers who will offer valuable advice and resources including resume reviews, elevator pitch assistance, and more to help prepare you for the career fair.

Student Intern Panel
Thursday, March 7, 2024
7:00-8:00pm via Zoom
Learn from current FSU students and alumni who will speak about their experiences in a wide variety of internships.

STEM/Business Career Fair
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
12:30-2:30pm, MC Forum & Alumni Room
Interested in a jobs and internships in business or STEM? Come to the Career Fair to learn about various employment opportunities! Be sure to prepare for the fair by meeting with a career counselor. Make an appointment in Starfish or reach out to us at careerdevelopment@framingham.edu.

Arts & Humanities/Education Employer Roundtable
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
1:30 - 2:30pm in the MC Alumni Room
Career Development will host area employers who will offer valuable advice and resources including resume reviews, elevator pitch assistance, and more to help prepare you for the career fair.

Arts & Humanities/Education Career Fair
Thursday, March 28, 2024
12:30-2:30pm, MC Forum & Alumni Room
Interested in a jobs and internships in arts & humanities and education? Come to the Career Fair to learn about various employment opportunities! Be sure to prepare for the fair by meeting with a career counselor. Make an appointment in Starfish or reach out to us at careerdevelopment@framingham.edu.

Employer Showcase

Students, come network with employers in an informal way to learn about career and job opportunities and what they have to offer. Hosted every Wednesday in the McCarthy Center Lobby--drop by the table!

2/28/2024 12:30-2:30pm Apex Entertainment
3/13/2024 12:30-2:30pm EF Education First
4/3/2024 12:30-2:30pm St. Bridget's School
4/10/2024 12:30-2:30pm Nordstrom
4/24/2024 12:30-2:30pm
5/1/2024 12:30-2:30pm Natick Public Schools

Rams Refresh Presented by the Counseling Center
Whittemore Library Rams Renew Space C-UM-08
Every Wednesday; 1:45 to 2:15 p.m.

Join for relaxation and de-stressing. 

https://framingham.libcal.com/event/11771905

March 9th, 2024 from 9am-2pm – Spring Open House
April 6th, 2024 from 10am-2pm – Rams Rising: An Accepted Student Event
April 13th, 2024 from 10am-2pm – Rams Rising: An Accepted Student Event

-Dr. Thomas Koshy, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, has two articles published recently:
1. More Sums Involving Gibonacci Polynomial Squares Revisited, The Fibonacci Quarterly, 62:1 (2024), 29—33.
2. Sums Involving a Class of Gibonacci Polynomial Squares, The Fibonacci Quarterly, 62:1 (2024), 34—39.
In addition, he and Dr. Zhenguang Gao, Professor of Computer Science, co-authored the following article:
3) Sums Involving a Class of Jacobsthal Polynomial Squares, The Fibonacci Quarterly, 62:1 (2024), 40—44.