Campus Currents

Several interesting and engaging Arts & Ideas events are on tap for the Spring 2023 semester, continuing with the central theme of Sustaining Life & Sustaining Joy.

Below are two events coming up in February. For the complete lineup, be sure to check out the Arts & Ideas Website. Several events are being offered in hybrid format this semester.

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
Humanity, Design + Happiness by Daryl Christopher

McCarthy Center Alumni Room, at 4:30 PM

How can we sustain joy and connection in our modern, fast paced world? Through design elements, true stories, and reflective dialogue, this participatory event will discuss simple practices for sustaining happiness and be led by Daryl Christopher, a designer, educator, and founder of RE_KIN, a magazine focusing on communal wholeness through responsiveness.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
Artist Exhibition: Record Keeper

Reception at the Mazmanian Gallery and Panel Discussion at the Alumni Room

Record Keeper is an exhibition of ceramic artworks that explores how artists use clay, one of the oldest artistic mediums, to grapple with time. The included artists take a wide range of approaches to this theme. Adero Willard explores her diverse ancestries by employing building techniques indigenous to West Africa and by using red clay as the skin of the vessel. Megumi Naitoh's ceramic animations combine clay with digital technology to address the waves of racism currently aimed at Asians during the global pandemic. Paul Briggs' box-like forms reference the architecture of confinement within the prison system, suggesting what it means to be held in place and lose time. Elshafei Dafalla's contribution to the show will be a literal record of his time spent working with students in the art department during Fall 2022 to make an installation of forms that document the community and show how art can bridge differences.

The first Monthly Campus Sustainability Meeting of the semester is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom and will feature a presentation with Aimee Powelka, the community lead for Energize Framingham.

Energize Framingham is committed to making Framingham a cleaner, healthier and more equitable community by taking on climate change one action at a time. The organization works with residents, community groups, schools, and city government on clean energy, waste reduction and more through education and outreach.

To receive more information on FSU Sustainability Events, click here.

2-D or not 2-D: Drawings Lead to Sculpture

Danforth Art - 14 Vernon Street

Artists draw and design 2-dimensional shapes and then execute their sketches in 3-dimensional sculpture. Today’s project includes taking an in-depth look at sculpture in the Museum, sketching designs for a sculpture, and transforming 2-dimensional forms into 3-D.

Drop into Art happens the second Sunday of every month. All sessions are held from 1 – 4 p.m. Admission is always free. Registration is not required — just drop in!

Questions? Contact Katherine Tako-Girard or call 508-215-5117.

Monday, Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m.
O'Connor Hall 120

Join the Whittemore Library and the Center for Inclusive Excellence for a discussion of the graphic novel trilogy March by John Lewis. A limited number of FREE copies are available for pickup in the CIE (O'Connor 120) for people who would like to participate. Copies are also available through the Minuteman Library Network (https://www.minlib.net/) and on Overdrive (https://minuteman.overdrive.com/).

If you would like to pick up a FREE copy of March, please register for this event. Once you have registered, you can pick up your copy at the CIE (O'Connor 120) by showing your confirmation email. Copies will be available for pickup Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30-5pm and Thursdays from 11-3pm.

Please email kbarnard@framingham.edu or elaurie@framingham.edu if you need to make other arrangements for picking up books or have any other questions.

Our annual Accepted Student Receptions will be held this year on Saturday, March 25th and Saturday, April 1st.

We hope to have faculty and staff on hand to help demonstrate to our accepted students why Framingham State University is their best option for continuing their education!

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
10 a.m.
Alumnihouse.org

The next Coffee and Conversations talk of 2023 features volunteer archivists Patricia Berlandi ’70 & Michael Conway ’70 as they explore excerpts from IAFSA’s extensive collection of archival material. What was it like to be at the groundbreaking Framingham Normal School one hundred and fifty years ago? Find out through the words of Mary Howard, class of 1873.

Please RSVP call 508-872-9770 or email office@alumnihouse.org

Dear Campus Community,

You are welcome to attend a reception for the Chilean educators who come to FSU as advanced students in our ChileMass program. ChileMass is an educational program that supports and enhances the linguistic and pedagogic skills of educators in Chile's K-12 schools.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 4:30 p.m.
Center for Inclusive Excellence

Thank you!

Rebecca Hawk