Alumni Perspectives are welcome. Submissions should be no more than 500 words and can be e-mailed to development@frc.mass.edu or mailed to Hilltop Happenings Perspectives, Office of Alumni Relations, Framingham State College, 100 State St., Framingham, MA 01701. Submissions may be edited for style, grammar, mechanics, content and length.
 

October's Highlight: They Got Game!

GO RAMS! The Rams baseball team makes a great play at a game vs. UMass Boston.  Do you know that year this was?  Remember this game?  (Photo by Jay Mitchell Courtesy Framingham State College Archives)

- Compiled by Nikki Wetherell '07

Framingham State College has a rich history, steeped in tradition. Do you have a piece of history to share? Let us know what you think of this photo, or better yet, send us your own favorite Framingham State College photo. E-mail pictures and/or responses to development@frc.mass.edu, or mail to: Alumni Relations, Att: Laura Lo, Framingham State College, 100 State St., Framingham, MA 01701. Please be sure to identify the people or action taking place in your photo submission. Photos will be returned upon request. Responses may be published in future editions of Hilltop Happenings.

Last Issue's Highlight: Were You a (Hilltop) Player?

Did you know that the Fine Arts club changed its name to the Hilltop Players in 1949 to emphasize its role as the Dramatic Society of the College?
 

IAFSA Welcomes 15th President of FSC

At its September meeting, the Executive Board of the Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni welcomed the 15th President of the College, Dr. Timothy J. Flanagan,  and his wife, Dr. Nancy A. Flanagan, to the College, Alumni House and the neighborhood.  The board presented the Flanagans with a collection of books related to the histories of the College, the Association, and the Town of Framingham.  Executive Director of College Advancement Alan Quebec also attended as a guest.  After the social hour, the board convened in the conference room and discussed with President Flanagan the shape of the future between Framingham State College and IAFSA.  A mechanism was developed to continue the conversation during the next few months and much optimism was expressed.

      Photo by Virginia Ferguson '59

Kathy Cotter, Class of 1978, President of the Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni, (left) with FSC President Timothy J. Flanagan and his wife, Dr. Nancy A. Flanagan

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Dr. Diane Lowe Receives Faculty Honor 

By Martha Flinter

Dr. Diane L. Lowe of the Education Department has received the 2006 Framingham State College Distinguished Faculty Award.  Dr. Lowe received her B.S. in Elementary Education and Music, her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, and her Ed.D. in Reading and Language Arts from the University of Memphis. She joined the faculty at Framingham State College in l973.  She serves as the literacy specialist for the elementary education coordinate major and as coordinator of and adviser to the Literacy and Language graduate reading program.

Throughout her career, Dr. Lowe has been a contributor to many aspects of public education and to many professional organizations.  She is an education and literacy consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Education, serving on the Governor’s Reading Leadership Team; a consultant on literacy and language arts for a number of towns and publishers; Chair of the Education Department Graduate Committee; faculty adviser for Alpha Upsilon Alpha, the honor society of the International Reading Association; charter member and past president of MACURE (Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Educators); past president of both the Massachusetts Reading Association and the Nobscot Reading Council; as well as a member of the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English and the New England Reading Association.  She currently serves on the executive boards for MRA and MACURE.

Dr. Lowe’s excellence in teaching and her commitment to learning has a profound effect on her students.  She challenges them to reach their greatest potential and serves as a positive role model and dedicated adviser. 

In her 33 years at Framingham State College, Dr. Lowe has taught more than 4,000 students.  Her students have taught hundreds of thousands of children to read and write.  Thus, more than a million children are better readers and writers because of the work done by Dr. Lowe.

Dr. Diane Lowe has been a major contributor to the College’s highly respected teacher education program.  In the words of William Arthur Ward, “The good teacher explains.  The superior teacher demonstrates.  The great teacher inspires.”

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Department Briefs  

The College recently received a bequest of $160,000 from the Estate of Professor Anita Goldner of the Mathematics Department. Professor Goldner's wish to create an endowed scholarship for students majoring in math education was included in her will.

Professor John Anderson of the Art and Music Department has been awarded a grant for $7,000 from the Artist Resource Trust Fund to help develop new films in animation and video.

The Office of Admissions and Linda Kuniholm of the Center for Academic Support hosted the MetroWest YMCA's Jump Start to College program, an early college awareness program for middle school students. Thirty middle schoolers enjoyed a Framingham State College campus tour and participated in a game show, "Who Wants to Be a College Student?" Game show host David Baldwin of the Office of Multicultural Affairs asked the students questions related to college planning, career exploration, college athletic teams, study strategies, pop culture and science.

Dr. Susan Dargan of the Sociology Department, Professor Irene Foster of the Consumer Sciences Department, Professor Karen Perman of the Economics and Business Administration Department, and Andrea Pickles of Academic Technology and Distance Education represented Framingham State College at the International E-Portfolio Research Conference in Washington in July. Universities and Colleges from the United States, Great Britain and Canada presented and critiqued one another's research proposals. Participation in the conference was by invitation only, and Framingham State was one of 15 higher education organizations invited.

Faculty Publications, Exhibits & Honors

Professor Robert Alter of the Communication Arts Department exhibited photographs at the French Library and Cultural Center/ Alliance Francaise of Boston and Cambridge. The exhibition, titled "Paris Gris: Paris From the Outside Looking In," was on display until Sept. 30.

Professor John Anderson of the Art and Music Department exhibited a selection of sculptures in a group show at the artStrand Gallery in Provincetown. The exhibition ran from June 9 through July 10.

Dr. Emilce A. Cordeiro of the Modern Languages Department had her paper, "Kamchatka: politica, juegos y television" published in the June 2006 issue of Con-textos, a widely circulated journal by the University of Medellin.

Professor Marc Cote of the Art and Music Department has his solo exhibition "Marc Cote: New Prints" on display at the Perrin Gallery in Brookline through Oct. 14.

Dr. Michele C. Davillia of the Modern Languages Department published a selection of her poetry in Poetas sin tregua (Poets Without a Pause: Selections From Six Puerto Rican Female Poets) by Publidisa, Madrid, Spain (2006). A selection of her poetry also was included in Poemas del Mar (Sea Poems) published by the International Female Writers Association, Galicia, Spain (2006) and in the 14th edition of the Nueva Poesia Hispanoamericana (New Hispanic American Anthology) edited by Leo Zelada, Lima, Peru (2006).

Dr. Thomas Koshy of the Mathematics Department had his article, "Lattice Points in a Family of Hyperbolas," published in The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 90 (July 2006), pp. 314-316. He also had two articles in the Metrowest Daily News: "Math, New Math and Now Fuzzy Math" (July 2, 2006) and "Lure Talented Students to Math and Science" (July 23, 2006).

Still photographs made in the early 1970s by Dr. Derrick Te Paske of the Communication Arts Department are included in a new documentary "Front Wards, Back Wards," a history of the Walter E. Fernald School in Waltham. Produced by the Coruway Film Institute, the film will air on PBS later this year.

Obituaries

Dr. Jeanne Canelli, Chair of the Education Department and Director of the Child Development Lab, died June 3. Contributions in memory of Dr. Canelli can be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or the Lance Armstrong Foundation, PO Box 6003, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6603.

Dr. Arthur G. Chaves, Executive Vice President, Emeritus, died June 27. Scholarship contributions in his memory may be made to Dr. Arthur G. Chaves Scholarship Fund, c/o the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, Framingham State College, Dwight Hall, Room 305, 100 State St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Gloria Lanspery, Reader Assistant in the Office of Disability Services until December 2005, died May 4. 

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DGCE to Hold Information Session

Would you like to earn a degree without disrupting your life? Do you need to return to school to advance your career, but can't fit classes into your overloaded schedule? If so, attend an Information Session for the Department of Graduate and Continuing Education:

 Monday, Nov. 13 from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in the College Center Forum
 Find out how you can live and learn at Framingham State College.

• Meet with an academic adviser

• Learn more about our programs

• Sign up for classes

For more information, visit www.framingham.edu/dgce, e-mail dgce@frc.mass.edu or call 508-626-4550, ext. 9

The Department of Graduate and Continuing Education has moved!

The office is now located on the 5th floor of the College Center.

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