Campus Currents

March 8, 2021

Judith Kalaora as Christa McAuliffe

CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe

March 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kVL8UiNKTzq5W3p6zPUvuw

Who is America's favorite teacher? Ask anyone old enough about Christa McAuliffe and they will tell you exactly where they were when the Challenger shuttle launched; however, few people understand who Mrs. McAuliffe really was. America's Teacher in Space was an educational pioneer and her goals and accomplishments are explored in this performance.

FSU begins Women’s History Month with a faithful message

By Soren Colstrup, publications intern

FSU kicked off Women’s History Month with a lecture by Dr. Teresa Fazio, based on her memoir, Fidelis, which discusses the experiences she faced in Iraq as a young Marine and how she dealt with them through writing.

Fazio repeatedly interacted with the question that is featured in the title of her lecture, “Always Faithful… To What?”

She said, “I feel faithful to the civic responsibility of my Marines. Fidelis explores the themes of fidelity both to one’s self and to your colleagues. I wrestled, both in Iraq and after, with some survivor’s guilt. I didn’t feel like I had acted the best I could.”

“I dug through my old journals and had to reprocess them. There are some things that happened in Iraq where I was like, I can’t possibly write about that, and then pretty soon it was all I could write about. Pretty soon I was writing a memoir,” she added.

During the lecture, Fazio touched upon her experience of existing in the United States Marine Corps as a young woman.

She said, “Through RTC I was surrounded by dudes. The Marine Corps is currently at a whopping 9 percent female. When I was in, it was about 7 percent female.”

Fazio says she was told early on by a female sergeant that for generations women in the Marine Corps have had to deal with having insulting labels placed upon them. Her way of existing in this harsh climate was to try to be like everyone’s sister.

“I was used to bossing around my older brothers,” she said.

Fazio explained that there were also many difficulties in bridging the gap between the life of deployment and returning to life in the United States.

“When I came back from Iraq it was like pressing play again. Everything was the same, but internally I had changed. I did not feel okay.”

Fazio explained that she used her writing as a coping mechanism, but that was not always the case.

She said, “I tried all these things that didn’t work. I skateboarded a lot and ate a lot of fast food. Which is really great if you’re 12, but not as an adult. I later got a dog and that was one of the most-healthy ways to cope. His name was Buster and I called him my blonde, mellow, California man.”

Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Smithsonian

The Christa McAuliffe Center and the Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University, a Smithsonian Affiliate, will co-host three virtual lectures organized by the Smithsonian Institution to celebrate Women’s History Month. These talks spotlight some of the Smithsonian scholars featured in the publication Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Stories of Strength, Ingenuity and Vision from the National Collection. All talks support the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, designed to create, disseminate, and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women. Full descriptions are provided below.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 7 PM EST
Lena Richard and Julia Child: Two Women Who Changed Culinary History
Co-hosted by the Christa McAuliffe Center
To register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/8316129723275/WN_XO3BCxagSV28xoI1M0PKng

Through their cookbooks, teaching, and television programs, these extraordinary women inspired generations of people to take cooking seriously. They challenged perceptions and stereotypes of women in their respective eras and made lasting contributions to culinary history. Their stories, reflective of their very different backgrounds, reveal insights about women, race, food, and culture in 20th-century America.
Featuring: Paula Johnson, Curator, National Museum of American History / Ashley Rose Young, PhD, Historian, National Museum of American History

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 5 PM EST
Women in Aerospace: Stories from the Smithsonian Collection
Co-hosted by the Christa McAuliffe Center
To register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/7916129723842/WN_zXqmEc6lSHymljxEAl56kA

Dr. Margaret Weitekamp has researched and written on how a groundswell of support helped create a Lego set representing women’s contributions to aerospace. Join us for a discussion of how women have worked from the very beginning of aviation to innovate, and how museums have documented their stories.
Featuring: Margaret Weitekamp, PhD, Curator and Department Chair, Space History Department, National Air and Space Museum

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 7 PM EST
Ancient Worlds Contemporary Selves: Smithsonian Scholars Explore Intersectionality
Co-hosted by the Danforth Art Museum
To register: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/webinar/register/1016129798047/WN_rXTu_civR-SoIv4YTYJTBA

In this discussion, scholars from the National Museum of the American Indian, Asian Pacific American Center and Smithsonian American Art Museum explore how artists integrate the ancient world within their contemporary artistic practice. In so doing, their works update and create new meanings, allowing them to pass on complex and layered cultural interpretations to future generations.
Featuring: Michelle Delaney, PhD, Assistant Director for History and Culture, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian / Healoha Johnston, Curator, Asian Pacific American Women’s Cultural History, Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center / Claudia Zapata, Curatorial Assistant, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist Talk: Edwin González-Ojeda

Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 p.m.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcuyppjouHNLh2ct_iL5pHKrKwGfijFSb

In conjunction with the Annual Juried Show, Mazmanian Gallery is pleased to present an artist talk by guest juror, Edwin González-Ojeda. In his practice González-Ojeda joins seemingly unrelated aspects to explore the narrative that emerges at their intersection. His use of embroidery associates the conceptual junction of the masculine with the feminine in order to create a dialogue on gender norms and contemplate notions of masculinity. He reappropriates derogatory terms used to refer to marginalized people and places them in a context that toys with their meaning.

Spring Lyceum Lecture: Dr. Vandana Singh

The End of the Future: Rethinking Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond

Tuesday, March 16, 5:30 p.m.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-lyceum-tickets-137833163703

The future, as conceptualized by the dominant paradigm of modern industrial civilization no longer exists, thanks to the complex of crises that confront us today: climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing social inequality, to name only three. In this talk, Dr. Vandana Singh describes her journey towards a transdisciplinary, justice-centered conceptualization of climate change that began with a trip to the Alaskan Arctic in 2014. She developed this approach in an unconventional general physics undergraduate class for non-science students inspired by transformational learning theory and embodied learning. Her quest to understand climate change, while rooted in the sciences, has taken her beyond its boundaries to include social-environmental concerns centered on justice. In this presentation she describes the motivation and development of this transdisciplinary approach, and how the integration of key scientific ideas with wider considerations allows us to harness the imagination toward alternative visions of diverse sustainable futures. She discusses how such an approach might contribute to the generation of multiple context-specific, justice-centered and science-informed approaches to climate education, communication and action.

AstroNights LIVE: A Star's Life

Friday, March 19 at 7 p.m.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t-9ClRlBSU-Yrm2en5xpow

The stars, aside from daily and annual motions, do not appear to change much on the scale of a human lifetime. But in fact, they are born, live, and die on timescales far vaster than we can experience. This month, look up and see stars at every stage including Betelgeuse, one of the most intriguing of the stars in the spring sky. This is a star with a diameter over 750 times that of the Sun; if it were placed in the Sun's position in our Solar System, its surface would extend out past the orbit of Jupiter. Yet, mighty Betelgeuse will have much shorter lifetime than the Sun. And, towards the end of its life, things will get truly bizarre.

Career Services Virtual Events

Virtual Employer Showcase, Wednesday, 4/7, on Zoom, 1:30-2:30pm, featuring the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce
The CSER Office’s traditional Wednesday Employer Showcase is currently a “virtual networking” platform on Zoom. As we are socially distancing, networking has never been more important. This week’s Virtual Employer Showcase will give students an opportunity to informally network with the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce President Jim Giammarinaro, and a few Chamber businesses who may be hiring for full-time and/or internship opportunities. The MWCC Virtual Employer Showcase will also highlight the mission of the Chamber, its services, and will share insight on trends in the MetroWest job market and its industries. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/963892238. Log onto Handshake or Ramlink to get the required password.

Career Services and Employer Relations Virtual Spring Career and Internship Fair 2021, Wednesday, April 21, 2:00 – 4:00 pm on Handshake

Connect Virtually With Diverse Employers!
Expand your professional network by participating!
Register in Handshake

All students, in every major, are welcome to network with our partnering employers to further explore career & internship opportunities. Join us at this virtual fair and treat it just like a live event. Participate in virtual group sessions and one-on-one sessions hosted by our partnering employers. Visit as many employers as you desire. Learn about organizations and their recruitment needs, as well as best application practices. Review this guide to help you prepare for the Fair: Student Virtual Fair Preparation Guide. For questions or more information contact: careerservices@framingham.edu.

Virtual Job Fairs and Information Sessions Not Hosted by FSU

Please note that these programs/events are being externally hosted by an outside employer or agency, and are not affiliated with Framingham State University. They are being shared because they may be of interest to members of our FSU community. Advertisement of these programs/events does not indicate Framingham State University’s sponsorship or endorsement. All participants should exercise caution when participating.

For more information about these events visit: https://www.framingham.edu/the-fsu-difference/career-services/index

March

J.B. Hunt Virtual Series: Internal Perspectives on the Apps Development Internship Program at J.B. Hunt
Thursday, March 11, 2021
3 pm - 4 pm

AAEE/Kappa Delta Pi Teacher Job Fair
Thursday, March 11, 2021
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Teach Western Mass Annual Hiring Fair
Saturday, March 13, 2021
10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Register online

STEM Internships and Fellowships Information Session for ORISE
Wednesday, March 17
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Register at http://bit.ly/ORISE-Monthly-Info-Session to attend and a link will be provided.

Boston Children’s Hospital Child Life Informational Session
Saturday, March 20, 2021
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Please register by March 6th, 2021

MassHire Downtown Boston Healthcare Virtual Job Fair
Thursday, March 25, 2021
11 am - 3 pm

April

Disney College Program Information Session
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
3 pm
RSVP to Giselle Frechette, WSU Disney Program Advisor

Westfield State University "Get Hired" Career Fair 2021
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Register in Handshake

MERC Career Fair
Thursday, April 22, 2021
10 am - 1 pm

J.B. Hunt Virtual Series: ERGs of J.B. Hunt - Supportive Spaces That Drive Inclusion
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
1 pm – 2 pm

AAEE/Kappa Delta Pi Teacher Job Fair
Thursday, April 29, 2021
1:00 - 5:00 PM
June

AAEE/Kappa Delta Pi Teacher Job Fair
Thursday, June 10, 2021
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Upcoming events

Women's Lacrosse vs Fitchburg State

Saturday, March 30, 2024

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Maple Street Field

Organized by: Athletics

Baseball vs Albertus Magnus

Monday, April 1, 2024

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Bowditch Field Athletic & Cultural Complex

Organized by: Athletics

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