Campus Currents

February 3, 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Come hear what makes the Danforth Art Museum’s galleries and collections so special. Join Museum Director and Curator Jessica Roscio for a talk about the treasures of the collection; rotating exhibitions of contemporary, regional artists; and their commitment to serving the FSU, Framingham, and Greater Boston community.

Part of the Lifelong Learning Series, a partnership between Framingham State and Framingham Public Library.

The Arts & Ideas Program has several fantastic events lined up for the spring semester as part of the Good Trouble feature series!

The first two events in February are:

What Can Indigenous Knowledge Teach Us about Climate Justice and Sustainability?
February 9, 2022, 4:30 p.m., Hybrid - McCarthy Center Forum and available virtually.
Register for Virtual Link Here

How can teachers and students integrate indigenous knowledge into our classrooms and communities as we journey towards climate justice? Join us to discuss this topic with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.

Artist Hernease Davis: Self-Care Through the Artistic Process
SCHEDULE CHANGE - Exhibit to be on display March 1-31st. Event to be scheduled during the week of February 28th.  In-Person - McCarthy Center Forum

Hernease Davis is a photo-based artist using photograms, cyanotypes, and craft to emphasize self-care through the artistic process. She has been shaping her practice into a psychological space where she may safely confront emotional scars, respond to visceral impulses, and grow in acceptance of the imperfections inherent in the material process. The exhibition opening starts in the Mazmanian Gallery at 4:30 p.m. and then the lecture will be conducted in the Forum at 5:30 p.m.  

To view the full schedule of events, visit www.framingham.edu/artsandideas

Please join the Kathleen Barnard, our new Student Engagement Coordinator, and the Whittemore Library for a series of discussions on The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine. This groundbreaking work brings together 19 essays and 36 poems and short fiction pieces to help readers reframe and re-examine American history and what it means to be a Black American.

The Library has four print copies of the book and an ebook. You can check out the books here at the library, check out the book at your public library, or purchase the book separately. You do not have to read the book to participate in the discussions; there is plenty of additional content available at the library’s 1619 research guide.

Format of the Discussions and Zoom links

Three discussion sessions are scheduled on Monday and Wednesday afternoons (1:30-2:30) in February:

• Monday February 14 Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82830380673
• Wednesday February 23 Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82074831066
• Monday February 28 Zoom meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87342470279

Each of the three discussion sessions will focus on a particular idea of the book, as opposed to specific essays or works. This allows for more people to participate in the discussion, regardless of whether or not they have read the whole book.

Annual Juried Student Exhibition Opening Reception

January 31 - February 23, 2022

Reception: POSTPONED TO February 15th, 4:30-6:30pm

Each year Mazmanian Gallery presents a juried exhibition of artwork made by students from across the Framingham State University campus. Kickoff the Spring Semester by checking out the great work of our art students!

Spring 2022

Weekly on Mondays (whenever classes are in session)
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Remotely via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvfuyorD0tH9x-3V3ENZo-igRslrAKC6gH

Questions or Comments?
Email Katelyn Christopher: kchristopher@framingham.edu

Students, Staff, & Faculty: All are welcome

The University will hold its Accepted Student Receptions on Saturday, April 2nd and Saturday, April 9th, 2022.

-Dr. Thomas Koshy, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics has two articles published recently:

1. "Graph-theoretic Confirmations of Four Sums of Jacobsthal Polynomial Products of Order 4," The Fibonacci Quarterly, 59.4 (2021), 319-326.
2. "Infinite Sums Involving Jacobsthal Polynomial Products," The Fibonacci Quarterly, 59.4 (2021), 338-348.