Campus Currents

October 13th, 2021, 4:30 p.m., Hybrid Event, McCarthy Center Forum and available virtually.

For many people, the history of school desegregation in the United States is a distinctly Southern, mid-twentieth-century phenomenon with Brown v. Board of Education as a landmark case. Yet a century before that, African American girls and women in Massachusetts led the fight for educational justice. In doing so, they became educational reformers, and their valuable work reshaped public education in the North. Dr. Kabria Baumgartner presents an account of this fascinating history that not only spotlights the long struggle for black educational justice in the region but also reminds us of our collective obligation today to democratize schools.

Framingham State and partners are hosting events to recognize Native American Heritage Month featuring author, Joy Harjo. Free copies of her book, An American Sunrise, are available.

October 11, 2021, 1 p.m. Kickoff Event

Whittemore Library, virtual event. The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian program hosts Youth in Action: Indigenous Peoples' Day—Black-Indigenous Youth Advancing Social Justice.

October 9-March 6, 2021 Indigenous Voices in Contemporary Art exhibition

Danforth Art Museum, 14 Vernon St. View selected works from the Danforth’s permanent collection to honor Indigenous artists, including artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.

October 16, 2021, 1 p.m. Family Workshop: Art & Joy/ Painting

Danforth Art School, 14 Vernon St. Create unique artwork using watercolor and colored pencil inspired by the poetry of Joy Harjo.

October 16, 2021, 1 p.m. Family Workshop: Art & Joy/Sculpture

Danforth Art School, 14 Vernon St. Create unique artwork using air dry clay inspired by the poetry of Joy Harjo.

October 23, 2021 Mixed Media Workshop for Adults

Danforth Art School, 14 Vernon St. Create unique artwork inspired by the poetry of Joy Harjo.

November 4, 2021, 4:30 p.m. “Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Art”

Whittemore Library, virtual event. David Penney, lead curator of the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian collection, will talk about the artists and their work.

November 8, 2021, 4:30 p.m. Contemporary Native American Poetry

Whittemore Library, virtual event. Dr. Brinkman will discuss Native American poetry, drawing on the LOC Living Nations, Living Worlds exhibit of first people’s poetry curated by Joy Harjo and the Modern American Poetry site.

November 17 and November 22 at 7 p.m., Book discussion on An American Sunrise

Framingham Public Library

November 10 and December 6 at 1:30 p.m., Book book discussion on An American Sunrise

Whittemore Library, virtual event

November 13-14, 2021, 10 a.m. Professional Development Workshop

Danforth Art Museum, 14 Vernon st. The workshop will focus on Native Americans: A Poetry and Art Workshop for teachers centering on Joy Harjo’s book An American Sunrise.

December 8, 2021, 4:30 p.m. Keynote author event “A Talk with Joy Harjo”

Whittemore Library, virtual event Joy Harjo, of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, will talk about her book of poetry An American Sunrise.

February 2, 2022 Presentation

Larry “Spotted” Crow will give a presentation at MassBay Community College Library.

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Framingam State's Danforth Museum is excited to celebrate with its artists, members, and friends in person as it opens three new shows!

Saturday, Oct. 16, 6 to 8 p.m.

Register here

Dan Dowd’s Found and Gifted explores the role of the artist in relation to found objects, their presence and process, and the conversion of the object into a work of art.

Anne Lambert’s The Way Things Go is the title of a piece in which Lambert illustrates “how things go” in twenty-one different ways, from flaming out, to washing away, to soaring out of sight.

Indigenous Voices in Contemporary Art highlights a selection of works from the Danforth’s permanent collection to honor Indigenous artists who keep traditions, culture, and ritual alive while bringing attention to the ongoing struggles they still face.

Attendance is free, but registration is required. Please choose the time you plan to arrive in order to facilitate crowd management.

Friday, October 15, 2021 at 7:00PM
Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning

The Christa McAuliffe Center is hosting an official NASA-sponsored Webb Space Telescope Community Event to celebrate the launch of the telescope, currently planned on December 18, 2021. The keynote speaker for the evening is Dr. Kathryn Flanagan, Astronomer Emerita at the Space Telescope Science Institute and former Webb mission head. Dr. Flanagan will introduce us to the largest astrophysics mission in NASA's history and the science it will return. The keynote will be preceded by a short multimedia presentation introducing some of the science goals and questions that will be explored by the Webb Telescope.
Keynote Summary:

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest astrophysics mission in NASA's history, currently planned to launch on December 18, 2021. With a segmented mirror extending 6 meters across, and a sunshield the size of a tennis court, this mammoth observatory is folded up for launch, and unfurls as it travels to its final orbit a million miles away. JWST was designed to see the first galaxies forming shortly after the Big Bang, and has been nicknamed the “First Light Machine." But its infrared sensitivity allows it to peer into dusty environments, making it the perfect instrument to explore the regions where stars and planets form, and to trace how galaxies have evolved over time. JWST's potential is so transformative for astronomy that three international space agencies – NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency – have partnered together to bring it to launch. Dr. Kathryn Flanagan, astronomer emerita at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will introduce us to this marvelous facility and the science it will return.

The Fashion Design and Retailing Department is hosting a free giveaway of sewing and knitting supplies, sewing books, and dozens of fabrics in Hemenway Hall 232 on October 12th from 5:30-6:30pm. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to take as much as they can carry.

Join students and faculty from the English Department in celebrating the Alan Feldman Week of Poetry!

Poetry Reading by Daniel Tobin
October 19, 2021 at 7 p.m. – Heineman Ecumenical Center

The English Department kicks off its annual Alan Feldman Week of Poetry with a reading by award-winning poet, Daniel Tobin. Tobin is the author of eight books of poems, most recently From Nothing (Four Way Books, 2016), and Blood Labors (Four Way Books, 2018), as well as The Stone in the Air, his suite of versions from the German of Paul Celan (Salmon Poetry, 2018). The New York Times named Blood Labors one of the Best Poetry Books of the year for 2018. Tobin will be reading poems from his latest books, along with new work.

Faculty Poetry Reading
October 21, 2021 at 7 p.m. – Zoom Meeting
Please use the QR code to access this meeting or use the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89926802638

Student Poetry Slam
October 22, 2021 at 7 p.m. – Sandella’s

By Donald Halsing - Publications Intern

All activism work intersects with food, said Eastie Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Tech Maxwell Chezem.

“It is the building block for anything else that you want to talk about,” he added.

Chezem was a speaker at “Food as Activism in the Past and Present,” a discussion hosted by FSU’s Arts & Ideas series Oct. 5. as part of its “Good Trouble” program.

Jessica B. Harris, a professor emeritus of Queens College, New York, said the early days of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s were fueled by food activism.

Harris explained how four Black college freshmen began the Greensboro, North Carolina lunch counter sit-ins. A week later, hundreds of peaceful protesters had joined them and pushed for desegregation of local businesses.

Harris mentioned the Black Panther Party’s innovative free breakfast program for children and distribution of food to the poor were replicated by local and national governments.

“Like armies, activists march on their stomachs,” she said. Women such as Georgia Gilmore and Leah Chase sheltered social activists in their homes and restaurants, providing not only food to eat but also a place to freely discuss Civil Rights.

Roberto Gomez, site manager for Eastie Farm, discussed the transformation of a vacant lot in Boston into a community garden.

He said the farm can produce 5,000 meals per week for local residents living with food insecurities, including healthy, sustainable produce.

The farm relies on neighbors who volunteer. “You can just be anybody who wants to help, or make a change, or make a political statement,” he added.

Gomez and Chezem said Eastie Farm hosts a summer program to educate children about where their food comes from, including how to grow crops and cook a meal using their harvest.

Chezem said Eastie Farm’s staff and volunteers inform the surrounding community about sustainable agriculture.

“Local production is surprisingly bountiful, but you have to be okay with making compromises,” said Chezem. He teaches people to learn how to cook using appropriate substitutes when certain crops are out of season.

Chezem said, “If we keep going on in the way that we currently are, we're going to inevitably exacerbate a lot of climate crises.

“That's never going to stop until we make some large-scale, systematic changes to how we approach issues of food availability and food access,” he added. “It's going to be a conversation that needs to happen all the way down to everyday people.”

October 20th, 4:30 p.m. McCarthy Center Alumni Room and streamed via Facebook Live

Speakers:

Emily Rosenberg, Arts &
Features Editor, The Gatepost

Emily Sweeney, Journalist at
The Boston Globe

The New England First Amendment's Coalition's (NEAFC) Emily Sweeney, a reporter at The Boston Globe, will speak about professional information vetting strategies and provide guidance on how to best assess online news sources. Emily Rosenberg, a student at Framingham State University, will begin the program by presenting her research about social media use and the prevalence of misinformation online.

This event is presented by Whittemore Library in partnership with the NEAFC.

The Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA) located at 42 Adams Road, Framingham is hosting a series of Coffee and Conversations.

The series will continue October 19, 2021, Zoom, and in person and 10:00 am-11:00 am onsite.

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

Title: Author Talk - Everyday Superheroes - Women in STEM Careers
Author: Joshua Sneideman

Description: The coffee talk will cover research into how to motivate more young girls to participate in STEM fields, including Josh's recent award-winning book Everyday Superheroes - Women in STEM. In the session, Josh will go through strategies and concepts in motivating all students, especially young girls, by exposing them to STEM role models early in their education.

October 27, 2021, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Work-life balance means something a little different to everyone, and how to achieve it also varies, but feeling we have time for things that are important to us, work, family, friends and self, without feeling stressed and overwhelmed is key.

During this remote session, enjoy your lunch as you log in and join our panel of Framingham State presenters. Listen in as they discuss what work-life balance means to them, as well as their difficulties with and successes in achieving it, followed by questions and comments from the audience.

We are thrilled to have joining our panel:

Sara Mulkeen, Marketing & Communications
Emmanuella Gibson, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
Joe D’Andrea, Psychology & Philosophy

If you have any question, please feel free to contact any of the Women’s Affinity group members: Peg Charbonnier, Katelyn Christopher, Debbie Hogan, Meghan Maxfield, and Nina Ricci.

Oct 26, 2021 04:30 PM

Tim McDonald is an artist whose drawings deliver a space where culture, history, myth, mystery, ritual, wilderness, and time intersect. Beatriz Alvarado’s publication Between the Sun and the Moon invites us to experience a wonderful journey and meet mythical ancient Andean characters who interact with humans and influence their destinies. Both artist and author emphasize the importance of wisdom from ancient periods.

Wednesday Employer Showcases

Employers showcase their organizations, in person, most Wednesdays in the McCarthy Center lobby. Their goal is to network with and recruit students for full-time jobs or internships. Students can stop by their table to learn more.

There are two time slots: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 Noon to 1:30 p.m., featuring up to four different employers:

10/20 10am-11:30am: Chick-fil-A
12pm-1:30pm: Staples

11/3 10am-11:30am: Olympus Moving & Storage
12pm-1:30pm: Whole Foods Market

11/10 10am-11:30am: Nordstrom
12pm-1:30pm: Altar’d State

11/17 10am-11:30am: Unites States Navy
12pm-1:30pm: United Way of Tri-County – Call2Talk

12/1 10am-11:30am: HMEA
12pm-1:30pm: The National Guard

12/8 10am-11:30am: TBD
12pm-1:30pm: TBD

MA State Universities Fall Virtual Career Fairs on Handshake
The Massachusetts State Universities are hosting four joint virtual career fairs to be held on HANDSHAKE. Students will virtually meet with employers and explore internship, part-time, and full-time opportunities that meet their career goals, though video group chats and one-on-one sessions. Students MUST pre-register on Handshake.

Each fair is industry focused, but ALL majors are welcome to all fairs.
Register on Handshake at https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs

MA State Universities Criminal Justice and Government
Virtual Career Fair
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

MA State Universities Humanities, Nonprofit and Social Sciences
Virtual Career Fair
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

MA State Universities STEM and Health Sciences
Virtual Career Fair
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

The 16th Annual Major/Minor Fair
Tuesday, October 27, 11:30 a.m.— 1:00 p.m., MC Forum
Students having difficulty choosing a major or a minor can learn more about which careers would correlate to their choices. Visit academic tables, Career Services, and International Education (Study Abroad). Students can ask questions about classes and skills needed for the major/minor they are considering, and how graduate school and internships play a role.