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The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning and the MetroWest STEM Education Network are delighted to host a series of virtual events as part of Mass STEM Week:

To learn more or to register, visit https://cm-center.org/events-display

Life Sciences Jobs: Demystifying Career Paths 101
Monday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m.

We often hear references to “careers in the life sciences” without much context about what this actually entails. In this round table, we will hear from professionals with diverse expertise that include Data Science, Data Analytics, and Bioinformatics in Life Sciences. The goal of this conversation is to introduce some of the key roles in the life science industry, the skills employers are looking for, and the opportunities for students with diverse interests to contribute to this industry.

Changing Ecosystems - Tools to Engage Students
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 5:30 p.m.

In this session with Cleary Vaughan-Lee, executive director of the Global Oneness Project, discover tools which challenge students to consider changing ecosystems around the world. Multimedia stories will be shared which explore ecological understandings from various perspectives, including ones from Indigenous artists and writers, sounds ecologists, astronauts, scientists, and students.

How can students consider the cultural traditions that are intimately tied to local ecosystems which are threatened when the ecosystem itself shifts? What changes are students witnessing in their local ecosystems? Lesson plans and student work will also be shared.

Green Jobs Everywhere: Turning Your Passion for the Environment into an Impactful Career
Thursday, Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m.

There is an urgent need for young change agents to take strong action against climate and biodiversity loss. This need is transforming our economy and our culture and creating many new job opportunities in the sustainability sector. From science, to finance, to education, there are innumerable ways to make positive impacts for the environment and have an enriching career that helps save nature and people. Join us for a dynamic conversation with Brian Coyle, Co-director, Earth Optimism Youth Sustainability Leadership and contributor to programs spanning conservation, sustainability, environmental health and youth leadership training.

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

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.

Registration and details for all events: https://libguides.framingham.edu/neabigrea

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 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.

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 Linda Vaden-Goad Authors and Artists Series

Oct 26, 2021 04:30 PM

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrcO6grDssHNE9H9lTvjLL45pILb9S2XtW

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.

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

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrce-opz4pH9EFPFnGkDDYxeMb52V-4Ew6

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.

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.

Donald Halsing - Publications Intern

James Baldwin - a Black, gay author who emigrated away from the social tensions of the United States - refused, but simultaneously understood, racial categorization, said Dr. Rich Blint.

He said Baldwin suggested that believing in the category of “white American” is a “conscious choice.”

He added Baldwin understood a cause and effect pattern of racial categorization. “‘As long as you think you’re white,’ he said, ‘I’ll be forced to think I’m Black.’

“That disturbing, defining racial calculus is something he suggests that you can refuse,” Blint added.

Blint was the featured speaker at “James Baldwin and the Contemporary Global Struggle,” the first discussion hosted by FSU’s Arts & Ideas series Sept. 28. as part of its “Good Trouble” program.

He is a literature professor and director of the Race and Ethnicity program at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School in New York City.

Scenes from two documentaries on Baldwin shot in the early 1970s were shown during the event.

FSU Sociology Professor Kaan Argatan said Sedat Pakay’s documentary, “James Baldwin: From another Place,” was produced during one of Baldwin’s final visits to Istanbul. Baldwin came to Pakay with little money in need of a place where he could “find” himself again.

“Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris,” was produced by Terence Dixon.

Blint said, “Being able to see the United States from a distance is something we could all use.”

He discussed Bladwin’s reaction to an uncomfortable question asked by Dixon’s documentary crew. He said Baldwin insisted he was uninterested in being portrayed as an “exotic survivor.”

Rather, Baldwin told the filmmakers about the truth “you don’t want to find out.” Describing another Black man the filmmakers encountered, Baldwin said, “Because he looks the way he looks, and for no other reason - for no other reason - he could be dead in the morning.”

Blint said Baldwin didn’t believe in whiteness or race as a planetary event. “He does understand historically how it proceeds on the ground.”

He added Baldwin’s “refusal of the myth of the evil of American categorization” is what dominates two documentaries.

During the Q&A portion of the event, Blint was asked how he thought Baldwin would react to contemporary literature.

“I think Baldwin would appreciate the different voices,” he said. “What I think he would lament deeply is the refusal to confront the racial conundrum head on.”

Leslie Starobin, Lyceum Lecture Speaker

Monday, November 1, 2021, 5:30-7PM

Framing Narratives of the Past

Structured as a visual travelogue tracing the routes of memory, this Lyceum Lecture will feature my recent sabbatical project—a photo essay that preserves, in living color, landscapes of ancestral memory and Nazi genocide as they appear today in Poland, seventy-five years after liberation. These topographies are framed by quotes from relatives recalling the events they witnessed and experienced, including arriving at the gates of Auschwitz. At a time when"two-thirds of American millennials don’t know what Auschwitz was"(The Boston Globe) and in an age when "Holocaust appropriation, fueled by this global pandemic, is going viral"(CNN),this lecture will address how art contributes to the preservation of historical memory and how, in challenging times, art can serve as an educational catalyst.

Wednesday, Nov. 3, In person and virtual options

Register at: https://www.alumni.framingham.edu/s/1929/bp20/interior.aspx?sid=1929&gid=2&pgid=623

Featured Speakers:

Sophie Blackall

Javaka Steptoe

Special Guest: Kate DiCamillo

The Swiacki Children's Literature Festival at Framingham State University is an annual celebration of children's books featuring renowned authors and illustrators in the field. The event includes book signings, lectures and workshops sharing the latest developments in the craft. The event launched in 1986 as the David McCord Children's Literature Festival, and was sponsored by the Nobscot Reading Council. Framingham State has hosted the festival since its inception and began coordinating the event in 2006. In 2014, the festival was renamed the Swiacki Children's Literature Festival at Framingham State University in recognition of the efforts and support of alumnae donors, Nancy and Janina Swiacki.

It’s time to Mix and Bake again! Events take place on Friday via Zoom and start at 4:00 p.m.

November 5
30 Minute Dinner Rolls

December 10
Mini Gingerbread Whoppie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

You can register for an event by clicking on the embedded links above. Zoom links and ingredient lists will be sent out the week of each event. For questions contact cwickham@framingham.edu.

See you all in the kitchen soon!

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 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.