Campus Currents

Monday, March 7

McCarthy Center Forum, 1:30 p.m.

Originally from Long Island, trombonist William Lang is an active performer, improviser, and teacher based in New York City. He can be found playing in all settings and style, from the avant-garde and classical to Broadway and indie chamber pop. He has given his signature unaccompanied recitals throughout the United States, played concertos in both America and Europe, and has also recorded with such artists as Philip Glass, David Bryne, St. Vincent, and Jonsi (of Sigur Ros.) Intensely passionate for chamber music, he is a founding member of the groundbreaking ensemble loadbang (an original and unique group of musicians interested in cutting edge music,) as well as a member of groups such as the Lang/Rainwater Project, TILT Brass, SEM Ensemble, and So Wrong it's Right. The New York Times has called his playing "fiercely, virtuosic" and the Boston Globe has hailed him for his "superb performance" in past solo works.

Monday, March 7, 2022
Stop by any time between 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Outside in O’Connor Lot by Maynard Road

Cloud Date: Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Participants of all ages are invited to join us for stargazing!

Outside in the O’Connor Parking Lot, use telescopes to observe the Moon while McAuliffe Center staff are available to answer your questions about telescopes and our Universe.

March 29, 2022, 4:30 p.m., In-Person - Heineman Ecumenical Center

Audrey Kali’s new film Farm and Red Moon documents her quest to explore the ambiguous moral underbelly of farm animal slaughter practices. Rachel Trousdale’s new book, Humor, Empathy, and Community in Twentieth-Century American Poetry, argues that poets like T. S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, and Cathy Park Hong use humor to examine how well people can understand each other across difference. Both the film director and the author deliver critical approaches to our society and literature.

March 30, 2022 4:30 PM
In the McCarthy Center Forum and available virtually.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216452925193/WN_eIaCzHo6SvexKQFmB2RgdQ

Dr. Sy Stokes will deliver the 2022 Voices of Color keynote address, titled "Freedom of Speech and the Politics of Morality: Campus Racial Climate in the Modern Era."

Dr. Stokes is a postdoctoral fellow for the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan who gained national acclaim for his spoken word performances of "The Black Bruins" and "Dear White Counselor" -- look them up on YouTube!

His research interrogates the historical development of racial capitalism, nationalism, white supremacy, and racism; and examines the ways that college students respond to campus racism and issues in the broader sociopolitical environment through activism and political engagement.

Dr. Stokes is also the recipient of the 2021 USC Rossier School of Education Ph.D. Dissertation of the Year Award for his dissertation, Into the Wildfire: Campus Racial Climate and the Trump Presidency.

By Branden LaCroix, publications intern

A ceramic hand holding shredded photo negatives, a city scape painted in vibrant primary colors, a collection of syringes and burnt spoons erupting in an arc of extravagant multi-colored children’s toys – these were just a few of the pieces on display at FSU’s Mazmanian Gallery for the annual Juried Student Exhibition held on Feb. 15.

Jenna Billian, a senior studio art major, said this is her second time entering the exhibition. Her piece this year was an enormous, bright-pink board fitted with dozens of small shelves, each holding a different item – an old toy, a plastic, pink hand mirror, a bag of candy, assorted bottles of makeup, among others.

She said she had no idea what to submit, until “one day, I just had this vision of this pink wall with these tiny, tiny shelves.

“I just like to collect things and things that I think are pretty and fun,” Billian said. “And so, this particular collection was me trying to figure out a way to display all of the things that I had selected.”

The student exhibition is held every year with an outside judge brought in to view the entrants “so that it can be impartial,” according to Ellie Krakow, assistant professor of art and the director of the Mazmanian Gallery.

This year’s guest judge was Lynne Cooney, director of exhibitions and galleries at Montserrat College of Art.

Krakow presented the winners based on Cooney’s decisions.

Third place was awarded to Danielle Ray for her “Untitled” sculpture, second was awarded to Dillon Handy for his piece “Macro Golf Pencil,” and first place was awarded to Diana Azen for her illustration “Melt Man.”

A fourth prize was awarded to graduate student Indigo Fox Tree-McGrath for her piece “Ignominious Collection of the Overwhelmed.” The prize was given as an addition to Arts & Ideas current-year theme of “Good Trouble.”

Krakow said Cooney was “very impressed with the honesty, ambition, and political strength of the piece.”

McGrath, an art education graduate student, said her piece is “all about trauma.”

“Ignominious Collection of the Overwhelmed” is a towering collection of charred and partly melted Barbie dolls that belonged to Tree-McGrath’s mother. The dolls were damaged in the fire that burned down their house when Tree-McGrath was 16.

“I don’t think a lot of my artwork is actually about trauma,” she explained. “And so, I think it was a really vulnerable piece for me as an artist. So, I think it’s nice it was perceived so powerfully.”

The Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA) Coffee and Conversations speaker series continues March 24, 2022, at 10:00 am with Dr. Robert Krim, author of Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics, Innovations that changed the world.

For four hundred years, Boston has been at the forefront of the world-changing innovation from starting the country’s first public school to becoming the first state to end slavery and giving birth to the telephone and Facebook. Dr. Krim will discuss how he identified the top 50 innovations from his list of 400, and how Framingham State is woven into two of them.

Please RSVP - 508-872-9770 or office@alumnihouse.org to attend in person at 42 Adams Road in Framingham or to receive the Zoom Link.

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:

3/9 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Uncommon Schools
3/9 Noon - 1:30 PM Barton Associates
3/23 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Brandon Residential Treatment Center
3/23 Noon - 1:30 PM ScribeAmerica

Suitable Solutions Career Professionalism Program
Ongoing—Spring 2022 Semester
The Suitable Solutions Career Professionalism Program is a multi-part professional career development series designed to prepare students for the internship & job search and the interview process. Students are educated about career professionalism, soft skills, social awareness, professional dress, and networking techniques to enhance their career opportunities. Upon completion of the series students will be awarded a Macy’s Gift card to purchase a professional outfit ($100 limit). This initiative will benefit ALL students for all majors. Learn the professional skills that employers want.

Spring Job and Internship Fair
Thursday, March 31, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., MC Forum
Come to this great in-person networking event! Full-time and Internship positions available. Over 30 employers from the business, retail, insurance, non-profits, human services, banking, finance, STEM, health & wellness fields will be featured. Bring your resume. Dress professionally. Log into your HANDSHAKE account to view full list of organizations.

Suitable Solutions Career Advice Professionalism Panel Event
Tuesday, April 12, 12 noon– 1:30 p.m., MC Forum
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS -As part of the Spring 2022 Suitable Solutions
Program, all students are invited to come to this event to help prepare for the world of professional work. Learn about the soft skills that employers say are imperative for emerging professionals. The goal of the Career Advice Professionalism Panel is to give the students a current and accurate picture of local labor market and hiring considerations across multiple industries.

Enterprise On-Campus Interview Day
Tuesday, April 12, 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., MC 412
Pre-Registration is required for all interviews through HANDSHAKE for:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management Trainee - Cape Cod area

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management Trainee - Greater Worcester area

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Management Trainee - Greater Boston Area

For more information, call the CSER Office at 508-626-4625.

MERC Education Fair
Thursday, April 21, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Boston University
Come to the largest education fair in New England. Over 120 school
systems and agencies attend! This annual recruiting event brings together teaching candidates and school systems from across the country for networking and job opportunities in public/private schools. The 2022 MERC Education Career Fair is FREE and open to candidates in education and related fields (teaching, administration, school counseling/psychology, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language, etc). Licensure is not required to participate.

Must register at: www.merccareerfair.com.