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WSC Voted "Best College" for the WSC Faculty and Student Scholarship on Display
Worcester State College Scholarship Tea to WSC Spring Musical a Hit with Over 800 Tickets Sold
Theatre Class to
present Student Directed Ten Minute Plays
Steven Barkhimer (adjunct, Visual and Performing Arts) is the recipient of the John Cauble Award for Best Short Play at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his play, A Hard Rain. A Hard Rain was selected as the Region One winner for the 2009 Festival in January, which sent it on the National Festival as one of eight plays from around the country. The John Cauble Award comes with membership to the Dramatist Guild and publication of the play by Samuel French, Inc.
The Biology Department has recently published a research
article in the journal BIOS published by Beta Beta Beta the national biological
honor society. Several students and faculty participated in this research
project during a two year period. Ellen Fynan, Meagan Hunt, Philip Dowling,
Jensen Auguste, Adrienne Smyth and Peter Bradley are co-authors of "Natural
antibiotic resistance of bacteria from a peat bog at Poutwater Pond, Holden,
Mass." BIOS 80(1) 2-13: 2009. This research effort was
supported by faculty mini-grants to Ellen Fynan and Peter Bradley.
Janice Huff is a nationally certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses who is an emerging leader in her professional organization, the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society. Margaret Kerr (Chemistry) was featured in an article, Green Chemistry in the Heart of Massachusetts, in the May issue of The Nucleus (Northeast section of American Chemical Society). Erika Sidor's (Public Relations & Marketing) photography has been accepted into three exhibitions: ARTSWorcester Biennial 2009 (showing from April 16 - May 29 at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main Street, Worcester); a juried exhibition at the Nave Gallery in Sommerville (opening May 7); and at the Women Authors in New England event at WPI on April 27.
WSC Spring Musical a Hit with Over 800
Tickets Sold
Scott Gagnon, the respondent from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, attended the Sunday performance and spoke with the cast and crew afterwards. Two nominees, Ruby Pontbriand and Ryan Purcell, were selected for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Audition competition to be held at the KCACTF Region One Festival at the University of New Hampshire in January, 2010. In addition, Thomas Rene Brennan and Derek Sylvester were selected as Irene Ryan alternates.
Theatre Class to present
Student
On Monday, May 4, seven student directors will be presenting
an evening of
Anything for You by Cathy Celesia Directed by Johnny Sanderski Ho Ho Ho by Joseph Sorentino Directed by Emily Chestna Outlaws by E.H. Wasserman Directed by Emily Kiesiner The Wedding Story by Julianne Homokay Directed by Kelly Sheen The DMV One by Nick Zagone Directed by Lynn Ranahan Moses by Alan Brody Directed by Lauren Cook Oral Report by Jack Neary
FACULTY, PLEASE REMIND YOUR STUDENTS... With finals and the
end of the semester rapidly approaching, don’t forget to remind your students to
visit the Worcester State Tutoring and Academic Success centers. The centers are
available to any student who may need extra help. Remind those who are in danger
of failing that they can always go to the centers for guidance. The centers are
open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Fridays. The SUMMER ALL SPORTS CAMP
Athletics will be hosting their All Sports Camp from July 27-31. The camp is
open to kids ages 8-13. The aim is to teach the essentials of the many sports:
baseball, football, floor hockey, basketball, volleyball, ultimate frisbee,
kickball, track, stickball, and soccer. Kids are separated into groups of their
own age. Each camper is taught the fundamentals of each sport through a series
of talks, demonstrations and drills. Games are played each morning and
afternoon. Campers leave a harder worker, with better skills, and more
confidence. All sessions are designed for individual improvement. Camp structure
allows equal time for instruction and
enjoyment. Kids have a blast! MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH Be an activist and help reduce mental health stigma! "Stigma results in fear, mistrust, and violence against people
living with mental illnesses. Stigma prevents people from receiving needed
mental health services. Stigma is a barrier and discourages individuals from
getting the help they need due to fear of being discriminated against." -SAMHSA
TRANSITIONS
Timothy P. Lojko
Jason L. St. Amand
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Campus Notes
MacDonald, Collins compete for Board of Health seat
Applications up for volunteerism
Acclaimed
poet Brutus, 84, honoured
Worcester
State College gets solar energy system
Worcester schools go green
Our Ancestors Were No Swingers
Early Humans
Were Poor Climbers |
Tuesday, April 28,
2009
THIS WEEK
Wed., Apr. 29
Celebration of Scholarship Thurs., Apr. 30
Academic Achievement
Celebration of National ON GOING
Student Art Show
COMING UP
Sun., May 3
15th Annual Scholarship Tea Mon., May 4
Student Recital Workshop
Evening of Ten Minute Plays Tues., May 5
Retirement and Employee Wed., May 6 Classes End Thurs., May 7 Reading Day Fri., May 8 Exams Begin Sat., May 9
Bon Voyage/Mothers Day Thurs., May 14
Class of 2009 Nurses Fri., May 15
Graduate School Sun., May 17
Commencement
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Janice Huff
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