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Get to know the Urban Action Institute
The Urban Action Institute is the outreach and community action arm of Worcester State University’s Urban Studies department. The Institute collaborates with students, faculty, and community partners to address social, political, and economic injustices through field-based learning and advocacy for a more equitable city. The Institute aims to contribute to a world where the collaborative approach it embraces becomes mainstream.
Older Student Registration
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- Older Student Registration will open on: Thursday, January 11, 2024.
- Please submit applications via email (see below).
- In-person registration will be available in the Registrar’s Office (on the first floor of the Shaughnessy Administration Building) if you experience any issues with registering online.
- For continuing education or graduate: review the list of classes:
Spring 2024 Course Offerings
- For day courses: please click on this link to access course offerings.
- Follow these steps to find available daytime classes on Webadvisor:
- Select: Student
- Select: Search for Classes (bottom left of the screen)
- Under “Select Term” select “Spring 2024 Semester”
- Under “Day or Evening/Continuing Ed or Graduate”, select “Day”
- You can add/remove other filters including the subject, course level, and course type. Pay close attention to the prerequisites for the class, if any (this can be found by clicking on the class link and looking at “requisites”). Also pay close attention to how many seats are still available for the class you’re interested in (this can be found under the “Availability” column, and if the leftmost number is 0, then there are no seats available).
- Once you have selected your course, you will need to complete the fillable Older Student Registration Packet (which includes the Older Student Registration Commonwealth Tuition Waiver Form*). Enter your information and the class(es) you want to register for. In the Method of Payment section, please type in “Older Student” on the line by “Student Name”. Save a copy of the completed registration form.
- For those applying via email, send the completed packet to registrar@worcester.edu.
You must also email a scan or copy of your Massachusetts Driver’s License verifying your age. You must be a resident of Massachusetts and be over 60 to be eligible for the tuition and fee waiver*. -
All students should watch the required Online Orientation video, posted below.
- If you have previously taken a course at Worcester State University using this tuition waiver, you do not need to provide documentation of your residency or age
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- Any sections ending in “S” are not available during Older Student Registration.
- Graduate and Continuing Education reserves the right to limit registration on certain evening and graduate classes.
- Audit forms are available by request after registration by emailing registrar@worcester.edu and must be returned with instructor permission by the end of the add/drop period.
- Proof of completion of course prerequisites is required at the time of registration. Students will not be allowed to register for a course unless they have completed the prerequisite or its equivalent or have written departmental approval. Advanced degrees, certificates, doctorates do not replace meeting the requirement of fulfilling course prerequisites.
- List the course that you want to take first in the “course selection” area. List any alternative classes you would like to take if those are not available. Write “Alternative” next to those course titles. This will streamline the process and cut down on back and forth emails between you and the Registrar’s office.
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Please watch the required orientation video (approximately 12 minutes in length):
UAI News
New UAI assistant director brings student-focused perspective
Midaly Carrasquillo ’17, MA ’21 knows what food insecurity feels like. Coming to Worcester State straight out of high school in Puerto Rico, there were many times when Carrasquillo worried about where her next meal would come from. She found help through the SNAP office of the Urban Action Institute (UAI), the outreach and urban action arm of the Urban Studies Department.
Empty Bowls fundraiser combats food insecurity, fosters community
The annual Empty Bowls fundraiser was held Nov. 14 in the exhibit area of the Student Center. The Urban Action Institute, which is the outreach and community action arm of the Urban Studies Department, partnered with Chartwell’s and the Student Government Association for the event to promote hunger awareness and provide resources to students in need.
Shared Scholarship Series highlights research on food insecurity and water pollution
The Shared Scholarship Series resumed for its tenth year on Friday, January 26, with presentations by Danielle Morales, assistant professor in the Urban Studies Department, and Laura Reynolds, assistant professor in the Earth, Environment, and Physics Department.
Worcester State University announces Housing Justice Summit open to the community
Worcester State University will bring together community organizations, affordable housing advocates, housing experts, and city officials Tuesday, March 12, for its first Housing Justice Summit. The half-day event is open to the public.
Community leaders tackle housing justice at university summit
Worcester State University brought together community organizations, affordable housing advocates, housing experts, and city officials on March 12 for its first Housing Justice Summit.
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