At Worcester State, students engage with faculty to perform cutting-edge, transformative research that serves to advance the world we live in – our community, state, nation, and beyond. The University values the curiosity and drive which leads students to explore a topic of academic interest through research.
We recognize the importance of reinforcing student learning with experiences outside the classroom. Each year, Worcester State recognizes the accomplishments of hundreds of our scholars and researchers at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity, and our Faculty Showcase.
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Dr. Nicole Scott Director for the Office of Grants & Sponsored Research nscott1@worcester.edu 508-929-8872
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Dr. Allison Dunn adunn@worcester.edu 508-929-8641
Dr. Robert Brooks rbrooks@worcester.edu 508-929-8974
Dr. Randall L. Tracy rtracy@worcester.edu 508-929-8611
On a recent Sunday morning, the university gymnasium was filled with students and donors – separated by generations, connected by Worcester State University – huddled together laughing, sharing life stories and giving thanks. The university’s annual scholarship brunch brings together donors who fund scholarships with the students who receive them, and this year, more than […]
Raucous show offers comedy and a thriller, drag performance and romance, and so much more with production that runs November 17 – 20 Worcester State University’s Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Department opens “Psycho Beach Party,” a zany spoof on 1960s teenage beach movies by Charles Busch, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 in […]
RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy program, has released its 2023 list of best nursing programs in the Commonwealth and has ranked Worcester State’s Lillian R. Goodman Department of Nursing in the School of Science, Technology and Health #1 for its RN program. Worcester State’s program is the only state university on the top 10 list and […]
The university celebrated its first Unity Day with an historic student-led flag raising, guest speakers, and a host of festivities on October 11. Across campus, students, faculty, and staff gathered in groups small and large during a full day of programs to recognize and advance the university’s ongoing work toward greater social justice and inclusion. […]
Written with Nafisa Tanjeem More than seventy students, faculty, staff, and community members attended the panel discussion, “Organize to Decolonize: How Can We Decolonize Community Engagement.” The Tuesday, Sept. 27 event—the first one hosted by the newly established Department of Interdisciplinary Studies—considered issues that arise from the notion of “doing good,” how identities and privileges […]
Every 10 years, the university comes together for an honest and exhaustive examination of how well it is doing as an institution. These efforts culminate in a self-study report available for all to read – the achievements, the shortcomings, and the aspirations for the future. Among the findings in Worcester State University’s newly published self-study: […]
Benjamin Jee, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to collaborate with researchers in Illinois, California, and Massachusetts on the development and testing of methods to improve students’ analogical thinking and reasoning skills. The three-year, $1.1 million grant will be shared by researchers among the different […]
Worcester State University is enrolling about 825 first-year students this fall, representing 16 states and five countries, a significant rebound from pandemic levels when many universities saw steep declines in enrollment. Subsiding COVID-19 worries, the Common Application process, and MajorPlus were among factors that played a role in improving enrollment over 2021, according to Joseph […]
