Fitchburg Activities Board

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Hammond Campus Center, Alumni A & B - Free
Come and join FAB, and help plan activities for the Fitchburg State community! It's never too late to join!
Sponsored by: Fitchburg Activities Board
For more information, e-mail fab@fsc.edu

Spring Bills Due

Willis B. Anthony Building
Bills for the spring semester are due today. For more information, contact the Student Accounts Office or visit www.fsc.edu/studentaccts.
Sponsored by: Student Accounts
For more information, e-mail lbeauregard@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3454

Mandatory meeting for all Club Presidents

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Alumni Rooms
Welcome back to the new 2009 semester. All club and organization presidents are required to attend this very informative meeting. SGA and OSD will launch the new computer program Colligate Link. A major portion of the night will focus on training.
Sponsored by: Student Government Association and the Office of Student Development
For more information, e-mail hparkinson@fsc.edu

Student Government Association Meetings

5:00 PM-6:00 PM Hammond Campus Center, Student Learning Center (SLC)
SGA invites students, faculty and staff to attend its weekly meetings. Let your voice be heard or come by to hear what initiatives SGA is working on.
Sponsored by: SGA
For more information, e-mail sga@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3300

Winter Commencement

6:30 PM-8:00 PM Athletics and Recreation Center - Free
Winter Commencement is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the Recreation Center, 130 North St.

An estimated 608 students will be graduating, including 288 undergraduates and 320 graduate students.

Speakers at the ceremony include President Robert V. Antonucci, Board of Trustees President Gregg Lisciotti, Student Trustee Scott Pryor, Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, Rep. Stephen DiNatale, and Sen. Jennifer Flanagan. The President will also award the President's Medal to a local resident who has made significant contributions to the state or community.
Sponsored by: Academic Affairs, Registrar's Office
For more information, e-mail rjeffries@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3168

Board of Trustees Meeting

12:00 PM-1:00 PM
The college's Board of Trustees will be gathering for its regular meeting.
For more information, e-mail gwyatt@fsc.edu

Board of Trustees Meeting

8:00 AM-10:00 AM
The college's Board of Trustees will be gathering for its regular meeting.
For more information, e-mail gwyatt@fsc.edu

"The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child"

7:30 AM-2:00 PM Weston Auditorium - $115, which includes the workshop and lunch
Rick Lavoie, an internationally recognized expert on learning disabilities, is returning to Fitchburg State College to present a full day workshop.

The workshop, "The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child," will be held Monday, March 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Weston Auditorium. It is recommended for teachers, parents, psychologists, counselors, social workers, coaches, graduate students and caregivers.

Co-sponsors of the workshop are Graduate and Continuing Education and the Center for Professional Studies at Fitchburg State College.

Lavoie, a Fitchburg State alumnus, is a specialist and consultant who has served as an administrator of residential programs for children with special needs since 1972. He holds three degrees in special education and has served as an adjunct professor or visiting lecturer at numerous universities including Syracuse, Harvard, Gallaudet, Manhattanville College, University of Alabama and Georgetown. Lavoie serves as a consultant for several agencies and organizations including Public Broadcasting Service, the New York Times, National Center for Learning Disabilities, Girl Scouts of America, Child Magazine and Harvard University. He is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association.

Lavoie has delivered his message to more than 500,000 parents and professionals throughout North America, Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand. He has the distinction of having delivered keynote addresses for all three of the major special needs advocacy organizations in the United States: Learning Disabilities Association, Council for Exceptional Children and Children with Attention Deficit Disorder.

This seminar presents an innovative and field-tested model that enables teachers to better understand and foster student motivation at all grade levels. The workshop begins with an exploration of some of the common misconceptions related to student motivation and some of the common strategies that are, simply, ineffective (competition, reward systems, punishment). Specific approaches and strategies will then be presented that will enable teachers and parents to motivate students and maintain that motivation throughout the school year. This workshop, based on the book by the same name, encourages teachers to examine and identify each child's motivational style and to design motivational strategies that will inspire the child to reach his or her potential.

Registration for the event is open through Feb. 25. The cost of the event for teachers seeking Professional Development Points is $115, which includes the workshop, lunch and four PDPs.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Kay Flynn '57 Special Education Scholarship Fund and to the Anne May Special Education Scholarship Fund. Flynn and May are former professors of special education at Fitchburg State who taught Rick Lavoie when he was a student.
Sponsored by: Graduate and Continuing Education and the Center for Professional Studies
For more information, e-mail cps@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3636

Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future

8:00 AM-5:00 PM Doyle Conservation Center, 325 Lindell Ave., Leominster, MA 01453 - $75 for all three days
Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations will host an educational symposium in October that will examine how we can adapt our practices and choices to achieve balance with the ecological challenges we face.

The event, titled “Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future,” will be held between Oct. 24-26 at two locations. Events on Friday, Oct. 24 will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Doyle Center in Leominster. The conference moves to the Fitchburg State Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.

The symposium, the second in a series offered in 2008, is organized by the Outdoor-Based Adventure Education Certificate Program at Fitchburg State, and is aimed at college students, educators and ecologically-minded innovators, institutions and individuals who are interested in societal practices, lifestyle approaches, “green” business practices, urban planning, resource conservation and teaching methods that will help address global and local environmental issues.

Conference presenters include faculty from Fitchburg State, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations, as well as graduate students and other experts in the field of sustainability. A “keynote experience” will involve a short field trip on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 25, providing participants with the opportunity to learn about some of the sustainability-minded projects taking place in the central Massachusetts region.

Registration is $75 and includes a continental breakfast each of the three days and lunch on Friday and Saturday. Educators can receive professional development points for an additional fee. Registration is limited to 40 participants, and has an October 16 deadline.

For more information, or to register, contact co-chairs Bob Tremblay at mountainlynxinfo@yahoo.com or Dr. David Antaya at dantaya@fsc.edu or (978) 665-3673.
Sponsored by: Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations
For more information, e-mail dantaya@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3673

Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future

8:00 AM-5:00 PM Athletics and Recreation Center - $75 for all three days
Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations will host an educational symposium in October that will examine how we can adapt our practices and choices to achieve balance with the ecological challenges we face.

The event, titled "Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future," will be held between Oct. 24-26 at two locations. Events on Friday, Oct. 24 will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Doyle Center in Leominster. The conference moves to the Fitchburg State Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.

The symposium, the second in a series offered in 2008, is organized by the Outdoor-Based Adventure Education Certificate Program at Fitchburg State, and is aimed at college students, educators and ecologically-minded innovators, institutions and individuals who are interested in societal practices, lifestyle approaches, "green" business practices, urban planning, resource conservation and teaching methods that will help address global and local environmental issues.

Conference presenters include faculty from Fitchburg State, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations, as well as graduate students and other experts in the field of sustainability. A "keynote experience" will involve a short field trip on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 25, providing participants with the opportunity to learn about some of the sustainability-minded projects taking place in the central Massachusetts region.

Registration is $75 and includes a continental breakfast each of the three days and lunch on Friday and Saturday. Educators can receive professional development points for an additional fee. Registration is limited to 40 participants, and has an October 16 deadline.

For more information, or to register, contact co-chairs Bob Tremblay at mountainlynxinfo@yahoo.com or Dr. David Antaya at dantaya@fsc.edu or (978) 665-3673.
Sponsored by: Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations
For more information, e-mail dantaya@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3673

Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future

8:00 AM-12:00 PM Athletics and Recreation Center - $75 for all three days
Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations will host an educational symposium in October that will examine how we can adapt our practices and choices to achieve balance with the ecological challenges we face.

The event, titled "Sustainability: Preparing for a Social and Ecological Future," will be held between Oct. 24-26 at two locations. Events on Friday, Oct. 24 will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Doyle Center in Leominster. The conference moves to the Fitchburg State Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.

The symposium, the second in a series offered in 2008, is organized by the Outdoor-Based Adventure Education Certificate Program at Fitchburg State, and is aimed at college students, educators and ecologically-minded innovators, institutions and individuals who are interested in societal practices, lifestyle approaches, "green" business practices, urban planning, resource conservation and teaching methods that will help address global and local environmental issues.

Conference presenters include faculty from Fitchburg State, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations, as well as graduate students and other experts in the field of sustainability. A "keynote experience" will involve a short field trip on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 25, providing participants with the opportunity to learn about some of the sustainability-minded projects taking place in the central Massachusetts region.

Registration is $75 and includes a continental breakfast each of the three days and lunch on Friday and Saturday. Educators can receive professional development points for an additional fee. Registration is limited to 40 participants, and has an October 16 deadline.

For more information, or to register, contact co-chairs Bob Tremblay at mountainlynxinfo@yahoo.com or Dr. David Antaya at dantaya@fsc.edu or (978) 665-3673.
Sponsored by: Fitchburg State College, Prescott College, and the Trustees of Reservations
For more information, e-mail dantaya@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3673

Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Meeting

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Board of Trustees' Finance and Administration Committee will be gathering for its regular meeting.
For more information, e-mail gwyatt@fsc.edu

Board of Trustees Meeting

4:00 PM-6:00 PM
The college's Board of Trustees will be gathering for its regular meeting.
For more information, e-mail gwyatt@fsc.edu

Commencement

10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Join us for the college's spring commencement ceremony.
For more information, e-mail rjeffries@fsc.edu or call 978-665-3168

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