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The orientation program allowed family and friends of the recruits a chance to meet the academy staff and other university leaders who described the program and its blend of academic and tactical development.

The Honors Compact gives Fitchburg High Honors Academy students priority admission to the university as well as access to campus courses, facilities and scholarships.

The innovative programs are designed to respond to evolving career trajectories for graduates and will foster skills development spanning disciplines.

Dr. Hodge will join Fitchburg State from Colorado State University Pueblo, where she was most recently its Vice President of Operations and Advancement.

Much of the cost to students has been covered by over $82,000 in scholarships provided by the Fitchburg State University Foundation.

The university students shared lessons from faculty member Katharine Covino's book "You Got a Phone! (Now Read This Book)."

Winners were judged to have gone above and beyond the call to create, adapt or adopt OER for academic use institutionally, regionally, and nationally. 

The apartment-style residences will serve the university’s expanding graduate population, including international students.

They will spend the summer training in a variety of areas including defensive tactics, weapons qualification, emergency vehicle operations and applied patrol procedures.

The ceremonies included honors for graduate and undergraduate students as well as distinguished alumni and community leaders.