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Groundbreaking Data to be presented
WSC to present Advertising Consumer
Worcester State College completing largest WSC to Honor Local Hunger Advocate with Lecture Series
Annual New England
Undergraduate Research
Lisa Krissoff Boehm was featured in an article in the Grand Rapids Press and interviewed for the Grand Valley State University NPR affiliate about her new book, Making a Way out of No Way: African American Women and the Second Great Migration, which releases this month. It is published by the University Press of Mississippi. “This book by Lisa
Krissoff Boehm offers an engaging and informative account of the great migration
of peoples, attitudes, and skills in mid-twentieth-century
Margaret "Peg" Bouchard
(Education) was recently honored
with the Celebrate Literacy Award on April 3, 2009, at the Massachusetts Reading
Annual Conference held in Sturbridge, Mass. This award was given jointly by the
International Reading Association and the Massachusetts Reading Association for
Exemplary Service in the Promotion of Literacy and is given to only one
individual in the state of Dennis Brutus is a recipient of the War Resister's League's (WRL) 2009 Peace Prize (www.warresisters.org). The WRL is one, along with Amnesty International USA (Dennis is a board member), and the American Friends Service Committee, with which Dennis worked over the years on global human rights Steven H. Corey (Urban Studies), Patrick O’Connor (Education), and Kevin Fenlon (Counseling Services) participated in the 2009 Humanities Scholars Collaborative held at Worcester State on Wednesday, April 1. The theme of this year’s program was “Americans’ Response to Crisis: Past, Present, and Future.” The Humanities Scholars Collaborative brings honors students from high schools throughout central Massachusetts to colleges in Worcester to hear faculty presentations and discuss topics with each other. Professor Corey presented "Garbage in the Sea: Water and the Waste Disposal Crisis in American History."
Fortunata Songora Makene
(Sociology) was featured in
The Radiant newspaper
On Monday, April 6, Maureen Power (Urban Studies) attended the Interactive thematic dialogue of the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food. Maureen now shares this paradigm shift from Food Aid to the Right to Food with her class, Food For Thought. She was invited by Dave Andrews, the special advisor to the President of the General Assembly Rev. Miguel d”Escoto. Dave Andrews was the featured speaker at WSC on Feb 25. His talk “The Politics of Food: an International Perspective” was well received by a standing room only crowd. Dave Andrews was most impressed with WSC students and their interest and attention to this issue. He enjoyed meeting the intergenerational Commonwealth Corps members and connecting with them around their hunger project. Henry Theriault
(Philosophy) delivered a paper titled, “The Albright-Cohen Report: From
Realpolitik Fantasy to Realist Ethics,” as part of a symposium presenting
evaluations of the recent Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S.
Policymakers, the final report by the Genocide Prevention Task Force
co-chaired by Madeleine Albright and William Cohen. The symposium was
co-organized by the International Association of Genocide Scholars, the
International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (a division of the
Zoryan Institute), and the editors of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An
International Journal. The symposium was held on March 13, 2009, at
the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. On March
15, 2009, Professor Theriault gave a talk titled, “The Challenges of Genocide
Denial,” at Temple Isaiah in Lexington, Mass. The Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. held its third annual "Celebration of Higher Education in Central Massachusetts" on Monday, April 6. At the event two Worcester State College students received a Community Engagement Award. Students Kathy Rutledge and Spencer Dismore carried out a service learning project entitled "Building Caring Communities Book by Book" that inspired Chandler Magnet School children to become readers and share their joy in reading with children at Sherry's House Shelter. The students work not only engaged students at the Magnet School in establishing a passion for reading and a critical engagement with the act of reading, but also offered them the experience of serving others in the community. Worcester State College
Department of Nursing
is pleased to announce that our 2008 National Council Licensing Examination
(NCLEX) pass rate for 2008 was 98%: 44 out of 45 candidates qualified for
licensing after their first time taking the examination. WSC is 6th highest
among the 45 nursing programs in Massachusetts. The 2008 national pass rate for
all nursing programs was 86.7%. Entry into the practice of nursing
in the United States and its territories is regulated by NCLEX which is a
national examination. This exam is to ensure public protection measuring the
competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed,
entry-level nurse R.N. We had a strong graduating class for 2008 and anticipate
similar results for our 2009 graduates.
WSC to Honor Local Hunger Advocate Congressman James McGovern, chair of the Hunger Caucus and
co-chair of the Congressional Hunger Center, will be the keynote speaker at
the inaugural Worcester State College Cyrus Topol Memorial Lecture, Wednesday,
April 15, at 2:00 p.m., in the Student Center Blue Lounge. "Cy Topol
served his country, his family and his community with such dedication and
humor," said Worcester State College President Janelle Ashley. "We are
proud to honor his life through this lecture series." “Cy” was a staunch advocate of hunger prevention and he was actively involved in volunteering at Rachel’s Table for many years. In addition, he collected food from local vendors to distribute to Rachel's table and the Mustard seed--often bringing family members along to help continue the tradition of alleviating hunger. As an elder student, he enjoyed participating at WSC and
frequently attended the forums hosted by the Intergenerational Urban Institute.
He served as chair of the Worcester State College Elder Advocates Program and
received the Salute to Seniors Award from the City of Worcester in 1999.
He also received the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Worcester Democratic Committee in 2000 and was presented with a Key to the
City. Cy served in the U.S. Navy as a Gunner's Mate First Class on
the USS Missouri, which was assigned to the Pacific campaign and received five
medals and three battle stars for his service. He was an eyewitness to the
signing of the Japanese surrender onboard the ship anchored in Tokyo Bay. "He enjoyed sharing his ideas with people of all ages"" said Dr. Maureen Power, Executive Director of The Intergenerational Urban Institute. "We are honored to join with Cy’s daughter, Carole Orland, in celebrating his legacy of hunger awareness through this lecture series," said Power.
Annual New England Undergraduate Research
The Annual New England Undergraduate Research Conference in Sociology will be
hosted by the Department of Sociology at Worcester State College on Friday,
April 17, from 8:30-4:30 pm at various location in the Student Center and
Sullivan. This conference provides a great opportunity for students in
Sociology and the Social Sciences to share their work with each other.
More than 40 students from New England colleges and Universities will present
their work at the conference. The conference provides a nurturing and supportive
atmosphere for students to present their first professional paper. The keynote
address will be Bob Zellner (you can see his stuff at website:
http://www.bobzellner.com/index.cfm)
Bob Zellner has a new memoir out about his life in the civil rights movement
(first white field secretary for SNCC). He will share his life story about being
a sociology undergraduate at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and getting an
assignment to do on race relations. He and his friend in the class decided to go
to MLK's church and meet with him--which they did. He and his friend got
suspended for having visited a black church. Bob was also a graduate student in
sociology at Brandeis University while still working for the movement.
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Monday, April 13,
2009
THIS WEEK
Mon., Apr. 13
BBC History of WWII Film Series: "D-Day-Reflections
Music and Social Change Wed., Apr. 15
Blood Drive
Cyrus Topol Memorial Lecture, Thurs., Apr. 16
Immigrant Workers in
Sut Jhally presents
Sut Jhally presents
Opening Night - Fri., Apr. 17
State Colleges Graduate Research
Symposium
Day of Silence
Pirates of Penzance Sat., Apr. 18
Pirates of Penzance Sun., Apr. 19
Pirates of Penzance ON GOING
Student Art Show
COMING UP
Mon., Apr. 20
Patriots Day Holiday Mon. Apr. 27
Music and Social Change: Wed., Apr. 29
Celebration of Scholarship Thurs., Apr. 30
Academic Achievement Sun., May 3
15th Annual Scholarship Tea Mon., May 4
Student Recital Workshop Wed., May 6 Classes End Thurs., May 7 Reading Day Fri., May 8 Exams Begin Sat., May 9
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