News
Hodge nominated as Fitchburg State president
FITCHBURG – The Fitchburg State University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday, April 20, to nominate Dr. Donna Souder Hodge as the university’s 12th president. The nomination, which followed a national search that resulted in three finalists visiting campus for interviews with different campus populations, is contingent upon approval by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education…
Entertainment
Gallery Sitka announces ‘Portrait of Nature’ exhibition
SHIRLEY – Gallery Sitka announces the exhibition “Portrait of Nature,” by sculptor Melanie Zibit and artist/photographer Zen Saito. The public is invited to the free opening reception on Sunday, May 5, from 2:30-4:30 p.m.; Saito and Zibit will be in attendance. The show will be displayed through June 5. Sculptor and Shirley resident Melanie Zibit…
Schools
Fitchburg State announces graduation honorees
FITCHBURG – Fitchburg State University alumna Yla Eason, who founded a multiracial toy company dedicated to fighting the racial imbalance in toys and superheroes, will deliver the address at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Eason, a 1971 graduate of Fitchburg State, is a marketing professional based in the Greater New York City…
Lifestyle
Aubuchon accepts position with Peace Corps Response program
LEOMINSTER – Jeffrey Aubuchon, who graduated from Oakmont Regional High School in 1998 and later taught at Oakmont as well as Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University while a resident of Leominster, has accepted a short-term school leader position in the Peace Corps Response volunteer program. As a 22-year veteran educator and librarian,…