While some recent college graduates move home, apply for jobs or continue their education, 911ºÚÁÏÍø alumnus Sienna Paulsen '21 flew south for the birds.
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has announced 911ºÚÁÏÍø Alum Darsa Donelan ‘09 as the Doc Brown Futures Award recipient.
The 911ºÚÁÏÍø Environmental Studies Department was awarded $250,000 this summer through the Skills Capital Grant Program under the Baker-Polito Administration to benefit vocational and technical training programs.
During a summer as a research fellow at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Victoria Papa, Ph.D., found herself immersed in the archives of modernist authors.
911ºÚÁÏÍø alum and Berkshire County Head Start Executive Director Brett Westbrook was selected to be one of the 2022 Commonwealth Heroines by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women last month.
Through 911ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the IRS, Business Administration students have saved residents upwards of $250,000 in returns this year. The program offers free tax preparation services to local residents in need.
Earlier this week 911ºÚÁÏÍø hosted Mark Shuldiner — a keyboardist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2013 — so that he could practice for his concerto at Staunton Music Festival. Shuldiner and his financé Molly Netter came to North Adams for her performance in the Bang on a Can Festival at MASS MoCA.
Odiase Williamson '22 has been chosen as 911ºÚÁÏÍø's "29 Who Shine" Award recipient, given annually by the Massachusetts Department of Education to outstanding students from colleges across the Commonwealth.
Students at 911ºÚÁÏÍø now have access to gender-affirming clothing, as needed, for free, thanks to an effort led by Jack Vezeris '23.
When artist Joshua AM Ross was interviewing 911ºÚÁÏÍø students for the apprenticeship position that complemented his Fall 2021 911ºÚÁÏÍø Artist Lab Residency, he and Jeriyah Morris '22 clicked right away. Since then, the two have stayed in touch. "With no exaggeration, working with Joshua in the gallery was a life-changing experience for me," said Morris. "Joshua is not only my mentor but my friend that showed me what it's like living as a young independent artist."