Bridgewater State Offers Students New Safety App
As part of the ongoing commitment to enhance campus safety, Bridgewater State University is offering students, faculty and staff a personalized mobile safety app for their smartphones called "BSU...
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Play Book
News FeatureJanuary 4, 2016They are a vital part of student life on nearly every campus, helping oversee activities ranging from cultural programs and student housing to counseling and athletics. Now...
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'Seussical' Marks Opening of FPAC
News FeatureOctober 26, 2015BSU's Family Performing Arts Center (FPAC) will present its inaugural production, Seussical, beginning Friday, Jan. 8.The much-loved musical celebrates the power of...
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Frames of Reference
News FeatureJanuary 5, 2016Dr. Jabbar Al-Obaidi is a firm believer that educating people about different cultures is the best way to promote a more peaceful world. That spirit lies behind a new...
View ArticleFaculty Spotlight: Madhavi Venkatesan (Video)
News FeatureJanuary 6, 2016Last month a historic international agreement was reached on climate change. A United Nations-sponsored conference in France brought attention to the issue and many of those...
View ArticleBridgewater State University Police Participate in Active Shooter Training
On Friday, January 8, Bridgewater State University Police participated in advanced law enforcement rapid response training (ALERT) on campus. The primary focus of the training is to train front-line...
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Spanning the Globe
News FeatureJanuary 12, 2016Bridgewater State University is taking its global engagement efforts to the next level by participating in the American Council on Education’s Internationalization...
View ArticleHome Base
News FeatureJanuary 13, 2016Five years after its launch, a program that lets students with cognitive difficulties attend classes at BSU will also offer them a chance to reside on campus. The university...
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Asian Connections
News FeatureJanuary 13, 2016A memorandum of agreement has been signed between BSU and Massachusetts Education International (MEI). The group works with universities in China to develop “2 + 2” programs...
View Article'Seussical' in Focus (Video)
News FeatureJanuary 15, 2016Seussical ends its run at BSU’s Family Performing Arts Center this weekend. Hear all about the show and BSU’s new performance series from Colleen Rua, artistic director of...
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Whale of a Job
News FeatureJanuary 15, 2016The skeleton of a 16-foot pilot whale that hung for years in the former Conant Science Building has a new home. Well, it’s actually it’s old home. After 30 months of...
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The Dream Lives (Text and videos)
News FeatureJanuary 19, 2016Bridgewater State University’s 29th annual celebration in honor of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was held on Monday, January 18. An audience of hundreds was on...
View ArticleSafety First
News FeatureJanuary 25, 2016The headlines tell the story. Every week it seems somewhere in the United States there is a school shooting. Last year, there were more than 45 such incidents on school...
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Studying Cuba
News FeatureJanuary 26, 2016With the warming of relations between the United States and Cuba, the expectation is that an increasing number of BSU students will be partaking of study tours to the island...
View ArticleUniversity Partners with American Museum of Natural History
News FeatureJanuary 27, 2016Beginning later this year, area educators will have access to courses developed and taught by experts from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Seminars on...
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Physics Major Presents Research at Harvard
News FeatureFebruary 1, 2016Nicholas Bryden, ’16, had never even visited Harvard University. Yet, he had no trouble finding his way to the Cambridge-based university last month after he was invited to...
View ArticleAlumna Sets Record as Local High School Coach
News FeatureFebruary 2, 2016When the girls basketball team at Oliver Ames High School recently defeated King Phillip High School, the win had special significance for the Tigers longtime coach, Elaine...
View ArticleAnother Student Heading to Posters on the Hill
News FeatureFebruary 4, 2016Last year, when an outbreak of measles was reported among visitors to Disneyland, Professor Irina Seceleanu got an idea. What role did vaccination rates play in this, she...
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Senior Earns Award from Kennedy Center
News FeatureFebruary 9, 2016As the dramaturge for the Theater and Dance Department’s staging of The Threepenny Opera last fall, Ryan Connolly, ’16, played a key role in helping shape the production....
View ArticleDance Now Offered as Major
News FeatureFebruary 9, 2016For many years, BSU has offered students the chance to study dance in its varied forms, from modern and ballet to jazz and tap. Now, they can also major in the subject. With...
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