Life Stages
News FeatureNovember 26, 2018Excellent theater often takes place when the audience can relate to the characters onstage. With Bridgewater State University's Department of Theatre’s new production, some...
View ArticleMind Reading
News FeatureNovember 28, 2018You might find it surprising that one in five adults struggles with mental illness, which means most likely someone you know is suffering.It might even be you. Bridgewater...
View ArticleChill Time
News FeatureNovember 29, 2018 An uptick in campus coffee consumption most likely means its finals week at Bridgewater State University. After all, studying for exams can wreak havoc on students,...
View ArticleLeading the Way
News FeatureNovember 29, 2018Dr. Pia Durkin is on a mission to inspire the next generation of educational leaders. For her, Bridgewater State University is the perfect home base.Durkin is the College...
View ArticleHelping Hands
News FeatureNovember 29, 2018Imagine learning a foreign language from someone who only speaks that language. How about sign language from someone who is deaf?To some, it would seem like an impossible...
View ArticleQuite a Team
News FeatureDecember 3, 2018Nicole Berry, ’19, wasn’t sure how she would fit in at Bridgewater State University until she discovered Assistant Professor Ken Adams’ lab. It has taken her places she...
View ArticleStaying in the Game (Video)
News FeatureDecember 3, 2018Most retirees take up gardening or travel in their golden years, but not Shelia (Tunstall) McKenna, ’62. She’s too busy lacing up her sneakers and hitting the court. “I am...
View ArticleAlumnus Profile: Eli Diaz, '14
News FeatureDecember 6, 2018Eli Diaz, ’14, wants to build bridges. But don’t expect to find him driving heavy machinery assembling a new highway span. Instead, you’re likely to see the Bridgewater...
View ArticleNew Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter Inducts 13
News FeatureDecember 10, 2018Over the past few weeks students were perplexed. What was up with the salmon pink- and apple green-colored flyers appearing around campus?The mystery was solved during a...
View ArticleOn the Beat
News FeatureDecember 10, 2018Breaking into the news business isn’t easy. For 2017 graduates Molly Hurley (pictured above) or Amanda Pitts (pictured below), all it took was hard work and perseverance....
View ArticleFinal Prep
It’s that time of year again. We’re all getting stressed and anxious and the workload feels like it may crush us. It won’t though because we can handle it—even if we don’t think we can. There are ways...
View ArticleMid-Year Symposium Held
News FeatureDecember 11, 2018Countless Americans can tell you exactly where they were when they learned terrorists had attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Maddie Elliott, ’22, is among the...
View ArticleMusic to Students’ Ears
News FeatureDecember 11, 2018Eager to go on a sleigh ride? There may not be snow on the ground, but Melissa Sommer, ’22, and her fellow Bridgewater State University musicians are ready to take you on...
View ArticleCommunity Focus
News FeatureDecember 17, 2018Melissa Sullivan, G’20, didn’t wait long to put skills she honed in Bridgewater State University’s certified public manager program to use. When she did, Sullivan (pictured...
View ArticleGroundwork
News FeatureDecember 17, 2018The Rainbow’s Edge playground was once a bustling hub of activity. Today it sits abandoned. No longer are happy squeals heard coming from children as they travel down the...
View ArticleA Program Lives On
News FeatureDecember 17, 2018It would be easy to understand if someone entering Burnell Hall was startled to see students hunched over what appeared to be a human head. A closer look was just as...
View ArticleMedia Matters
News FeatureDecember 17, 2018Communications and public relations are often about promoting the work of others. Bridgewater State University’s Dr. Thomasena Shaw makes sure her students can also promote...
View ArticleTraining the High-Tech Workers of the Future
News FeatureDecember 18, 2018Photonics can revolutionize the world’s technology, making everything from medical devices to cell phones better. There’s one problem: To advance the emerging field, you...
View ArticleFestive Duo
News FeatureDecember 18, 2018You probably see lots of Santa’s helpers this time of year, but have you ever seen an elf who is also a bear? Meet Effie May Bell. She loves entertaining children with Mrs....
View ArticleHonoring a Special Student
News FeatureDecember 19, 2018Tears fell from the face of Dominique Durden, 19, as she stood in the middle of the Minnock Institute Global Learning Lab. She was thinking of her late friend, Sackie...
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