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  • Alumni Group Awards Sixty-nine Scholarships

    Alumni Group Awards Sixty-nine Scholarships

    IAFSA
    Visit the IAFSA website for additional information about scholarships at www.AlumniHouse.org

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA) is pleased to announce its 2014-2015 scholarship winners.

    IAFSA, a charitable non-profit organization founded in 1874, offers approximately 30 scholarships and awards to Framingham State University students as well as interest-free loans. Some scholarships have multiple recipients. Scholarships and loan funding are provided by donations and bequests.

    This year IAFSA is granting awards to a record 68 Framingham State University students. Scholarships range from $250 to $2,500. Recipients were chosen based upon their area of study, academic achievement, financial need, hometown, and campus involvement.

    Two Framingham residents received awards. John McNeil was selected to receive the Cannes Internship Scholarship which makes it possible for qualified students to participate in the Cannes International Film Festival program through an associated one credit course. It was established in 2013 by an anonymous donor. Rebecca Wilson received The Murtaugh Scholarship which was established in honor of her parents by Joan E. Murtaugh, ’61 who taught for 36 years in the Framingham Public Schools. Graduates of any high school in Framingham may apply, with preference given to the offspring of police, fire, or military personnel.

    Juliana Marra from Natick received the Paul T. Murphy Memorial Scholarship which was established by (more…)

  • Fifty Scholarships Awarded by IAFSA

    Fifty Scholarships Awarded by IAFSA

    Alumni House, Framingham State University
    Alumni House, home of IAFSA

    FRAMNGHAM, MA – The Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA) is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 scholarship winners.

    IAFSA offers approximately 30 scholarships and awards to Framingham State University students as well as interest-free loans. Some scholarships have multiple recipients. Scholarships and loan funding are provided by donations, bequests, and rental of the Alumni House.

    This year IAFSA is granting awards to a record 50 Framingham State University students.   Scholarships range from $250 to $3,000.

    Two Framingham students, Gilana Telles and Tamara Rosario, were selected to receive the new Murtaugh Scholarship. The Murtaugh Scholarship honors the memory of former Framingham residents Thomas H. and (more…)

  • March 2012 Filmmaking and Video Editing Classes at AF-TV

    March 2012 Filmmaking and Video Editing Classes at AF-TV

    Access Framingham (logo)
    Access Framingham offers members classes in video production, video editing and more!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Interested in video production? This month, (March 2012), Access Framingham will be offering two classes, one in Film-making and another on using Final Cut Pro editing software.

    Film-making will be led by Access Framingham Operations Manager Melanie Hardy, who will draw on her experience in both film and single-camera video production to teach the best techniques in fictional storytelling and making entertaining and intriguing movies.

    The Film-making Class will be held on three consecutive Thursday evenings: March 8th, 15th and 22nd, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Seats are still available!

    Final Cut Pro. This popular class on how to use Apple’s software package to produce and edit great video. AF-TV will be holding a special afternoon workshop (more…)

  • New Daytime Classes at Access Framingham

    New Daytime Classes at Access Framingham

    Access Framingham (logo)
    AF-TV to offer daytime television production classes starting in January of 2012.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Interested in learning about television production? Access Framingham has announced new daytime classes will be offered at the AF-TV Community Media Center beginning on January 18th, 2012.

    The first daytime workshop will be a three session course in Basic Camcorder use, Access Framingham’s popular entry-level course on how to shoot great video using the studio’s professional-level camcorders. The camcorder workshop will take place on Wednesdays from 11:00am to 1:00pm, from January 18th through February 1st.

    All Access Framingham workshops are included in the $30 annual membership fee.

    “We have offered evening workshops for several years, and some folks have requested daytime availability,” said Francesca Cerutti-Harris, AF-TV’s Assistant Director for (more…)

  • Sannicandro Bill Supporters Give Gov 100 Foot Petition

    Sannicandro Bill Supporters Give Gov 100 Foot Petition

    Supporters and Rep. Tom Sanicandro Present Gov. Patrick with Petition for Transitional Services for Disabled High School Students (June 21, 2011)
    Supporters and Rep. Tom Sanicandro present Gov. Patrick with petition at State House, June 21, 2011.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – State Rep. Tom Sannicandro, (D-MA 7th Middlesex District), who represents constituents in Framingham and Ashland, met with supporters this morning before a hearing on House Bill No. H159.

    The legislation if approved will amend Massachusetts General Law, (MGL Ch. 71, Sec. 38G) to define a special “Transitional Services” teacher license.

    Those teachers would be trained to assist and guide the successful transition of students with disabilities to activities after graduating high school including; furthering (more…)

  • Keefe Tech Looking for Cooking Instructors

    Keefe Tech Looking for Cooking Instructors

    Teach a Cooking Class at Keefe Tech
    Help these folks get their cooking skills up to date! Teach a Cooking Class at Keefe Tech!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Joseph P. Keefe Regional Vocational School, (otherwise known as “Keefe Tech”), is looking for instructors for fall/evening adult continuing education cooking classes.

    Instructors will teach one or two 1-night classes which will meet Monday through Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm between September 26th and December 15th, 2011 at Keefe Tech, 750 Winter St., Framingham, MA 01702.

    Courses for almost any type of food preparation will be considered, but they are specifically interested in (more…)

  • Good Words Wanted by Framingham Education Foundation

    Good Words Wanted by Framingham Education Foundation

    Framingham Education Foundation (logo)
    Preparation for the the Framingham Education Foundation 20th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee is underway!

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – This coming November the Framingham Education Foundation will host its 20th Annual Adult Team Spelling Bee.

    They are currently asking for suggestions for words to add to the study list for the bee.

    Last year the list of words ranged from aardwolf, (a hyena-like animal of southern and eastern africa), abaciscus, (a small abacus), and (more…)

  • FPAC News Production Workshop

    FPAC News Production Workshop

    Framingham Public Access TV (FPAC-TV)
    Framingham Public Access TV to produce new News Magazine style show this spring.

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – If you have ever wanted to learn about television news, or how to produce stories for newscasts and longer-form magazine shows, FPAC, (Framingham Public Access Corporation), invites you to be part of a brand new, Framingham-focused series.

    This spring, FPAC will be unveiling a new initiative to provide a regularly scheduled news magazine program to our viewers. Each program will rely on the talents and efforts of FPAC members and interns who can act as reporters, shooters, segment producers, and other vital roles.

    With that in mind, we’ll be holding a news production workshop series in May in which we will teach students the basics of how to report, shoot and produce packages for television news.

    Whether you are interested in covering community events, creating a segment on arts or dining, or doing a series of reports on an important town-wide issue, this workshop will give you the basic skills to get started.

    The three-session workshop will start Thursday, May 5th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, and will continue for the next two Thursday evenings, (the 12th and 19th).

    During the course of this workshop each participant will be working on news/feature packages that will be included in the premiere edition of FPAC’s new series, which will be produced on Wednesday, May 25th.

    If you are interested in getting involved with this effort, please call the FPAC studio at 508-875-5434, or email us at info@fpac.tv

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  • Race to Nowhere

    Race to Nowhere

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – The Framingham Teachers Association is sponsoring a screening of “Race to Nowhere” in the Framingham High School Auditorium on Monday, April 25, 2011, from 7:00Pm – 9:00PM.

    The film which is currently screening at many schools and communities across the country is, “a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.”

    Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Students, ($12/$6 at the door).  Proceeds to support the FTA Scholarship Fund.  Tickets available online at: http://rtnframinghamhs.eventbrite.com

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