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FRAMINGHAM, MA — MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey, Highway Administrator Frank DePaola, Representative Chris Walsh, and other elected officials today attended the dedication of the Route 9 Bridge over the Sudbury River in Framingham for Greg Vilidnitsky.
A MassDOT Engineer, Vilidnitsky was struck and killed on Sept. 14, 2010, while working on Route 9 in Framingham.
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FRAMINGHAM, MA – When someone mentions “STEM”, (Science Technology Engineering and Math), a lot of kids groan and think of homework and testing — but MassBay Community College is offering something different this summer — they’re gonna’ teach high school kids how to build robots, do projects in engineering, computer programming, smartphone application, (“app”), programming, 3-D computer modeling, interactive multimedia, race robots, do art with robots — oh, and did I mention ROBOTS!
Better still — this is a low cost, 2-week summer program for high school kids, (and there are ROBOTS involved!)
While many summer programs can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a week of “fun”, since this program is mostly grant funded, the cost for 2-weeks is only $100 per student — end not only does it sound like fun, it’s educational!
If you’re a Framingham high school student looking for something new and challenging to do this summer should consider taking these courses or workshops, ()
The 2-week program runs July 8th through July 19th, 2013 , (for a total of 10 weekdays — Mon-Fri, 9:00am ’til 3:30pm).
There are three options students can choose from.
The first two are 10-day “for credit / transferable” courses and are being offered only to students who will entering their junior or senior year this fall/
Credit Courses:
MN130 – Engineering Designs Come to Life with 3-D Technology – a 10 day, hands-on, project based, intensive engineering design course.
CS140 – interactive multimedia to Create Animation – a 10-day intensive, hands-on, project based, interactive multimedia course.
Workshops:
Spend the 10-days spread out into (4) 2.5 day, fun, creative, educational, workshops. (workshops are open to all high school students and do not earn college credit)
Programs are in association with the U.S. National Science Foundation, (www.nsf.gov), AMP it Up! Advanced Manufacturing Program of MA, (www.ampitupma.com), BATEC – Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections / National Center of Excellence for Computing and Information Technologies, (www.batec.org), and Northeastern University, (www.northeastern.edu)
For more information, or to register, visit 2013 Summer Bridge page on the MassBay website at: www.massbay.edu/summerbridge or contact Susanne Steiger-Escobar, Professor, Computer Science, MassBay Community College, at (781) 239-2220 or by email to: ssteigerescobar@massbay.edu
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This is a link to some of the projects (pictures and videos) presented last year https://www.dropbox.com/sh/va5so8u0y6fo38y/HeprLApxpD
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Framingham resident, Marilyn Manzella, Executive Director of the Independent Association of Framingham State Alumni (IAFSA), is retiring after 25 years of service.
IAFSA is a self-governing, non-profit organization established in 1874 by dedicated Framingham State alumni.
Manzella, Class of 1969, joined the staff in 1988 and became Executive Director in 2004.
IAFSA administers funds that provide scholarships for Framingham State students and benevolent assistance for alumni while maintaining the Alumni House for member and community functions. Funding is provided by donations and bequests from alumni and friends. During the 2012-2013 school year, a record 58 students received IAFSA scholarships and awards and eight students received interest-free loans.
At the 2013 Annual Meeting, IAFSA President Kelly Raymond announced that, after 25 years of service, (more…)
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