Headlines for Springfield College en-us http://www.spfldcol.edu http://www.spfldcol.edu http://www.spfldcol.edu/home.nsf/sc_rss_seal.jpg 144 144 This is your source for up to date information about Springfield College. 05 Feb 2010 12:51 -0500 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 2, 2010 –  Springfield College will dedicate the new Richard B. Flynn Campus Union, named in honor of the college’s president, at a noon ceremony in the building’s main lobby, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, before an audience of the college’s students, faculty, staff, trustees and guests. Februaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/B1DA575C2FF7CD47852576BE005A38D102 Feb 2010 11:25 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/B1DA575C2FF7CD47852576BE005A38D1 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 25, 2010 – Springfield College School of Social Work will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Springfield College on Feb. 26, 2010, with a 9 a.m. professional development workshop for social workers and a noon luncheon honoring supervisors of the school’s students in internships and fieldwork in the community. Both events will be held at the School of Social Work’s facilities at the Brennan Center, 45 Island Pond Rd., in Springfield. Januaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E7F2D75475127679852576B7004FAE8426 Jan 2010 09:30 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E7F2D75475127679852576B7004FAE84 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 26, 2010 -- The Springfield College School of Social Work will hold an open house for prospective graduate students on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, from 4 to 6 p.m., at its facilities at the Brennan Center, 45 Island Pond Road, Springfield.Januaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/8A07C3FAEDE86434852576B70055079226 Jan 2010 10:28 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/8A07C3FAEDE86434852576B700550792 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 25, 2010 – Springfield College 125th Anniversary Events Highlight Winter / Spring Arts Programs.Januaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/9673FF395C1178F5852576B60071499625 Jan 2010 15:37 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/9673FF395C1178F5852576B600714996 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 11, 2009 – The Springfield College Board of Trustees has announced that the college’s new campus union, scheduled to open in January 2010, will be named for Dr. Richard B. Flynn, the twelfth president of Springfield College. Decemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/09F08DD623C4BD7B852576890050BF0111 Dec 2009 09:41 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/09F08DD623C4BD7B852576890050BF01 Decemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/1BAC2B696B1B4BBD85257689007322F711 Dec 2009 15:57 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/1BAC2B696B1B4BBD85257689007322F7 125th anniversary dance.Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/30D17EBD11455FB0852576730058BDCD19 Nov 2009 11:09 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/30D17EBD11455FB0852576730058BDCD SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 12, 2009 – The history of Springfield College is a featured installation at the new Museum of Springfield History, which opened its doors Oct. 10, 2009, at 21 Edwards St., and admission is free for Springfield College students, faculty and staff with their college ID card.Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/0EE008B031BCA51F8525766C00517D8912 Nov 2009 09:50 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/0EE008B031BCA51F8525766C00517D89 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 4, 2009 – Springfield College was acknowledged as a 2009 Super 60 Award recipient by the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS) at the Super 60 Luncheon and Recognition Program, on Oct. 23, at Chez Josef, in Agawam, Mass. Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/D67405F9A1843EB78525766A0050FA9110 Nov 2009 09:44 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/D67405F9A1843EB78525766A0050FA91 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov.10, 2009 – The religious persecution of Baha’is in Iran will be the focus of the Springfield College Holocaust Committee’s Nov. 11 and 12 program, in Marsh Memorial Chapel, on the campus. Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/2AC1EDB9E977779F8525766A0066E85F10 Nov 2009 13:44 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/2AC1EDB9E977779F8525766A0066E85F SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 4, 2009 – Springfield College has named Charles J. Redmond as its faculty athletic representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/61681367882750278525766400693F1604 Nov 2009 14:09 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/61681367882750278525766400693F16 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 2, 2009 – Springfield College today announced that John A. White has been named the new vice president for development and alumni relations. White, who most recently had been the interim director of development at the college, assumed his new role on Oct. 1, 2009.Novemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/C6C7820BB07FC798852576620073293B02 Nov 2009 15:57 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/C6C7820BB07FC798852576620073293B SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 27, 2009 – Springfield College graduate Alan Nero, who was ranked by “Sporting News” as the sixth most influential behind-the-scenes person in sports, will return to his alma mater as the featured speaker at the 17th Annual Weckwerth Lecture on Nov. 5, at 6 p.m., in Fuller Arts Center. Octoberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/DD62236104A0B4C88525765C0063C98627 Oct 2009 14:09 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/DD62236104A0B4C88525765C0063C986 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 22, 2009 – Springfield College has been named to the honor roll of “best neighbor colleges and universities” in the United States in a new report by Evan S. Dobelle, president of Westfield State College, delivered at the 15th annual conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities on Oct. 12, 2009.Octoberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/BA2A6E90C1F7FE7385257657004EA95822 Oct 2009 10:19 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/BA2A6E90C1F7FE7385257657004EA958 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 7, 2009 – “Autistic-Like: Graham’s Story,” a film about one father’s quest to answer the question, “When it’s not autism, what is it?,” will be shown on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m., in Springfield College’s Appleton Auditorium of the Fuller Arts Center.Octoberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/34C8577AD9644070852576480057E65307 Oct 2009 12:00 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/34C8577AD9644070852576480057E653 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 6, 2009 – Heart attack and stroke are by far the greatest killers of people with chronic kidney disease, and Springfield College Professor of Exercise Science Samuel Headley has a new $228,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate if exercise can improve the odds.Octoberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A3EAE624874B094985257647004FB5FB06 Oct 2009 10:30 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A3EAE624874B094985257647004FB5FB SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 28, 2009 – For the 12th annual Humanics in Action Day, Springfield College’s students, faculty and staff will appear throughout the city in gold and maroon tee shirts this Thursday, Oct. 1, to perform a day of concentrated community service. Septemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/39C2671194E6AB2C8525763F0052C60028 Sep 2009 11:04 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/39C2671194E6AB2C8525763F0052C600 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 23, 2009 – Students of athletic training from Dublin City University (DCU) Maire Nic Amhlaoibh, Aoife Greene, Lisa Reid and Lynsey Porter were delighted when their study abroad destination was shifted from Canada to Springfield College. They had been impressed by the success of their colleague, Frachra Power, who credited his landing a plumb job in athletic training in Ireland to the skills he gained during a semester at Springfield College last year. Septemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/1076C9F37C6227C58525763A006DE82823 Sep 2009 16:00 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/1076C9F37C6227C58525763A006DE828 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 16, 2009 -- A new AmeriCorps grant of $1,606,527 will enable Springfield College to continue to help Greater Springfield schools and nonprofit organizations meet human needs for the next three years. Septemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E1A387EF524EDC8B8525763300539DCE16 Sep 2009 11:13 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E1A387EF524EDC8B8525763300539DCE SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 1, 2009 – Scholars from Mukogawa Women's University in Tokyo, Japan are pursuing research at Springfield College this summer.Septemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/07BE15F2AD51040185257626006970BB03 Sep 2009 15:11 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/07BE15F2AD51040185257626006970BB SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 1, 2009 – Students from Nihon University in Tokyo, Japan will receive an introduction to student life in the United States during a special Springfield College program Aug. 25 to 29.Septemberhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/71AF117922BC2DFC85257626006A00E403 Sep 2009 15:17 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/71AF117922BC2DFC85257626006A00E4 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 21, 2009 – Springfield College is again ranked in the top tier in its category in the "America's Best Colleges" issue of “U.S.News and World Report.” The 2010 rankings were released Aug. 20, and Springfield College appears in the category of Best Universities – Master’s – North Region.Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/B1240F304D46BACE85257619004E13D421 Aug 2009 10:12 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/B1240F304D46BACE85257619004E13D4 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 19, 2009 – Residents of the Old Hill and Upper Hill communities will celebrate a year of progress at an old-fashioned neighborhood block party and barbecue, on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Springfield College Rugby Field, at the corner of Alden Street and Eastern Avenue. Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, State Senator Stephen Buoniconti, and State Representative Benjamin Swan will address the crowd at 5:20 p.m. Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/2C06F36979CA9A1085257617004810E819 Aug 2009 09:07 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/2C06F36979CA9A1085257617004810E8 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 20, 2009 – Photography of the Amazon, Syria and Iraq; a Yangtze River film festival; readings by an Abenaki Indian author; chamber music and holiday concerts; art exhibitions; and a dance concert will be among events in Springfield College’s fall William Simpson Fine Arts Series of visual and performing arts. Most events are free of charge, and the free series poster is available by calling 748-3187. Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/306CA3E891A558D385257617006ED21019 Aug 2009 16:10 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/306CA3E891A558D385257617006ED210 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 12, 2009 -- Karen Crowley, workforce development coordinator for the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs at the Vermont Department of Health, will give the keynote address at graduation ceremonies at the St. Johnsbury Campus of the Springfield College School of Human Services on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009, at 1 p.m., at North Congregational Church, in St. Johnsbury.Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/AC33816233F51C33852576100045530212 Aug 2009 08:37 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/AC33816233F51C338525761000455302 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 7, 2009 -- Springfield College School of Social Work has received a $10,000 grant from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Gero-Ed Center to introduce a gerontology area of emphasis and expand focus on gerontology in its master of social work advanced generalist program. Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A528DE8F3E690CAC8525760B004DAE9B07 Aug 2009 10:08 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A528DE8F3E690CAC8525760B004DAE9B SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 7, 2009 – The third annual Springfield Youth Olympics, a fun-filled array of track, field, tennis and golf competition, will be open to youths aged five through 22, Aug. 7 and 8, 2009, at Springfield College. Organizing sponsors of the event, Springfield College and the YMCA of Greater Springfield, expect about 400 area youth to participate.Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/41EE4686E3F810168525760B0056BA0007 Aug 2009 11:47 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/41EE4686E3F810168525760B0056BA00 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 5, 2009 – Elephant cells must be bigger than monkey cells. Wrong, all animal cells are about the same size. Foxes in the arctic developed fluffy tails within a few generations to keep them warm. Wrong, it took millions of years. Augusthttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E2E0D7D7CF77C91A85257609006D2DED05 Aug 2009 15:52 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E2E0D7D7CF77C91A85257609006D2DED Teachers are in the students' chairs July 17 to 22 as Greater Springfield middle school instructors learn the latest science and mathematics teaching techniques through a Springfield College program funded by the Pioneer Valley STEMNET and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Julyhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F7E7F08418BF5C71852575FA006C57EB21 Jul 2009 15:43 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F7E7F08418BF5C71852575FA006C57EB SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 15 , 2009 – Building a wind farm, performing scientific crime scene investigations, and making dog robots are some of the ways that a select group of students from Springfield’s Renaissance Middle School are getting a taste of the challenges of tomorrow’s science careers this week, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Schoo-Bemis Science Center at Springfield College.Julyhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/75336727FBF8D65E852575F40053E64115 Jul 2009 11:16 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/75336727FBF8D65E852575F40053E641 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 2, 2009 – Springfield College and the YMCA of the USA renewed their historic partnership as College President Richard B. Flynn and YMCA President and Chief Executive Officer Neil J. Nicoll signed a five-year agreement on campus on June 19, 2009. Julyhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/EBB3283AF4333913852575E7004D128C02 Jul 2009 10:01 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/EBB3283AF4333913852575E7004D128C INGLEWOOD, Calif., June 22, 2009 – Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) will conduct an open forum for area residents to share their views on the national economic stimulus package and how it might affect them, their families and the community, on Sunday, June 28, at noon, at the Springfield College School of Human Services, 111 North La Brea Ave., Suite 101, Inglewood. Junehttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5DDDBC6815FB8C3C852575DE0055E28023 Jun 2009 11:38 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5DDDBC6815FB8C3C852575DE0055E280 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 19, 2009 – Proclaiming the day as President Richard B. Flynn Day, Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno honored Springfield College’s president on June 19, 2009 for ten years of leadership of the college which have benefitted the city and region. Junehttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/DCB37630B4474314852575DA006F64DC19 Jun 2009 16:16 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/DCB37630B4474314852575DA006F64DC SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 15, 2009 – The Springfield College Board of Trustees re-elected Sally M. Griggs of Northampton, Mass., as chair, and Douglass L. Coupe of Bluffton, S.C., as secretary at its annual meeting, June 12, on the campus, the college announced today. Robert M. Sullivan, Jr., of Longmeadow, Mass., was elected vice chair. Junehttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/C6B98908B33AD444852575D60052382115 Jun 2009 10:58 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/C6B98908B33AD444852575D600523821 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 17, 2009 – Keith T. Daly, president and chief executive officer of Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Footaction USA, divisions of Foot Locker, Inc., told Springfield College graduates today that they will need to prove that they're worthy of keeping an entry level job by showing the commitment and dedication that employers demand, which means "playing to win versus playing not to lose."Mayhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E09AC155EBD1ED14852575B90063CA5D17 May 2009 14:09 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/E09AC155EBD1ED14852575B90063CA5D SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 16, 2009 - "Life is about so much more than ambition or financial and material wealth," Domenic J. Sarno, mayor of Springfield, told graduates of Springfield College's advanced degree programs this morning at the College's 123rd commencement, on Naismith Green, on the Springfield, Mass., campus. Mayhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/96DBB1FE248A83D2852575B8005DFFE016 May 2009 13:06 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/96DBB1FE248A83D2852575B8005DFFE0 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 14, 2009 -- Springfield College will open a new Center for Wellness Education and Research on Sept. 1 to conduct groundbreaking research, be a national source of the latest wellness information, and design and present public wellness education programs. Mayhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F44025B23A37AEC9852575B60046A6E614 May 2009 08:51 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F44025B23A37AEC9852575B60046A6E6 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 14, 2009 -- The nominees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009 have been announced, and the list for individual honors includes two people with Springfield College connections.Mayhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/4A324A62BA38D63F852575B60049D3A114 May 2009 09:26 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/4A324A62BA38D63F852575B60049D3A1 Keith T. Daly, president and chief executive officer of Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Footaction USA, divisions of Foot Locker, Inc., and Domenic J. Sarno, mayor of Springfield, Mass., will give commencement addresses at Springfield College’s 2009 ceremonies. Daly will address undergraduates on May 17, at 9:30 a.m., at the MassMutual Center, in downtown Springfield, and Sarno will speak to graduate students on May 16, at 9:30 a.m., on Naismith Green, on the college campus. Mayhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/80C17B417E4B8659852575A900668FB201 May 2009 14:40 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/80C17B417E4B8659852575A900668FB2 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 1, 2009 – The American Cancer Society will present the Omar T. Pace Award to Springfield College President Richard B. Flynn at the 2009 Evening of Hope Gala, May 9, at the MassMutual Center.Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/0B039B026E0E6438852575A90065687F01 May 2009 14:27 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/0B039B026E0E6438852575A90065687F SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 23, 2009 – Springfield College AmeriCorps students will celebrate National Volunteer Week this Saturday, April 25, by giving Emerson Wight Park a spring cleaning and conducting a community service fair to pair volunteers with community organizations. At noon, there will be a free neighborhood barbecue. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/334B5ABA79DDF4FD852575A1005409C323 Apr 2009 11:17 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/334B5ABA79DDF4FD852575A1005409C3 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April, 17, 2009 – Commemorating the Holocaust, Springfield College students and members of the faculty and staff will read aloud the names of victims of the Holocaust on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Naismith Green. The reading will be part of a two-day series of Yom HaShoah events open to the public free of charge. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/48AA5493348C630D8525759E005515B020 Apr 2009 11:29 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/48AA5493348C630D8525759E005515B0 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 9, 2009 – Arleigh Reynolds, veterinarian and world-renowned canine exercise physiologist and nutritionist who describes Alaskan sled dogs as the world’s greatest athletes, will give Springfield College’s 2009 Peter V. Karpovich Lecture, on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Fuller Arts Center on the campus. The lecture is open to the public free of charge. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/AE65A955945244BF85257593004A56D609 Apr 2009 09:31 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/AE65A955945244BF85257593004A56D6 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 1, 2009 -- Kevin Gilbride, New York Giants offensive coordinator, who has had a stellar coaching career with several professional football teams, will deliver the 16th Annual Weckwerth Lecture, Springfield College’s premiere scholarly event in the field of sports management and recreation, on Wednesday, April 15, at 5:15 p.m., in the Townhouse Conference Room, on the campus.Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/34E2BA8E3226920B852575940046E73C10 Apr 2009 08:54 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/34E2BA8E3226920B852575940046E73C SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 6, 2009 - The new Springfield College Wellness & Recreation Complex received the 2009 Outstanding Sports Facilities Award at the annual conference of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association on April 2 in Charlotte, N.C. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A338E3789EA58247852575900068F45E06 Apr 2009 15:06 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/A338E3789EA58247852575900068F45E SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 2, 2009 – Springfield College will offer a master of business administration (MBA) degree program with concentrations in nonprofit organization management and business management beginning in the summer of 2010. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5405219A83E4FE9E8525758C0049CBEB02 Apr 2009 09:26 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5405219A83E4FE9E8525758C0049CBEB SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 1, 2009 – Springfield College business administration students are on a mission to teach low and middle income adults and immigrants to enhance their money-management skills and take advantage of banking services. Aprilhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/3F94098B2CF7330B8525758B0049B8BC01 Apr 2009 09:25 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/3F94098B2CF7330B8525758B0049B8BC SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 26, 2009 – David Robinson, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health (NIH) expert on aspects of how the brain works, will discuss “Brain Mechanisms of Sensation as Studied in Behaving Monkeys,” at Springfield College’s annual Briton C. and Lucille McCabe Lecture on Thursday, April 2, 2009, at 4 p.m., in Appleton Auditorium of Fuller Arts Center, on the campus. Marchhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/BD96923FC811B48785257585006A5A8826 Mar 2009 15:21 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/BD96923FC811B48785257585006A5A88 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., , March 12, 2009 – The Springfield College Child Development Center has received five-year accreditation under the newly increased standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Marchhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/6546AAC22081232F85257577004A8E4112 Mar 2009 09:34 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/6546AAC22081232F85257577004A8E41 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 5, 2009 – Springfield College will unveil the newly remodeled Fuller Arts Center, the site of visual and performing arts and other academic programs, at a ceremony in the center’s auditorium, on Thursday, March 5, at noon. Marchhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5865CBB8D2C8FA638525757000567CE205 Mar 2009 10:44 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/5865CBB8D2C8FA638525757000567CE2 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 20, 2009 -- The Springfield College School of Social Work will hold an open house for prospective graduate students on Thursday, March 5, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m., at its facilities at the Brennan Center, 45 Island Pond Road, Springfield. Februaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/12461B6C0E3187748525756300661D0D20 Feb 2009 13:35 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/12461B6C0E3187748525756300661D0D SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 19, 2009 -- Take a free test to learn your percentage of body fat, have your facial skin analyzed for sun damage, see a demonstration of the impact of second-hand smoke on air quality, test the strength of your legs and hands and the range of your flexibility, learn the pros and cons of different types of home fitness equipment, be screened for kidney disease, and more at the Springfield College Fit Fest Friday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Springfield College Wellness Center and Field House. Februaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/CA3C2279203B3AE185257562005743F919 Feb 2009 10:53 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/CA3C2279203B3AE185257562005743F9 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 9, 2009 – Springfield College was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its exemplary community service programs in ceremonies today by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) in Washington, D.C. Februaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/64B1FA8D06AE0B7485257559000BBBBE09 Feb 2009 21:08 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/64B1FA8D06AE0B7485257559000BBBBE SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb. 4, 2009 – The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Springfield College as one of 119 U.S. institutions of higher learning to receive its Community Engagement Classification. They join 76 institutions selected in 2006. Februaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/D4BEE701B44F299985257551005C1CDC02 Feb 2009 11:46 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/D4BEE701B44F299985257551005C1CDC SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 29, 2009 -- Springfield College’s winter/spring series of visual and performing arts programs open to the public will feature a concert by acclaimed pianist Andreas Klein, a discussion with nationally renowned journalists, a production of a Mamet suspense drama, a dance concert of historic and new works, art exhibitions by noted local artists and art students, and readings by Springfield College faculty authors. Most programs are free of charge. The free series poster is available by calling Professor Carol Mitchell at 748-3187.Januaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/02032F91749E084B852575460075AF2622 Jan 2009 16:25 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/02032F91749E084B852575460075AF26 SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Jan. 22, 2009 – If Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had a conversation in 1965, what would they have said? That fictitious meeting is the subject of Jeff Stetson’s 1987 award-winning play “The Meeting,” to be enacted by Pin Points Production Company on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., in Springfield College’s Marsh Memorial Chapel. Januaryhttp://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/946E8735A1F2A98F8525754D005AD57229 Jan 2009 11:32 -0500http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/946E8735A1F2A98F8525754D005AD572