THE GATEPOST VOLUME 85 • ISSUE 10
FSUGATEPOST.COM
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
FSU begins academic year with smallest freshman class since 2010 By Bailey Morrison News Editor The University began the fall semester with 104 fewer students in the freshman class, according to Lorretta Holloway, vice president for enrollment and student development. According to Holloway, 6,204 students applied to FSU and 4,021 were accepted. Of that total, 749 freshmen chose to attend FSU. In 2015, 4,803 students applied, 3,401 were accepted and 855 chose Amanda Marti/THE GATEPOST to attend the University.
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FSU’s production of “Our Town” is being shown until Nov. 19 in DPAC.
Library awarded funding for additional career services
FSU looks to expand uses for Warren Conference Center By Nick Murphy Staff Writer
Since acquiring the Warren Conference Center and Inn in April, FSU administrators have begun discussing potential future uses for the 67-acre property, said Dale Hamel, executive vice president. FSU officially acquired the cenBy Emily Robinson ter from Northeastern University Assitant Design Editor for $8 million. The property, located at 529 Chestnut St, Ashland, is open to The Director of the Henry Whitthe public and hosts a variety of temore Library, Bonnie Mitchell, events, including weddings and spent the summer teaming up with work outings. Dawn Ross, director of career serAccording to Hamel, the Univices, to draft and propose a grant versity doesn’t have any immedito the Institute of Museum and Li- ate changes in mind for the center. brary Services. “In the short term, we are going to The school has been awarded continue to run it as a conference $6,288. center and inn.” Hamel said prior to the purchase Mitchell said the funding has of the Warren Center, the Univergone toward developing students’ sity would have to rent conference soft skills, which are mainly skills venues. that allow students and applicants There is a “10 percent discount to have acceptable business etifrom the standard fee schedule quette. provided for any personal events “Soft skills are skills that train booked by Framingham State Unistudents to have better commu- versity faculty, staff, students, or nication skills, better knowledge alumni,” according to the Warren of business practices, and deci- Center event booking page. Hamel said, “Going forward, we sion-making and problem-solving would also like to use it for student See LIBRARY AWARD page 5 programs. There are a lot of oppor-
THE GATEPOST ARCHIVES The Warren center was purchased by FSU from Northeastern University.
tunities that will arise as different people on campus find ways to utilize this new asset.” He added that as a University service, the Warren Center falls under the jurisdiction of Jeffrey Hershberger, the director of university services. Hershberger oversees the day-to-day operations at the center. While currently the Warren Center is being used for meetings, there are plenty of long term projects waiting to be implemented.
“In the long term, we will be considering the possibility of adding some sports, specifically adding new women’s teams,” said Hamel. He added, “The center could potentially be a location for a new sports venue.” Besides sports, Hamel said the University is looking to use the conference center to bolster academic programs. Currently, when the biology department wants water access, “We
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