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Guild of St. Agnes and Worcester State Open New Early Education Center

The Guild of St. Agnes and Worcester State University celebrated the opening of the new University Collaborative Early Education Center, an innovative childcare center and teaching lab for future educators, in May. The new center, located at 248 Mill Street, will serve 152 children ages 4 weeks to 5 years olds, while also providing space for Worcester State early childhood education majors to work, learn, and observe in real classroom settings.

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The iconic 17,600-square-foot building on Mill Street, once the home of Colonial Candle Pin Bowling, has undergone a $7 million renovation to reimagine the space as a light, bright, and colorful learning center for small children.

“The partnership between the Guild of St. Agnes and Worcester State represents a collaborative approach to addressing a community need—both for child care and for an academic role in preparing the workforce that supports child care,” said Worcester State University President Barry M. Maloney. “The new center will serve as a model for innovation in early childhood education in our community and around the state.”

About Worcester State Magazine’s New Masthead

» WITH THIS ISSUE, WE DEBUT A NEW MASTHEAD on the cover of Worcester State Magazine, the first redesign in many years. The new design emphasizes Worcester— a reflection of our community pride and our commitment to serving Worcester as the city’s only four-year public university. We’ve also added “Lancer Nation” to the cover as a reminder that we are all connected as a community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, donors, and friends.

The masthead was designed by Tania Delehanty, a graphic designer and Worcester State’s assistant director of brand and creative services in the Office of Communications and Marketing. We chose a bold sans serif typeface, a modern interpretation of the lettering around New York City’s urban landscape. Says Delehanty, “The new masthead design is modern and confident, representing Worcester State’s strong and lasting presence in the community. The redesign times nicely with other significant visually driven updates such as the new worcester.edu and other recent brand initiatives to highlight our visual identity.”

—Deborah Alvarez O’Neil, Worcester State Magazine editor

“ Shields Up” Campaign Set to Rally Fans, Students

» THE WORCESTER STATE ATHLETICS

Department has released a new branded slogan, “Shields Up,” for student-athletes and the community. Shields Up is a creation of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was designed by the university’s Marketing Office.

The new catch phrase can be used in several ways—for branding or as a cheer in a team huddle or from fans in the stands. The new logo was designed to unify and rally around athletic teams as they push for success on and off the field. Inspired by the Lancers of old, Shields Up aims to be the rallying cry for all Lancers.

“What’s exciting about the Shields Up campaign is that our student-athletes, specifically SAAC, were the ones who came up with the phrase,” said Athletic Director Mike Mudd. “This slogan and logo will hopefully remain a part of Lancer Nation longterm and our student-athletes that attended Worcester State during the 2020-23 timeframe can claim to be the inventors of it.”

University welcomes Kenya’s Ambassador to the United Nations

» THIS SPRING, WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY WELCOMED

Kenya’s permanent representative to the United Nations Dr. Martin Kimani to campus. In a wide-ranging lecture, Dr. Kimani called the emerging multipolarity a more dangerous world order that likely will require stronger enforcement of the United Nations charter, which prohibits the use of force against any state’s territorial integrity or political independence.

Dr. Kimani’s visit was organized by the student-led Intercultural Student Alliance (ISA) with support from Assistant Professor Catriona Standfield in the Department of History and Political Science.