Upcoming events at Framingham Public Library
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Christa McAuliffe Branch Library, 746 Water St.
For more information about curbside pick-up, returns, PC appointments and on-demand holds services, visit the library s website at https://framinghamlibrary.org.
Upcoming programs and events Framingham Public Library
Sunday Classical Concert Li-Mei Liang and Joey Gotoff: 3 to 4 p.m. May 16 via Facebook Live and YouTube Live. Violinist Li-Mei Liang and cellist Joey Gotoff will perform works by Bach, Glière, Haydn, Cirri and Halvorsen. No registration required.
Yarn Social Hour: 11 a.m. to noon May 17 via Zoom. Register for the Zoom link at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Hereâs a look at some of the area commencements and whoâs speaking
By Diana Bravo Globe Correspondent,Updated May 7, 2021, 11:30 a.m.
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A 2021 graduate cheered as he walked through a photo and light tunnel that was part of a graduation procession through Northeastern University s campus on Thursday.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
With vaccines more widely available and restrictions on outdoor gatherings loosening up, some schools are hosting in-person commencement exercises this spring for the classes of 2020 and 2021, while some have planned online-only ceremonies. Others will strive for the best of both worlds in hybrid ceremonies.
Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard in Cambridge.Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
Harvard University will require all students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the universityâs campus, officials announced Wednesday, becoming the latest in a series of local colleges and universities to require the shots for students coming back in the fall.
The announcement from University President Lawrence S. Bacow and several other top administrators said the school expects staff, faculty, and researchers on campus âwill make every effort to be vaccinated as well.â
Bacowâs announcement noted the increased availability of vaccines as a potential route to a return to normal life and a reason for the requirement.
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Springfield College announced that
Beth Zapatka has been hired as the new vice president for Institutional Advancement, following a national and competitive search. Zapatka comes to Springfield College from Yale University, where she served as associate dean for Development and Alumni Affairs for the Yale School of Nursing. She will join the President’s Leadership Team on July 1 and oversee all institutional-advancement efforts, including the departments of Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, and Development. In a nine-year career at Yale, Zapatka held numerous roles that created a well-rounded set of experiences in institutional advancement that are directly transferable to Springfield College. In her most recent role in the School of Nursing, her accomplishments include securing significant new resources nearly tripling contributions to the school overseeing a rebranding campaign, building university-wide collaborations, broadening the use of social-
Massachusetts state universities, including Framingham State, will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine
FRAMINGHAM – Framingham State University, and other state universities in Massachusetts, will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend in-person classes this fall, joining a growing number of colleges and universities across the nation and state.
The presidents of the nine universities in the state s system unanimously decided to mandate the vaccine for undergraduate and graduate students who attend in-person classes, conduct research on campus, live in residence halls, or participate in campus life activities. They also expect that all employees will also be fully vaccinated prior to the start of the fall semester.