April 27, 2026
2026 Fashion Show: Surrealist Couture
Friday, May 1, 7 p.m., Logan Gymnasium
The Department of Fashion Design and Retailing and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student Fashion Club cordially invite you to this year’s Annual Student Fashion Show. This year’s show will take place on May 1st at 7pm in the Athletic Center Gym. Admission is free and open to the public. Come see our designers showcasing looks from the functional to the surrealist!
MetroWest Startup Week 2026
Innovation and Entrepreneur Center - 860 Worcester Road
MetroWest Startup Week: April 27 to May 2nd
Hosted by the Entrepreneur Innovation Center (EIC) of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and its partners, MetroWest Startup Week brings founders, dreamers, and doers together for five high-energy days across the region. This isn’t a passive, sit-back conference. It’s a hands-on, community-driven experience designed to help you meet the right people, learn from real stories, and keep moving forward. The week starts with pre-conference visit to the New England Bar and Restaurant Show in Boston on the 26th of April for those that are foodies, and then launches on Monday the 27th with the Taste of MetroWest event put on by our local MetroWest Chamber of Commerce in Framingham. Each of the next four days is chalk full of programming including lectures, talks, panels, and workshops both on at the EIC and on-campus of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Each evening presents an opportunity for networking with an event ranging from happy hours at Jack's Abby, the Danforth Museum of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, to a gathering for drinks and chat at Sincere.com, and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dance Club event or Networking at TechStars Startup Weekend in Boston hosted by Suffolk U on Friday May 1st. Those who want to participate in the Startup Weekend May 1-3 can do so to round out the week, too. " Please register here:
Celebration of Experiential Learning
Friday, May 1, 1:30 p.m., Alumni Room
Celebrate the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students who took the next step in their career by participating in experiential learning this year and help recognize the faculty, staff, and employers who helped make it happen.
MSCA May Day Strong Rally
Sign-Making Party from 10 a.m. to in the CIE, followed by rally at Noon on the McCarthy Center Patio
The MSCA-sponsored May Day Strong rally invites members of the community to participate in a peaceful rally against the war in Iran, ICE arrests of families and friends, cuts to education funding, and attacks on academic freedom. There will be a sign-making party with free food in the Center for Inclusive Excellence followed by the rally itself at noon on the McCarthy Center patio.
Inclusion in Action: From ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Student Experiences to Executive Leadership Voices DICE Symposium
Monday, April 27, 4:30 p.m., Center for Inclusive Excellence
Join ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty as they discuss how their research is highlighting inclusion. Speakers include Mandy Simons, PhD, Professor and Chair of Biology and Alex Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management and Business & IT.
Who belongs in biotech? Industry partnerships build experience and community will be a discussion on the benefits of experiential learning and how ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, in partnership with LabCentral, supported student participation in the BiotechReady program.
Leadership Voices and Inclusion: Executive DEI Communication in Shaping Innovation and Performance will explore using AI to analyze how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is communicated through tone, emotion, and authenticity.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dance Team - Spring Showcase
Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 2, 3:30 p.m., DPAC
Come see the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Dance Team + Fusion Team for their spring showcase performances.
Echoes of the Past: Legacy Effects of Human Land Use
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 6 – 7:30pm, Danforth Art Museum
A Panel Discussion about Rachel Loischild: Quarantine Islands Exhibition and Understanding Land Use Legacies.
Land, in its most basic definition, is the solid surface of the Earth, but for humanity, it’s profoundly more than just terrain. It represents a foundational element upon which cultures are built and identities are shaped. Land use legacies are embedded in the surface of our planet and guide our perceptions of place and community.
For over a decade, artist Rachel Loischild has explored how history imprints itself on the land in her global study of quarantine islands. Her large format photographs draw us into an untamed and largely undeveloped landscape. The sublime beauty of these landscapes does not reveal immediately the land use legacy of these areas. Although the dark past cannot be gleaned from the photographs themselves, her intentional photographic series is a mechanism for discussing the past and understanding our relationship with the land and its legacy. Her photographs turn history into a living force –the past becomes a potential compass for the present.
Join the Danforth Art Museum and a panel of speakers in considering the impact of art and history in shaping our understanding of place, culture, and memory.