Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University
We're very grateful to the highly talented video producers at Bridgewater State University who this week posted this view of campus life today entitled "Red Flags Vs. Green Flags" (see the link below).
This "Word on the Street" segment tells us the what's good with today's BSU student - green flag - and what, in their own words, earns a red flag.
BSU's Police Department Welcomes New Member
We're grateful to Ms. Heather Harris Michonski, G '26, of BSU's Office of Enrollment, Marketing and Communications for sharing her story about Arby.
Here's the opening of the article and a link to the whole story:
"No badge identifies Bridgewater State University’s newest police force member – only a tail in constant motion.
"That tail belongs to Arby, a black Labrador Retriever who’s been partnered with Officer Joseph Locke. The eager canine is on a temporary campus assignment as he begins training to become a guide dog for the visually impaired.
"This is the first time a police department has collaborated with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a New York-based nonprofit organization that provides guide dogs to people with vision loss."
Ms. Michonski then quoted Officer Locke: “I love being around dogs, and it’s been great to have the opportunity to participate in something that’s never been done before -- not just for myself, but for the (police) department. Through the partnership with Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Officer Locke participated in training to become a 'raiser' for Arby."
The whole article may be read here:
Memory Lane: What Made the Class of 1944 So Distinctive?
Only One Male Graduate
The Class of 1944 was a war-time class . . . like so many others, dating back to the Civil War starting in 1861, many of the male students chose to give up their studies and entered military service.
But what makes the Class of '44 stand out that it is - as far as we can tell - the only class in BSU's 185-year history to have so few men on campus to earn a degree.
Among the 60 graduates that year, only one was a man.
Richard Roche was, in fact, a veteran . . . he was supposed to graduate in 1942 but enlisted instead in the U.S. Army.
At any rate, this class is indeed distinctive . . . a special part of our history.
Click on the link below for a short, silent video which offers a tour of the class's yearbook.
As evidence of Mr. Roche's service, we share this from the Class of '42 yearbook:
This concludes the report for Monday, February 23, 2026