Worcester State University Archives and Special Collections

As we enter a new year, we look back about 90 years to this image of students gathered around the original campus sign on Chandler Street in 1935-1936. Back then, the Chandler Street campus was less than 5 years old and was surrounded by open fields and woods. Most Worcester State students commuted to this remote city neighborhood each day using city busses and trolley lines.

This page will be taking a break for the spring of 2026, returning with new content in July. In the meantime, explore more historic Worcester State images on Flickr: 117097074@N04/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/117097074@N04/

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WSU Women’s Field Hockey, c. 1982. Women’s field hockey was introduced as a varsity sport at Worcester State in the fall of 1970. The “Lancerettes” began their first season under coach Janet Demars and came in 3rd place that yearin the Massachusetts Women’s Field Hockey Tournament. At the time these images were taken about 12 years later, the head coach was Kathy Chekani. To view the records of the WSU women’s hockey team, visit the WSU Athletics page: https://www.wsulancers.com/sports/fh/records_index

Campus snowstorm, January 23, 2006. A popular theme found in Worcester State's photo collection are snowy scenes on campus. These images taken nearly 20 years ago capture the dreamy, picturesque quality familiar places take on during a snow storm. Seen in these images are the now-demolished Old Gym building, as well as various signs from the State College era. The Lancer Oak still stands adjacent to the new Common Ground area and adjacent parking lots.