Wade Institute for Science Education at Manomet

Understanding Earth’s Cycles:
Weather, Climate, and Seasons

A 3-Day Professional Development Institute for Grades K-5 Educators
Description: Explore how seasonal changes shape the natural world as you investigate how natural and human activities influenced terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems! Learn how to engage your students in citizen science projects, investigate how human activities and natural phenomena shape river, stream, and garden ecosystems, and connect how plant life cycles and weather systems are responding to climate change. You will visit each collaborating partner site during the course.
Dates: July 7th-9th, 2025 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET)
Collaborating Partners: New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill; Harvard Forest

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Research and Resiliency: Exploring the Ways Local Ecosystems are Responding to Our Changing Climate

A 5-Day Professional Development Institute for Grades 6-12 Educators
Description: Explore habitats along the Massachusetts coast as you learn how human activities are impacting our planet’s climate, water cycle, and the balance and distribution of species and ecosystems! Discover how scientists and conservationists work together to protect and preserve the health of these local ecosystems. Venture into the field with scientists and collect and analyze climate-related field data. Each day will be filled with field trips, hands-on investigations, and discussions aimed at highlighting the resiliency of our local habitats. You will visit each collaborating partner site during the course.
Dates: July 14th-18th, 2025 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET)
Collaborating Partners: Lloyd Center for the Environment; New Bedford Whaling Museum; Marine Biological Laboratory; Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair

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Songbirds, Shorebirds, and Stewardship: Engaging Your Students with the Science of Breeding, Nesting, and Tracking Migration

A 3-Day Professional Development Institute for Grades 5-8 Educators
Description: Learn how to use the study of songbirds and shorebirds to engage your classroom in citizen science projects! Examine how bird populations respond to environmental challenges, and participate in hands-on projects as you explore Manomet’s living laboratory alongside scientists. Participate in a bird banding experience and explore how banding information provides valuable data about native bird populations and migration. You will visit each collaborating partner site during the course.
Dates: August 13th – 15th, 2025 (8:30 AM – 3:30 PM ET)
Collaborating Partner: Manomet Conservation Sciences

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The steps to register for graduate credit for your respective Summer Professional Development Institutes are below:

Step 1: Complete the Graduate Non-Degree Application

Students starting non-degree course(s) for the Summer 2025 term, should click here for the Graduate Non-Degree application (https://www.bridgew.edu/grad-non-degree).

Please contact Graduate Admissions (gradadmissions@bridgew.edu) with questions regarding the Graduate Non-Degree Application.

Step #2: Retrieve Your BEAR ID

Your BEAR ID is the 8-digit number emailed to you once your Graduate Non-Degree application has been processed by Graduate Admissions. You will need this to access many of the items below, so be sure to have it handy. If you have lost your acceptance letter or cannot remember it, the Office of Graduate Admissions can help. Write to GradAdmissions@bridgew.edu from the email address used to complete your Graduate Application for any help or questions during this step.
 

Step #3: Access and Use Your BSU Email account

Start to use your BSU email today! It was sent from BSU Accounts (BSUAccounts@bridgew.edu) to the personal email address provided in your application.
To access your email, use the link provided in the communication sent from IT. You can also access your email on the student portal by clicking on email from the left navigation bar.

IMPORTANT: Login to your BSU email with the default password. You will be prompted to set up MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) before resetting your password. View how to configure MFA.

All information is sent to your BSU email. Don’t miss important information: Be sure to check daily!

If you have not received your BSU email account information from BSU Accounts:
First, check your junk or spam folder.  Contact IT support at 508.531.2555 or ITSupport@bridgew.edu and provide them with the following information.

• Bear ID (formerly Banner ID)
• Address
• Phone Number
• Date of Birth

Step #4: Be sure to find your respective "Course Number" (CRN) from the list below. You'll want to write it down so you can enter it during the registration process.

Step# 5: Navigate to the Student Portal and Register for a course(s)

Students register for courses by navigating to the Student Portal, signing in using your BSU credentials, and going to the “Student” section of Infobear.

1. Proceed to the BSU Student Portal by navigating to mybsu.bridgew.edu and clicking on “Infobear” on the left side navigation menu.
2. Once you’re able to login using your BSU credentials, click the “Student” tab along the top of the page to begin to register for your course.
3. You should see a page that has your specific “Student Profile”.
4. On the left hand side, please click on the navigation for “Registration and Planning – New”
5. Next, you’ll be prompted to complete the “Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA)”.
6. Once you’ve acknowledged the “Student Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA)”, you will click on the link at the bottom titled “Registration Planning – New”
7. On the next page, you’ll click “Register for Classes” on the bottom right hand side of the page.
8. To add a course section click the “Enter CRNs” tab then enter the 5-digit CRN for your specific Summer Institute and click “Add to Summary”. To finalize your registration click “Submit” in the bottom right corner of the “Summary” section. The class “Status” will change from “Pending” to “Registered” once you have successfully added the course.

 *You may view a step-by-step video which will walk you through adding/registering for a class at BSU.

Additional registration related resources including PDF instructions may also be found on the Registrar’s Office page*

Paying your bill

Once you have successfully registered for your course, you should now pay your bill.

1. From being logged in to the infobear.bridgew.edu portal, click "Student" from the tab across the top, then "Student Accounts" and then "eBill" on the right-hand side

2. Click "Make Payment" again from the tabs on the top of the page and follow the prompts.

For more information on how to pay your bill, contact Student Accounts. 

Getting your transcript 

Bridgewater State University offers the convenience of E-Transcripts which can be requested 24/7 and be sent, electronically, anywhere in the world typically within an hour.

Once you receive confirmation that grades are available and transcripts can be requested, go to the Transcript Request Page to begin the process

For more information, please contact Darren Macdonald, Director of Communications & Outreach for the College of Graduate Studies.