Commencement 2012 WECS 90.1 FM will be broadcasting the Commencement Exercises live over-the-air and over the Internet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Tune into 90.1 on the FM dial or stream the live audio feed by visiting WECS.

Commencement 2012 Please allow ample time for travel to Commencement.

Caitlin Carenen Named to Academic Fellowship in Terrorism Studies The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies has named History Professor Caitlin Carenen an “Academic Fellow” for 2012–13.

Eastern Announces Commencement Speaker Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, will deliver the commencement address at Eastern Connecticut State University’s 122nd Commencement Exercises on May 15, 2012 at the XL Center in Hartford.

AP Summer Institute Eastern Connecticut State University is hosting Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for Teachers this summer. Institutes in biology, English literature and English composition are being offered.

Eastern’s Global Field Course to Cuba The Department of Visual Arts at Eastern is conducting a three-credit global field course titled “ART 316 Art and Travel: Cuba” from May 19 to May 29.

Dean’s Lists Fall 2011 Eastern Connecticut State University announced the students who attained the Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
Dean’s Lists Fall 2011- Full Time students
Dean’s Lists Fall 2011- Part Time students

Where’s the Shuttle Bus? Download a free mobile app and find out where the shuttle bus is every second of the day. Go to Eastern’s Transloc website to see the application and download it to your mobile phone. Accessible versions are also available.

“Eastern Alert” An Emergency Notification System for Eastern students, faculty, and staff in cases of weather closings and campus emergencies. To sign up for text, voice, e–mail, and phone alerts, go to the Eastern Alert Website.

FEATURED DONOR: SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. The SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. has given the University two major leadership gifts in support of early childhood education programs.

College Portrait of Undergraduate Education Voluntary System of Accountability EARLY ADOPTER

Eastern Ranked in Top 30 in U.S. News and World Report Eastern Connecticut State University was again ranked in the top 30 public regional universities in the North by U.S. News and World Report in its 2012 rankings, released on Sept. 13.

Eastern Named A Top Workplace Easten has been named one of the top five workplaces in Connecticut in the large organization category by the Hartford Courant for 2011.

Eastern Named a Green College Two Years in a Row Eastern has been named one of the nation’s Green Colleges for 2011 by The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This is the second year in a row that Eastern has received the designation.

Eastern Named “A Great College to Work For” for Third Year For the third year in a row, Eastern Connecticut State University has made the list of “Great Colleges to Work For.”

A College of Distinction Student Horizons, Inc., a leading publisher of college guides and informational materials for students considering their college options has announced that it has included Eastern in the 2011–12 edition of Colleges of Distinction.

One of the Best in Northeast Eastern has been named one of the top colleges in the Northeast by The Princeton Review.