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"Too Many Monkeys" on Campus |
Bill Arnold, an alumnus of Eastern Connecticut State University, returned to campus on Feb. 8 with the "Too Many Monkeys" improvisational theatre troupe. In a University Hour lecture/demonstration and an evening performance at the Harry Hope Theatre, the troupe used a participatory style to teach the audience about improvisational theatre.
 
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Writers Must Break New Ground, Author Says
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 Writing the same old slavery novel has been done before, explained award-winning author Edward P. Jones to a standing-room-only crowd in the Paul E. Johnson, Sr. Community Conference Room on Tuesday, March 7. “When you are writing, you don’t want to go down the road every other person has gone down.”
Jones, 51, from Washington, D.C., won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, The Known World, about black slave owners in Virginia in 1855. Jones read
an excerpt from a short story in progress and an extended passage from The Known World.
The concept of black slave owners caught Jones’ attention after he finished his first book of short stories, Lost in the City, in 1992. He said that the idea incubated in his imagination for 10 years before he wrote it down. He needed about seven months to complete the book. “You are god of this world you are creating,” Jones said. “You are creating people from nothing. You have to make these people say things no one in the universe has ever said or do things no one in the universe has ever done.” |
SBM Foundation Provides Support for Child and Family Center |
Eastern President Michael Pernal; SBM Board Chair Laurence Rubinow; SBM Foundation Executive Director Sheila Flanagan; and Kenneth J. DeLisa, vice president for institutional advancement, at the SBM Foundation Board meeting held on Feb. 21 at Eastern’s new Child and Family Development Resource Center. The SBM Foundation has donated $250,000 in leadership grant support to assist with tuition abatement for children attending the center. |
Leaders Honored in Memory of Martin Luther King |
On Feb. 15, Eastern recognized the three recipients of the 2006 Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Awards — senior LaToya Smith; Geeta Pfau, assistant director of health services; and community advocate Molly Bennett.
Lena Williams, author and sports writer for the New York Times, delivered the keynote address. “Almost every city has a street named after him [Dr. King], but his achievements are misunderstood. What would King think of black on black crime? What would King think of violence being celebrated? Instead, we should ask what would King do. These three women have answered that question for us.”
At the end of the reception, Paul Bryant, dean of student affairs, acknowledged all the recipients. “We have three very extraordinary women from various backgrounds with one common focus, and that is to make the world a better place by simply being better human beings.”
 
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Students Get Face Time with Potential Employers |
On March 8, students dressed to impress with resumes in hand, as they took advantage of Eastern’s annual career fair in the Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a record 74 companies spoke with Eastern students in hopes of recruiting workers. Melissa Sanford, a senior majoring in English and minoring in Communication, explained her reasoning for attending the Career Fair. “There are a lot of knowledgeable representatives speaking to perspective employees (students) about future plans for a job.” She submitted her resume to Foxwoods, Verizon Wireless, and W.B. Masons for sales positions.
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