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International Students Sample Dr. Horrocks’ famous Lasagna |
These international students take a break from a welcome dinner at Bob Horrock’s house on Aug. 31 to pose for the camera. First row: Christie Thomas; Sofia Nicander (Sweden); Musonda Lumande (Zambia); Emelie Larsson (Sweden); Chiafang Tu (Taiwan); Lan Dai (continuing student, China). Second row: Amelie Fondeur (France); Amy Ingalls (Dr. Horrocks’ student assistant); Pirmammad Mustafayev (Azerbaijan); Julia Joachy (France); Tom Ljungberg (Sweden); Aurelie Becquer (France); Andrew Miley (Ms. Thomas’s student assistant); Bob Horrocks. |
Housing Office Cleans Up! |
On Aug. 28, 69 resident assistants, 14 hall directors, and the director, associate director, and assistant director of housing and residential life joined forces to volunteer four hours each of community service to the Town of Windham. They worked directly with Mark Paquette, director of parks and recreation, to clean the town’s two-mile bike path; inventoried and photographed every building on Main Street; painted the first selectman’s office; and cleaned and mulched the Julia de Burgos Park on Jackson Street. With a little bit of time left, some of the volunteers headed over to Eastern’s Arboretum, where they picked up 10 bags of trash.
Pirmammad “Piri” Mustafeyev of Azerbiajan, and Amelie Fondeur, Aurelie Becquer, and Julia Joachy of France, polish one of the 40 vintage sewing machines at the Windham Textile and History Museum on Aug. 28. |
First Selectman Michael Paulhus introduces Dr. Nuñez
to Willimantic Chief of Police Lisa Maruzo-Bolduc ’87
during the Third Thursday Street Fest on Aug. 17.
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Miller Visits Ireland, Scotland and England |
 
Professor Muriel Miller, adjunct professor of art joined Ron Todd, professor of art at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU), and students from Eastern and CCSU on a field course in Ireland, Scotland, and England from May 22-June 19. Students earned academic credit while enjoying the scenic British Isles. The group visited Doolin on the west coast of Ireland, painting scenes from the limestone plateau known as “the Burren,” full of terraces, caves, wildflowers, and castles. They also spent four days visiting museums in Glasgow, Scotland. The majority of their time was spent in Grasmere, Cumbria, England in the historic Lake District. In addition to having an opportunity to paint and draw the pastoral charm of the local region, students and faculty took time to hike and enjoy the early summer in rural England. |
Jamaican Teachers Work Sociology Degree |
Forty-five teachers from Jamaica spent six weeks in July and August taking courses that will count towards their bachelor’s degree in sociology. Students in the program are teaching professionals who are graduates of teachers colleges and/or universities sanctioned by the Jamaican Ministry of Education.
“I feel honored because I always wanted to get my degree,” said Frances Cooke, a native of Lucea, Jamaica. “There were many obstacles in Jamaica… so the opportunity to study part time through Eastern was a real treat for me.” |
Greg Pizzi ’05 was featured in the July 24, 2006 issue of Lighting and Sound America’s online newsletter. As Sennheiser’s graphics and new media project manager, Pizzi designs, develops, and executes corporate marketing communications projects for all Sennheiser business areas. He moved back to New England from a position as web design and multimedia instructor for Train Simple in Santa Monica, CA. Pizzi is currently taking MFA classes at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ’01 has a new book out, Half of a Yellow Sun. Adichie and her book were featured on Aug. 18 in The Independent in England.
Philosophy Professor Hope Fitz has been in India introducing her new book, Ahimsa: A Way of Life. One of her speaking engagements was mentioned in The Hindu newspaper in New Delhi, India on Aug. 18.
The Institute for Sustainable Energy was featured on NPR (Aug. 18), the Hartford Courant (Aug. 11), and The New York Times (Aug. 20).
Christopher Vasillopoulos, professor of political science, was featured in the Ankara, Turkey press on Aug. 16.
John Wiley has recently published the sixth edition of Professor Prem Mann’s Introductory Statistics. The book also has been translated into Chinese and is used by more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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- In the next month, six “Meet and Greet” receptions have been scheduled in the Johnson Room from 3-4:30 p.m. so that staff and faculty may meet and visit with Dr. Nunez and her family. Each person will be getting a personal invitation that indicates which reception they are to attend.
- Mark Winegardner is the first speaker in the English Department’s Visiting Writers Series. He will be here Oct. 12-13. Winegardner, author of The Godfather Returns, was already an acclaimed novelist in his own right (The Veracruz Blues, Crooked River Burning) before he was selected to carry the formidable literary torch that is the Godfather saga.
- The Eastern Concert Chorale is slated to appear on May 6, 2007 at Carnegie Hall to perform Rutter’s Requiem.
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- In this fall’s issue of Eastern Returns, the University’s back-to-school publication, on page 18, student Bruce Farver is building a robot in a class led by Professor Joel Rosiene, not Professor Gary Rommel. We regret the error.
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