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President Elsa M. Nuñez joined Eastern student-athletes for a fall pep rally in the Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.
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Scholars from Thailand Visit Eastern
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Front row, left to right, are Jeeraphan Sksri-ngarm, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, MSU; Eastern President Elsa M. Nuñez; Anchalee Wongla, Fulbright Exchange Scholar from Chiang Mai Rajabhat University; Chutima Ruanguttamanun, assistant to the president for International Relations, MSU; Paitoon Suksri-ngarm, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, MSU; Sittisak Janthasamood, head of the Office of Central Unit (MSU); Kornkanok Tiparos, faculty of Accountancy and Management (MSU); and Rhona Free, Eastern’s interim vice president of academic affairs. Back row, left to right, are Mongkhon Moungkieo, Dean of the Faculty of Accountancy and Management, MSU; Lisa Rowe Fraustino, English professor and 2006 Fulbright Scholar; Prapruke Ussahawanitchakit, deputy dean of the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (MSU); David Stoloff, chair of the Eastern Department of Education and 2007 Fulbright Exchange Scholar to Chiang Mai Rajabhat University.
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English Professor Lisa Rowe Fraustino received a gift from Paitoon
Suksri-ngarm, dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahasarakham University (MSU), one of several scholars from Mahasarakham University in Thailand who worked with Fraustino in 2006 during her research and consultation as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program. |
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Eastern students and Habitat volunteers work on the siding of the seventh home being built by Windham Area Habitat for Humanity. Construction began earlier this summer and the new homeowners, who also contributed 250 hours of "sweat equity" on the house, expect to move in the spring of 2008. Eastern has had a campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity for 10 years, with more than 50 students actively involved in building, fundraising, and community outreach. The goal of Habitat for Humanity is to provide decent, affordable housing for families in need, and to build relationships and community spirit across the borders of culture and status. |
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Blood Drive Results
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Eastern’s first American Red Cross Blood Drive of the school year was a huge success. Blood drive organizer Irene Cretella sends a huge thank you to Carla Sheldon, John Bazin, and Katie Russo who helped organize student volunteers and many of the behind-the-scenes projects.
In addition, the drive resulted in 190 pints of blood during the two-day event, exceeding the goal of 150 pints. Cretella sends special thanks to nearly 20 faculty and staff who assisted or participated in the drive. Finally, she tips her hat to Joyce Sagal and the student from Campus Ministry for securing lots of pizza from Fred’s Brick House Café. The next blood drive will be Dec. 3–5. |
Study Abroad Fair a Success |
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More than 250 students stopped to talk with 10 vendors at the Study Abroad Fair held on Sept. 20. The vendors represented more than 50 foreign universities.
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The artwork of Visual Arts Associate Professor Qimin Liu was part of the live auction at the First Annual Splendor Gala on Oct. 6 to benefit the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Auction items are available for previous through the day of the event. Professor Liu’s work is “Portraits of Homeless #7. His painting, “Amy,” was part of the evening’s silent auction as well.
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Eastern Gets Grant for Canadian Studies |
| For the fifth consecutive year, Eastern’s Canadian Studies program is a recipient of a $4,500 grant from the Canadian government. Professor Robert Horrocks, who leads the program’s advisory committee, said the money will be used to support Canadian Studies curriculum by bringing Canadian faculty members to campus to speak with students and faculty, develop collaborative research projects and encourage Eastern students to study in Canada. Eastern has student exchange relationships with more than 30 Quebec and Nova Scotia universities. |
Professor Wynn Inks Another Book! |
| Chemistry Professor Charles Wynn has just published another book, Laboratory Experiments for General Chemistry. The 400-page book contains 38 quantitative and qualitative experiments for use in general chemistry. Wynn’s first laboratory experiments book is now in its fourth edition and has been used by 120,000 students at more than 50 colleges and universities. |
Elliott Arkin Memory Comes to Akus Gallery |
From Oct. 18 to Nov. 27, the Akus Gallery will exhibit “In Memory of Elliott Arkin.” The gallery will host a talk with the artist on Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. A reception with the artist on Oct. 25 begins at 5 p.m.
Elliott Arkin is one of the foremost comic artists of his generation. Arkin's comic satires of art world personalities, including Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso, have been featured on artnet.com for seven years. His work has brought him into contact with major cultural figures such as Muhammad Ali, whose fist Arkin cast in bronze for a sports project, and New York City Ballet czar Peter Martins, whose Arkin-created "Nuttcracker" was the hit of the 1999 season. |
Minority Alumni to Return to Eastern |
 On Oct. 27, President Elsa Nuñez will join Eastern faculty and staff to host a Minority Alumni Banquet after a special renaming ceremony of the Intercultural Center wing of the Student Center. CSUS Chancellor David Carter will also be on hand. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center. The banquet begins at 7:30 p.m. Marie Love Johnson, Gloria Caliendo ’82, and Doris Powell ’48 will be honored guests.
“This event has been a year in the making,” said Paul Bryant, acting vice president of student affairs. “It is the culmination of many conversations with minority alumni and other university constituents who felt the creation of a minority alumni affiliate would be a welcomed initiative to help reconnect minority alumni to the university in a genuine and substantive manner. Hartford Community Superior Court Judge Curtissa Cofield, the first African American female superior court judge in Connecticut, is our keynote speaker, and we’ve created an elegant night of dinner and entertainment that is sure to make our alumni proud.” For more information, call Bryant at (860) 465-5247.
The recognition banquet coincides with the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Unity Center. Before dinner, Eastern President Elsa M. Nuñez and CSUS Chancellor David G. Carter, Sr will conduct a special dedication ceremony to rename the Student Center’s Intercultural Center in honor of the late Johnson, pictured above with his wife, Dr. Marie Love Johnson, longtime supporter of the University. |
- Prospective Student Open House– Oct. 21, from 1 – 4 p.m.
- Eastern’s Concert Chorale and the Orchid Ensemble of Vancouver, British Columbia will present a concert on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Shafer Auditorium.
- On Oct. 24, the Eastern Concert Band performs at 7:30 p.m. in Shafer Auditorium.
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