May 9, 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 7
Join the Eastern family as it celebrates Latino Awareness Month in April! The public is invited. Admission is free to all but one event.
Poncho Sanchez, internationally-acclaimed conguero and a leader in the bedrock style of jazz for more than two decades, kicks off the celebration with a concert at 7 p.m. on April 7 in Shafer Auditorium. Tickets are free for ECSU students, faculty and staff, and $10 for the general public. For tickets or for more information, please contact Margie Ouimette at (860) 465-4693 or email tickets@easternct.edu
Other Latin Awareness Month events include:
• Comedian Alba Sanchez, 7 p.m., April 12, Betty Tipton Room. One-woman show, “The Bronx Witch Project.”
• “Say What Karaoke, Latino Style,” 7 – 10 p.m., April 19, Betty Tipton Room.
Students can sing hits from their favorite Latino artists and win prizes.• Latin Distinguished Service Award, April 21, 6:30 p.m., Paul E. Johnson Sr. Community Conference Room, J. Eugene Smith Library. Presented annually to recognize service to the Latin-American community.
• Latino Heritage Museum, April 26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Betty Tipton Room.
This touring multimedia presentation consists of more than 100 authentic artifacts, Hispanic memorabilia, photographs, letters, and autographs of Latino pioneers.
• Jesus “Chuy” Negrete, “500 years of Mexican/Chicano History in Song,” 7 p.m., April 28, Room 110, Webb Hall.
• O.L.A.S. (Organization of Latin American Students) Annual Banquet, April 29.
For more information, please contact Paul Bryant, dean of student affairs at Eastern, at (860) 465-5247 or e-mail bryantp@easternct.edu
Naomi Wolf Wraps up Women’s History Month at Eastern
Wolf challenged her audience of more than 100 students to move away from what has become the dominant male/female dynamic on college campuses — heavy drinking followed by casual sex, without any attempt to develop committed relationships. She made suggestions on different ways couples can get to know each other — “ever thought of taking a blanket and a food basket and going on a picnic?” — that can help create the romantic energy that sustains a long-term relationship.
Students in the audience asked thoughtful questions on the issue and in turn were honest in responding to Wolf’s queries concerning campus behaviors at Eastern. If nothing else, her presentation gave students something to think about as they mature and seek sustained relationships.
Annual Day for Women
Future Teachers Visit Eastern
More than 700 students and their teachers from 40 middle and high schools throughout Connecticut packed attended the Department of Education’s 8th Annual Future Teachers Conference on March 22. The conference was sponsored by the YES (Young Educators’ Society) Clubs of Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES), Capitol Region Council (CREC), LEARN and Eastern, with assistance from the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Throughout the day, students participated in sessions on storytelling, banning books, learning activities for the classroom, writing techniques, and mathematics and science. Eastern faculty along with teachers from other universities, high schools, and educational agencies, and student groups, will serve as presenters at the conference.
Colleen Devine Wins Chemistry Award
Colleen Devine, a sophomore from LeRaysville, PA majoring in health and physical education, has been named recipient of the 2005 Chemical Rubber Company Press (CRC) Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award. Eastern Chemistry Professor Charles M. Wynn announced the award, which is presented annually by the Chemical Rubber Company Press.
“Colleen is an outstanding student and all of us in the chemistry department are proud of her hard work and dedication,” said Wynn. The award includes a commemorative scroll and a copy of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. After graduation, Devine plans to pursue chiropractic medicine.
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