- Eastern’s 2008–13 Strategic Plan calls for the creation of a Center for Community Engagement.
- Students from 60 clubs and organizations give more
than 25,000 volunteer hours a year to 40 local nonprofit organizations and social service agencies,
conducting food and clothing drives, sponsoring sports clinics, and volunteering at the local
soup kitchen.
- More than 60 percent of Education majors (270
students) spend 2,500 hours each year in local schools, providing after-school tutoring, offering family
literacy programs, mentoring, and student teaching.
- Eastern Hits the Streets: twice a year, hundreds of
students spruce up downtown Willimantic.
- The Senior Design Group, a group of senior graphic
designers who do pro bono work as an ongoing
service learning project, have developed everything
from Willimantic Food Coop billboards to Third
Thursday banners to art for the Juvenile Court Building.
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| Service to the Region and the State of Connecticut |
- The Institute for Sustainable Energy provides
education and outreach on energy and sustainability
throughout Connecticut and the region, and has
audited more than 150 public schools and more than
140 municipal and state-owned buildings to help
improve energy efficiency in the state.
- Eastern Communication students won first-place in
a state contest to develop a TV commercial aimed at
reducing underage drinking; the spot has aired more
than 250 times on Connecticut TV stations and was
cited by the Lt. Governor of Connecticut.
- Eastern employees have donated more than $180,000
over the past six years to the State Employees
Charitable Campaign.
- Eastern is helping more than 140 small businesses,
civic leaders, and community members from
the Windham region on ways to bridge
cultural and language barriers.
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| Eastern’s Economic Impact in the Windham Region |
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| $37,275,000 |
Direct University expenditures, state grant transfers, and expenditures from employee salaries |
| $2,631,000 |
State Payments in lieu of Taxes |
| 39,907,000 |
Total Quantifiable Impact |
| $735,000 |
Spent by Campus Visitors |
| 23 percent of 831 Employees |
Reside in the Region |
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