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April 2015

Campus Sustainability Conference Unifies Colleges across Connecticut

#SustainU2015, the second annual Connecticut Campus Sustainability Conference, brought together more than 125 participants from Connecticut higher education institutions to Eastern Connecticut...

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Willimantic as a Work of Art

Venice has its Biennale, New York has Art Fair Week and Connecticut has My Windham. Eastern Connecticut State University, the Town of Windham and the My Windham Partnership are proud to announce...

Posted on April 30, 2015

First Annual Latin American and Caribbean Studies Conference

On April 24, Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its first Latin American and Caribbean Studies Conference. Many students and faculty were in attendance to learn from and engage with...

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Kelsey Tuller

Last Planetarium Show of the Semester at Eastern

Sky watchers from Eastern Connecticut State University’s student body and staff, as well as members of the public, enjoyed the last of the entertaining and educational star shows that the...

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Kelsey Tuller

Students Honored at the 21st Annual Accounting Banquet

On April 21, more than 180 administrators, alumni, faculty, students and friends from several accounting firms took the time from their busy schedules to travel to Eastern Connecticut State...

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Kelsey Tuller

Johnsonville – An Eastern Multi-Media Production

Race, feminism, and body image were only a few of the themes portrayed in Eastern Connecticut State University’s production of the original multi-media production, “Johnsonville.”...

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Kathryn Shpak

Eastern Professor Wins Top Research Award

Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, associate professor of psychology at Eastern Connecticut State University, was honored with the Connecticut State University System Board of Regents’ (BOR)...

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Dwight Bachman

First Annual CREATE Conference a Success

CREATE (Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern), the premier undergraduate research and art conference at Eastern Connecticut State University, held its inaugural event on...

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Examining Depictions of Masculinity

On April 13, Duane de Four, an educator, media critic and activist working to prevent sexual assault, spoke to a diverse audience at Eastern Connecticut State University about the true cost of the...

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Kelsey Tuller

Eastern Participates in Willimantic Citizens Police Academy

From Feb. 18 to April 29, the Willimantic Police Department hosted an 11-week program where members of the local community were given the opportunity to learn about the department and routine...

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Ryan King

Acclaimed Author of African Literature Speaks at Eastern

With the spring 2015 semester coming to an end, the Department of English at Eastern Connecticut State University brought acclaimed Nigerian author Okey Ndibe to speak on campus. Ndibe is the...

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Ryan King

Princeton Review includes Eastern in its 2015 Guide to Green Colleges

Eastern Connecticut State University is one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States according to The Princeton Review’s 2015 Guide to Green Colleges. With...

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Alumna Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to Receive Honorary Degree at Commencement

Internationally acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘01 will receive an honorary doctorate and bring greetings to the graduates at Eastern Connecticut State University’s 125th...

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Edward Osborn

EES Department Represents Eastern in New Hampshire at GSA Meeting

Fifteen environmental earth science (EES) students and four EES faculty members from Eastern Connecticut State University participated in the recent Northeast section meeting of the Geological...

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

People Helping People Wins Statewide Award

Because of its commitment to disabled adults who live in the High Chase Residential Center in Willington, People Helping People (PHP) — a student club at Eastern Connecticut State University...

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Eastern’s Letterman Wins Charles Dunn Award

With 29 colleges and universities and hundreds of faculty members in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Margaret Letterman of Eastern Connecticut State University is one of only...

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Bluffs of Block Island, Superstorm Sandy Research

When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012, it left in its wake extensive erosion along the coast of Block Island, RI. To document the erosion, Bryan Oakley,...

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Students Magner and Patrizi Named Barnard Scholars

Research studies have shown that the biggest determinant of where people end up is not genetics or parental upbringing, but who their friends are. This year, Eastern Connecticut State...

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Eastern Students Make Puppets for Avenue Q

Two Eastern Connecticut State University students helped make puppets for the West Hartford Community Theatre’s production of Avenue Q, a renowned musical considered to be the adult version...

Posted on April 09, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Eastern’s Veterans Center, Serving Hundreds of Students

Approximately five percent of the student body at Eastern Connecticut State University—nearly 300 people— are military veterans. Eastern’s veterans center held an open house on...

Posted on April 08, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Outstanding Humanitarian Efforts Recognized at Service Expo

Students at Eastern Connecticut State University gave almost 11,000 hours of community service during the 2014-15 academic year. “Volunteering is a big part of the Eastern experience,”...

Posted on April 08, 2015 by Michael Rouleau

Eastern Presents Cesar Chavez Awards: Chavez’s Granddaughter Delivers Keynote Address

Eastern Connecticut State University presented its Cesar Chavez Distinguished Service Awards to Eastern senior Jonah Sanchez, Edili Lopez, hall director at Constitution Hall and Chris Soto, founder...

Posted on April 02, 2015 by dwight bachman