Thrift Warriors, located on the first floor of Winthrop Hall, is Eastern's student-run thrift store. The resource provides Eastern students with second-hand clothes, home goods, appliances, decorative items, and kitchen supplies for free. All items in the store are donated by Eastern community members, reducing waste and saving students' money.
Read Full Story
During several trips to Washington, D.C. this semester, President Karim Ismaili has worked to advocate for Eastern at a time when higher education faces historic challenges. By strengthening the University’s connections with national organizations and federal lawmakers, his efforts make Eastern a constructive voice in imperative conversations about higher education.
Read Full Story
With laptops in hand, Eastern joined a worldwide effort to digitize history on Feb. 20 during the Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon. The annual, international effort honors Black history by empowering volunteers to make the writings of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and his contemporaries more accessible to the public.
Read Full Story
Hundreds of Eastern students, alumni, and Willimantic community members gathered at Philip Lauter Park in Willimantic to support community members facing food insecurity at the 15th annual Olga Ezis Plunge for Hunger on Feb. 21.
Read Full Story
Nicolas Simon, professor of sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University, has spent the better part of the last decade championing open educational resources (OERs) on and off campus. These learning materials are free for students to use and are easily accessible, residing in the public domain or under open licenses. Recently, Eastern reached two landmarks in recognizing its open educational efforts.
As artificial intelligence increasingly permeates the workforce and daily life, marketing professionals who recently visited campus argue that the emerging technology cannot replace human creativity.
Eastern English Lecturer Bulaong Ramiz, a former identity center professional in higher education settings, has become a passionate advocate against improper practices in the offices she once served. On Feb. 19, she led an on-campus discussion encouraging attendees to speak up when higher education institutions fall short of their promises to protect marginalized populations.
A recent graduate from Eastern’s Department of Psychological Science and her faculty mentor have published research examining popular opinions about depression and the enduring influence of the “chemical imbalance theory” in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research this March.
Students from Eastern’s College of Business are providing cost-free tax preparation services to local community members through the IRS’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) this tax season. The national program offers free tax preparation services through mid-April for households making less than $69,000 annually.
Thrift Warriors, located on the first floor of Winthrop Hall, is Eastern's student-run thrift store. The resource provides Eastern students with second-hand clothes, home goods, appliances, decorative items, and kitchen supplies for free. All items in the store are donated by Eastern community members, reducing waste and saving students' money.
Since its earliest days as a teacher’s college — when student teachers worked with local children at the Windham Street Model School — Eastern Connecticut State University has maintained deep ties to the Willimantic community. That tradition of service continues today through the Center for Community Engagement, which connects hundreds of student volunteers each year with local organizations and residents in need of support.
A longtime lecturer in Eastern’s Department of Music recently published a book that both solidifies and removes controversy from the name of Australian American composer Percy Grainger. Teresa Balough’s “The Essential Grainger: Percy Grainger’s Kipling Settings” delves into the composer’s special interest in the works of the often-misunderstood English author Rudyard Kipling.
Eastern’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, and Social Work held an all-day celebration in recognition of “Anthropology Day” on Feb. 19 in the Student Center. The day’s events featured a presentation by a recent graduate from Eastern’s anthropology program, as well as a discussion with a guest faculty member and a tabling session.
Seven student leaders of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) showcased the fruits of their community involvement at the IMPACT National Conference in Cincinnati, OH, from Feb 18 to Feb 22.
