Videos

Watch: Students digitize history during Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

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...

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Savannah Striano '25

Watch: Hundreds take the Plunge for Hunger
Annual rugby fundraiser supports local soup kitchen

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...

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Kyle Berson '26

FILM: Thread City Trio on new album and the art of jazz
Eastern’s faculty jazz band discusses creative process

The Thread City Jazz Trio, Eastern’s faculty jazz band named affectionately for its native Willimantic, released its second album, “Keeney Never Stops,” last July. The album...

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Noel Teter '24

Watch: 'The Burial at Thebes,' behind the scenes

This behind-the-scenes video highlights the Department of Communication, Film, and Theatre's fall 2025 production of "The Burial at Thebes," an adaptation of Sophocles' classic...

Posted on December 15, 2025

WATCH: Day of Giving 2025

Eastern welcomed nearly 500 guests to Hurley Hall on Nov. 26 for the 19th annual Day of Giving, a Thanksgiving feast served by students/staff and prepared by Eastern's dining service, Eastern...

Posted on December 03, 2025

VIDEO: Making of 'Cinderella,' an Eastern opera

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Music Department’s latest opera production, "Cinderella," showing Nov. 14 and 16 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall. Meet the...

Posted on November 12, 2025

VIDEO: Career Connections
Moments from fall 2025 Career and Internship Fair

Approximately 365 students gathered with their resumes in the Student Center's Betty R. Tipton Room for the opportunity to speak with 50 different employers at the fall semester career and...

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Savannah Striano '25

FILM: Photogrammetry of Block Island
An EES research project by sea, land and air

This summer, a group of environmental earth science (EES) researchers from Eastern traveled to Block Island, RI, to study coastal geology and erosion along the island’s iconic bluffs. Their...

Posted on June 27, 2024