4 April events to showcase community engagement at Eastern
Willimantic, CT (04/10/2024) — The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University will hold four lively community events, showcasing student volunteerism and service projects. Members of the media are invited to cover these festive, seasonal events in culminating of the CCE's activities this academic year.
From April 16 to April 18, the CCE will host a Spring Vacation for Windham middle and high school students. This program will give students a peek into the life of a college student through club activities and workshops on Eastern's campus. See schedule in attachments below.
On April 17, the CCE will hold its annual Service Expo and Awards Ceremony in the Fine Arts Instructional Center Lobby from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event will feature Eastern students presenting on the many community service projects they've conducted this semester. The projects spanned more than 20 sites in collaboration with agency partners across Windham. The students will present their project outcomes and receive awards by a panel of judges of Eastern faculty and staff. The expo is open to the public and will feature keynote speaker Vania Galicia, co-director of programs at Grow Windham.
On April 20, the CCE will hold its annual beautification event, Town Wide Town Pride, at sites across Windham from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More than 100 students have signed up to volunteer. The kick off will be at the Foster Clock Tower before heading off to community projects such as yard cleanup, planting gardens, mulching and more. See schedule in attachments below.
On April 22, the CCE will lead a day of fun for elementary and middle school students in the Sports Center from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Field Day activities will include an obstacle course, face-painting, scavenger hunts and more.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. In addition to attracting students from 160 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 30 states and eight countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 20 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 14 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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