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Eastern to serve as early-voting site this fall election season
Eastern Connecticut State University will be an official early voting site for the Town of Windham this fall. Town residents and Eastern students living on or off campus are invited to campus from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2 to cast their ballots before the Nov....
Oct 13, 2025, 7:00am EDT
Eastern to host 'Becoming a Woman' series exploring complexities of womanhood
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold a special project this October and November on what it means to be or become a woman. Kicking off Oct. 9 with an opening reception, "Becoming a Woman" is a series of art, film, and literary events inspired...
Oct 6, 2025, 10:29am EDT
'The Power of Taylor Swift': Eastern offers a class on pop megastar
As Taylor Swift's highly anticipated 12th studio album releases today, Oct. 3, Eastern Connecticut State University is offering a new course for students this fall that explores the pop superstar's career and influence. Taught by history Professor and ...
Oct 3, 2025, 9:33am EDT
Theatre: Eastern announces 2025-26 performance season, ticket bundle
The Department of Communication, Film, and Theatre at Eastern Connecticut State University is proud to announce its 2025-26 theatre season, featuring four mainstage performances and one student-directed production. Tickets for all fall 2025 production...
Oct 1, 2025, 9:25am EDT
2 Stop & Shop fundraisers benefit Eastern's resident food pantry this October
Eastern Connecticut State University's food pantry, Shawn's Cupboard, will receive support this October through two Stop & Shop charitable giving programs. Throughout the month, the Willimantic grocery store will donate $1 to the campus pantry for ever...
Sep 30, 2025, 11:19am EDT
Eastern to host '#End It!' relationship violence awareness event in memory of Alyssiah Wiley
Eastern Connecticut State University will host "#EndIt! - End Relationship Violence: An Awareness Event in memory of Alyssiah Wiley" on Oct. 1, a campus-wide initiative to raise awareness about relationship violence and honor the memory of former stude...
Sep 29, 2025, 10:50am EDT
New simulation lab opens in Windham Hospital for Eastern nursing students
Eastern Connecticut State University and Hartford Healthcare unveiled a brand-new nursing simulation lab in Windham Hospital on Sept. 24. With Eastern students, state dignitaries, and Connecticut State University/Hartford HealthCare executives in atten...
Sep 24, 2025, 5:21pm EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Eastern & Hartford HealthCare simulation lab ribbon-cutting
Eastern Connecticut State University and Hartford HealthCare will hold a ribbon-cutting this Wednesday to unveil a brand-new nursing simulation lab at Windham Hospital - the largest in eastern Connecticut. Lab tours will follow brief remarks by state o...
Sep 22, 2025, 10:49am EDT
Advisory: Eastern to launch small business resource center with community welcome on Monday
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold a community welcome and networking event on Sept. 22 to launch its new Small Business Resource Center (SBRC). The event will be held at 5 p.m. in the Paul E. Johnson Community Conference Room of the J. Eug...
Sep 19, 2025, 9:40am EDT
Saturday: History conference spotlights people of color in Connecticut's Revolutionary era, ahead of 250th anniversary
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a history conference titled "Present from the Start: People of Color in Connecticut's Revolutionary Era, 1763-1836" on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Student Center. The confe...
Sep 19, 2025, 7:00am EDT