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'Eastern Passport' benefits students, boosts local businesses
Eastern Connecticut State University is launching a new program in the fall 2025 semester aimed at spurring local businesses by encouraging students to explore downtown Willimantic. In coordination with the Willimantic Downtown Neighborhood Association...
Sep 3, 2025, 9:06am EDT
Eastern welcomes 1,000 new undergraduates in fall 2025
Eastern Connecticut State University began its 2025-26 academic year on Aug. 26, welcoming more than 1,000 new undergraduate students to its Willimantic campus. The new Warriors, comprising approximately 750 first-time students and 275 transfer student...
Aug 26, 2025, 2:03pm EDT
Eastern, Liberty Bank, Town of Windham partner to boost local businesses
Eastern Connecticut State University, Liberty Bank, and the Town of Windham formalized a partnership on Aug. 19 to establish a small business resource center (SBRC) in Willimantic. During the agreement-signing ceremony, Liberty Bank presented a $25,000...
Aug 25, 2025, 3:49pm EDT
Eastern professor from Middletown appointed AAC&U senior fellow
Sukeshini Grandhi of Middletown, professor of business administration at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been appointed a senior fellow with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), where she is working with the Office o...
Aug 20, 2025, 8:00am EDT
Eastern professor from Willington honored with Connecticut State University Professorship
Daniel Donaghy of Willington, professor of English at Eastern Connecticut State University, was recently awarded a Connecticut State University (CSU) Professorship in recognition of his professional accomplishments, creative works, and contributions to...
Aug 19, 2025, 11:09am EDT
Eastern soccer captain named Little East Conference Student-Athlete-of-the-Year
Walter Scudder '25 of Unionville, a four-year starting midfielder and two-year captain on Eastern Connecticut State University's men's soccer team, was named one of three recipients of the Little East Conference (LEC) Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award ...
Aug 18, 2025, 1:59pm EDT
Twin roles solidify Eastern professor as a leading regional historian
A faculty member from the Department of History at Eastern Connecticut State University has recently taken major roles with two regional historical institutions. Professor Thomas Balcerski (Ramsey, NJ, native) is the newly appointed president of the Ne...
Jul 3, 2025, 10:10am EDT
SATURDAY: Eastern baseball field to be named in honor of hall-of-fame Coach Bill Holowaty
Eastern Connecticut State University will honor legendary baseball Coach Bill Holowaty by naming its baseball field in his honor. The dedication of Holowaty Family Field will take place on Saturday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at the baseball field located wit...
Jun 26, 2025, 9:16am EDT
Eastern baseball field to be named in honor of hall-of-fame Coach Bill Holowaty
Eastern Connecticut State University will honor legendary baseball Coach Bill Holowaty by naming its baseball field in his honor. The dedication of Holowaty Family Field will take place on Saturday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at the baseball field located wit...
Jun 18, 2025, 7:12am EDT
History Professor earns Eastern's only 2025 CSCU Faculty Award
History Professor Scott Moore is Eastern Connecticut State University's only recipient of a 2025 Board of Regents (BOR) Faculty Award. A native of Virginia Beach, VA, Moore is one of three recipients across the four Connecticut State Universities to be...
Jun 12, 2025, 9:00am EDT