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New partnership engages Eastern volunteers with animal rescue farm
Helping other people in the community is the focus of most of the programs at Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Community Engagement (CCE). But a new program this fall has Eastern students volunteering to help (among others) a 550-pound...
Nov 17, 2023, 9:33am EST
'EARTH2023': Eastern to screen alumni-produced film on climate change
Eastern Connecticut State University will present an alumni-produced film about the state of the world's climate on Nov. 17 at 2:15 p.m. in the Science Building auditorium, room 104. Ken Wolslegel '87, a graduate of the environmental earth science prog...
Nov 14, 2023, 9:32am EST
Media Advisory: Eastern to host major community Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 22
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a traditional Thanksgiving meal for the community during its 17th annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Hurley Hall. Upwards of 400 residents from the Willimantic community who might otherwise not...
Nov 13, 2023, 9:37am EST
College students tackle opioid epidemic during Social Action Day
Addressing the nation's opioid epidemic was the topic of this year's Social Action Day at Eastern Connecticut State University on Oct. 31, during which students prioritized an awareness campaign about this decades-long problem and advocated for trauma-...
Nov 9, 2023, 2:03pm EST
Next week: A pair of classic American operas at Eastern
Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Performing Arts will soon treat audiences to a double dose of American sung drama. "An American Opera Double Bill" will be presented in the Fine Arts Instructional Center's Concert Hall on Nov. 10 at...
Nov 3, 2023, 12:06pm EDT
Eastern students reflect on serving Willimantic community
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University provides ample opportunities for students to volunteer in the University's hometown of Willimantic. From supporting after-school programs to serving in the local soup kit...
Nov 3, 2023, 11:57am EDT
Fostering 'STEM identity' among underrepresented students: Eastern's Success Scholars program
University students see themselves many ways based on different things they do. This idea sparked a research interest in Laura Rodriguez, assistant professor of education at Eastern Connecticut State University. Rodriguez's continuing research evaluate...
Nov 2, 2023, 9:08am EDT
More high school students earn credits at Eastern with dual enrollment
A growing number of high school students in Connecticut are enrolling in courses that can earn credits at Eastern Connecticut State University under a dual enrollment program that recently received a $3.8 million state grant to school districts. Stude...
Oct 25, 2023, 10:24am EDT
Eastern's Wintner awarded Fulbright-Nehru fellowship to teach in India
Julia Wintner, director of Eastern Connecticut State University's Art Gallery, was recently awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Fellowship to teach in Bangalore, South India. In December 2023, she will teach a course at the Srishti Mani...
Oct 23, 2023, 2:34pm EDT
2 Eastern students design for Jillson Square Veterans Day billboard
Fall holidays will get a bright boost in Willimantic with digital billboard images designed by Eastern Connecticut State University graphic design students. Students in June Bisantz's Graphic Design 3 class provided two Veterans Day images for the Jil...
Oct 23, 2023, 2:29pm EDT