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State Treasurer Erick Russell to kick off Diversity Week at Eastern CT State University
Diversity Week kicks off on April 17 at Eastern Connecticut State University with state Treasurer Erick Russell's keynote speech on what diversity, equity and inclusion have meant in his personal and professional life. Russell will speak at noon in the...
Apr 13, 2023, 2:08pm EDT
Eastern announces early-registration discount for first Pre-College Summer
Eastern Connecticut State University will open its campus this July to high school students for the University's first Pre-College Summer. The residential program will consist of three, one-week sessions led by full-time Eastern faculty who will guide ...
Apr 12, 2023, 11:18am EDT
Eastern expo highlights community service projects
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University will showcase service projects that students have organized in the Windham area at an expo on April 10 from 2-4 p.m. in the Fine Arts Instructional Center lobby. The CCE ...
Apr 6, 2023, 3:12pm EDT
Eastern's Music Program presents spring main stage events
Eastern Connecticut State University's Music Program will host several large-scale performances in April and May. All events will take place in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) Concert Hall. On April 15 at 4 p.m., Eastern's Opera Workshop wil...
Apr 6, 2023, 10:06am EDT
Former Broadway musical 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' concludes Eastern's spring theatre season
Eastern Connecticut State University's Theatre and Performance Media Program is debuting its final show of the 2022-23 school year, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." The show will play for two consecutive weekends, April 20-23 and April 27-...
Apr 5, 2023, 10:48am EDT
2 award-winning authors to hold readings at Eastern
Grace Lin, best-selling author and illustrator of children's books and winner of the Caldecott and Newberry honors, will speak at Eastern Connecticut State University on Wed., April 5, as part of the Eastern Visiting Writers Series supported by Connect...
Apr 4, 2023, 12:46pm EDT
Eastern announces university chancellor Thomas Gibson '96 as commencement speaker
Eastern Connecticut State University has announced that Dr. Thomas Gibson '96 will be the keynote speaker for its 132nd Commencement Exercises, held May 16, 2023, at the XL Center in Hartford. Gibson is a 1996 Eastern graduate and the current chancello...
Apr 3, 2023, 3:13pm EDT
Culinary scholar to discuss Connecticut's Asian American foodscape
As part of its 2022-23 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program, Eastern Connecticut State University will hold a keynote lecture on April 6 about Asian American food, culture and communities in Connecticut. Quan Tran, a Yale University l...
Mar 29, 2023, 4:59pm EDT
Eastern staff from Tolland, New Haven selected for higher ed Executive Leadership Institute
Two staff members at Eastern Connecticut State University who work closely with students were selected to attend the yearlong Executive Leadership Institute at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts starting in June. Christina Irizarry of Tollan...
Mar 28, 2023, 4:29pm EDT
TOMORROW: Eastern to host 'Humans and the Environment' sustainability symposium
"Humans and the Environment," a symposium on sustainability across disciplines, will be held March 24 at Eastern Connecticut State University. The symposium brings together four scholars and writers from throughout Connecticut who will share their rese...
Mar 23, 2023, 9:35am EDT