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2 Eastern professors recieve Board of Regents awards for teaching, research
Two Eastern Connecticut State University faculty were recognized for excellence in teaching and research by the Connecticut Board of Regents in its annual faculty awards. Emiliano Villanueva of Hebron, associate professor of business administration, w...
May 31, 2023, 4:32pm EDT
Barrows STEM Academy middle schoolers to present at Eastern
Eighth graders from Charles H. Barrow STEM Academy will present capstone projects at Eastern Connecticut State University on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Student Center. Titled "Education for the Goals," the event will feature all 60 eighth gr...
May 31, 2023, 11:34am EDT
Biology research finds faster way to germinate an endangered wildflower
A new method that shortens the germination time of an endangered New England wildflower is described in a paper to be published in the Native Plants Journal by Eastern Connecticut State University student Dylan Tillman '23 (of Tolland) and biology Prof...
May 22, 2023, 3:40pm EDT
Eastern President Elsa Nunez announces retirement
Elsa M. Nunez, the sixth president of Eastern Connecticut State University, announced her retirement today. Nunez began her presidency in 2006 and will support the University as it transitions to a new president. In a letter to the University communit...
May 18, 2023, 8:57am EDT
Eastern graduates 890 at XL Center commencement ceremony
Optimism and jubilation filled the XL Center in Hartford on May 16 as 890 Eastern Connecticut State University students received their degrees during the University's annual graduation ceremony. With thousands of supporters cheering in the stands, the ...
May 16, 2023, 10:07pm EDT
Media Advisory: Tomorrow, 900 Eastern undergrads to receive diplomas at Hartford's XL Center
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its 132nd annual Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, May 16, at the XL Center in Hartford, where upwards of 900 undergraduates in the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Education and Professional Studies are ...
May 15, 2023, 9:18am EDT
Tomorrow's graduate commencement to be live streamed
More than 100 graduate-level students from Eastern Connecticut State University will be honored Saturday, May 13, during the 2023 Graduate Commencement and Hooding Ceremony. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in the University's Fine Arts Instructional Cen...
May 12, 2023, 10:56am EDT
Eastern to hold 2 graduation ceremonies this May
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its 132nd annual Commencement Exercises on Tuesday, May 16, at the XL Center in Hartford. A separate graduation ceremony is planned for master's degree candidates on Saturday, May 13, in the Fine Arts Inst...
May 8, 2023, 4:38pm EDT
A muddy good time for preschoolers THIS Friday
The Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) at Eastern Connecticut State University will host its sixth annual Fun Mud Day on May 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The event features a muddy obstacle course for the CFDRC's preschool children to enjoy. Th...
May 2, 2023, 10:03am EDT
Digital history project delves into 1910 Willimantic
The second phase of "Digital Windham," a website created by historians at Eastern Connecticut State University, will go live on May 4 with new exhibits exploring what Willimantic was like in 1910. A showcase unveiling the expanded site, open to the pu...
May 1, 2023, 4:49pm EDT
