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Eastern launches new sport-related programs for fall 2022
Eastern Connecticut State University will offer two new academic concentrations and one new minor this coming fall 2022 semester. Students majoring in Health Sciences can concentrate in Exercise and Sport Science, and those majoring in Business Adminis...
Jun 14, 2022, 3:51pm EDT
Botanists' search in Windham yields new plant discoveries
A botanist from Eastern Connecticut State University was recently published by the New England Botanical Society (NEBS) for his efforts to update Windham County's herbarium record-a database of local plant species. Published in the journal "Rhodora," B...
Jun 7, 2022, 12:37pm EDT
Nicholas Simon wins CSCU system teaching excellence award
The Board of Regents (BOR) of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System (CSCU) has named Nicholas Simon of Glastonbury, assistant professor of sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University, the recipient of its 2022 Excellence in Teach...
May 24, 2022, 12:25pm EDT
Eastern announces partnership with Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
On May 16, Eastern Connecticut State University signed a historic partnership agreement with the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut to offer scholarships to students from Latino communities in southeast Connecticut. Eastern is the first Conn...
May 17, 2022, 12:29pm EDT
84 receive degrees at Eastern's graduate hooding ceremony
With more than 250 guests joining the graduating class and their faculty, the Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Instructional Center at Eastern Connecticut State University was at full capacity on May 14 for Eastern's Graduate Commencement and Hooding Cere...
May 16, 2022, 10:48am EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Eastern's 132nd Commencement at XL Center
Eastern Connecticut State University will graduate 970 students at its 132nd Commencement Exercises on May 17 at the XL Center in Hartford. The formal program begins at 6 p.m. with remarks by University officials and the commencement address by Lena Ro...
May 13, 2022, 7:00am EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Eastern to announce partnership with Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University will announce a new partnership on May 16 with the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut. The historic partnership will offer scholarships to in-state students from Hispanic communities. Eastern is the first...
May 12, 2022, 4:20pm EDT
2 Eastern seniors receive Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University students Nelson Javier Santos Ferrer '22 of Westfield, MA, and Natalie Devlin '22 of Somers, CT, have been named recipients of the 2022 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. The Barnard Award is the premier ac...
May 2, 2022, 10:41am EDT
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona praises Connecticut police social work project
Eastern Connecticut State University hosted the first capstone celebration for the Social Work and Law Enforcement (SWLE) Project on April 22 in the Shafer Hall Auditorium. Titled "Boots on the Ground," the event commemorated the inaugural year of a st...
Apr 29, 2022, 10:46am EDT
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to deliver remarks at Eastern event
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will present special video greetings on April 22 during the "Boots on the Ground Capstone Celebration," a semester-ending showcase for a groundbreaking program in Connecticut titled the "Social Work & Law Enfo...
Apr 20, 2022, 11:09am EDT