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$500K gift launches Eastern music scholarship
The ECSU Foundation, Inc. has received one of the largest estate gifts in Eastern Connecticut State University's history with upwards of $500,000 from the Everett W. Yaps estate. The gift is being used to fund the Wendy (Taylor) and Everett W. Yaps Mem...
Aug 28, 2023, 2:56pm EDT
Eastern Art Gallery to present 'Call Sol: The Enduring Legacy of Sol LeWitt'
An exhibition opening Aug. 23 at the Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will examine the influence of artist Sol LeWitt on other artists working in a variety of media. "Call Sol: The Enduring Legacy of Sol LeWitt" traces the literal a...
Aug 2, 2023, 3:04pm EDT
Eastern and Hartford HealthCare partner to address nursing shortage
Eastern Connecticut State University and Hartford HealthCare (HHC) are joining forces to tackle Connecticut's nursing shortage by establishing a partnership aimed at increasing the number of healthcare professionals in the region. The collaboration cen...
Jul 11, 2023, 11:24am EDT
Retiring Eastern president writes on broadening college access for underrepresented students
Elsa M. Nunez, who announced her retirement in May after 18 years as president of Eastern Connecticut State University, wrote a chapter on the imperative of broadening college access in a new book titled "The Evolving College Presidency: Emerging Tren...
Jun 16, 2023, 9:03am EDT
Daniel Donaghy named Eastern's Distinguished Professor of the Year
Poet Daniel Donaghy, a resident of Willington and native of Philadelphia, was named the 2023 Distinguished Professor of the Year at Eastern Connecticut State University, affirming his own belief that, "Yes, you can teach poetry writing." A professor o...
May 31, 2023, 4:43pm EDT
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