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Eastern to graduate more than 1,000 undergraduates and graduate students this May
Eastern Connecticut State University will graduate more than 900 undergraduates on May 20 in Hartford and upwards of 100 graduate students on May 17 on the Eastern campus. Both ceremonies will stream live on YouTube. Graduate Ceremony On Saturday, Ma...
May 12, 2025, 9:50am EDT
2 Eastern seniors take home CSCU's top honor: Henry Barnard Award
Eastern Connecticut State University has named its two 2025 recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award, the most prestigious undergraduate honor given by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. This year's honore...
May 9, 2025, 9:25am EDT
Stop & Shop fundraiser supports Eastern's Shawn's Cupboard this May
Eastern Connecticut State University's on-campus food pantry for students, Shawn's Cupboard, is again partnering with the Willimantic Stop & Shop for a fundraiser this May. Throughout the month, the supermarket's Bloomin' 4 Good program will donate $1 ...
May 8, 2025, 8:39am EDT
Eastern names Cheryl A. Wilson new provost, VP of academic affairs
Cheryl A. Wilson, current dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at State University of New York-Old Westbury, has been named the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University. Wilson begins her duties on ...
May 1, 2025, 10:20am EDT
Pre-schoolers will get dirty at Eastern's annual Fun Mud Day on May 5
Preschool children from the Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) at Eastern Connecticut State University will get down and dirty at Eastern's annual Fun Mud Day on Monday, May 5. Dozens of children and their families will develop gross...
Apr 30, 2025, 8:58am EDT
Eastern to host 25th annual CREATE conference April 25
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its 25th annual CREATE Conference on April 25 throughout the day in the Student Center. Standing for "Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern," the one-day conference features hundre...
Apr 23, 2025, 11:46am EDT
Eastern theatre presents 'The Prison that Made America: Women's House of Detention'
Eastern Connecticut State University's upcoming mainstage theatre production, "The Prison that Made America: Women's House of Detention (1932-1974)," will show April 24-27 in the Proscenium Theatre of the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC). Written ...
Apr 17, 2025, 9:43am EDT
Eastern art exhibition highlights female imprisonment in 'House of D'
Eastern Connecticut State University's Art Gallery current exhibition, "House of D: Voices out the Window, Stories on the Ground," is on display until April 27. The artists' reception will take place on April 24 at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open ...
Apr 16, 2025, 11:56am EDT
Eastern to celebrate Earth Day with environmental market featuring local vendors
In celebration of Earth Day 2025, Eastern Connecticut State University will host its annual Earth Day Market on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside at the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) amphitheater. The event is free and open to the public ...
Apr 15, 2025, 8:54am EDT
Eastern annual service expo to spotlight the best of community service
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its annual service expo in the Fine Arts Instructional Center Lobby on April 15 from 2-4 p.m. The event will recognize nearly two dozen community service progra...
Apr 12, 2025, 8:00am EDT