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Eastern Warriors top Little East Conference in athletics and academics
Following the success of its NCAA Division III national championship baseball team, the Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University concluded the 2021-22 academic year winning the Little East Conference's (LEC) two top honors for overall athletic ...
Jul 6, 2022, 4:31pm EDT
Intrepid Eastern students study geology in mountainous West
A cadre of Environmental Earth Science (EES) students from Eastern Connecticut State University set out on a 12-day expedition this May exploring some of the United States' great mountain landscapes. Led by Professors Dickson Cunningham and Peter Drzew...
Jul 6, 2022, 10:41am EDT
Eastern Art Gallery presents 'Imagined Places, Inhabited Spaces'
The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Imagined Places, Inhabited Spaces" from June 27 - Sept. 2. The exhibition showcases the work of four artists who question the places we live in with a visual mash-up of "reality" and...
Jun 24, 2022, 12:57pm EDT
Globe editor, Medway resident awarded at alma mater's annual leadership ceremony
Boston Globe sports editor Matt Pepin '19, a 13-year resident of Medway, was awarded by his alma mater, Eastern Connecticut State University, at its annual President's Leadership Luncheon and Awards ceremony on June 10. The event gathered more than 100...
Jun 23, 2022, 11:57am EDT
Eastern to host Connecticut's first cannabis research conference
Eastern Connecticut State University will host the first New England Cannabis Research and Education Conference (NECREC) on October 21-22 - Connecticut's first academic conference on cannabis studies. The conference's inaugural theme is "Growing Plants...
Jun 23, 2022, 11:01am EDT
Eastern names 2 permanent deans to lead Schools of Arts & Sciences and Education & Professional Studies
After conducting national searches, Emily Todd of Northampton, MA, and Niti Pandey of Willimantic, CT, have been named deans at Eastern Connecticut State University for the 2022-2023 school year. School of Arts & Sciences Todd will become the new Dea...
Jun 21, 2022, 2:39pm EDT
Eastern's Leadership Luncheon honors 4 outstanding donors, alumni
Eastern Connecticut State University honored four members of its alumni and donor community on June 10 at its annual President's Leadership Luncheon and Awards ceremony. The event gathered more than 100 donors and friends while recognizing the generosi...
Jun 21, 2022, 1:49pm EDT
Eastern named a 2022-23 College of Distinction
Colleges of Distinction has recognized Eastern Connecticut State University for a variety of distinctions in its 2022-23 rankings, including badges of distinction for Public Colleges, Connecticut Colleges, Business and Education Programs, Career Develo...
Jun 16, 2022, 9:02am EDT
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