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North Star awards writing fellowships to Eastern professors
Two assistant professors at Eastern Connecticut State University, Khai Zhi Sim of Hartford and Soojin Kim of Windham, have won fellowships from the New England Board of Higher Education's North Star Collective, which supports Black, Indigenous, and Peo...
Dec 29, 2022, 12:15pm EST
Eastern archaeologist wins NSF grant to study medieval indigenous city of Cahokia
Sarah Baires of Manchester, associate professor of anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University, is the principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct an archaeological study in Cahokia, an indigenous city in...
Dec 28, 2022, 10:41am EST
Archaeologist wins NSF grant to study medieval indigenous city of Cahokia
Sarah Baires, associate professor of anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University, is the principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to conduct an archaeological study in Cahokia, an indigenous city in southern Illi...
Dec 28, 2022, 10:33am EST
Local DACA student implores Congress to act now
Eastern Connecticut State University student Katherine Escalante received the chance of a lifetime this November when she was invited to Washington, D.C, to advocate for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. A DACA recipient from South Dakota, Escala...
Dec 13, 2022, 4:29pm EST
Eastern receives STARS Gold rating for sustainability
Eastern Connecticut State University has received its first Gold rating for sustainability by STARS-the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Eastern has one of only three Gold ratings in Connecticut and is one of 138 colleges and univer...
Dec 8, 2022, 2:49pm EST
EV charging stations added to Eastern parking garages
Eastern is upping its energy sustainability profile with five new car chargers added recently to the six already installed at the Shakespeare and Cervantes garages. The chargers were funded by a federal grant, said Renee Theroux-Keech, director of faci...
Dec 7, 2022, 11:45am EST
Public 'Star Shows' return to Eastern's planetarium on Dec. 7
The Robert K. Wickware Planetarium at Eastern Connecticut State University will host its first public star show since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on Dec. 7 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Led by physics Professor Jessica Cook, the show will focus on humanki...
Dec 1, 2022, 4:44pm EST
Eastern serves turkey and trimmings to 300 community members
Eastern Connecticut State University's 16th annual Day of Giving on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was the only turkey dinner that many participants would have this holiday. "I'm very grateful for the meal - people put their heart into it," said Po...
Nov 23, 2022, 3:09pm EST
Media Advisory: Day of Giving returns to Eastern's campus on Nov. 23
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a two-part community Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 23 during its 16th annual Day of Giving. At 11:30-12:30 p.m. and 12:45-1:45 p.m., approximately 500 residents from the local Willimantic community will enjoy ...
Nov 22, 2022, 9:33am EST
Eastern makes Princeton Review's Green Colleges list for 13th year
For the 13th year in a row, Eastern Connecticut State University is recognized in the Princeton Review's "Guide to Green Colleges." More than 700 schools were reviewed for their green practices, and Eastern was selected as one of 455 schools recognized...
Nov 21, 2022, 11:35am EST