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Eastern students close spring 2021 with virtual show(s) of research
The annual array of collegiate research conferences took a virtual appearance this spring 2021 semester, but that didn't stop Eastern Connecticut State University students from continuing to present their scholarly work at the local, regional and natio...
May 26, 2021, 9:13am EDT
Eastern's Kemesha Wilmot of New Britain honored at '100 Women of Color' gala
Kemesha Wilmot '05 of New Britain, associate director for the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University, was honored at the June Archer and Eleven28 Entertainment Group's Sixth Annual 100 Women of Color Gala and Awar...
May 25, 2021, 10:22am EDT
Eastern graduates upwards of 1,000 at on-campus commencement exercises
On May 15 and May 16, Eastern Connecticut State University returned to its Willimantic, CT, campus for the first time in 13 years to hold graduation exercises. Since 2009 the University has held Commencement at the XL Center in Hartford. Due to COVID-...
May 16, 2021, 4:59pm EDT
Now showing online: Eastern's final theatre adaptation explores CT tobacco industry in time of Martin Luther King Jr.
Eastern Connecticut State University's Theatre Department is presenting its final show of the 2020-21 school year online. "Cultivating Dignity" is an innovative collaboration based on Martin Luther King Jr.'s summer working on a tobacco farm in Simsbur...
May 7, 2021, 3:34pm EDT
Eastern to host 4 Commencement Exercises for Classes of 2021 and 2020
Eastern Connecticut State University's 131st Annual Commencement Exercises will feature four on-ground graduation ceremonies on May 15 and May 16 to honor the classes of 2021 and 2020. The Class of 2021 will have two separate events on Saturday, May 15...
May 7, 2021, 12:14pm EDT
3 Eastern faculty receive Board of Regents Faculty Awards
Thomas Balcerski, associate professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University, was named the statewide recipient of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) System's 2020-21 faculty research award at the April 22 meeting of the...
May 5, 2021, 3:52pm EDT
Eastern's final theatre program of year explores CT tobacco industry in time of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Cultivating Dignity," its final show of the 2020-21 academic year, starting May 1. As with all of this year's theatre productions, the performance is a film adaptation available ...
Apr 28, 2021, 9:17am EDT
Eastern's 21st CREATE conference available online
Eastern Connecticut State University's 21st annual CREATE conference is being presented online for the second year in a row. CREATE stands for "Celebrating Research and Creative Activity at Eastern" and is the University's premier showcase of undergrad...
Apr 28, 2021, 8:57am EDT
Eastern DACA student shares stage with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Cardona
Eastern Connecticut State University junior Lizbeth Macias of Waukesha, WI, participated in a national panel on April 20 to discuss DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students and the DREAM Act. The panel was hosted by Miguel Cardona, U.S. S...
Apr 26, 2021, 3:20pm EDT
Dreamer student from Waukesha shares stage with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Cardona
Eastern Connecticut State University junior Lizbeth Macias of Waukesha, WI, participated in a national panel on April 20 to discuss DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students and the DREAM Act. The panel was hosted by Miguel Cardona, U.S. S...
Apr 26, 2021, 3:17pm EDT