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Eastern student Colleen Goff named a Connecticut Touring Poet
Eastern Connecticut State University student Colleen Goff of Waterbury is one of only four college students statewide selected to be a Connecticut Student Touring Poet in the 2021-22 Connecticut Poetry Circuit. Each year, a panel of judges selects a ha...
Dec 22, 2021, 11:58am EST
Eastern receives STARS Silver rating for sustainability achievements
Eastern Connecticut State University has earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS - the Sustainability Tracking, Assessm...
Dec 22, 2021, 11:14am EST
Eastern names Science Building in honor of former President David Carter
On Dec. 7, Eastern Connecticut State University honored one of its most notable champions when it named the Science Building after David G. Carter Sr., the University's fifth president. More than 100 guests joined Eastern President Elsa Nunez in the Be...
Dec 8, 2021, 1:00pm EST
Eastern receives continuing accreditation
Eastern Connecticut State University, Connecticut's only public liberal arts college, has received continuing accreditation from the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE), the regional accrediting agency for colleges and universities in th...
Dec 1, 2021, 10:06am EST
Eastern celebrates 15th annual Day of Giving
For the 15th consecutive year, Eastern Connecticut State University served a special Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 24 to Willimantic community members in need. In past years, the "Day of Giving" event has been a busy time on campus, with 500-600 local resi...
Nov 24, 2021, 2:05pm EST
Willimantic ranked in top 25 safest college towns in America
Willimantic, CT, home of Eastern Connecticut State University, is ranked the #21 safest college town in the United States by SafeWise.com. In a report issued on Nov. 9, SafeWise evaluated college towns with populations of more than 15,000 people that a...
Nov 19, 2021, 12:31pm EST
Eastern to host first student film festival
Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Performing Arts will celebrate the creativity of its students at the first-ever Eastern Film Festival on Dec. 3 and 4. Films will be showcased both evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Instructiona...
Nov 18, 2021, 9:46am EST
Eastern honors active, past service members on Veterans Day
For the first time since 2019, Eastern Connecticut State University celebrated Veteran's Day with an on-ground, in-person ceremony on Nov. 11 in the Student Center Atrium. Following refreshments, SPC Willard Brin of the Connecticut National Guard, a ...
Nov 12, 2021, 4:28pm EST
2 acclaimed graphic memoirists to present in Eastern's 'Big Read' program
Eastern Connecticut State University will host two special presentations next week as part of its National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program. Thi Bui, author/illustrator of the "The Best We Could Do," will give a virtual presentation on Nov...
Nov 2, 2021, 4:08pm EDT
3 Eastern professors published in 2021 'Connecticut Literary Anthology'
Three English Professors at Eastern Connecticut State University - Raouf Mama, Chris Torockio and Daniel Donaghy - have been published in the new edition of the "Connecticut Literary Anthology." More than 400 authors submitted their work for the annual...
Oct 28, 2021, 9:47am EDT