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A Thanksgiving Feast for the Community: Eastern Hosts 'Day of Giving'
Willimantic community members and Eastern Connecticut State University staff and students gathered on Nov. 27 to share an early Thanksgiving meal during Eastern's 13th annual Day of Giving. More than 300 people were served at the event which was staffe...
Nov 27, 2019, 4:35pm EST
Eastern Receives Grant for New Physical Therapy Lab
Eastern Connecticut State University's Health Sciences Department has received a $74,303 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to construct a new physical therapy laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment. L...
Nov 21, 2019, 11:17am EST
Eastern to Present 4 December Music Events
Eastern Connecticut State University will present a number of musical events in December, ranging from jazz performances to holiday productions. All events will be held in the Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC). Admission is free...
Nov 19, 2019, 10:33am EST
Eastern Celebrates Hartford, New Haven Promise Scholars
Eastern Connecticut State University's Office of Continuing Studies and Enhanced Learning (CSEL) held a reception for Promise Scholar recipients on Nov. 13 in the Fine Arts Instructional Center. With a welcoming address from President Elsa Núñez, the r...
Nov 18, 2019, 10:57am EST
'Community Match Fund' Available to Support Sustainability Projects in Connecticut
Connecticut residents are poised to lead the way toward a climate-resilient future through projects making change at the local level. Sustainable CT, an initiative run by the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University, rec...
Nov 18, 2019, 9:51am EST
Eastern Theatre to Present 'Our Town'
Eastern Connecticut State University's Theatre Program will present "Our Town" on Nov. 19-24 in the Proscenium Theatre of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama depicts the truths and trials of a rural American town. Wr...
Nov 11, 2019, 11:29am EST
Sustainable CT Wins Green Building Council's Trail Blazer Award
Sustainable CT, a program run by the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) at Eastern Connecticut State University, was recently awarded the CT Green Building Council's Trailblazer Award. The award recognizes Sustainable CT's efforts to transform and ...
Nov 8, 2019, 9:44am EST
Eastern Professor Publishes on Right-to-Carry Laws and Workplace Homicides
Mitchell Doucette, health sciences professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, recently authored a research paper in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between Right-to-Carry (RTC) laws and workplace firearm homicides. ...
Nov 6, 2019, 12:01pm EST
Princeton Review Names Eastern a 'Green College' 10 Years Running
Eastern Connecticut State University has recently been recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the top "Green Campuses" in the United States. Based on a review of nearly 700 colleges, the Princeton Review selected 413 schools for their sustainabil...
Oct 29, 2019, 11:17am EDT
32 Communities Achieve 2019 'Sustainable CT' Certification
Sustainable CT, a statewide initiative that inspires and supports communities in becoming more efficient, resilient and inclusive, announced its 2019 certified communities this week. Thirty-two municipalities met high standards in a broad range of sust...
Oct 28, 2019, 4:18pm EDT