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Bio Department Hosts 'Tiny Earth Day,' Welcomes Ellis Tech Students
The Biology Department hosted a mini-symposium on Earth Day, April 22, to showcase its ongoing work with the Tiny Earth project, an international network of young scientists who are combatting the global threat of antibiotic resistance. The symposium w...
Apr 26, 2019, 11:44am EDT
Eastern Honors 3 in Memory of Cesar Chavez
Sociology major Italo Bucca '19 of Hartford, Indira Petoskey, assistant dean in the Office of Continuing Studies and Enhanced Learning; and Yanil TerĂ³n, executive director of the Center For Latino Progress (CPRF), were honored at Eastern Connecticut St...
Apr 25, 2019, 10:25am EDT
2 Eastern Professors Win Top CSCU Faculty Awards
The Connecticut State Colleges and (CSCU) System's Board of Regents' (BOR) has named two faculty members at Eastern Connecticut State University as recipients of campus-level faculty awards for 2019. Mark Fabrizi, associate professor of education, won...
Apr 25, 2019, 9:16am EDT
Eastern Seniors Win Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University students Haley Knox '19 of Bristol and Jacob Dayton '19 of Bolton have been named recipients of the 2019 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. The 31st annual Henry Barnard Awards Banquet, held on April 23 at t...
Apr 24, 2019, 9:27am EDT
43 Strong, Eastern Represents in Georgia at National Conference
Forty-three students from Eastern Connecticut State University traveled to Georgia on April 11-13 to present original research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). The 2019 conference occurred at Kennesaw State University and fe...
Apr 23, 2019, 12:49pm EDT
Eastern's CREATE Conference Highlights Student Research, Art
Displays of research and creativity dominated the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on April 12 for the annual CREATE conference. CREATE stands for "Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern," and is the university's prem...
Apr 18, 2019, 2:46pm EDT
Eastern to Present 'To Damascus' Immersive Theatre Experience
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "To Damascus" from April 23-28. Based on August Strindberg's seminal trilogy "The Road to Damascus" and adapted/directed by Theatre Professor David Pellegrini, "To Damascus" is an...
Apr 18, 2019, 10:45am EDT
'Town Pride, Town Wide' Event Set to Beautify Willimantic
Eastern Connecticut State University will host its 11th annual "Town Pride, Town Wide" community beautification event on April 27. Activities will take place at various project sites across the Windham region from 9 a.m.-noon. with a community gatherin...
Apr 16, 2019, 9:56am EDT
Mohegan Tribal Chief Named Eastern's Commencement Speaker
Marilynn "Lynn" Malerba, chief of the Mohegan Tribe, will be the Commencement Speaker at Eastern Connecticut State University's 129th Commencement Exercises on May 21 at the XL Center in Hartford. Malerba will also receive an honorary doctorate degree...
Apr 16, 2019, 9:42am EDT
'Opportunity Comes in Weird Ways': English Alumni Speak on Career Paths
A long-lived question that has followed the English major is, "What will you do with that degree?" In response, the English Department at Eastern Connecticut State University has hosted "English at Work" panels, combatting stereotypes and emphasizing t...
Apr 11, 2019, 2:40pm EDT