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Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Brings 'Turkish Delight' to Willimantic
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra returns to Willimantic to perform a free concert on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Held in the Concert Hall of Eastern's Fine Arts Instructional Center, the concert wil...
Feb 13, 2020, 10:06am EST
Eastern's Torcellini Named ASHRAE Fellow
Paul Torcellini of Eastford, professor of environmental earth science, was recently named a fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Torcellini was recognized with 32 other recipients at the 202...
Feb 12, 2020, 9:44am EST

A Philosophical Convo on Black Music
Eastern Connecticut State University will host a "Philosophical Conversation on Black Music" by Lewis R. Gordon on Feb. 13 at 12:30 in room 110 of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. Gordon is a philosophy professor at the University of Connecticut. Fo...
Feb 10, 2020, 12:37pm EST

Eastern Art Gallery Presents 'Creating Dangerously,' Haiti Tribute
From Jan. 1-March 12, the Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is presenting "Creating Dangerously: Art & Revolution," an exhibition that features six Haitian artists - Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Edouard Duval CarriƩ, Sasha Huber, Pascale ...
Feb 4, 2020, 3:17pm EST

Eastern Education Programs get an 'A' in National 'Teacher Prep Review'
Eastern Connecticut State University received two of only three "A" grades in all of Connecticut in the "2020 Teacher Prep Review" for quality of instruction in the review's "early reading" category. The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) annou...
Feb 4, 2020, 2:38pm EST

Acclaimed Filmmaker Charles Stuart to Present at Eastern
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Charles Stuart will present at Eastern Connecticut State University on Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre. Stuart will discuss his filmmaking process and present his film "Into the Light," which focuses o...
Feb 3, 2020, 3:49pm EST

Eastern's Spring 2020 'University Hour' Events
Eastern Connecticut State University continues its "University Hour Series" this spring with a range of presentations that are open to the public and free of charge. University Hour events take place on most Wednesdays from 3-4 p.m. in different locati...
Jan 29, 2020, 3:37pm EST

Greenwich Receives 'Sustainable CT' Funding for Composting Program
Greenwich is among seven Connecticut municipalities to recently received funding from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund for a sustainability-oriented community project. The Town of Greenwich raised $1,623 ($3,246 including the Sustainable CT m...
Jan 28, 2020, 11:08am EST

New London Receives 'Sustainable CT' Funding for Community Gardens
New London is among seven Connecticut municipalities to recently received funding from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund for a sustainability-oriented community project. The Eastern Connecticut Community Gardens Association (ECCGA) raised $3,0...
Jan 28, 2020, 11:06am EST

West Hartford Receives 'Sustainable CT' Funding for Trees in Fernridge Park
West Hartford is among seven Connecticut municipalities to recently received funding from the Sustainable CT Community Match Fund for a sustainability-oriented community project. Friends of Fernridge Park, a neighborhood nonprofit organization in We...
Jan 28, 2020, 11:05am EST