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Eastern Students Design for Access Agency
Ten graphic design students at Eastern Connecticut State University recently concluded a major project with the Access Community Action Agency in Willimantic. As part of Professor Terry Lennox's capstone course "Eastern Design Group," the students crea...
Dec 12, 2018, 10:53am EST
Eastern's Walter Diaz Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
The Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education (CALAHE) presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Walter Diaz, vice president for student affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University, at the CALAHE annual meeting on Dec. 7 at the Univers...
Dec 10, 2018, 11:35am EST
Eastern Professor Raises Money for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Cara Bergstrom-Lynch, sociology professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, participated in a road race on Dec. 2 to honor the late Alyssiah Wiley, an Eastern sophomore who was murdered by her boyfriend in 2013. The Hot Chocolate Run is an annua...
Dec 5, 2018, 9:55am EST
Eastern Announces Results of 2018 TIMPANI Toy Study
On Dec. 4, Eastern Connecticut State University's Center for Early Childhood Education announced that "Magz Clix" (previously known as "Bottle Clix") by Magz® has been named the 2018 TIMPANI toy. TIMPANI stands for "Toys that Inspire Mindful Play and N...
Dec 4, 2018, 3:36pm EST
Media Advisory: Eastern to Reveal TIMPANI Toy Study Results on Dec. 4
Tomorrow, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m., Eastern Connecticut State University will reveal the results of its 2017-18 TIMPANI toy study. TIMPANI stands for "Toys that Inspire Mindful Play and Nurture Imagination." The annual study investigates how young children pl...
Dec 3, 2018, 4:18pm EST
Eastern Professor Patrick Vitale Wins Ashby Prize
Patrick Vitale, a geography professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, recently won the Ashby Prize for the most innovative paper of 2017 in the journal Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. Vitale's article is titled "Making Science S...
Nov 29, 2018, 12:01pm EST
Eastern Music Program to Hold 7 December Performances
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will host seven programs in early December to enrich the cultural life of the campus and local community. Events will range from holiday concerts to family friendly productions, and will be held...
Nov 28, 2018, 4:21pm EST
Eastern Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
Eastern Connecticut State University held several events in commemoration of Native American Heritage Month in November. Events featured prominent figures and speakers from the local Native American community - including internationally acclaimed autho...
Nov 28, 2018, 10:32am EST
Eastern Theatre to Present 'Pluto'
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Pluto" from Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in the Proscenium Theatre of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. Written by playwright Steve Yockey and directed by F. Chase Rozelle III, "Pluto" is th...
Nov 27, 2018, 4:34pm EST
Eastern Theatre to Present 'Pluto'
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Pluto" from Nov. 28-Dec. 2 in the Proscenium Theatre of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. Written by playwright Steve Yockey and directed by F. Chase Rozelle III, "Pluto" is th...
Nov 27, 2018, 4:06pm EST