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Solar-Powered Sculpture to be Installed on Willimantic Riverfront
The winning team of Connecticut's first clean energy public art design competition was presented with their award on April 25 at Connecticut Arts Day. The solar-powered sculpture "Rio Iluminado" won the design commission; the design team will now furth...
Apr 27, 2018, 11:37am EDT
Eastern Service Expo Honors Community Servants
More than 1,000 Eastern Connecticut State University students volunteered more than 17,000 hours in the Windham area in the past academic year. On April 19, these students-and the projects and community partners they represent-were honored at the annua...
Apr 26, 2018, 4:24pm EDT
Eastern Invites Town to SpringFest Fireworks
The Campus Activity Board (CAB) at Eastern Connecticut State University invites the town of Willimantic to a fireworks display on Friday, April 27. As part of Eastern's annual SpringFest, CAB will host a fireworks show at the baseball field at the Mans...
Apr 24, 2018, 4:36pm EDT
Eastern Honors 3 Advocates at Cesar Chavez Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University's annual Cesar Chavez Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony occured on April 18. Those honored at the event were student Freddy Cruz '18, Eastern academic advisor Maribel Sanchez and Stefan Keller of CT Students for...
Apr 24, 2018, 4:08pm EDT
Eastern Announces Commencement Speaker/Honorary Degree Recipient
Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary for mental health and substance use in the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), will be the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient at Eastern Connecticut State University's comm...
Apr 23, 2018, 2:10pm EDT
Eastern to Present 'Body+Image' Dance Concert
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Body+Image," a spring dance concert, from April 27-29 in the Proscenium Theatre of the Fine Arts Instructional Center. The Friday and Saturday shows will occur at 7:30 p.m., with...
Apr 20, 2018, 1:29pm EDT
Record Number Eastern Students Present at Prestigious NCUR Conference
A record-breaking 41 Eastern Connecticut State University students presented their research at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) from April 4-7 at the University of Central Oklahoma. Chosen from more than 4,000 submission...
Apr 19, 2018, 4:51pm EDT
Eastern English Alumni Discuss Careers in Law and Library Science
This semester, the English Department at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted two alumni panels to combat the popular notion that English degrees lead only to academic professions. The "English at Work" series welcomed several Eastern graduates ...
Apr 19, 2018, 12:25pm EDT
Eastern Students Win Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University students Nadia Balassone '18 of East Hartford and Yuberki Delgadillo '18 of Quaker Hill were named the recipients of the 2018 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award on April 17. The 30th annual Henry Barnard Awar...
Apr 19, 2018, 12:04pm EDT
Corrected: Eastern to Beautify Willimantic during 'Town Pride, Town Wide'
On Saturday, April 28, Eastern Connecticut State University will host its 10th annual "Town Pride, Town Wide" community beautification event. The event will take place at various project sites across Willimantic from 9:00a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Town Pr...
Apr 18, 2018, 10:15am EDT