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Eastern Alumna, Waterbury Native Wins 2 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University graduate LaToya Smith has been named "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the New York Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The SBDC recognized Smith at its an...
May 6, 2019, 2:14pm EDT
Kensington Native Receives 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize
Kensington native Daniel Donaghy, English professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize recipient for his book of poetry "Somerset." The annual award, sponsored by the Passaic Community College Poetry ...
May 3, 2019, 9:56am EDT
Eastern Professor Dan Donaghy Receives 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize
Daniel Donaghy, English professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named the 2019 Paterson Poetry Prize recipient for his book of poetry "Somerset." The annual award, sponsored by the Passaic Community College Poetry Center, honors wha...
May 3, 2019, 9:43am EDT
Eastern Receives High Sustainability Rating by AASHE
In recognition of its sustainability achievements, Eastern Connecticut State University has earned a STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment ...
May 1, 2019, 9:56am EDT
Eastern Music Program to Present Series of Year-End Concerts
The Music Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will host a variety of performances in May to mark the end of the spring semester. All concerts and recitals will be performed in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC) Concert Hall. Admissio...
Apr 30, 2019, 11:28am EDT
'Why, not 'What': Service Expo Honors Community Partnerships
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its annual Service Expo and Awards on April 18. The event showcased the numerous service projects being spearheaded by Eastern students in the Windham community an...
Apr 26, 2019, 11:50am EDT
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 Terón, 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