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Top U.S. Mental Health Official to Keynote Eastern Connecticut State University Commencement
Eastern Connecticut State University alumna Elinore McCance-Katz '78, 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...
May 11, 2018, 4:22pm EDT
Eastern Biology Student is Connecticut's only 2018 Goldwater Scholar
Eastern Connecticut State University student Jacob Dayton '18, a biology major from Bolton, has been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduates in STEM fields who intend to pursue a Ph.D. and research career. Dayton is Eastern's f...
May 11, 2018, 12:13pm EDT
Eastern Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship to Study in Indonesia
Eastern Connecticut State University student Adam Murphy '18 has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Scholarship to study Indonesian language in an intensive-language program in Salatiga, Indonesia, this summer. Murphy hails from Meriden and double majors in...
May 11, 2018, 9:28am EDT
Eastern's Burr Hall wins Warrior Cup, Local School gets $4,000
Warrior Cup is an annual competition in which all 13 residence halls at Eastern Connecticut State University compete for the benefit of a local nonprofit organization or charity. Burr Hall was the 2017-18 winner of the cup, but the real winner is St. M...
May 3, 2018, 2:11pm EDT
'Town Pride, Town Wide' Beautifies Greater Windham
More than 100 students from Eastern Connecticut State University dispersed around Willimantic on May 28 for "Town Pride, Town Wide," Eastern's annual spring cleaning and beautification project. The students volunteered nearly 500 hours of time as they ...
May 3, 2018, 10:41am EDT
Eastern Art Gallery Presents 2018 Senior Exhibition
The Art and Art History Department at Eastern Connecticut State University will present its 2018 Senior Art Exhibition from May 4-15 in the Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC). The opening reception will take place on May 4 from 4-...
Apr 30, 2018, 4:36pm EDT
Eastern to Host Fun Mud Day for Preschoolers
The preschool children of Eastern Connecticut State University's Child and Family Development Resource Center (CFDRC) will be participating in the Fun Mud Day on May 7 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fun Mud Day will take place in the playground area outside t...
Apr 27, 2018, 3:24pm EDT
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