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Designs to be revealed for Willimantic Whitewater community art project
On April 14, three Connecticut-based teams will reveal their designs for a new public art piece that generates renewable energy, to be located on the Willimantic River. The public is invited to attend the evening reception from 6-8 p.m. in the Student ...
Mar 22, 2018, 9:23am EDT
Corrected: Eastern to hold Annual Ella Grasso Awards on March 28
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its annual Ella T. Grasso Distinguished Service Awards ceremony on March 28 from 3-4 p.m. in the Student Center Theatre. The event is open to the public. Born in Windsor Locks, Grasso became the governor o...
Mar 20, 2018, 4:13pm EDT
Eastern Theatre Presents 'Awakenings: Youth and Chitra'
The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University will present its first Main Stage production of the spring 2018 semester from April 5-8 with "Awakenings: 'Youth' by Thornton Wilder and 'Chitra' by Rabindranath Tagore." These two one-act pla...
Mar 19, 2018, 2:49pm EDT
Eastern Art Gallery Presents 'Mom & Dad'
The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University will present "Mom & Dad" from March 8 to April 19. On March 22 from 3-4 p.m. there will be a gallery talk with exhibiting artists Nelson Chan and Kalen Na'il Roach, followed by an opening receptio...
Mar 12, 2018, 10:48am EDT
Author of 'Latino City' to speak at Eastern
Llana Barber, author of "Latino City: Immigration and Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945-2000," will give a lecture on her novel at Eastern Connecticut State University on March 21. Barber's presentation takes place from 3-4:30 p.m. in Webb Hall, ...
Mar 8, 2018, 2:08pm EST
Eastern Names 2018 Martin Luther King Award Winners
Mariana Serrano, a senior majoring in health sciences; William Lugo, professor of sociology; and Bill Stover, director of family and community partnerships in Windham Public Schools, have been named recipients of Eastern Connecticut State University's ...
Mar 6, 2018, 4:37pm EST
Addressing Opioids on a Local Level: Eastern Promotes Community Coalition
Eastern Connecticut State University held a seminar on Feb. 28 to encourage dialogue about what can be done to combat the American opioid crisis on a local level. Hosted by the Health Sciences Department, the event featured a panel of professionals who...
Mar 6, 2018, 9:42am EST
Eastern Student Research Lends Insight into Dual Language Learning
Eastern Connecticut State University student Stefanie Dominguez '18, an Early Childhood Education and Communication major, recently had her research thesis published in the Early Childhood Education Journal. The highly-ranked, refereed journal analyzes...
Mar 5, 2018, 2:21pm EST
'Locked In, Locked Out': Judy Dworin Performance Project Comes to Eastern
Representatives of the Judy Dworin Performance Project (JDPP) visited Eastern Connecticut State University on Feb. 21 to present "Brave in a New World," a performance that examines the different experiences of incarcerated women. The nonprofit arts ...
Mar 1, 2018, 12:26pm EST
Eastern professors use NASA grant to research scorpions and antimicrobial resistance
Matthew Graham, a biology professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, is currently one of three university professors across Connecticut with a research grant from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC). Working closely with fellow ...
Feb 27, 2018, 10:02am EST