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Eastern Students Take Back the Night
In commemoration of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Women's Center and Sexual Assault & Interpersonal Violence Response Team (SAIV-RT) at Eastern Connecticut State University held its annual "Take Back the Night" rally and candlelight vig...
Apr 19, 2017, 12:56pm EDT
Committed to Community: Eastern's 2017 Service Expo
More than 20 projects were on display for Eastern Connecticut State University's annual Service Expo and Awards on April 12. Held at St. Joseph Church in Willimantic, the annual ceremony was hosted by Eastern's Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and...
Apr 18, 2017, 1:09pm EDT
The Windham Project to Kick Off on April 20
The opening reception for the Windham Project, a six-week public art showcase in downtown Willimantic, will occur on April 20 from 5-8 p.m. Starting at Kerri Gallery (861 Main Street, Willimantic), the "progressive" reception will travel down Main Stre...
Apr 12, 2017, 11:51am EDT
Eastern's Institute for Sustainable Energy Empowers Sustainability Through Connecticut
The Connecticut Alliance for Campus Sustainability (CACS) held a statewide conference at Wesleyan University on March 31 to bring together higher education students, faculty and staff who share a common interest with campus sustainability. The Insti...
Apr 10, 2017, 3:29pm EDT
Making a Splash in Windham: The Special Olympics and Eastern
When Charlie Wynn was a new chemistry professor at Eastern Connecticut State University in 1979, he and a group of competitive swimmers were in the campus swimming pool when they received an unexpected proposition. They were asked to volunteer as timer...
Apr 10, 2017, 3:01pm EDT
Eastern Professors Collaborate on New E-Book
Eastern Connecticut State University's Raouf Mama, professor of English, and Afair Rahmanifar, professor of art and art history, have collaborated on a new e-book, "Quiet Miracles." Quiet Miracles is a collection of five short stories written by Mama w...
Apr 10, 2017, 1:52pm EDT
Elona Vaisnys Inspires College Students About CEP
Elona Vaisnys of the League of Women Voters of Connecticut spoke to Eastern Connecticut State University students on April 4 about the importance of the Connecticut Citizens' Election Program (CEP). The CEP provides public funding to run election campa...
Apr 10, 2017, 1:52pm EDT
Top Eastern Students Win Barnard Awards
Elizabeth Del Buono '17 of Southington and Kevin Connolly '17 of Enfield, two students majoring in biology at Eastern Connecticut State University, have been named recipients of the 2017 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. The 29th annual Henry ...
Apr 10, 2017, 12:19pm EDT
Local School Kids Learn about Jamaica at Eastern
Reggae music filled the air and the colors of black, green and yellow adorned the Student Center on April 3 as hundreds of local schoolchildren converged on the Eastern Connecticut State University campus to learn about Jamaica. Approximately 300 child...
Apr 7, 2017, 4:20pm EDT
Eastern Presents Ella T. Grasso Awards
Willimantic, Conn. -Eastern Connecticut State University presented its 2017 Ella T. Grasso Distinguished Service Awards on March 29 to student Valerie Vance '17, Kinesiology and Physical Education Professor Anita Lee and retired educator L...
Apr 5, 2017, 3:27pm EDT