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Students at Eastern Connecticut State University distinguish themselves through a wide range of achievements. They conduct impactful research, present at national conferences, and shine in theatrical productions and musical performances. They compete on championship athletic teams, contribute to more than 90 student organizations, and broaden their perspectives through internships, study abroad, and community engagement.

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Students at Eastern Connecticut State University distinguish themselves through a wide range of achievements. They conduct impactful research, present at national conferences, and shine in theatrical productions and musical performances. They compete on championship athletic teams, contribute to more than 90 student organizations, and broaden their perspectives through internships, study abroad, and community engagement.

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Eastern inducts 44 students into Alpha Psi Omega and Lambda Pi Eta

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Communication, Film, and Theatre held its annual honor society induction ceremony on April 3 at the Fine Arts instructional Center Concert Hall. Eastern's chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society inducted 21 students. Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association's official honor society for four-year colleges and universities, inducted 23 students.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

Phi Sigma Tau honor society inducts 6 philosophy students

Eastern Connecticut State University's philosophy program inducted six students into its chapter of the Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society on April 7. Students, family and faculty gathered in the Connecticut Room in Gelsi-Young Hall to celebrate the occasion.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

50 business students inducted at College of Business honor society ceremony

Eastern Connecticut State University's College of Business inducted 50 students into three honor societies on April 16. Students, family and faculty gathered in the Student Center Betty Tipton Room to celebrate inductees of Alpha Mu Alpha, Delta Mu Delta, and Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Societies.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

19 students inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha honor society

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Geography held its annual honor society induction ceremony on April 9 at the Gelsi-Young Hall Connecticut Room. The Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society inducted 19 students.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

Department of Health Sciences and Nursing recognizes 54 students

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Health Sciences and Nursing hosted its annual award ceremony on April 23 at the Fine Arts Instructional Center. Phi Theta Delta, Eastern's health sciences honor society, inducted 24 students. The department recognized 25 teaching assistants and awarded 21 students.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor society inducts 19 students

The computer science and business information systems (BIS) programs held their annual honor society induction ceremony on April 23 in the J. Eugene Smith Library. The Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines inducted 19 students.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

Eastern inducts 7 into Triota honor society

Eastern's Women's and Gender Studies program held its annual honor society ceremony on April 25 at the Dr. David G. Carter Science Building, inducting seven students into Iota Iota Iota (Triota), the national honor society for women's and gender studies.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

5 world language students inducted to Sigma Delta Pi

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of World Languages and Cultures inducted five students to the Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society on April 25. Students, family, and faculty gathered in the Dr. David G. Carter Science Building to celebrate the society's 2025 inductees.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

11 music students recognized at Honors Recital and Awards Ceremony

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Music recognized the achievements of 11 outstanding music majors during the annual Honors Recital and Awards Ceremony on April 27 at the Fine Arts Instructional Center Concert Hall. Five performed in the recital, while three received First-Year Merit Awards and three others received Yaps Memorial Endowed Scholarships.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

9 mathematics students inducted to Kappa Mu Epsilon honor society

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Mathematical Sciences inducted nine students into the Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME) National Mathematics Honor Society on April 25. Students, family and faculty gathered in the J. Eugene Smith Library to celebrate the KME 2025 inductees.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

39 recognized at psychology honor society and awards ceremony

The Department of Psychology at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 39 students into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology on May 8. During the ceremony, 14 students also won departmental awards for their undergraduate work.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

19 recognized at history honor society and awards ceremony

The Department of History at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 16 students into the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society on May 2. During the ceremony, six students also won departmental awards for their undergraduate work.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

24 inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma and Alpha Kappa Delta honor societies

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology and Social Work at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 24 students into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society for Criminology and the Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society for Sociology on May 12.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

8 inducted into Sigma Gamma Epsilon honor society

The Department of Environmental Earth Science at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted eight students into the Theta Upsilon chapter of the Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon on May 7.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

4 students honored at English Night

The Department of English at Eastern Connecticut State University recognized four students for their undergraduate work on May 6. The annual English Night features capstone and senior seminar presentations, as well as awards presented to outstanding English majors.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

12 inducted into Phi Alpha honor society

The Department of Social Work at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 12 students into the Phi Alpha national honor society on May 15.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

27 inducted into Tri-Alpha honor society

The Office of Opportunity Programs at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 27 students into the Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) national honor society for first-generation students on May 13.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

25 honored at biology honor society and awards ceremony

The Department of Biology at Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 13 students into the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) national honor society on May 2. During the ceremony, students also won departmental awards for their undergraduate work.
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Honor Society - Jun 23

Students delve into big data at summer research institute

Eight students at Eastern Connecticut State University Participated in business administration Professor Fatma Pakdil's summer research institute titled "Data Analytics-Oriented Undergraduate Research: Industry 4.0 and Big Data Analytics in Healthcare." The institute focused on building technologies that benefit the healthcare industry.
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Experiential Learning - Jun 16

Students delve into picture books at summer research institute

Six students at Eastern Connecticut State University bound art with prose in art Professor Lora Lee's summer research institute titled "Tell Your Story Through Picture Books." According to Lee, storytellers learned how to plan, write, and illustrate books that reflected their voices and personal stories. "Books are a powerful medium. They allow us to express creativity, connect with like-minded people, and produce something tangible that's fun to make, read, and hold," she said. "I've always been amazed by how creative and unique our students are. They have so many ideas and compelling stories to tell."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jun 16

Students delve into sequencing technology at Summer Research Institute

Nine students at Eastern Connecticut State University participated in biology Professor Barbara Murdoch's summer research institute titled "Hands-on Undergraduate Research with Cutting-Edge Sequencing Technology: Transforming Abstract Concepts into Tangible Discoveries." According to her, the project brought together students from a variety of scientific disciplines to experiment with powerful research technology that's not typically available to undergraduates. "The participants included biology, psychology, and health sciences majors, none of whom had prior experience with molecular biology or DNA sequencing," said Murdoch. "The participants are to be commended for their phenomenal results from DNA sequencing, interpretation of their data, and for their poster presentations."
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Experiential Learning - Jun 16

Eastern releases spring 2025 Dean's List

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester, in which 1,302 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.
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Dean's List - Jun 12

Honors Program graduates 14 seniors

Eastern Connecticut State University's Honors Program celebrated the achievements of 14 graduating seniors, who completed their honors theses during the spring semester, at its annual senior reception on May 17 at the J. Eugene Smith Library.
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Graduation - Jun 4

Library research awards honor outstanding scholarship

The J. Eugene Smith Library's 2025 Library Research Awards honored four students for outstanding scholarship on May 16. Their projects span globalization in Russia, depression, revisionist history, and pre-term birth.
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Academic Award - May 27

Two graduating seniors at Eastern earn the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award

Eastern Connecticut State University has named its two 2025 recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award, the most prestigious undergraduate honor given by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. This year's honorees are senior mathematics major Ryan Toomey and senior English and psychology double-major Dana Arroyo Infante. Eastern selects two graduating seniors for the Barnard Award each spring, contributing to an annual total of 12 across Connecticut's four state universities. Recipients of the award are nominated for their commitment to academic excellence, campus involvement, and community engagement.
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Academic Award - May 12

Physical education students win big at SHAPE national convention

Eight physical education (PE) students at Eastern Connecticut State University earned top accolades at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America National Convention and Exposition, held this April in Baltimore. Two Eastern teams beat stiff competition at the SHAPE America College Bowl, earning first and second place, respectively. The annual convention and exposition gathers health and PE teachers from across the country for a weekend of networking, workshops, educational sessions, and a "Jeopardy" style competition. The competition, which typically sees more than 20 teams, tests students in their knowledge of PE, health, anatomy, physiology, adapted PE, national standards, nutrition, dance, and gymnastics, among other topics.
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Academic competition - May 12

'House of D' takes viewers behind the bars of infamous women's prison

The Department of Communication, Film, and Theatre at Eastern Connecticut State University presented its final main stage production of the year with "The Prison That Made America: Women's House of Detention (1932-1974)." Written and directed by theatre Professors Reginald Flood and Alycia Bright-Holland, the show ran from April 24-27 at the Fine Arts Instructional Center Proscenium Theater. The play took viewers behind the walls of the historic Women's House of Detention in Greenwich Village, New York, a neighborhood where Bohemian rebellion and queer culture flourished. The play follows "House of D" residents, some well-known, such as political activists Angela Davis, Afeni Shakur, and writer Andrea Dworkin. The unheard voices of criminalized people were also uplifted through "lesser-known characters such as Charlottle, Virginia, Louise B., and 'Big Cliff' Trundle," said Bright-Holland
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - May 12

Students delve 'beyond the research' at NCUR

From artificial intelligence (AI) on Mars to the impacts of cult brainwashing on parenting, nine Eastern students showcased their work at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held April 7-9 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. NCUR is an annual conference with the mission of promoting undergraduate research from nationwide institutions and diverse fields of study. The conference featured mentor-led sessions, student poster and oral presentations, and a "Future Fair" showcasing undergraduate research.
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Research / Grant - Apr 28

BIS-ITSA wins top honors at national IT conference

Six students from Eastern's Business Information Systems/Information Technology Students of America (BIS-ITSA) club traveled to Springfield, MO, this March to compete in the United States IT Collegiate Conference (USITCC), which welcomed 15 colleges and universities from across the country. According to the USITCC website, the conference featured six competitions in different areas of IT, including database design, Microsoft Office, security, PC troubleshooting, business analytics, and a "hackathon." Winners received prize money, trophies, certificates, and formal recognition from the Foundation for IT Education.
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Academic competition - Apr 28

Dream Awards celebrate academic, leadership excellence

Eastern's Office of Opportunity Programs hosted the Dream Awards, where students were recognized for their achievements and TheDream.US class of 2025 received stoles to showcase at graduation. Taking place on March 28 in the library's Paul E. Johnson, Sr. Community Conference Room, the event served as a night of celebration and inspiration for TheDream.US scholars at Eastern.
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Achievement (Other) - Apr 22
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