Eastern Connecticut State University

Fifteen students from Eastern Connecticut State University spent the month of July in Italy, writing short stories inspired by Italian culture and history. English Professor Chris Torockio led the group of young writers through the five-week field course titled "Creative Writing Abroad." Based in Florence, the students met for writing workshops at Studio Arts College International (SACI) and wrote stories based on their explorations of Tuscany and beyond.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Kaitlyn Rade '19 is interning this summer as a management trainee at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Amanda Mitchell '19 traveled to Provence, France, this summer to study French at Aix-Marseille University. Mitchell is from Rocky Hill and majors in psychology.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Ashley Smith '20 traveled to Barcelona, Spain, this summer to practice her Spanish and study art and culture. Smith comes from Trumbull and double majors in elementary education and Spanish.

Eastern Connecticut State University Student Brooke Shannon '19 of Stratford studied abroad in Ireland this summer as a part of her major in elementary education.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Zi Yi Huang '20 of New Haven is interning at the Yale University Art Gallery this summer.

A group of student volunteers at Eastern Connecticut State University led 27 middle schoolers from Windham through the month-long Puentes al Futuro (Bridges to the Future) program this July. A program of the Center for Community Engagement, this summer's camp focused on Lambe Lambe, a South American form of miniature puppet theatre.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Shannon Fagan '20 is working as an operations management intern at Hi-Way Campers this summer, a family-owned RV retailer located in Plainfield, CT. She will be interning with the company until Aug. 26.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Jaran Smith '19 of Lebanon traveled to Argentina this summer for an internship with Buenos Aires International Students, a non-governmental organization based in Buenos Aires that facilities study abroad trips.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Madalyn Budzik is interning as a social media and marketing intern for the Edge Fitness Club Company.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Shawn Kutschker is interning with the Connecticut State Police this summer, in the Major Crimes unit for Troop E in Montville.

More than 1,250 Eastern Connecticut State University students received their diplomas in the 2018-19 academic year. Eastern's commencement ceremony occured May 21 at the XL Center in Hartford.

Eight psychology students from Eastern Connecticut State University took a field course in Italy titled "Cross-Cultural Psychology of Food" from June 9-29.

Rachael Finch, a biology major at Eastern Connecticut State University, has spent the past five weeks working with the endangered birds in Massachusetts' Buzzards Bay.

School districts across the nation continue to face a lack of minority teachers. Eastern Connecticut State University's participation in the Holmes Master's Program seeks to alleviate this problem. On June 28, Eastern celebrated three aspiring teachers from underrepresented backgrounds who will soon enter the teaching profession.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Bethel Teshome is interning this summer at the Edison Electric Institute headquarters in Washington, D.C.

A group of student leaders at Eastern is serving as student orientation counselors (SOCs) for the SOAR program this summer. SOAR stands for Student Orientation, Advising and Registration and is the university's summer orientation program for new and incoming students.

A group of Eastern Connecticut State University students traveled to the Czech Republic from June 3-17 for the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ).

Nineteen Eastern Connecticut State University biology students traveled to San Salvador Island in the Bahamas from May 14 to May 25 to study tropical biology.

Eighteen Eastern Connecticut State University business administration students traveled to Rome and Perugia, Italy, from May 22 to June 3 to study international business.

Twenty-three Eastern Connecticut State University environmental earth science (EES) students traveled to Wyoming and Idaho from May 24 to June 3 to study desert geology.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Jenna Swanson '20 is working as a human resources intern at Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Massachusetts for six weeks this summer.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Lucinda Davis '20 traveled to Sorrento, Italy, this summer to study global business at the Sant'Anna Institute.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Dontae Christian '20 is interning at Doc Wayne Services this summer, a Boston-based organization that fuses sport with therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Music Program held its annual honors recital and awards ceremony on April 14 in the Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Instructional Center.

Eastern Connecticut State University's economics department held its annual Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society for Economics induction on April 17.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Allison Lundy was the sole recipient of the Council on Undergraduate Research's (CUR) 2019 Education Division Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Award.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its spring 2019 Dean's List for full-time and part-time students.

More than 200 Eastern Connecticut State University students of African, Latino, Asian and Native American (ALANA) descent were honored on May 9 at the 2019 Inclusive Excellence Awards. All students who were honored achieved an overall GPA of at least 3.5. An additional 11 students were recognized for demonstrating exemplary co-curricular engagement at Eastern.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Education Department held its sixth annual Education Awards ceremony in the Cafe of the Student Center on April 20. Six graduating seniors and three Eastern alumni were awarded for their contributions to the field of education.