Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University's Psychology Department held its annual award ceremony on April 29. Twenty-six students were inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology and 14 students were honored for achieving high and highest distinction department honors in the major.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Health Sciences held its fourth annual award ceremony on April 25. Sixteen students were inducted into the Phi Theta Delta Health Sciences Honor Society and 27 students were awarded for their academic achievements in the major.

Eastern Connecticut State University's World Languages and Cultures Department held its annual Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society induction ceremony on April 27.

Eastern Connecticut State University's History Department held an award ceremony for its graduating seniors on May 8. Students were awarded for their academic achievements in the history major.

Ten up-and-coming English students at Eastern Connecticut State University were selected to participate in a Summer Research Institute (SRI) from May 20-24. Titled "Finding your Scholarly Voice," the SRI focused on developing scholarly projects on texts of students' choice.

Up-and-coming political science students at Eastern Connecticut State University were selected to participate in a Summer Research Institute (SRI) from May 20-24. The SRI challenged first- and second-year students to develop research proposals for projects they will carry out during the academic year.

Ten up-and-coming psychology students at Eastern Connecticut State University were selected to participate in a Summer Research Institute (SRI) from May 20-24.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Lauren Beverage '20 presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society on May 29-June 1 in Boston.

Two Eastern Connecticut State University students presented their research on the world stage on May 23-25 at the second annual World Conference on Undergraduate Research (WCUR) in Oldenburg, Germany.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Communication Department hosted its annual honor society induction and award ceremony on April 25. At the event 34 new members were inducted into the Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honor Society and awarded for their outstanding accomplishments in the communication major. Upwards of 200 faculty, family, friends and honorees attended the ceremony.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Biology Department hosted its annual honor society induction and award ceremony on April 26. At the event 33 new members were inducted into the Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society and 12 students were awarded for their outstanding accomplishments in the department.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Honors Program held its senior reception on May 18 in the Johnson Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library. The event celebrated the achievements of 25 graduating students enrolled in the university's highly selective Honors Programs.

Eight Eastern Connecticut State University students in the Social Work Program attended the 34th annual conference of the National Association of Social Workers Connecticut Chapter, held in Cromwell, CT, on May 3.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Business Information Systems Program and Department of Computer Science held its annual Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society induction ceremony on May 1 in the Johnson Room of the J. Eugene Smith Library.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education held its annual year-end award ceremony and Alpha Upsilon Chi honor society induction ceremony on May 2.

Three students from Eastern Connecticut State University were recognized at the ninth annual Library Research Awards at the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Social Work Program held its annual Phi Alpha Honor Society Induction ceremony on May 18 in the Betty Tipton Room of the Student Center.

Eastern Connecticut State University's English Department held its annual English Night on May 7. English Night is an event put on by the English Department to honor outstanding student work and act as a platform for seniors to present their Capstone Projects.

Students in Eastern Connecticut State University's Biology Department presented their independent research projects at the 73rd Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC) on April 6 at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Environmental Earth Science held is annual year-end celebration in the Science Building on May 6. At the event, 13 students were awarded for their work and excellence in the environmental earth science program.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Demitra Kourtzidis '19 of East Hampton was one of two researchers from Connecticut who presented their projects at the highly selective Posters on the Hill (POH) research conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 30. The annual event featured 60 representatives from colleges and universities across the nation.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Italo Bucca '19 of Hartford was the student recipient of the Cesar Chavez Distinguished Service Award on April 24. Among his involvements on campus, Bucca has volunteered with Eastern's Center of Community Engagement, study abroad office, the nonprofit organization Big Brother, Big Sister and Windham Middle School. Bucca majors in General Studies.

Eastern Connecticut State University's History Department inducted 22 new members into its American honors society Phi Alpha Theta. The ceremony was held on April 4 and recognized students with high academic performance within the department.

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted its annual Service Expo and Awards on April 18. The event recognized the many service projects and students who have made a commitment to volunteerism in the Windham area, Eastern's home community.

Forty-three students from Eastern Connecticut State University traveled to Georgia on April 11-13 to present original research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). The 2019 conference occurred at Kennesaw State University and featured hundreds of undergraduate students from across the country.

Displays of research and creativity dominated the Eastern Connecticut State University campus on April 12 for the annual CREATE conference. CREATE stands for "Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern," and is the university's premier undergraduate conference.

Eight Eastern Connecticut State University students were recognized for their research projects at the Northeast Decision Sciences Annual Conference (NEDSI) in Philadephia on April 4-7.

Eastern Connecticut State University students Haley Knox '19 and Jacob Dayton '19 have been named recipients of the 2019 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. The 31st annual Henry Barnard Awards Banquet, held on April 23 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT, recognized 12 outstanding undergraduates from Connecticut's four state universities - Central, Eastern, Southern and Western.

Eastern Connecticut State University held its inaugural Iota Iota Iota (Triota) induction on April 12, launching the Epsilon Gamma Chapter by recognizing student and alumni members. Triota is a national service-based Women's and Gender Studies honor society that promotes academic excellence and facilitates activism.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Peter Lyon'19 of Willimantic is interning at the office of the Auditors of Public Accounts (APA) this spring 2019 semester. His roles include assisting in government audits, assessing mistakes or fraud, communicating with agencies and obeying policies and laws. Lyon majors in accounting.