Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University swimmer Maggie Lasto '21 of Orange, CT, was awarded the Little East Conference (LEC) Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 28. This is the first LEC weekly honor of Lasto's career. She now joins her two sisters, Mollee and Megan, who have both won LEC awards this season as well. Lasto is taking the exploratory track in the Arts and Humanities.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Wintersession Dean's List.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Lauren Atkinson '17 of Harwinton is one of 28 graduate or undergraduate students across Connecticut to receive a scholarship from the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium (CTSGC). Atkinson is using the scholarship to support her research titled "Evaluating the Scorpion Microbiome for Diversity and Antibiotic Production."

Eastern Connecticut State University mathematics student Catherine Falvey '18 of West Hartford presented her research on diagonalizable matrices at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Diego, CA, from Jan. 10-13.

After just recently enrolling at Eastern Connecticut State University in January, student-athlete Madeleine Dalberg made the most of her first collegiate track meet. With only a handful of practices under her belt, the freshman from Piteaa, Sweden was named the recipient of the Little East Conference Track Rookie-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 21. Dalberg majors in Communication.

Eastern Connecticut State University swimmer Megan Lasto '21 of Orange made a big splash in the team's return to the pool. Lasto was awarded the Little East Conference Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 21.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its fall 2017 Dean's List for part-time students.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released the names of full-time students who were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently named its resident assistants (RAs) for the spring 2018 semester. RAs are responsible for guiding and aiding students with on-campus residential living.

Two Eastern Connecticut State University history students presented their research at the 2018 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Convention Jan. 3-6 in New Orleans. They were accompanied by History Professor Bradley Davis.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Lynda Petrides presented her research on the usefulness of learning management systems at the Education Special Interest Group (EDSIG) Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education. The conference took place from Nov. 5-8 in Austin, TX.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Tarchee Brown '18 has become the all-time leading scorer for the men's basketball team.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Mya Villard '20 of Cromwell has been named to the weekly New England Women's Basketball Association Honor Roll for the week ending Jan. 7.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Julissa Martinez '18, a Communication major, recently completed an internship with the Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Taylor Coutant '18, a Business Administration major, recently completed an internship with Allstate Exclusive Agency.

Four political science majors from Eastern Connecticut State University presented original research at the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting this past November in Philadelphia.

Eastern Connecticut State University was one of only two institutions in the country to have its men's and women's soccer programs qualify for a 2017 United Soccer Coaches (USC) Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.

Eastern Connecticut State University Alex Zachary '18 of Somers has been named the 2017 Connecticut Male Athlete-of-the-Year by the Connecticut Sports Writer's Alliance.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Craig Cyr '18 of Tolland, a Finance major, recently completed an internship with Wellstone Insurance.

The Little East Conference (LEC) All-Academic Team for the fall 2017 semester has been announced, and Eastern Connecticut State University is well represented. With 35 student-athletes named to the team this semester, including a record 13 members of the women's soccer team (the most by any institution in any sport), Eastern ranks second among conference institutions in honorees.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Mayra Perry, a Spanish major, recently completed an internship with the Office for U.S. Senator Chris Murphy.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior basketball player Tarchee Brown was named Player-of-the-Week by the Little East Conference (LEC) for the week ending on Dec. 10.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior JD Stearns has been selected to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches (USC) Division III Men's Scholar All-East Region Team.

Eastern Connecticut State University English enthusiasts gathered on Dec. 6 for English Night, an event that showcases student excellence in the English Department. Hosted by Department Chair Professor Barbara Liu, the event featured a scholarship awards ceremony, the Sigma Tau Delta induction and three Capstone Seminar presentations. and three Capstone Seminar presentations.

In early November a group of eight Eastern Connecticut State University students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Connecticut Chapter competition in Storrs. More than 100 singers from across Connecticut participated in this year's event.

The Eastern Connecticut State University men's and women's track and field teams are amid their indoor seasons, which run from December 2017 to February 2018.

The Eastern Connecticut State University men's and women's soccer teams both had fall 2017 seasons to remember.

The Eastern Connecticut State University men's and women's basketball teams are looking to extend their domination of the Little East Conference (LEC) in the 2017-18 season. Despite the LEC growing more and more competitive each season, both teams believe they have the talent and leadership needed to bring home a championship.

The Eastern Connecticut State University women's swim team has the Little East Conference (LEC) on high alert this season. Thanks to a plethora of new talent, as well as a core of returning veterans, the team is building on last season's success in a big way. There is very good reason to believe the 2017-18 season could end in gold for this group of Warriors.

The Eastern Connecticut State University men's and women's cross country teams both had seasons to remember in fall 2017. For the women, this was the first season in 25 years they placed in the top half of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship. The program also won its first LEC Championship this year. For the men, this was their fourth season in a row competing in the regionals, where the team put together a formidable performance.