Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University's men's and women's basketball teams recently began their winter seasons. The men's team is made up of 18 players, including nine first-year players. The women's team is made up of 16 players, including seven first-year players.

Fall holidays will get a bright boost in Willimantic with digital billboard images designed by Eastern Connecticut State University graphic design students. Two students, seniors Megan Raimondo and Devin Slead, had their designs chosen for the Veterans Day billboard. The 13 students in the class submitted their designs to a town-wide vote, and the top two choices were chosen for display on the big screen.

Just as some Eastern Connecticut State University students choose to study abroad, others come from far away for a semester at Eastern. Through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program, two students from Guam and Canada joined the Eastern community this fall while several students from Eastern studied at institutions far away.

Eastern Connecticut State University physical education majors won the College Bowl at the Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CTAHPERD) fall conference this November, among other achievements.

Two honors history majors from Eastern Connecticut State University presented research at the recent New England Historical Association annual meeting.

Fifteen Eastern Connecticut State University students made the long drive to Mahwah, NJ, this October to present research on topics ranging from history to coding at the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Northeastern Conference.

Seventeen Eastern students traveled to Florence, Italy, for a six-week creative writing course this past summer. During their time there, students could travel around the country, seeing beautiful views and learning the history of some of the most artistically rich cities in the world.

Several Eastern Connecticut State University students traveled the world in the summer of 2023 on culturally enriching study-abroad trips.

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) at Eastern Connecticut State University provides ample opportunities for students to volunteer in the University's hometown of Willimantic. From supporting after-school programs to serving in the local soup kitchen and much more, Eastern students contribute in myriad ways to help alleviate many societal issues.

Three biochemistry students at Eastern Connecticut State University are expanding their understanding of how supercomputers can be used to solve complicated health issues, under the guidance of Kedan He, assistant professor of chemistry and the only computational chemist at Eastern.

A political science major at Eastern Connecticut State University was recently accepted into a scholarship program that will enrich her law school application. Isabelle Lastrina '24 was accepted into the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Future of the Legal Profession Program on Sept. 13.

Eastern Connecticut State University's women's volleyball team recently began its fall 2023 season. The team's roster includes 16 players, 10 of whom are returning letterwinners.

Music major Aidan Reiss '26 of Stafford Springs is the first-ever recipient of the Wendy (Taylor) and Everett W. Yaps Memorial Endowed Scholarship, which was funded through a historic gift upwards of $500,000 from the Everett W. Yaps estate.

More than 900 new students are in their first semester at Eastern Connecticut State University this fall 2023. The new admits include 696 first-time students and 254 transfer students who are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate-level programs.

Brainstorming paid off for Eastern Connecticut State University computer science students Ian Valeta and Diego Hernandez Ramirez when their plan for a tree-planting digital game won them the top prize at the Hack4Delta Sustainability Hackathon Sept. 15-17 in Hartford.

While summer may be a time for rest and relaxation, many Eastern students take it as an opportunity to gain work experience via internships, allowing them to apply lessons learned in the classroom to the real world.

Eastern Connecticut State University's men's and women's soccer teams recently began their fall 2023 seasons. The men's team is made up of 29 players, including 12 first-year members of the program. The women's roster is comprised of 27 players, including 16 returning letter winners.

Eastern Connecticut State University's men's and women's cross-country teams are off to the races this fall 2023 season. The men's roster includes 14 runners, while the women's roster includes seven.

Eastern Connecticut State University's men's golf team is ready to get the ball rolling in the fall 2023 season. The roster includes 11 golfers, welcoming two first-year players to the program. Second-year head coach Marc Senia looks to build on the team's success from last season, when they won their second straight Little East Conference (LEC) Championship and represented the LEC at the NCAA Division III National Championship.

Thirteen Eastern Connecticut State University students were introduced to theatre traditions and practices around the world by attending the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in the Czech Republic this June.

Eastern Connecticut State University's women's field hockey team recently commenced its fall 2023 season. The roster includes 21 players, welcoming nine first-year members to the program. Head Coach Christine Hutchison enters her 20th season with the program, having won more matches than any other coach in team history.

More than 800 Eastern Connecticut State University students graduated in the 2022-23 academic year, which culminated with two commencement ceremonies at the conclusion of the spring 2023 semester. The University's undergraduate ceremony occurred May 16 at the XL Center in Hartford, CT, and the graduate-level ceremony occurred May 13 on Eastern's campus.

The Honors Program at Eastern Connecticut State University recognized 19 graduating seniors at its annual reception this past May in the University's J. Eugene Smith Library. The event celebrates students who completed an honors thesis, the program's capstone requirement.

With financial support from the federal government, Amirah Foster, a senior majoring in business administration at Eastern Connecticut State University, is getting a jump start this summer on a career in international business.

A field trip to the Bahamas in May gave 11 students in a tropical biology course at Eastern Connecticut State University a chance to observe and collect data on the flora and fauna of oceanic islands. The field trip was an extension of a seminar on oceanic island ecology taught by biology Professors Kristen Epp, Josh Idjadi and Brett Mattingly, who joined the students on the trip.

Eleven Eastern Connecticut State University students and two faculty members in the Department of Environmental Earth Science (EES) explored the geology and landscapes of western Colorado and southeastern Utah on a 12-day field trip in May.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the spring 2023 semester, in which nearly 1,300 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.

More than 300 Eastern Connecticut State University students were recognized for scholarly excellence at the conclusion of the spring 2023 semester. Given by academic departments across the University, the recognitions included induction into more than a dozen academic honor societies, scholarship awards and departmental distinctions.

Three Eastern Connecticut State University students have won Equity and Social Justice Awards for their work promoting civil rights, resources for undocumented students and mental health services on campus.

Nearly 100 Eastern Connecticut State University students completed internships this spring 2023 semester, gaining valuable experience with organizations in a range of professional fields.