Eastern Connecticut State University

Twenty of Eastern Connecticut State University's highest-achieving students were recognized at the Honors Program Senior Reception on May 9. This year's honors theses--the program's capstone experience--ranged in topics from mathematical and biological studies to documentaries and investigations into the occult.

Eastern Connecticut State University's 125th Commencement took place at the XL Center in Hartford on May 12. In all, 1,130 undergraduates and 70 graduate students earned their degrees.

Graduating senior Richard Magner and his mentor, Mathematics Professor Mizan Khan, presented at the prestigious Posters on the Hill conference in Washington, D.C., on April 22 and 23. Magner's research, titled "Geometric Questions in Number Theory," was one of 50 submissions selected from more than 500 applications. Eastern has a distinguished record of presenters at Posters on the Hill, which has a 10 percent acceptance rate. Of the years where a Connecticut institution was selected to present

Eastern Environmental Earth Science students were recently honored at the Environmental Earth Science Department's annual awards ceremony. Students were recognized for research or academic excellence.

Eastern student was named as the recipient of the History Department's Victoria Leigh Soto Memorial Fund Scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year.

Fourteen student researchers from Eastern Connecticut State University presented in Spokane, WA, this past April at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR).

A number of Eastern students recently received awards from Eastern Connecticut State University's Biology Department.

Eastern Connecticut State University students recently participated in "Johnsonville," an original, multimedia production.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently held the annual induction ceremony of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Health and Physical Education held its annual honor society induction at the end of the spring semester. This year a number of Eastern HPE students were inducted into Alpha Upsilon Chi, the honor society that recognizes academic excellence and professional involvement in the disciplines of health, physical education, recreation, sport and dance.

A number of Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Eastern's Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Education Honor Society.

Eastern students were presented with awards at Eastern Connecticut State University's Annual Accounting Banquet.

A number of Eastern Connecticut State University Students were recently inducted into Delta Mu Delta, the National Honor Society for Business Administration, Accounting and Business Information Systems.

Students at Eastern Connecticut State University were inducted into the National Honorary Marketing Society, Alpha Mu Alpha.

A number of Eastern students were recently inducted into Eastern's Eta Omega chapter of the Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society The event recognizes students who major in biology and who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, research and other academic pursuits.

A number of students were recently inducted into Eastern Connecticut State University's circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society in Leadership.

Outstanding students in the Communication department at Eastern Connecticut State University were recognized at the department's "Celebration of Excellence" event

A number of Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Eastern's Tau Nu chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Blake Smaldone was named Little East Conference Goalie-of-the-Week in the sport of men's lacrosse for the third time this year.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Nicole Coughlin was named Little East Conference Women's Track Rookie-of-the-Week for the second straight week.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Savonnah Artis was named Little East Conference Women's Field Rookie-of-the-Week for the first time after being named Track Rookie April 6.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Lauren Polansky was named Little East Conference Women's Field Athlete-of-the-Week for the first time in her career.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Taylor Driggers was named Little East Conference Women's Field Athlete-of-the-Week in the third weekly report for track and field. The honor was the first in the outdoor season for Driggers, but she was recognized seven times in the indoor season en route to Female Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Year.

Eastern Connecticut State University's two recipients of the 2015 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Awards are Beacon Falls' Jessica Patrizi and Richard Magner. As two of Eastern's most decorated students, and best friends since fourth grade, they shared the stage at the banquet of the Barnard Awards Program on April 6 at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Nicole Coughlin named Little East Conference Track Rookie-of-the-Week for the first time in the third weekly report for track and field.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Lee Cattanach was named Little East Conference Men's Track Athlete-of-the-Week in the third weekly track and field report.

When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012, it left in its wake extensive erosion along the coast of Block Island, RI. To document the erosion, environmental earth science students at Eastern Connecticut State University undertook an evolving research project that culminated in a presentation at a recent meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Northeastern Section.

Two Eastern Connecticut State University students helped make puppets for the West Hartford Community Theatre's production of Avenue Q, a renowned musical considered to be the adult version of Sesame Street.

Student Katharine Ferrone recently received Eastern's Student Community Engagement Award.

A group of Eastern history majors were recently inducted into Alpha Mu Alpha, Eastern's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society for the study of history.