Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern student Maggie Bodington of Stratford was recently named as the recipient of the Vicki Soto Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was created in honor of Victoria Leigh Soto '08, who lost her life protecting the children of her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14, 2012.

Eastern Connecticut State University student, Taylor Driggers '18, is named Little East Conference Female Field Rookie-of-the-Week for the third time in the last four weeks, in the fifth weekly report

Eastern Connecticut State University student, Macaire Jones '16, named Little East Conference Swimmer-of-the-Week for the first time in her career.

On December 8, Meena Roy was presented with the Constance Campo Scholarship by Eastern Connecticut State University's English Department.

Mackenzie Fannon '17 recently presented at the American Geophysical Union's fall conference in San Francisco.

Easter Connecticut State University student, Taylor Driggers '18, is named Little East Conference Rookie Field Athlete-of-the-Week for the second time in four weeks.

Eastern Connecticut State University student, Hugh Lindo '17, named Little East Conference men's basketball Player-of-the-Week for the first time in his career.

Eastern Connecticut State University student, Tarchee Brown '18, is named Little East Conference men's basketball Rookie-of-the-Week for the fifth time in nine weeks.

Eastern Connecticut State University students participated in the fourth annual Connecticut Intercollegiate A Cappella Sing-Off

The English Department at Eastern Connecticut State University recently recognized students for demonstrating excellence in writing strategies in the first-year writing program.

Sixteen Environmental Earth Science (EES) students from Eastern Connecticut State University and three of their professors presented findings of their fieldwork along the Rhode Island coastline at the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference (NEIGC). The conference took place in Oct. at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

"Love at First Sight: J. Alden Weir and Windham, CT," an Eastern-produced documentary about the accomplished impressionist artist J. Alden Weir, was screened this past December at Eastern Connecticut State University. The documentary was a collaborative effort led primarily by Visual Arts Professor Anne Dawson, Communication Professor Denise Matthews and student Emily Haggett.

Eastern Connecticut State University student Ricky Magner spoke at Central Connecticut State University on Nov. 14 about undergraduate research opportunities in mathematics.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released the names of full-time international students who were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester.

Eastern's Kristina Forsman '15 named Little East Conference Player-of-the-Week in women's basketball for the first time in her carrer. Forsman was additionally named as one of five individuals to the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) weekly honor roll.

Eastern's Tarchee Brown '18 was named Little East Conference Rookie-of-the-Week in men's basketball for the fourth time in eight weeks.

Eastern's student Shannen Barnard '15 was elected Little East Conference Swimmer-of-the-Week for the second time this year.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester.

Eastern Connecticut State University released the names of full-time students who were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2014 semester.

Eastern's Savonnah Artis '18 is named Little East Conference Female Track Rookie-of-the-Week.

Lee Catanach '15 was named Little East Conference Male Track Athlete-of-the-Week.

Alyssa Toth, a Visual Arts student in Professsor June Bisantz's ECSU Design Group course, assisted in creating a design for one of five local billboards commemorating Eastern's 125th anniversary.

Eastern's Taylor Driggers '18 named Little East Conference Female Field Rookie-of-the-Week.

Ray Phonthaphanh, a Visual Arts student in Professsor June Bisantz's ECSU Design Group course, assisted in creating a design for one of five local billboards commemorating Eastern's 125th anniversary.

Kai Hansen, a Visual Arts student in Professsor June Bisantz's ECSU Design Group course, assisted in creating a design for one of five local billboards commemorating Eastern's 125th anniversary.

Rikki Jarvis, a Visual Arts student in Professsor June Bisantz's ECSU Design Group course, assisted in creating a design for one of five local billboards commemorating Eastern's 125th anniversary.

Matthew Pappalardo, a Visual Arts student in Professsor June Bisantz's ECSU Design Group course, assisted in creating a design for one of five local billboards commemorating Eastern's 125th anniversary.

This past May, 16 students from Eastern Connecticut State University took a two-week global field course in London and Paris. The course, International Advertising and Public Relations (COM 370), focused on advertising strategies for international consumers within the context of the global market. The trip also included tours of well-known companies and cultural sites.

The Psychology Department and Psychology Club at Eastern Connecticut State University co-sponsored the first ever Psychological Science Night on Dec. 10 in the Student Center. Through poster and oral presentations, the event showcased the undergraduate research of 60 students in Eastern's psychology program.

This past May, six Eastern education students traveled to London, England, on a 10-day "global field course" to learn about the British education system. During their stay, students visited six primary, secondary and special needs schools in the diverse, inner-city areas of east London.