For a relatively small campus of 4,400 students, the “Warriors” of Eastern Connecticut State University do a lot. They conduct high-quality research and present in conferences across the country. They perform in stunning theatrical productions and produce award-winning artwork. They compete on championship athletic teams and participate in more than 90 clubs. They broaden their perspectives through internships, studying abroad, and engaging in the wider community.
(see more)For a relatively small campus of 4,400 students, the “Warriors” of Eastern Connecticut State University do a lot. They conduct high-quality research and present in conferences across the country. They perform in stunning theatrical productions and produce award-winning artwork. They compete on championship athletic teams and participate in more than 90 clubs. They broaden their perspectives through internships, studying abroad, and engaging in the wider community.
Students Produce ETV Pandemic Newscasts
Students in the ETV News club at Eastern Connecticut State University are putting their television production skills to the test during the COVID-19 pandemic by producing its weekly newscast remotely from home. With limited resources, club members are continuing to provide special coronavirus coverage to the Eastern community every Thursday night on their YouTube channel, "Eastern CT Television - ETV News."
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2020 May 1
Pandemic-Inspired Student Artwork Featured in Virtual Art Gallery
Eastern Connecticut State University students in the Graphic Design History class have created digital art concerning the COVID-19 outbreak. Their works are on display in a virtual art gallery on Eastern's website.
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2020 Apr 30
Students Inducted into History Honor Society
Eastern Connecticut State University's History Department inducted 16 students into the Phi Alpha Theta national honor society and awarded graduating senior Jacob Avery the Victoria Leigh Soto '08 Memorial Fund Award.
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2020 Apr 30
Eastern Students Inducted into Business Honor Society
Ten Eastern Connecticut State University students were inducted into Delta Mu Delta (DMD), the international honor society for accounting, business administration, business information systems and finance majors.
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2020 Apr 30
Eastern Students Inducted into Marketing Honor Society
Eight Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Alpha Mu Alpha (AMA), the national marketing honor society.
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2020 Apr 30
Health Sciences Students Recognized for Academic Excellence
Eastern Connecticut State University's Department of Health Sciences inducted new students into the Phi Theta Delta national honor society, awarded students for various distinctions and recognized students who have stepped up as teaching assistants and peer mentors.
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2020 Apr 30
Eastern Students Inducted into Women's and Gender Studies Honor Society
Five Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Iota Iota Iota (Triota), the national honor society for the field of women's and gender studies.
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2020 Apr 21
Communication Students Awarded, Inducted into Honor Society
Eastern Connecticut State University's Communication Department inducted 39 new students into the Lambda Pi Eta national honor society and awarded students for excellence in radio, research, television, leadership, journalism and photography.
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2020 Apr 20
Psychology Students Inducted into Psi Chi Honor Society
Eastern Connecticut State University recently inducted 30 psychology students into Psi Chi, the international honors society for psychology. Students are invited into the society if they are a declared major or minor in psychology, have at least 12 credits of psychology coursework and a GPA of 3.5 or higher in psychology and an overall GPA of 3.0.
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2020 Apr 13
Biology Major Chris Shimwell Awarded for Novel Scorpion Research
Christopher Shimwell, a senior biology major at Eastern Connecticut State University, received an excellence award from the Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC) for his manuscript titled "Molecular Characterization of the Scorpion Telson."
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2020 Apr 13
2 Seniors Win Henry Barnard Awards
Eastern Connecticut State University students Stefanos Stravoravdis '20 of Colchester and Evelyn Lemus Silva '20 of Burnsville, NC, have been named recipients of the 2020 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. The Barnard Award is the premier academic recognition program of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System (CSCU) and is sponsored by the CSCU Foundation.
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2020 Apr 13
Eastern Scholar Athletes Named to Academic All-Conference Team
Forty student athletes from Eastern Connecticut State University were named to the Little East Conference (LEC) 2019-20 Winter Academic All-Conference Team.
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2020 Apr 6
Students Intern with Dining Services Kelp, Fish Initiative
Two Eastern Connecticut State University students interned with Eastern's dining services provider, Chartwells, on a major project meant to promote underused foods from the ocean. Eastern along with three partnering universities received two Food Vision Prizes of $250,000 each from the Henry P. Kendall Foundation to increase the consumption of kelp and underutilized fish on their respective campuses.
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2020 Apr 1
Students Volunteer in 'Puentes' Program on Robotics, Nutrition
Students from Eastern Connecticut State University volunteered this spring semester with Windham schoolchildren in the Puentes al Futuro program (Bridges to the Future). This spring's Puentes program involved approximately 40 elementary and middle schoolchildren who participated in a curriculum focused on nutrition and wellness and STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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2020 Apr 1
Softball Season Cut Short, Athletes Recognized
The Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors softball team was off to a 2-0 start in its spring 2020 season before the NCAA cancelled all college sports through the end of the school year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, 21 student athletes made the team, which was vying for another competitive season in the Little East Conference.
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2020 Mar 31
Baseball Season Cut Short, Athletes Recognized
The Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors baseball team was off to a 4-1 start in its 2020 season of play before the NCAA cancelled all college sports through the end of the school year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, 39 student athletes made the team, which was vying for another competitive season in the Little East Conference.
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2020 Mar 31
Eastern Theatre Presents 'The Brothers Size'
Eastern's theatre program presented a heartfelt tale of two brothers navigating the murky waters of race and freedom. "The Brothers Size," written by Academy Award-winning writer Tarell McCraney and directed by Eastern Theatre Professor DeRon Williams, is an African cosmology-inspired story of brotherhood set in the Louisiana bayou.
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2020 Mar 10
Women's Lacrosse Team Amid Spring 2020 Season
The women's lacrosse team at Eastern Connecticut State University is amid its 2020 season of play with six freshmen and 14 returning players.
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2020 Mar 4
Men's Lacrosse Team Amid Spring 2020 Season
The men's lacrosse team at Eastern Connecticut State University is amid its 2020 season of competition with a roster of 31 student athletes.
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2020 Mar 4
Students Inducted into ODK Leadership Honor Society
Eastern Connecticut State University inducted 31 students into the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) national honor society on March 1.
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2020 Mar 10
Lacoy Brown Receives Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award
Eastern Connecticut State University senior Lacoy Brown was honored at the 25th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards on Feb. 26.
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2020 Feb 28
Eastern Student Samantha Honeywell Studies Abroad in Spain
Eastern Connecticut State University senior Samantha Honeywell is studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, this spring 2020 semester.
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2020 Feb 28
Eastern Student's Complete Fall 2019 Internships
Every semester student's at Eastern from across all majors are presented with opportunities to grow and work on their work force skills by completing internships with companies related to their career goals.
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2020 Feb 28
Eastern Student Shelby Bellamy Studies Abroad in Ireland
Eastern Connecticut State University student Shelby Bellamy studied abroad in Limerick, Ireland, this past fall 2019 Semester.
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2020 Feb 27
Women's Track & Field Amid Spring 2020 Indoor season
The women's track and field team at Eastern Connecticut State University is amid its spring 2020 season of competition, with 11 new freshmen and 21 returning athletes.
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2020 Feb 13
Men's Track & Field Amid 2020 Indoor season
The Men's track and field team at Eastern Connecticut State University is amid its indoor season of competition, with four new freshmen and 22 returning athletes.
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2020 Feb 13
Eastern Students Recognized at Kennedy Center Theater Festival
Students studying theatre and new media studies at Eastern Connecticut State University attended the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at Cape Cod Community College from Jan. 28-Feb. 1.
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2020 Feb 13
Eastern Enrolls 150 in Spring 2020
Eastern Connecticut State University welcomed 150 new students to campus this spring 2020 semester. The new students include first-time and transfer students who are enrolled in full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate programs.
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2020 Feb 6
Theatre Program Presents 'Lulu'
"Lulu," a new experimental opera performed at Eastern Connecticut State University from Jan. 24-26, offered a provocative multi-media treatment of the timeless issue of mistreatment of women.
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2020 Feb 5
Eastern Students Intern with Cigna via On-Campus Partnership
Several Eastern Connecticut State University students are participating in a unique internship with Cigna through the health services company's on-campus Technology Early Career Development Program (TECDP).
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2020 Feb 3