For a relatively small campus of 5,300 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 80 clubs. They broaden their perspectives through internships, studying abroad, and engaging in the wider community.
(see more)For a relatively small campus of 5,300 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 80 clubs. They broaden their perspectives through internships, studying abroad, and engaging in the wider community.
The first theatrical production of the fall 2018 semester at Eastern Connecticut State University was "Cabaret," the Tony Award-winning musical set on the eve of Nazi-controlled Germany.
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2018 Nov 1
On Oct. 27, Eastern Connecticut State University student Dana Meyer '19, presented a research project at the New England Historical Association's (NEHA) annual fall conference in Storrs, CT.
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2018 Oct 30
Eleven students from Eastern Connecticut State University presented the results of their undergraduate research at the Northeast Regional Research Conference of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). Eastern was one of eight colleges to participate in the symposium, which was held at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Geneseo on Oct. 12-13.
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2018 Oct 29
Many Eastern Connecticut State University students participate in Eastern's clubs during the academic year. The student club programs range from social to educational, physical to spiritual and civic engagement programs that benefit and enrich the Eastern community.
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2018 Oct 23
Eastern Connecticut State University student Jacob Dayton '19 of Bolton, a Biology major, recently presented research at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) at Rice University in Houston, TX.
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2018 Oct 22
Roshani Budhathoki '19, a Biology major at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named a 2018-19 ASPB-Conviron Scholar.
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2018 Oct 22
The Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors recently named 14 students to the 2018-19 cross country team.
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2018 Oct 22
The Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors recently named 11 students to the 2018-19 men's cross country team.
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2018 Oct 22
This semester two Eastern Connecticut State University students are working on a joint research project that explores spacial awareness, dynamic touch and proprioception.
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2018 Oct 16
Eastern Environmental Earth Science (EES) student Madeline Varney '19 recently performed fieldwork duties related to her undergraduate research project at Napatree Point Conservation Area in Watch Hill, RI.
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2018 Oct 16
This past August, two Eastern Connecticut State University students traveled to Daytona Beach, FL, for the 2018 Athlete Development Research Symposium (ADRS). They presented their research titled "The Effect of External Dissociation of Attention on the Duration of a Plank to Maximum Exhaustion, Performed by Male Collegiate Soccer Players."
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2018 Oct 16
Four Eastern Connecticut State University students presented research essays at the Connecticut State University (CSU) English conference on Oct. 5. The event was held at Central Connecticut State University.
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2018 Oct 12
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of students who have enrolled for the fall 2018 semester.
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2018 Oct 1
A number of civic-minded students from Eastern Connecticut State University are serving thousands of hours in the community this fall semester as student leaders with Eastern's Center for Community Engagement (CCE). A student leader is an experienced student volunteer who has been hired and trained by the CCE to recruit, train and manage volunteers, serve as a liaison with community partners, and plan and run service programs.
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2018 Oct 9
Eastern Connecticut State University student Caroline Veinot '19 is interning with the Horizons/Eastern Partnership in South Windham this fall 2018 semester. Horizons Programs is a private, not-for-profit that supports adults and children with developmental disabilities.
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2018 Oct 1
In collaboration with New Haven Promise, a program that provides scholarships and career development support to graduates of New Haven schools, two Eastern Connecticut State University students interned at Yale University libraries this summer.
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2018 Sep 25
Eastern Connecticut State University recently named its resident assistants (RAs) for the fall 2018 semester. RAs are responsible for guiding and aiding students with on-campus residential living.
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2018 Sep 18
The Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University named 27 students to the fall 2018-19 women's soccer team.
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2018 Sep 18
Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the summer 2018 session.
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2018 Sep 17
Eastern Connecticut State University's Warriors named 17 student-athletes to the women's volleyball team for the fall 2018 season.
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2018 Sep 17
The Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University named 27 students to the 2018-19 men's soccer team.
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2018 Sep 18
The Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University named 22 students to the Fall 2018-19 field hockey team.
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2018 Sep 17
Sociology and Criminology double-major Julie Szamocki '19 recently traveled to Philadelphia, PA, to present her research on the Pagan religion known as Wicca. The conference, titled "The Roots and Branches of Interpretive Sociology: Cultural, Pragmatist and Psychosocial Approaches," took place from August 10-11.
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2018 Aug 20
Eastern Connecticut State University student Megan Macomber '21 of South Windsor, is currently engaged in a successful internship with the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters in Hartford. Macomber's Individualized major combines studies in environmental policy, management, politics and economics.
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2018 Aug 20
A group of Eastern Connecticut State University students, under the guidance of Professor Christopher Torockio, recently traveled to Italy to participate in the Creative Writing Abroad course. The students spent five weeks, from June 25 to July 31, writing fiction stories inspired by their travels and experiences at the Studio Arts College International (SACI) in Florence.
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2018 Aug 15
On May 20, 14 Eastern Connecticut State University Biology students and professors Patricia Szczys and Matthew Graham travelled to Costa Rica to conduct research in the country's tropical forests.
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2018 Aug 13
Eastern student Demitra Kourtzidis '19 of East Hampton, who majors in Political Science and Economics, recently completed a successful internship with the Office of Policy and Managment in Hartford.
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2018 Aug 6
Eastern Connecticut State University student Katie O'Rourke '19 of Huntington, who majors in Mathematics, is currently engaged in an internship at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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2018 Aug 6
Biology major Taylor Brown '18, an Eastern Connecticut State University Student from Windsor, has spent the summer researching river erosion and biodiversity in Kentucky. She is one of two Eastern students participating in a 10-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in locales across the country - a program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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2018 Aug 1
Eastern Connecticut State University student Madalyn Budzik '19 of Cromwell, a Sport and Leisure Management major, is currently engaged in an internship with the Bristol Blues baseball organization in Bristol, CT.
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2018 Jul 31