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August 2024

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Top faculty award goes to Yaw Nsiah for leading nursing program

Professor Yaw Nsiah, chair of the Department of Health Sciences and Nursing, won Eastern’s 2024 Award for Exemplary Service for his vital role in launching the university’s nursing...

Posted on September 03, 2024 by Noel Teter

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First-year student among the first to receive new national scholarship

Abby Dreyer, a first-year student majoring in business administration, is one of 10 students nationwide to receive the inaugural Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Scholarship.

Posted on September 03, 2024 by Elisabeth Craig

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Eastern launches new liberal arts core curriculum in fall 2024
University’s trademark curriculum prioritizes outcomes and employability

Long known as Connecticut’s public liberal arts university, Eastern Connecticut State University’s trademark curriculum has a new face. Launching this fall 2024, the new Eastern Liberal...

Posted on September 03, 2024 by Michael Rouleau

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Art Gallery opens fall with ‘Different Things in Different Amounts’

The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is holding its first exhibition of the fall 2024 semester. “Different Things in Different Amounts” is running Aug. 19 –...

Posted on August 30, 2024

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Stop & Shop fundraiser to benefit campus food pantry this September

Eastern Connecticut State University’s on-campus food pantry, Shawn’s Cupboard, will benefit from a month-long Stop & Shop fundraiser this September. Starting Sept. 1 and lasting...

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Michael Rouleau

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'The conversation I would have had’: President Ismaili speaks at University Meeting

Hundreds of faculty and staff gathered on Aug. 23 to hear from President Karim Ismaili during the fall semester University Meeting, his first major public appearance since becoming president on...

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Michael Rouleau

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Mixed-media artist Suzanne Jackson joins Eastern’s permanent collection

Eastern Connecticut State University recently installed a painting by renowned artist Suzanne Jackson in the Student Center. The painting, titled “Self-Portrait Drawing: A Future Life Story...

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Elisabeth Craig

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Rugby team hosts second Special Olympics clinic

For the second consecutive year in a row, the men’s rugby team at Eastern Connecticut State University and its alumni held a rugby clinic on Eastern’s turf field during the annual...

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Elisabeth Craig

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Warriors take their studies around the globe

Dozens of students at Eastern Connecticut State University took their studies abroad over the spring and summer terms of 2024. Through their travels, students and faculty formed connections all...

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Elisabeth Craig

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Italy inspires students on creative writing trip abroad

This summer, 21 English students spent six weeks in Florence, Italy, to hone their creative writing skills. The annual trip was part of English Professor Christopher Torockio’s creative...

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Elisabeth Craig

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Student videographer creates Olympics ad for Eastern
Ryan Reid: "Hopefully it reaches who it needs to reach."

Eastern Connecticut State University may not have sent any student athletes to the 2024 Paris Olympics, but one student still found a way to spread the University’s message to viewers during...

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Noel Teter

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Sarah Nightingale receives Institutional Courage Research Grant
Research aims to “make college better for everyone”

Sarah Nightingale, assistant professor of social work, was awarded a research grant this July from the Center for Institutional Courage, which aims to combat institutional injustices in cases of...

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Noel Teter

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