Community Connections
School of Education and Professional Studies Dean Jacob Easley II with Education Club speakers Jahana Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of the Year and Connecticut Teacher of the Year, (right) and Dianna Wentzell, Connecticut Commissioner of Education (left).
Thirteen Eastern Health Science students traveled to Ghana, West Africa, for a threeweek field experience in Summer 2016. Students were able to compare and contrast what they saw with systems in place in the United States. The field experience included visits to clinics, hospitals, schools, an orphanage and public services, where students learned firsthand about the health care and public health systems in place. At Mampong Hospital in rural Agona, students participated in hospital rounds; observed in the operating theater; conducted well baby clinics; actively participated in the Maternal and Child Health Clinic; conducted patient intake; and gained valuable experience i the Emergency Room.
Dean Easley met with Horizons leaders to discuss programming. The mission of Horizons is to create and sustain personcentered opportunities for people with special needs where they live, learn, work and play.
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