Eastern Connecticut State University Viewbook, 2021

DEGREES OF

DIFFERENCE

EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

DEGREES OF DIFFERENCE An Eastern degree is distinctive. In addition to high quality academic programs, you will discover your potential in small classes and find your place in our close-knit campus community. In earning your degree, you will make a difference in your family, your community and the world around you.

Eastern students gain broad intellectual skills grounded in applied experience • Learn the critical thinking, problem solving and written communication skills highly sought by U.S. employers.

• At large universities, most student research is conducted by graduate students. Eastern students start undergraduate research as first-year students.

• Make a difference in the community through service learning.

We offer exceptional facilities • Residential environment with most students living on campus • State-of-the-art science and fine arts centers • Confocal microscope lab • Only digital history lab in Connecticut • Only undergraduate program in Connecticut with Anatomage virtual dissection table • Virtual sandbox, 3-D printing lab, motion capture technology lab • Most residential of Connecticut’s four state universities

Eastern is committed to graduating our students in four years •

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Each first-year student creates a four-year academic plan in their first semester.

Our dual-advising program keeps them on track to graduate in four years.

Average class size:

21

#1 PUBLIC

REGIONAL UNIVERSITY

in New England U.S. News and World Report

81% of all classes have

2021

fewer than 30 students

Highest

4-year

graduation rate of Connecticut’s State Universities

SUCCESS AFTER EASTERN Eastern graduates are employed at Pfizer, ESPN, Hartford HealthCare, Aetna, Raytheon Technologies, Electric Boat, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Venture Solar, New London Public Schools, Center for Family Justice, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Centers and many other companies and organizations in Connecticut, New England and around the globe.

Patrice Eugene ’20 (English and Sociology) is pursuing a master’s degree in Sociology and Education at Columbia University, with a research interest in immigration studies. It all started with an internship at the Chicago-Kemp College of Law in summer 2018. During the internship, he worked with judges and lawyers at government law firms while attending law classes.

“Internships are great opportunities to act immediately on your passion, interest and curiosity. There are tons of opportunities at Eastern and if you find something missing, there’s always room to create it.”

Students come to Eastern from Countries

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Biology major Evelyn Lemus ’20 is employed at Stanford University School of Medicine as a research professional studying microbiology and immunology. She aspires to become a medical doctor and research physician. “I am who I am academically, emotionally and socially because of my experiences at Eastern. As a research physician, I plan to apply my knowledge to prevent and treat diseases and injuries, and I want to be engaged with communities that resemble my own.”

Jonas Bjørnes ’18 (Political Science) earned his master’s degree in international social and public policy at the London School of Economics.

“My political science degree from Eastern was extremely helpful for my graduate studies, because the core classes covered theories and methods that were examined to a greater extent in my social policy-related courses.”

91% of U.S. employers say

the skills gained in a liberal arts education — critical thinking, collaboration, communication, problem-solving — are more valuable than your major.

Political Science and History major Quanece Williams ’16 is entering her final year of law school at Cornell University. She is an Honors Fellow in the Lawyering Program. “My Eastern experience was transformative. As a student, I took rigorous courses, conducted research in the History and Political Science Departments, served as a teacher’s assistant, and went on a global field course to Europe. At Eastern, I learned to think critically, seize new opportunities and strengthen my leadership skills. The Eastern community continues to support me and will forever hold a special place in my heart.”

ALUMNI IN THE FIELD Ashley Cubberly ’21 Psychology Residential Counselor Green Chimneys, Brewster, NY Noah Guarino ’21 Economics and Accounting Risk Management and Underwriting, Cigna Jose Santiago Cruz ’20 Computer Science Software developer for Travelers Abigail Ridler ’20 Biology Research Assistant, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia Al Viglione ’20 Economics and Business Information Systems Early Career Leadership Development Program Associate The Hartford Jennifer Croteau ’19 Environmental Earth Science Staff scientist at INSPIRE Environmental Jonathan Rappi ’19 Biology Research Associate, Halda Therapeutics Josh DeSouza ’18 Business Information Systems and Business Administration Technical Architect, Pratt & Whitney

Computer Science major Juan Matiz ’20 is a cybersecurity engineer at Cigna. “My Eastern experience exceeded my expectations. Never would I have thought that I would have the opportunity to be president of a club (College Democrats), form another club (Freedom at Eastern) and eventually end up working for a Fortune 500 company.”

Hannah Beazoglou ’21, a Business Administration major, is in the General Management Development Program at CVS Health, which is preparing the next generation of leaders at Aetna, one of CVS Health’s companies. “I have countless memories of my time at Eastern. The most impactful are the strong relationships that I’ve been able to develop with so many professors who supported me and encouraged me to take risks and showcase my academic ability.”

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Madeline Colegrove ’20 Business Administration M.S. in Digital Marketing Sacred Heart University

Tara Nguyen ’21 Sociology Ph.D. in Sociology University of Massachusetts-Boston

Wasan Hayajneh ’20 New Media Studies M.F.A. in Animation Savannah College of Art and Design

Liam Stolpe ’21 Biology Master’s degree in Biology Tufts University

Stefanos Stravoravdis ’20 Biology and Mathematics Ph.D. in Microbiology University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Hannah Avena ’21 Music M.A. in Music Louisiana State University

Allen Horn ’21 History M.A. in History University of Maine

Meghan Campbell ’21 New Media Studies M.F.A. University of Southern California

Heather Sholtes ’21 Psychology M.A. in Organizational Psychology University of Hartford

Biology major Justin Gomez-Stafford ’21 is pursuing a master’s degree in human genetics and genetic counseling at Stanford University. He aspires to diversify the healthcare field and improve the lives of marginalized people. “I feel ready to take on this new journey thanks to Eastern’s rigorous curriculum and incredibly knowledgeable faculty, who molded me into a better scholar year after year.”

Graduate schools attended by Eastern alumni include Tufts, Arizona State, Boston College, Georgetown, Columbia, Fordham, William & Mary, the University of Chicago, Boston University, Northeastern, Hofstra, University of Indiana, Johns Hopkins, New York University and Syracuse.

Capri Agresta ’21, a Theatre and New Media Studies double major, is pursuing an M.F.A. in scenic technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “My undergraduate experience provided me with many hands-on opportunities, including several leadership positions for our mainstage shows. Eastern allowed me to build a portfolio that showcases my carpentry and drafting skills, which is helping to launch my career.”

HANDS-ON LEARNING

Most Eastern students experience some form of applied learning – undergraduate research mentored by faculty, internships and co-ops, service learning, study abroad and countless other opportunities!

Internships Eastern students take paid and credit-based internships in local schools and social agencies, at ESPN and the State Legislature, at Cigna and Disney World, and hundreds of other locations. Students gain intensive fieldwork experience and hands-on training that builds upon the theoretical foundations they’ve learned in the classroom.

Professor Amy Bataille looks on as Health Science students use Eastern’s Anatomage virtual dissection table

800+ internships a year

Social Work major Emily Constantino ’21 participated in a unique internship with the Willimantic Police Department, working alongside officers on calls related to mental health. “Social work is an incredibly diverse field with a lot of career paths. I’ll be happy wherever I end up as long as I can continue to serve as an advocate for individuals who struggle with mental health and substance abuse challenges.” She’s now a graduate student in the advanced social work program at the University of St. Joseph.

Political Science major Olivia Anderson ’21 was one of 60 students nationwide selected to present at the prestigious Posters on the Hill Conference in Washington, D.C. Her research explores the influence of partisanship on climate change opinion. “I wanted my study to be interdisciplinary. Climate change is something I have a passion for learning about and I believe understanding opinions of it will help inform climate policy in the future.” Olivia is now pursuing a master’s degree in climate and society at Columbia University.

Research At Eastern, faculty-mentored undergraduate research takes place in all majors. Student researchers start as first-year students, exploring topics ranging from genetics to European literature, autism and the use of social media in election campaigns. Because of Eastern’s focus on undergraduate education, a higher percentage of Eastern undergraduates conduct research than at large research universities.

95%

Upwards of of students complete an internship or other applied learning experience

Tyler Madden ’21 is a multimedia journalist at WTOV-TV outside Pittsburgh.

“As the producer for Eastern’s on-campus ETV news show, I was able to take everything I learned from my classes and apply it to producing content outside of the classroom. The hands-on experience you get from working on industrylevel equipment like I did at Eastern taught me skills I use every day to report on stories in the Ohio Valley.”

Communication Building includes a state-of-the-art TV Studio

HOUSING

Living close to classes, the library, dining hall, technology resources and support services is not only convenient — national data also shows students who live on campus get better grades and graduate on time. Residential students enjoy services ranging from a campus shuttle bus to social activities in their halls to leadership programs. You can also join a Theme Housing community such as Honors or Gender Inclusive.

Six-Week Challenge To welcome first-year students and help them transition to college life, the Six-Week Challenge provides social events, games and late-night programs, and introduces students to Eastern’s resources.

Most residential of Connecticut’s state universities

A Safe Campus Caring campus police, security systems and diligent students make Eastern one of the safest campuses around. The LiveSafe mobile app provides students with an additional resource for promoting campus safety.

Eat Right Students enjoy eating on campus — great variety, locally sourced, accommodating dietary restrictions and theme nights in Hurley to sample different cuisines. Dining locations include: • • • •

First-Year Residence Halls Right: Mead Hall Bottom left: Burnap/Crandall Hall Bottom right: Constitution Hall

6

First-Year Halls

8

Upper-Level Halls

Hurley Dining Hall Student Center Food Court The Daily Press Café Shafer Hall Café

A GREAT TIME TO BE A WARRIOR We are Warriors! Despite ending their spring season two-and-a-half months early in 2020, the Eastern Warriors won the Little East Conference Commissioner’s Cup for the fourth year in a row in 2019-20, for recording the best athletic performance among the LEC’s nine schools. Eastern athletes also won the LEC’s Presidents’ Cup in 2020-21 a record sixth time for having the highest cumulative GPA in the conference.

In addition to 19 varsity teams, Eastern has five club sports and 18 intramural sports – everything from ice hockey, rugby and club football teams, to co-ed softball and indoor soccer.

9 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 9 National Players-of-the-Year 150 National All-Americans 6 National Academic All-Americans 142 Conference Championships

Eastern Warriors and Willi (center) pose with the Presidents’ and Commissioner’s Cup

2020-21 Highlights 5 Major LEC Awards (coach of the year, player of the year, rookie of the year) 3 Conference Championships 130 students received LEC All-Academic Honors

Back after a 38-year absence, the men’s golf team won the LEC Championship.

Softball And Baseball Earn Top 20 Honors The women’s softball team and men’s baseball team finished in the top 20 in the nation in their end-of-year 2021 polls. Luke Broadhurst (left) and John Mesagno were named All-Americans in baseball and Brooke Matyasovsky and Cassie Woods were named All-Americans in softball.

Broadhurst was named Division III New England Player-of-the-Year.

Men’s Track; 2021 LEC Champions

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Baseball Basketball (M, W) Cross Country (M, W) Field Hockey Golf (M) Indoor Track (M, W) Lacrosse (M, W) Outdoor Track (M, W) Soccer (M, W) Softball Swimming (M, W) Volleyball (W)

CAMPUS LIFE Things to do • • • • • • • • • •

Be yourself while fitting in Join any of 100 student clubs and organizations, or start your own. Whether you are looking to connect with students based on cultural, religious, leadership, athletic or academic interests, you’ll find it effortless to get involved and build circles of lifelong friendships.

2,500

annual student events

100 student clubs and organizations Springfest and Fallfest Intercultural Center, Women’s Center and Pride Center Student-run radio station Recent concerts featuring Kiiara, Kid Ink and DaBaby Discounted trips to New York, Boston, Six Flags and more Comedy shows and movie nights Swimming pool Three new music and theatre performance spaces Modern art gallery

Some of Our Clubs • • • • • • • • •

Asian Cultural Society Badminton Club Competitive Dance Team Gamers Guild Habitat for Humanity National Organization for Women Outdoor Adventure Club Photography Club Pre-Law Society

87% of first-year students live on campus

So many ways to have fun Life on Eastern’s inclusive, welcoming campus is exciting! Join a club, work out in the fitness center, go to a concert and relax with friends in the Student Center. Cheer on the Warriors varsity sports teams or enjoy the competition of co-ed volleyball and other intramurals. “Friday After Dark” and other events hosted by the Campus Activity Board ensure that students living on campus have things to do all weekend.

Service Students learn leadership skills and social responsibility while contributing more than 30,000 hours per year to the local community.

Jeniel Edmonds ’22, a Psychology major, volunteers with Jumpstart, an early education program for preschool school children that has a chapter at Eastern. “I believe I am making an impact on the future. Children hold the world in their hands, and I want to make sure those children have a good foundation to take on that responsibility.”

100

clubs and organizations

PROGRAMS OF STUDY

MAJORS (Majors with an asterisk also available as minors) Concentrations are italicized

Accounting* Anthropology* Archaeology Cultural Anthropology Art Art History Digital Art and Design Illustration Studio Art Biochemistry* Biology* The Biology major is excellent preparation for careers in Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Business Administration* International Business Management Marketing

Business Information Systems* Communication* Advertising Applied Media Production Communication Generalist Leadership Communication Media Writing and Journalism Public Relations Computer Science* Criminology* Data Science Business Analytics Computer Science Geographic Information Systems Mathematics Early Childhood Education, N-3 Economics* Business Economics General Economics Elementary Education, 1-6

English* Creative Writing Cultural Studies English for Early Childhood and Elementary Education English for Secondary Education General English Studies Literary Studies Rhetoric and Composition Student Designed Environmental Earth Science* Environmental Earth Science Environmental Science General Earth Science Sustainable Energy Science Finance Banking and Real Estate Investment Health Sciences Allied Health Public Health

#1 PUBLIC

REGIONAL UNIVERSITY

in New England U.S. News and World Report

2021

History* American Studies History and Social Science Labor Relations and Human Resource Management Liberal Studies Earth Science English History and Social Science Mathematics Natural Science Mathematics* Actuarial Science Data Science Mathematics for Teaching Mathematical Structures and Applications Music* Music Industry and Leadership Musicology: History, Composition, and Criticism Music Performance

New Media Studies Digital Media Design Integrated Communication Media Media Computation Multimedia Writing, Form and Analysis Performance Media Philosophy* Physical Education* Pre-K-12 Certification Physical Education Studies Political Science* Psychology* Behavior Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental Psychology General Psychology Industrial-Organizational Psychology Mental Health Counseling

Social Work Sociology* Spanish* Sport and Leisure Management* Sport Management Sport Science and Performance Theatre* Acting Dance and World Performance Design, Technology and Management Directing, Dramaturgy and Cultural Performance Women’s and Gender Studies

MINORS

Communication Computer Engineering Science Computer Science Costume and Fashion Design Criminology Digital Art and Design Economics English Environmental Earth Science Environmental Health Science Film Studies French Game Design Genetic Counseling Geographic Information Systems Geography Geomorphology Health

EASTERN

Accounting African American and Third World Studies Anthropology Art History Asian Studies Astronomy Outreach and Public Presentation Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Business Administration Business Analytics Business Information Systems Canadian Studies Chemistry Coaching

Highest Four-Year Graduation Rate of Connecticut’s 4 State Universities

Secondary Education Certification, 7-12 Majors in Biology, English, Environmental Earth Science, History, History and Social Science or Mathematics can also take a concentration in Secondary Education Certification, 7-12

Health Care Informatics Health Care Management History Hydrogeology Insurance Latin American and Caribbean Studies Leadership Communication Management Information Systems Mathematics Medical Interpreting in Spanish Modern Languages Music New England Studies Paramedic Science Peace and Human Rights Philosophy

Physical Education Physical Science Physics Political Science Pre-Law Psychology Public Health Studies Social Informatics Sociology Spanish Sport and Leisure Management Studio Art Sustainable Energy Studies Theatre Women’s Studies Writing

The Coalition for College is a group of 150 distinguished colleges and universities across the United States working together to increase student success and access to higher education. The coalition includes only four Connecticut universities: Eastern, UConn, Wesleyan and Yale.

EASTERN HELPS YOU FINANCE YOUR EDUCATION

2021-2022 Yearly Expenses for Full-Time Undergraduates

Tuition & Fees Housing

9.7

In-State Out-of-State NY/NJ/NERSP * On Campus On Campus On Campus $12,304

$25,708

million in merit scholarships awarded in 2020-21

$15,386

MILLION

$8,270 $8,270 $8,270

$14.6 million in need-based aid

(traditional double room)

Silver Meal Plan

(unlimited dining, 7 days/week)

Estimated Yearly Cost

$6,164

$6,164

$6,164

$26,738

$40,142

$29,820

awarded in 2020-21

*These tuition rates apply to students who reside in NY, NJ, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT through Eastern’s NY/NJ tuition break and the New England Regional Student Program (NERSP). NERSP provides tuition discounts for New England students attending out-of-state public universities; residents of these states are eligible for the discount based on the Flexibility policy.

87 %

of all students receive financial aid

700+

jobs on campus for students

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