Willimantic, Conn. – On Oct. 17, officials from Cigna, Inc., and Eastern Connecticut State University held a grand opening for Cigna’s expanded internship program on Eastern’s campus. The expanded internship program, an on-campus workspace for students interning with the global health services company, has moved from Winthrop Hall to the more spacious Wickware Planetarium … [Read more...] about Cigna Expands Internship Program at Eastern
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Maryam Elahi’s Legacy: Human Rights
Willimantic, Conn – On Nov. 5, Eastern Connecticut State University’s Women’s Center will host a University Hour in the Student Center Theatre from 3-4 p.m. Maryam Elahi, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, will talk to Eastern students about human rights. Elahi is a human rights activist and champion of the rights of women and girls. She … [Read more...] about Maryam Elahi’s Legacy: Human Rights
Rare Exhibit of Holocaust-Witnessed Artist Showing at Akus Gallery
Willimantic, Conn. – The Akus Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is holding its second exhibition of the fall semester, “Rosemarie Koczÿ (1939-2007): Process and Realization,” from Oct. 23–Dec. 11. Koczÿ was a childhood witness to the Holocaust who found salvation in art. Deported to a slave labor camp at age three and deprived of family, education, basic needs for … [Read more...] about Rare Exhibit of Holocaust-Witnessed Artist Showing at Akus Gallery
New Exhibit on Work Clothes at the Mill Museum!
A great new exhibit at the Mill Museum: “Blue Collar, White Collar, Pink Collar: Work Clothes in American History.” The exhibit features 23 outfits (21 on mannequins), 10 hats, and dozens of vintage photographs, most from the Museum’s collection, some borrowed from members of the community. The exhibit traces the evolution of work clothes from the Colonial Era to the 1980s. … [Read more...] about New Exhibit on Work Clothes at the Mill Museum!
OPEN HOUSE AT SWIFT WATERS
SWIFT WATERS CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO AN OPEN HOUSE TO WELCOME OUR NEW AND VISITING ARTISTS AND TO THANK ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR. WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MARK AND BEVERLY DAVIS WILL BE BACK TO PROVIDE THE MUSIC FOR THE EVENING. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. Time: 5-7 p.m. Place: 866 Main St Date: Nov. … [Read more...] about OPEN HOUSE AT SWIFT WATERS