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!
Artists can get to” Work” -Art Contest: ”The Shirt Off My Back”
Artists of all ages, it is time to get to “work” and be creative! The Windham Textile & History Museum is sponsoring an art contest, “The Shirt Off My Back.” It is like a poster contest but the canvas or surface is a Tee-shirt. The theme is about people at work and images can reflect past, present or future occupations. The contest is part of Connecticut at Work, an … [Read more...] about Artists can get to” Work” -Art Contest: ”The Shirt Off My Back”