A Well-Rounded Education.
A Wealth of Experiences.
A
liberal arts education is grounded on exposing students to cultural and life experi-
ences beyond the classroom. Eastern hosts a variety of cultural and intellectual
experiences, guest speakers, concerts, movie nights and special events — more
than 650 a year.
The Arts and Lecture Series has hosted poet and author Maya Angelou, historian
David McCullough, TV personality “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” author Cornel West, the
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, ocean explorer Robert Ballard, ESPN sportscaster Linda Cohn
and many others.
The Campus Activity Board arranges numerous out-of-town trips, including
shopping and theater excursions to New York City and Boston, and hiking and river-rafting
trips, to name a few.
Willimantic is surrounded by great spots for fishing, hiking, skiing and other
outdoor sports, and is only 45 minutes from the ocean.
Clubs and Activities
There are more than 65 clubs and organizations on campus, and one of them is bound to
pique your interest. Or start a new club or activity!
Print and Broadcast
Leadership and Service
Campus Lantern newspaper
Advanced Leadership Council
Sustinet Yearbook
Campus Activity Board
TV 22
Females Excelling, Maturing to Achieve
WECS 90.1 FM
Leadership, Excellence and Success
Freshman Leadership Council
Cultural
Habitat for Humanity
Men Achieving Leadership, Excellence,
Hillel
and Success
NAACP of Eastern Connecticut
People Helping People
State University
Students Engaging in Revitalization
Organization of Latin American Students
and Volunteer Efforts
Turkish-American Student Association
Unity Group
Professional Associations
West Indian Society
American Advertising Federation
American Marketing Association
Association of Information
Technology Professionals
A Rich Campus Life. (top) Classical guitarist
Institute of Management Accountants
Petar Jankovic thrilled audiences with a masterful concert
Public Relations Student Society
of America
at a University Hour event in September 2008. (middle) In
February 2009, Eleanor Clift, contributing editor to
Newsweek magazine, lectured on “Inside Washington:
Presidential Politics,” as part of the eighth season of the
Arts and Lecture Series. (bottom) In October 2008,
CartoonDanceMusic — political cartoonist Bob Englehart,
dance artist Brad Roth and Neely Bruce, music professor at
Wesleyan University — combined art forms to comment
on the 2008 presidential election.
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