Chancellor's Blog
Excellent Value The Connecticut State University System is not only a catalyst for Connecticut, with an annual economic impact of $1.84 billion and a record-setting number of full-time graduate and undergraduate students who will be the foundation of Connecticut’s future workforce, the universities are an excellent value for students.
Here’s where we stand when compared with the other universities that our students consider attending before they decide to attend Central, Eastern, Southern or Western. In comparing FY2010 average tuition and required fees for CSUS with those of 11 competitor universities, CSUS tuition and fees were the lowest. The cost of attendance is also among the lowest compared with public universities throughout the Northeast, and CSUS tuition and fee increases have been below the national average in nine of the past 12 years, including last year.
Celebrating the Hubble Western Connecticut State University will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a week-long symposium including academic programs, lectures and events April 20-24, including a president’s lecture by former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave, who flew on the first space shuttle flight to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The 11-day, five-spacewalk mission was described by author Robert Zimmerman, who wrote “The Universe in a Mirror,” as “one of the most spectacular space missions ever.” Details at www.wcsu.edu/hubble
Presidential Recognition Congratulations to Jane E. Callery and Stacie A. Broden who recently traveled to the White House to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from President Barack Obama. The award recognizes the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students and is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level science and math teachers from across the country, as selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators. Broden (MS ’03, Southern) teaches at the Regional District 15 Pomperaug Elementary School. Callery (BS ’92, MS ’97, 6th YR ’01, Central; 6th YR ’01, Southern) teaches science at the Capital Region Education Council (CREC) Two Rivers Magnet Middle School.
Danbury Considers Rigorous Graduation Requirements Danbury High School Principal Robert Rossi is proposing making graduation requirements more rigorous at the high school. The Danbury News-Times reported that a series of reforms proposed to the local Board of Education this week include revisions to graduation standards that would be in alignment with the new admission requirements planned for the Connecticut State University System (CSUS). Under a plan approved by the CSUS Board of Trustees last year, new standards are scheduled to take effect in 2015.
Student Videos Aim to Help CT Census Count Students at Central and Eastern have produced video public service announcements for the Governor’s Complete Count Committee, which is coordinating Connecticut’s efforts for the upcoming 2010 U.S. Census. The students, working with Assistant Professor of Communications Jeffrey Teitler at CCSU and Associate Professor Denise Matthews at Eastern, were responsible for scripting, directing and producing the PSAs, which premiered at the State Capitol this week. The PSAs received high praise from the Committee, and will be broadcast on television and the web in Connecticut. Watch the videos online