The Board of Regents appointed Dr. Jane McBride Gates as interim president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. Since 2016, Dr. Gates has served as CSCU’s provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs – a role she will continue as she serves as interim president.
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President-elect Joe Biden nominated Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, Connecticut State Commissioner of Education, ex-officio member of the Board of Regents, and Central Connecticut State University alumnus, to serve as U.S. education secretary.
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CSCU is in the second year of a seven-year, $25.8 million Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant that will allow Manchester, Middlesex and Naugatuck Valley Community Colleges to collaborate with local school districts.
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Capital Community College received a $149,426 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to create a curriculum, exhibit and lecture series about the history of the Talcott Street Church, the first Black house of worship in Hartford.
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Central Connecticut State University announced the appointment of Dr. Stacey A. Miller as the university’s inaugural Vice President for Equity and Inclusion.
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At CCSU’s virtual Scholar for Life Speaking Series, Jim Malley, CCSU associate professor emeritus, said the potential allure of a fresh New Year could serve as a portal to a new and reimagined world.
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Central Connecticut State University offers some virtual traveling through its newest Scholars for Life Speaking Series. The weekly talks, hosted by university faculty and guest speakers, include a wide range of subjects.
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Jeffrey B. Teitler, Central Connecticut State University associate professor of communication, chronicled the efforts and sacrifices of front line workers in Hartford Hospital’s Emergency Department and ICU who saved countless lives, even as COVID-19 infections soared.
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The Charter Oak State College Foundation received a $100,000 gift from the Widows’ Society to support CSOC’s Women In Transition Program to help single mothers reach degree completion with minimal debt.
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An online video series from Eastern Connecticut State University’s Center for Early Childhood Education has become a lifeline for instructors whose students can no longer practice teaching skills in the classroom due to the pandemic.
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Through financial investments and support services, ‘The Equity Project’ at Housatonic Community College seeks to increase retention, access to higher education, and academic achievement for under-resourced and under-represented students.
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Patrick Sullivan, Manchester Community College professor of English released his latest book on the value of a community college education.
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After earning three associate degrees and a certificate, Manchester Community College graduate Kenneth Sanders II ’17,’19,’20, was awarded a full scholarship at New York University’s Stern School of Business and is now a Pamela J. Craig Scholar.
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Last fall, students from Middlesex Community College and Université Paris-Saclay Polytech in France, studied together virtually in a course module called E3: Engineering Expertise Exchange.
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Esteban Martinez, a Naugatuck Valley Community College Advanced Manufacturing Technology student, is honored with a Student of the Year award from the Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut.
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Northwestern Connecticut Community College students Renee Dunbar and Kit Fitch received National Science Foundation ATE Student/Alumni awards for their work on “Engaging Students from Classrooms and Camps to College and Advanced Technical Careers.”
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Three Rivers Community College, the TRCC Foundation, and Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut/Millstone Power Station, are offering 16 full scholarships for the TRCC Nuclear Engineering Technology Degree program. The deadline is Feb. 15.
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Tunxis Community College held a virtual graduation ceremony Dec. 10 for graduates of its certified nurse aide and sterile processing technician programs. A new scholarship provided free health career retraining for workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic.
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Jonathan Wharton, SCSU associate professor of political science and urban affairs, will continue to serve as full-time interim associate dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies for another year. He served in this role for the 2020 fall semester.
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Western Connecticut State University graduate biology students are studying the region’s largest lakes to investigate the ecological balance of fresh-water resources important to the health of the local environment and economy.
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