Business Students Earn Berth in Northeast Competition
A team of Southern business students has earned a berth in next month’s Northeast Venture Capital Investment Competition after securing a victory recently in a similar statewide event. The team of...
View ArticleGlobal Community Service Changes Lives
Winter break may feel like just a distant memory for most students by now, but for one group of Southern students, this year’s break created memories that will last a lifetime. Members of a university...
View ArticleStudent Marketers Suggest Ways for eBay to Increase Its Reach
Southern’s Student Marketing Club (SUMA Marketing) recently placed among the semi-finalists at the prestigious International Collegiate Case Study competition after developing a comprehensive campaign...
View ArticleTrip to Italia – Ciao Bella!
Hello again! Here are the three videos I created from my trip to Italy. I went to Rome, Florence, and Pisa over an eight-day period. It was the biggest trip I went on in Europe but I went with my two...
View ArticlePreparing the State Workforce in Biotech, Environmental Studies, Utilities...
Three recently approved programs promise to meet workforce needs and prepare Southern students for jobs in exciting, rapidly evolving fields. The university is adding Bachelor of Science degree...
View ArticleA Champion Swimmer’s Inspirational Journey
Southern’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will look to continue their dominance of the Northeast-10 when they host the conference championship at Hutchinson Natatorium Feb. 16 to 19. The...
View ArticlePlant Health and Protection Research Opportunity for Students Announced
For students who are considering a career in scientific research or who are interested in doing work to help food, farms, forests, or the environment, a new internship program co-sponsored by Southern...
View ArticleArts & Sciences Blog: February 26, 2017
The pace of work in Arts & Sciences continues to accelerate! Every department, discipline, and program in A&S has good news to report and multiple successes to trumpet. I am most proud that...
View ArticleSCSU, School Superintendents Launch Project to Increase Minority Educators
A project to increase the number of minority students pursuing a career in K-12 education is about to be launched in the spring by Southern and a consortium of school superintendents in the region. The...
View ArticleCourse Examines President Trump’s First 100 Days
The first 100 days of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration is the focus of a new course at Southern called “Presidential Elections and Transitions.” Art Paulson, SCSU professor emeritus of...
View ArticleCourse Takes Closer Look at Popular Conspiracy Theories
The JFK assassination. UFO landings. The Illuminati. These three subjects have been the focus of conspiracy theories for many years, and there is no indication that they are about to subside any time...
View ArticleBiotech Major Begins This Fall
A new major at Southern will provide students with an opportunity to take their scientific knowledge and conquer real world problems in the areas of medicine, genetics and other related fields. The...
View ArticleSizing up Earthquakes at Southern
Connecticut is not known for major earthquakes. But even when small tremors hit the Nutmeg State, a newly installed seismograph at Southern will be able to detect them quickly and accurately....
View ArticleNew Major Takes Holistic Approach to Environmental Questions
A new major at Southern will enable students to not only learn the science behind environmental issues, but to understand their societal complexity and offer practical, real world solutions. A Bachelor...
View ArticleStudy: Transition to College Athletics Often Difficult for High School Stars
The transition from high school to college athletics is not always easy for students. It can be particularly difficult for hometown stars, who now find themselves sitting on the bench, or having to...
View ArticleRenowned Psychoanalyst Juan-David Nasio Receives SCSU Honorary Doctorate
Earlier this month, Philosophy Professor David Pettigrew traveled to Paris to make an important presentation: on behalf of SCSU President Joe Bertolino, CSCU President Mark Ojakian, and the CSCU Board...
View ArticleMusic Man
Walter Stutzman, ’09, found his calling in music. Today, with the leadership-level support of the Stutzman Family Foundation, he’s dedicated to helping Southern students discover their sound. The idea...
View ArticleScience Building Recognized for Sustainability in Design
Southern’s Academic Science & Laboratory Building has been certified LEED® Gold, placing it among the top one-third most sustainably designed certified buildings in the state. Designed by...
View ArticleBarnard Award Winners Showcase Academic Achievements, Community Service
Four Southern students were honored recently as the 2017 recipients of the Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award. Each year, 12 students are selected for the award from the four universities in the...
View ArticleFormer NBA Referee to Speak at SCSU
Ronnie Nunn, a former longtime NBA referee and TV show host, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Joseph Panza Sport Management Lecture at Southern. Nunn, who refereed 1,134 regular season and 73...
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