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Incarceration, Food, and Forgiveness
What’s it like to be a woman in prison? Assistant Professor of Social Work Amy Smoyer’s research focuses on women’s lived experiences of incarceration, and she has found that a big part of living in...
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Trans-Atlantic Opportunities: Joint Master’s Degrees to Launch with English...
In a bucolic, rural setting not far from the town of Chester, England, a group of Southern anthropology students worked meticulously to unearth the remains of men, women, and children buried centuries...
View ArticleJournalism Student Selected for Prestigious Data Institute
Out of hundreds of journalists who applied from across the country, only a dozen were selected for a recent intensive 11-day program focusing on understanding and communicating data-rich and complex...
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Liverpool Honors DeNardis for Role in Creating Transatlantic Partnership
Lawrence DeNardis, a member of the Connecticut State Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), recently received the award of an Honorary Fellowship of Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). One...
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The Power of Innovation Through Partnerships
Southern’s School of Graduate Studies recently expanded its portfolio to include research and innovation, to form the new School of Graduate Studies, Research, and Innovation (GSRI). “There are many...
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Graduated “Ninja” Prepares for Second Televised Tournament
As a child idolizing the men and women of the Japanese TV show “Ninja Warrior,” Derek Mathews never imagined he’d grow up to be one of them. “I just thought that was the coolest thing,” Mathews said....
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SCSU, Manufacturers Partner to Bring STEM Careers Into CT Classrooms
Science and mathematics educators from various communities in southern Connecticut revved up their engines during the recent fifth annual Materials & Manufacturing Summer Teachers Institute. One of...
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New Cohort of the Dean’s Student Leadership Group Begins
The School of Education is proud to have a new Dean’s Student Leadership Group (SLG) cohort this year. Faculty across the university involved in educator preparation nominated a large pool of students...
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Learning How We Communicate
Taking your first college class can be daunting, but really, any kind of new social experience might be enough to make even the most seasoned of students pull inside their shell. Barbara Cook,...
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SCSU Earns National Recognition for Use of Assessment Data
Southern is among only five colleges and universities in the country to be selected for the Excellence in Assessment designation – a recognition for successfully using data about student learning to...
View ArticleSCSU Awarded NIH Grant to Study Opioid Addiction in New Haven Suburbs
An assistant professor of public health at Southern will study the growing epidemic of opioid addiction – including heroin — in the New Haven-area suburbs. The study is being funded by the National...
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Urban Farming Comes to Campus
“Eat your vegetables” is time-honored advice for anyone looking to improve the quality of their diet. But for some people who don’t have easy access to fresh produce, preparing and eating healthy meals...
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They’re Here – Meet Some of the New Students!
New students moved in today and we asked them how they were feeling. Haley Adams Hometown: Trumbull, CT “I’m excited to move into Southern today!” Rachel Bernabe Hometown: Suffield, CT “I’m excited...
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy Meets Students to Discuss College Affordability
U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT) met with nearly two dozen Southern students on Sept. 1 to discuss issues related to college affordability and other logistical hurdles toward getting a degree....
View ArticleMozilla Foundation Lauds Faculty Member for ‘Healthy Internet’ Efforts
He’s not a medical doctor. Nor does he play one on TV or at work. But Greg McVerry is passionate about improving the health of the Internet, and ensuring that the public has access to it – especially...
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Board of Regents Names Distinguished Art Historian as CSU Professor
David Levine, chairman of Southern’s Art Department and an expert on art history, has been selected for one of the most prestigious faculty awards within the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities...
View ArticleExercise Science Students Earn Gold
Exercise may actually be the best medicine. And Southern has a contingent of exercise science students who have prescribed a healthy dose of questions designed to get the campus community thinking more...
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Public Health and Special Education Courses Share Summer Adventure Abroad
This summer, two groups of Southern students — one studying special education, and the other, public health — traveled extensively in rural Guatemala during a two-week short-course abroad. Journeying...
View ArticlePrograms on the Horizon for Students Recovering From Substance Abuse
Southern has been awarded a $10,000 Seeds of Hope grant – an allocation that will enable the university to develop a support program for students already in recovery from substance abuse disorders. The...
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Big (Four) Dreams
It’s the Holy Grail for many accounting students: a position with one of the “Big Four” accounting firms — Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young, and KPMG — widely recognized as the largest professional...
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