Chipping Off the Old ‘Blockchain’: SCSU Launches Boot Camp on New Encryption...
A boot camp for individuals who would like to widen their computer programming skills to include Blockchain – a cutting-edge form of encryption technology – will be available next month at Southern...
View ArticleClara Ogbaa is New Director of Library Services
Clara Ogbaa was recently named the university’s new Director of Library Services. Ogbaa has been the Director of Library Services at Gateway Community College since 2008 and the Interim Director of...
View ArticleFilm Follows Journey of Two Trans Siblings and their Family
On November 15, English adjunct instructor Shelley Stoehr-McCarthy and her family will open up their lives to the university community when a documentary film, Little Miss Westie, is screened on...
View ArticleJahana Hayes, ’05, is First Southern Grad Elected to National Office
Southern alumna Jahana Hayes, ’05, became the first Southern graduate to be elected to national office on November 6, 2018, when she won an election to the U.S. House of Representatives for...
View ArticleTony Pace to Assume Role of Undergraduate Admissions Director
With an extensive career related to admissions, Tony Pace will soon assume the role of director of undergraduate admissions at the university, as a SUOAF temporary appointment. Pace has extensive...
View Article“Top Owl” Social Justice Awardees Announced for December
The Top Owl Social Justice Award is given to recognize contributions toward helping the university achieve its mission of creating and sustaining an inclusive community that appreciates, celebrates,...
View ArticleNew Civic Fund Supports Law, Social Justice at SCSU
Southern Connecticut State University’s institutional commitment to social justice has been enhanced by a gift from an alumnus and prominent attorney. Neil Thomas Proto, ’67, who had earlier set up an...
View ArticleThe Science of the Very Small
If you are not familiar with a nanometer, it might be hard to imagine just how small it is (there are 25,400,000 nanometers in an inch). It might be harder still to imagine just how important it is....
View ArticleNursing Alumna Gets $3 Million “Shark Bite”
Alyssa (Weskolowski) Brown, ’11, is singing a very different shark song than the rest of the world. The SCSU nursing graduate and her husband, Zach, walked away from ABC’s shark tank as newly minted...
View ArticleDean’s List for Fall 2018
Students at Southern are recognized for their high academic achievement by being placed on the dean’s list of their respective schools. In order for undergraduate students to qualify for the dean’s...
View Article“Top Owl” Social Justice Awardees Announced for January
The Top Owl Social Justice Award is given to recognize contributions toward helping the university achieve its mission of creating and sustaining an inclusive community that appreciates, celebrates,...
View ArticleLunn Analyzes Research on Healthy Diets
It’s that time of year again, when many folks make New Year’s resolutions about losing weight, eating more healthily, and getting into better shape. Dr. Bill Lunn, associate director of exercise...
View ArticleNursing Students Helping in the Community
At the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK), students from Southern’s Department of Nursing, along with community health workers from Project Access, participate in Know Your Numbers, a partnership...
View Article“All About the Camaraderie and Support”: Southern’s Veterans Center
If you talk to veterans who use the Veterans Center at Southern about what brings them back day after day, it’s not amenities such as the large flat screen television or the comfortable sectional...
View ArticleSoutheast Asian Expert Earns SCSU Faculty-Scholar Award
Vietnam is often viewed by Americans as a country heavily influenced by China, its neighbor to the north. After all, the Vietnam War – etched in the collective memory of the Baby Boom Generation – is...
View ArticleOwl Update: Norbert Tavares, ’06
Norbert K. Tavares, ’06, first attended college in Florida where he was discouraged from planning a career as a biologist, despite his passion for the field. “I wasted a lot of time pursuing majors...
View ArticleProfessors Mark 400th Anniversary of Arrival of First Enslaved Africans in...
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans’ arrival in the American colonies, and several Southern professors are marking the anniversary with discussion and commentary. In a...
View ArticleAlumna Author Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Celebration of MFA Program
Southern’s English Department and its creative writing program, as well as the university in general, have turned out a number of successful writers over the years. One such Owl alum, whose 2018 debut...
View ArticleSomething to Smile About
With the help of her daughter and Southern Connecticut State University graduate students, Associate Professor of Communication Disorders Kelly Mabry is addressing an international epidemic and helping...
View Article“Top Owl” Social Justice Awardees Announced for February
The Top Owl Social Justice Award is given to recognize contributions toward helping the university achieve its mission of creating and sustaining an inclusive community that appreciates, celebrates,...
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