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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...

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Clara 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...

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Film 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...

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Jahana 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...

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Tony 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...

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“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,...

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New 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...

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The 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....

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Nursing 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...

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Dean’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...

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“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,...

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Lunn 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...

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Nursing 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...

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“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...

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Southeast 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...

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Owl 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...

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Professors 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...

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Alumna 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...

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Something 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...

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“Top Owl” Social Justice Awardees Announced for February

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