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Shipley’s Prize-winning Poem Inspired by Art
English Professor and Connecticut State University Professor Vivian Shipley, an acclaimed prize-winning poet, recently won a prize for “An Old Husband’s Tale,” one of five prize-winning poems in the...
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Stepping, Self-care and Studying: Working to Provide Students with On-Campus...
It may take a while for life to get back to normal but in the meantime, virtual services and activities offered at Southern Connecticut State University can give students a much-needed taste of campus...
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“The Reason I Am in School is to be Able to Help People”
Sophomore Nicole Cislo, a member of the Southern Connecticut Women’s Swimming & Diving Team, is entering her junior year in the nursing program and is currently working as a nurse’s aide for a...
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SouthernStrong Awardees Step Up When Needed
The SCSU President’s Recognition Committee proudly presents our fourth group of SouthernStrong awardees. These awards shine a light on faculty, staff, and students who are lending a helping hand, with...
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Racial Health Disparities Associated with COVID-19
Jean Breny, chairwoman of the Public Health Department, was interviewed recently by two radio stations about the racial health disparities associated with the coronavirus pandemic. She discussed a...
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What Will Fall 2020 Look Like for Higher Education?
Slate magazine quoted Deborah Weiss, professor of communication disorders and Faculty Senate president, regarding the changes brought to the educational experience as a result of the coronavirus. Weiss...
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Taking Stock of the Market
Khoa Nguyen, assistant professor of finance, offered his insight into what the stock market may look like in the months and years ahead — including which sectors are likely to prosper soon and which...
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Fighting COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
Michele Thompson, professor of history, was interviewed on WICC radio (600 AM) on April 22, 2020, to talk about how Southeast Asian nations have adapted to fight the coronavirus pandemic. She was...
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Students Make Kelp Their Business
Southern students in a kelp innovation class successfully combined their idealism with real-world applications to take home several awards recently at the 23rd Connecticut Business Conference and...
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Board of Regents Names Astrophysics Expert as CSU Professor
He developed a super-powered device for telescopes that enabled astronomers to snap photos of celestial objects many times clearer than had ever been taken. He was tapped by NASA to assist with the...
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Student Journalists Receive Regional and National Recognition
Southern‘s student journalists have received awards and national and regional recognition for 2019 packages in the Crescent magazine and the Southern News from the Society of Professional Journalists...
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SouthernStrong Awardees Reach Out to Help Others
The SCSU President’s Recognition Committee proudly presents our fifth group of SouthernStrong awardees. These awards shine a light on faculty, staff, and students who are lending a helping hand, with...
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“Look Beyond the Wall”: Advice from a Graduating Senior
Nancy Green is no stranger to dark times, but as the 56-year-old graduating senior at Southern Connecticut State University lay in a hospital bed this March, deathly sick with the coronavirus, she had...
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SGA President Overcomes Childhood Speech Impediment to Become Voice of Her Peers
As a child, Alexis Zhitomi was a late speaker. She barely talked until she was 3 years old, and even in kindergarten, she could not complete a full sentence. But years of persistence, help from a...
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Journalism Student Selected for Statewide Scholarship
Spring 2020 will be one to remember for Southern rising senior Jason Edwards — and he has the photos to prove it. In addition to completing online courses, working as a student photographer for...
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Celebrating Commencement Pandemic-Style
About 300 members of the class of 2020 were surprised this week when volunteers from Southern’s staff, faculty, and administration — including President Joe Bertolino and Otus the Owl — visited their...
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SouthernStrong Awardees Model Empathy and Leadership
The SCSU President’s Recognition Committee proudly presents our sixth group of SouthernStrong awardees. These awards shine a light on faculty, staff, and students who are lending a helping hand, with...
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Generosity and Kindness Characterize SouthernStrong Awardees
The SCSU President’s Recognition Committee proudly presents our seventh group of SouthernStrong awardees. These awards shine a light on faculty, staff, and students who are lending a helping hand,...
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Owls in (Virtual) Flight: SCSU Studies Abroad from Home
The coronavirus pandemic may have halted some of our Owls’ plans to travel abroad, but the SCSU community remains more globally connected than ever. Throughout the summer, the Office of International...
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All-American Honors for Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Seven members of the men’s indoor track and field team have earned All-American honors. Nigel Green (Shirley, N.Y.), Oghenefejiro Onakpoma (Naugatuck, Conn.), Ruvens Exantus (Stratford, Conn.), Milan...
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