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Alumnus Named 2020 Connecticut History Teacher of the Year
Federico Fiondella, M.S. ’03, 6th Yr. ’18, a teacher at North Haven High School, has been named the 2020 Connecticut History Teacher of the Year, an award presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman...
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History Department Launches Teach-in Series
History provides the much-needed context for how we got to the present moment, says Jason Smith, an assistant professor of history at Southern. George Floyd’s death in March 2020 and the Black Lives...
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11 Not-to-be-Missed Spots on Campus
An important link to Southern’s past, Founders Gate was previously located on the Howe Street campus and now stands between Lyman Center and Engleman Hall. Geological Rock Garden Located outside of the...
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Fulbright Recipient Daisha Brabham, ’17, on Building Bridges
Daisha Brabham, who graduated from Southern in 2017 with a degree in history, was awarded a prestigious U.S. Fulbright – U.K. Partnership Award for the the 2019-2020 academic year that allowed her to...
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University Appoints COVID-19 Coordinator
Erin Duff was relaxing at the beach on a day off in July when she received a phone call from her supervisor. When she realized it was Director of Residence Life Rob DeMezzo, Duff — then the residence...
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Alumni Educators Top in State
You’d be hard pressed to find an organization more dedicated to educational excellence than the PTA. That’s why Southern is so proud to recognize three graduates of the College of Education who are...
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Former All-American Georgette Nixon in the Spotlight
Former SCSU women’s track & field All-American and current assistant coach Georgette Nixon, ’17, was featured in an article sponsored by Under Armour on Popsugar.com, “How This First-Generation...
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50 Reasons We’re Proud to be Owls
Southern’s student-faculty ratio is 14:1. About 125 student clubs/organizations continue to connect students while maintaining social distancing. Some 1,100 students participated in the Virtual...
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Alumnus Historian Examines How Textbooks Taught White Supremacy
Historian Donald Yacovone, an associate at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research and a 2013 winner of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, was recently interviewed by...
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NFLP Grant Helps Support New Generation of Nursing Educators
A grant award recently secured by Nursing Professor Barbara Aronson will support nursing students by authorizing cancellation of a percentage of educational loans in exchange for full-time...
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“Directionless”
In this strange era through which we are all navigating new territories every day, it’s easy to feel a little lost at times. In an essay he published recently on Inside Higher Ed, entitled...
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The Thinkers
Having served with the United States Marine Corps Infantry from 2013 – 2018, senior psychology major Paul McKee brought extensive life experience to Southern. But as a first-generation college student...
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“Pettigrew Pushes On” with Research on Bosnian Genocide
In an article in the Fall 2020 issue of VQR (The Virginia Quarterly Review), journalist Jack Hitt recounts a trip to Bosnia he took in August 2019, accompanied by Philosophy Professor David Pettigrew,...
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“Dream Big” Close to Home
If you think you know Southern Connecticut State University just because it’s located in the state where you live, think again. The university offers incredible faculty-student support; award-winning...
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NBC Connecticut Interviews Nursing Prof on Pros & Cons of Telehealth During...
The proliferation of COVID-19 has sparked a major increase in the use of telehealth appointments in an effort to reduce the chances of spreading the disease. Some in-person medical visits are necessary...
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Hundreds March on Campus for Racial Justice
Hundreds of students, faculty, administrators, and staff marched on campus on September 30 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to call for racial justice. The march started at 5 p.m. at...
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Shipley’s Winning Poem Tackles Coronavirus
English Professor Vivian Shipley, a Connecticut State University Distinguished Professor, has won the grand prize in The MacGuffin’s 25th Annual Poet Hunt Contest with her poem “No Rehearsal.” The...
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Get Virtual at SCSU School of Business
The Southern Connecticut State University School of Business is pleased to announce a partnership with Get Virtual, a program that gives local businesses affected by COVID-19 the tools to adapt to the...
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New Life Strategies and Self-care During Distance Learning
Before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our lives and introduced us to distant learning, students looked forward to the learning experiences they found on campus. Interviews with a few students and...
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College of Health & Human Services Welcomes New Faculty
The College of Health & Human Services welcomes our nine new tenure-track faculty members! Read about them below: Susan Burger, PhD, RN, CNE, is an associate professor in the Department of Nursing...
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