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Top Owls Announced for April 2023
The Top Owl Social Justice Award is given to recognize contributions in helping the university achieve its mission of creating and sustaining an inclusive community that appreciates, celebrates, and...
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A Farewell Message from President Joe Bertolino
President Joe Bertolino, who has successfully led as Southern’s 12th president since 2016, will conclude his tenure effective June 1, 2023. Since taking office, Bertolino has worked to establish...
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Bernard Macklin, Flu Vaccine Warrior
An article about the flu vaccine on the Everyday Health website addresses “flu shot advocates [who] are working within communities of color to promote vaccination” and discusses how “the choice to...
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Tracking Wildlife on Campus
For Miranda Dunbar, it’s all about the students’ joy. “You’ll be in this lab room, and here and there you’ll hear these audible exclamations, ‘Oh, my gosh. Oh, look at that.’ This moment of joy and...
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Exploring All Seven Continents
By Hailey Roy, ’25, as it appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Crescent magazine. Phoebe Schechner has participated in a polar plunge. Submerged her body into the Arctic Ocean. Slept in Tanzania’s...
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Sashia-Jones Named NE 10 Outdoor Track Rookie of the Year
SCSU women’s track & field first-year student standout Anna-Sashia Jones was named the Northeast 10 Conference Outdoor Track Rookie of the Year, as announced by the conference on Tuesday, May 23,...
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Strelevitz Recognized by Prestigious NE 10 Award Programs
Southern women’s swimming & diving standout Olivia Strelevitz has been named as one of the three finalists for the prestigious Northeast-10 Conference Woman of the Year Award and the NE10 Female...
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Dr. Dwayne Smith Begins Term as Interim President
Dr. Dwayne Smith assumed the role of interim president of Southern Connecticut State University on June 1, 2023. Since 2020, Dr. Smith has served as campus CEO of Housatonic Community College, where...
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Holland Finds Home at Woods Hole
Miranda Holland, ’21, M.S. ’23, had a busy spring 2023 semester. For the past few months, Holland has been working at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Mass., figuring out as part of her...
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Southern Recognized as Leading Institution for First-Generation Student Success
Southern Connecticut State University has been selected as one of 76 new members of the prestigious First Scholars Network for the academic year 2023-24. This honor, bestowed by the Center for...
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MSW Program Opens Doors to Deeper Engagement with Clients
In the Family Violence Lab at the Yale School of Medicine, SCSU social work graduate student Alexandrya Pope is the lead research assistant on a study that focuses on women living with HIV who have...
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Preparing for Air Quality Emergencies
With Canadian wildfire smoke invading Connecticut skies this week, preparing for future air quality emergencies is now more critical than ever, according to Stephen Axon, associate professor in the...
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Wharton on the U.S. Debt Ceiling
The U.S. Congress recently reached an agreement on the nation’s debt ceiling, but, according to Jonathan Wharton, associate professor of political science and urban affairs, “all the deal truly does...
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Learning to Hunt for the Truth
Philosophy Department Chair Chelsea Harry is concerned about what she sees as a growing problem in higher education: disappearing arts and humanities departments, and greater problems associated with...
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Reaching New Heights
By Gabi Tunucci, ’23, as it appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Crescent magazine. When faced with a challenge, many people might try to take the easy way out. There are a select few, however, that...
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Dean’s List for Spring 2023
Congratulations to students who have earned a place on the Dean’s List or the President’s List. This honor is reserved for students who have achieved outstanding academic success for the semester in...
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Hopper Weighs in on Trump Indictment
As Former President Donald Trump appeared before a Miami courtroom on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, he became the first former president to be federally charged under the Espionage Act related to classified...
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Southern Alumni Magazine
Read the summer 2023 issue. Spotlighting Southern’s position as a hub for arts and culture in the state and beyond. Plus, members of the Southern community share thoughts on meaningful employment;...
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Digging into Connecticut History
Anthropology students this summer have been exploring what lies underground on the property of the oldest house in Connecticut – the Henry Whitfield House State Museum in Guilford. This is the fifth...
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Professors Discuss Black Maternal Health
When Tori Bowie, the former fastest woman in the world and three-time Olympic medalist, recently died at age 32, it was revealed that her death was due to complications from childbirth while she was...
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