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The CCSU Alumni
ENews is designed
to keep alumni and
friends up-to-date
with news from the
University, including
important announcements,
student and alumni
achievements, athletic
news and upcoming
events.
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Blue Devils Northeast Conference Champs!
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The football team won its first outright NEC title with a 14-13 road victory over St. Francis (PA) on November 21. They matched the school record with nine wins (9-2 overall, 7-1 NEC) and earned a berth to the Gridiron Classic at Butler University on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Indianapolis. They have a chance to become the first team in school history to win 10 games. The win also gives the outgoing senior class 30 total victories, a four-year record.
This has been a great fall for Blue Devils athletics, with Women’s Soccer once again winning the regular season NEC title and Men’s Cross Country also winning NEC Championship. And after a very strong season, the women's Volleyball team finished tied for second. For more stories about the Blue Devils, click here .
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Veterans Day, 2009
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Veterans Day was a time for reflection and for the dedication of CCSU's new Veterans Monument. President Jack Miller recognized Marine veteran Raymond Carrier with the University's community veterans award while honoring CCSU student Ross Michael Alexander with the University's Veterans Excellence Award, which this year brought with it the first Veterans Excellence Scholarship. More. Slideshow Contribute to the Veterans Scholarship Fund
The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and other University offices hosted a panel discussion reflecting on women's roles in the military. Dr. Linda Schwartz, Commissioner of Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs, gave the keynote address, and CCSU student veterans Amy Otzel and Despina Mavroudis provided their perspectives on their involvement in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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CCSUCCESS: New Campaign for Annual Giving
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The University has recently launched a campaign for annual giving. You may already have seen one of the promotional banners headlined by “CCSUCCESS //Success Begins with CCSU,” a theme that epitomizes what takes place here, thanks to the efforts--and the generosity--of many. Annual giving supports a wide range of the University’s most important needs, including academic scholarships, the library, and academic programs and research. Your generosity ensures that the University remains a place where students succeed and learning thrives. Donations may be made online at www.ccsu.edu/giving. |
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Fearon-Juran
Scholarship
Established
to Support
School of
Business
Students
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CCSU
and the
Juran Institute
recently
announced
the creation
of the David
Fearon–Juran
Institute
Scholarship
Fund. The
scholarship
is named
in honor
of CCSU
Professor
of Management
& Organization
David Fearon (left),
an esteemed
scholar
and educator
whose commitment
to promoting
performance
excellence
was recently
honored
when the
Juran Institute
recognized
him as a
Juran Fellow.
The Fearon-Juran Institute Scholarship will be awarded
to CCSU
students
who have
“distinguished
themselves
by their
demonstrated
desire to
learn beyond
today’s
conventions
of management
thought
and practice,
by their
passion
for delighting
customers,
and by their
excellence
as students,”
according
to Vice
President
for Institutional
Advancement
Christopher
Galligan.
President
Jack Miller
congratulated
Fearon and
thanked
the Juran
Institute
for “its
warm generosity”
in creating
the scholarship
fund. “Gifts
such as
these enable
Central
to honor
its dual
commitment
to access
and to academic
excellence."
The Juran Institute provides a wide range of training and
consulting
services
designed
to improve
overall
business
performance,
using Quality,
Lean, and
Six Sigma
methodologies.
For more
on this
story,
please click
here.
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Farmington
Bank Sponsors
2009-2010
Basketball
Season
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Farmington
Bank has
become the
official
title sponsor
for the
Blue Devil
men's and
women's
basketball
2009-2010
season.
In announcing
the news,
President
Jack Miller
said, "We
are very
grateful
to John
Patrick,
Jr., for
Farmington
Bank's exceptional
generosity,
which helps
the University
better support
its student
athletes."
Patrick (left),
Chairman,
President
and CEO
of Farmington
Bank, said
"Teamwork
is an important
attribute
of any winning
sports team.
Teamwork
is also
a driving
force behind
everything
we do at
Farmington
Bank, to
bring the
best products
and services
to our consumer
and business
clients
throughout
Central
Connecticut.
It's thrilling
to see CCSU's
academic
and athletics
programs
thriving
under the
leadership
of President
Miller and
head basketball
coaches
Howie Dickenman
and Beryl
Piper."
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Post-Thanksgiving
Advice From
CCSU Professor:
Get Moving!
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Actually
this advice
is good
for all
times. CCSU
Assistant
Professor
of English
Mary Collins (left),
an award-winning
writer,
has recently
published
a book called
American
Idle
(that's
right),
which is
an examination
of our increasingly
sedentary
lifestyles
and a prescription
for change.
Her message
is very
simple:
get moving!
Even small
steps can
help overcome
some of
the risks
associated
with our
sedentary
habits.
It's a fascinating
book that
is part
history,
part biomedical
research,
and part
recommendations,
and, not
surprisingly,
it's being
widely featured
in the media.
You may
have heard
Collins'
interview
with John
Dankosky
on NPR's
"Where We
Live" or
seen her
on alumnus
Stan Simpson's
program
on Fox61 or read about it in the Courant.
Here's a
link to an editorial she inspired. And a link to her website to learn more.
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The Arts@CCSU:
December
(events
free unless
otherwise
noted)
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December
1–5
THEATRE:
Under
Construction,
by Charles
Mee; directed
by Associate
Professor
of Theatre
Josh Perlstein
7:30 pm
Maloney
Hall, Black
Box Theatre
$10 admission
($5 for
students)
This experimental
piece shows
how American
culture
has been
"assembled"
over the
last 50
years. Using
all conceivable
performance
techniques,
as well
as multimedia
and sound
collages,
the evening
rips the
veneer off
of the post-war
1950s and
exposes
the raw
underbelly
of American
culture.
December
3
MUSIC: Student
Recital
12:40 pm
Torp
Theatre
MUSIC:
Chamber
Players
Concert
7:30
pm
Torp Theatre
December
4
MUSIC: Chorale
& University
Singers
Concert
7:30 pm
South Church,
New Britain
December
7
MUSIC: Sinfonietta
Concert
7:30 pm
Torp Theatre
December
8
MUSIC: Holiday
Concert
12:30 pm
Torp Theatre
MUSIC: Jazz
Combo Concert
7:30
pm
Torp Theatre
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December
9
MUSIC: Wind
Symphony
Concert
7:30 pm
Welte Auditorium
December
10
MUSIC: Percussion Concert
12:40 pm
Welte, Room
019
MUSIC: Jazz Band Concert
7:30
pm
Torp Theatre
THEATRE:
Dog Sees
God: Confessions
of a Teenage
Blockhead
by Bert
V. Royal;
directed
by Kyle
Mencel
7:30
pm
Black Box
Theatre,
Maloney
Hall
Second
Stage Productions
This
is the story
of the Peanuts
characters,
from the
original
comic strip
created
by Charles
M. Shultz
in the 1940s,
growing
up in modern
times, with
all the
issues of
the modern
age. Drug
use, suicide,
eating disorders,
teen violence,
and rebellion
all collide
together
speeding
inevitably
towards
an end that
is both
haunting
and hopeful.
December
11
THEATRE:
Dog Sees
God: Confessions
of a Teenage
Blockhead
by Bert
V. Royal;
directed
by Kyle
Mencel
7:30
pm
Black Box
Theatre,
Maloney
Hall
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