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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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Cures for
Winter Blues
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 You
are cordially
invited
to an evening
of wine
tasting,
featuring
wines from
around the
world. Proceeds
to benefit
the CCSU
Marching
Band and
football
team. Friday,
March 12,
6 - 9 pm.
Reservations
required.
For more
information
and to register,
here.
A special
theatrical
event for
alumni:
Sweeney
Todd,
the 1979
Tony Award–winning
musical
thriller
with music
and lyrics
by Stephen
Sondheim.
March 19,
5:30 pm.
More
here.
 A
big hit
last year,
CCSU alumni
and their
guests are
again cordially
invited
to a private
party at
Lord
& Taylor
in Westfarms
Mall on
March 21.
Chat with
old and
new friends
while previewing
spring collections
of famous
designers,
relaxing
with a free
makeover,
and enjoying
a dessert
bar. Register
here
and be sure
to check
out the
photogallery
of last
year's party.
For more
information
about other
"it's-almost-spring"
alumni events,
please click
here.
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Free Coupon
for Tunxis
Grill
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Thanks to
the generosity
of CCSU
alumnus
Daniel Siracusa
'79, the
Tunxis Grill
in Windsor,
CT is providing
a coupon
for an irresistible
offer: Dan
will contribute
10 percent
of the cost
of your
meal to
CCSU AND
you'll get
to enjoy
one of the
Grill's
whopping,
delicious
desserts
at half-price.
Download
the coupon
here.
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Two Career
& Job Search
Workshops
for Alumni
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CCSU will
again be
offering
a workshop
on securing
employment
and advancing
careers.
The April
15 workshop
will help
enhance
job searches
and provide
ideas to
expand personal
career opportunities.
The workshop
is especially
created
for CCSU
alumni and
students
as well
as community
members.
Topics include:
• Knowing
What You
Want in
a Job
• “Can’t
Miss” Job
Search Tools
• How to
Get a Better
Position
• Career
Advancement
Strategies
• Question
& Answer
to Address
Specific
Needs
The workshop
is conveniently
scheduled
at 6pm to
8pm on April
15.
The cost
is only
$19 for
CCSU alumni.
For more
information,
please call
860-832-2276.
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CCSU’s
School
of Business
Professional
Advancement
program
is now offering
a series
of Friday
afternoon
workshops
(1-4pm)
to help
students
develop
the skills
most desired
by employers.
These workshops
are also
open to
CCSU alumni,
and cover
diverse
topics,
from enhancing
managerial
skills to
conducting
job searches,
from making
business
decisions
to using
technology.
For more
information
or to register:
George Richardson:
860- 832-2269;
Richardson@ccsu.edu
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Changes
in Central
focus
Magazine
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The
Winter 2010
Central
focus
has
recently
been published.
Future issues
will offer
several
new features
that invite
your participation.
Letters
to the Editor
We welcome
letters
on topics
in the
focus
or on other
matters
concerning
the University.
Letters
may be edited
for space
and clarity.
Anonymous
letters
will not
be published.
We encourage
letters
of 300 words
or fewer.
Email: Centralfocus@CCSU.edu.
Or write:
Central
focus,
Central
Connecticut
State University,
1615 Stanley
Street,
New Britain,
CT, 06050.
Alumni
Books
We want
to regularly
showcase
published
works written
by our alumni.
If you have
recently
published
a book,
please let
us know
about it
by sending
an email
to
alumnibooks@CCSU.edu.
If possible,
please include
an image
of the book
cover.
Advertising
To help
defray the
costs of
publication,
we invite
Central
alumni and
friends
to advertise
in our issues.
The focus
has
a circulation
of more
than 50,000
and an estimated
readership
of 80,000.
Please send
inquiries
to: advertising@CCSU.edu.
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Tracing
the
Civil
Rights
Movement
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 This summer, CCSU students will have the opportunity to physically trace the nation’s civil rights movement in a course offered by African American Studies lecturer Stephen Balkaran. The class will travel to Alabama and Tennessee to explore such historically resonant cities as Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma, and Memphis. Click here to learn more about the course and the instructor leading it. |
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Save-These-Dates
(More Information
to Come)
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April 23-24
– Spring
Weekend,
featuring:
April
23 –
Spring
Football
Game.
NEC
Championship
Rings.
Alumni
Awards
and
Hall
of Fame
Induction
April
24 –
Sports
Complex
Dedication
April 26
– CCSU Night
at New Britain
Rock Cats
Fundraiser
for softball
program
April 29
– Construction
Management
Banquet
May 14 –
Blue Devil
Golf Classic
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CCSUCCESS:
Campaign
for
Annual
Giving
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Your
support
of Annual
Giving
helps
ensure
that
current
and
future
students
have
access
to the
educational
excellence
that
defines
CCSU.To
make
a secure
online
gift,
please
click
here.
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