Faculty Accomplishments

Ritzenhoff awarded Connecticut–Baden-Württemberg Faculty Mobility Grant

Professor Karen A. Ritzenhoff in the Department of Communication has been selected for the Connecticut–Baden-Württemberg Faculty Mobility Program. This fall, Dr. Ritzenhoff will travel to Germany to engage in teaching, research, and her newly published book in Germany.

As part of the program, Dr. Ritzenhoff will deliver a lecture at Central’s partner institution, the University of Konstanz, titled “From ‘Harriet’ to ‘Queen and Slim’: Contemporary African American Women Filmmakers.” She will also visit another partner university, the University of Tübingen.

The Baden-Württemberg–Connecticut Exchange was established in 1989 through a legislative partnership between the U.S. state of Connecticut and the German state of Baden-Württemberg. For more than three decades, institutions of higher education in both regions have collaborated successfully, with a strong focus on student exchange. In 2019, the program expanded to include faculty mobility, further strengthening international academic cooperation.

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Communication Professor, Jeff Teitler wins 5 Emmy® Awards from the National Academy Of Television Arts and Sciences, (NATAS) Boston / New England Region. The prestigious Emmy® Awards were won through film and production collaborations with Hartford HealthCare, Rebecca Stewart and Nick Dethlefsen, as well as acclaimed singer, Javier Colón and composer/sound designer, Matt Berky. Focusing on truthful storytelling, through the real experiences of Connecticut’s health practitioners and patients, the prestigious Emmy® Awards were won in the following categories:

Best Commercial - 2025 Emmy Award: 
Heart Stab - These Lives Are Real

Best Public Service Announcement - 2025 Emmy Award: 
A Tribute To Health Care Heroes With Javier Colon

Best Photography / Cinematography - 2025 Emmy Award: 
Compilation Reel

Best Editing - 2025 Emmy Award: 
Compilation Reel - Medical

Best Sound Design / Recording - 2025 Emmy Award: 
Mass Casualty - A Response to Crisis

48th Boston/New England Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards Gala was held in Boston on June 7^th, 2025

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This achievement is a new milestone and represents outstanding achievements in production throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Jeffrey Teitler is a full professor focusing on Film Production in the Department of Communication. To learn more about Film and Television Production at Central Connecticut State University, please visit the CCSU Film site.

Additional inquires to: 
teitlerjeb@mail.ccsu.edu  
heck@ccsu.edu