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Sara Carroll and Sarah Walters describe themselves as “kind of a lot.” Spend some time with the two professors, and you ...
10/10/2026

Sara Carroll and Sarah Walters describe themselves as “kind of a lot.” Spend some time with the two professors, and you quickly learn that means they care a lot, too.

With neighboring offices in Goddard Hall, Carroll and Walters lead Eastern’s public health concentration as a team. They finish each other’s thoughts, bring very different perspectives to their teaching and share a commitment to helping students discover where public health can take them.

“She’s the art, I’m the science,” Walters said.

Carroll approaches public health through storytelling, people and the social sciences, while Walters brings a quantitative perspective and nearly two decades of experience working in public health. Together, those differences give Eastern students a broader view of a field that can lead to “a thousand different things.”

Their partnership extends beyond teaching. They co-mentor students, create experiential learning opportunities, support students through challenges and are working to build new pathways for the future of public health at Eastern.

“I feel like I’m the professor that I would have always wanted, but never had,” Carroll said.

🔗 Meet the professors bringing plenty of love, laughter and persistence to public health at Eastern: https://bit.ly/4yJLyR7

There's a lot to celebrate when our campus comes together for a good cause! 👟 💙 Eastern's 13th Annual Poverty Awareness ...
10/09/2026

There's a lot to celebrate when our campus comes together for a good cause! 👟 💙

Eastern's 13th Annual Poverty Awareness Marathon brought more than 120 participants together to raise awareness about food insecurity and support those in need.

Led by Business Administration Professor Charlie Chatterton, participants covered more than 200 miles around campus, collecting over 170 non-perishable food items and raising $1,100 for Shawn's Cupboard and Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic.

Thirteen years of walking for a cause that matters, and this tradition continues to bring out the best in our Eastern community.

🎥 Watch the video and read more on Inside Eastern: https://bit.ly/4y9PJ7i

A bright future ahead for Church Farm! 🌳Eastern, the ECSU Foundation, Inc., and The Last Green Valley (TLGV) are teaming...
10/08/2026

A bright future ahead for Church Farm! 🌳

Eastern, the ECSU Foundation, Inc., and The Last Green Valley (TLGV) are teaming up to preserve historic Church Farm in Ashford while expanding its role in supporting conservation and our local community!

As TLGV prepares to make Church Farm its new headquarters, Eastern students and faculty will continue using the property for hands-on learning and scientific research.

It's a win for everyone: preserving a historic property, protecting opportunities for student learning and strengthening environmental stewardship across our region.

Read more about this exciting partnership on Inside Eastern! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3VrcM03

10/08/2026

Alyssiah Wiley's story deserves to be heard. 💜

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Eastern's event brought our community together to remember Alyssiah, raise awareness about domestic violence and learn how to recognize the warning signs of unhealthy relationships.

While we cannot change what happened to Alyssiah, we can continue sharing her story, educating ourselves and looking out for one another.

Her story matters. So does what we do with it.

If you or someone you know needs support, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788.

Eastern environmental earth science students headed north to explore the geological history written into the landscapes ...
10/08/2026

Eastern environmental earth science students headed north to explore the geological history written into the landscapes of New England! ⛰️

Led by professors Bryan Oakley and Dickson Cunningham, students traveled through New Hampshire, Maine and other locations across northern New England, studying geological and environmental features firsthand.

Their fieldwork included tectonic folds, a “ghost forest,” active ebb dunes shaped by wind and water and formations high atop Mount Moosilauke.

“After completing the course, I thought of myself as 10 times the geologist I was before,” said senior EES major Boden Tito. “With field experience in my educational toolbelt, I can take what I learned to class and the workplace.”

A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a stadium! 🏟️Students in Charlie Chatterton, Ph.D.’s BUS 340: Facility ...
10/07/2026

A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run a stadium! 🏟️

Students in Charlie Chatterton, Ph.D.’s BUS 340: Facility Design in Sport Management class visited Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, where they learned about the many moving pieces that go into managing a major sports venue.

Leading the way were members of the stadium’s operations team, including two familiar faces: Eastern alumni Derek Miles ’08 and Sean Cunningham ’17. Students heard firsthand about their work in the industry, asked questions and got a closer look at where their own Eastern education could take them.

Of course, the Eastern logo waiting for them on the video board made the visit even better. ❤️💙

10/07/2026

Showing up for the community we call home. 🪴🧤🌞

This past weekend, our Eastern Warriors headed out to 14 sites across Willimantic for Day of Caring 2026, working alongside local organizations, meeting new people and making a difference along the way.

A day of giving back, getting involved and putting what we learn into action!

Campus wasn’t the only place to be this Family Day weekend! 🍂🎃 Eastern joined the fun at BlockToberFest in downtown Will...
10/07/2026

Campus wasn’t the only place to be this Family Day weekend! 🍂🎃

Eastern joined the fun at BlockToberFest in downtown Willimantic, celebrating fall with the community we’re proud to call home.

We love seeing Warriors get out into Willimantic and experience all that’s happening beyond campus. 💙

A research partnership that started at Eastern has now spanned 10 years, three published papers and multiple stages of a...
10/06/2026

A research partnership that started at Eastern has now spanned 10 years, three published papers and multiple stages of an alum’s scientific career. 🔬

Director of Sustainability Studies Patricia Szczys and Jacob Dayton ’19 are among the authors of a new study published in IBIS, the International Journal of Avian Science, examining the genetic diversity of Roseate Terns along the East Atlantic Flyway.

Dayton began conducting undergraduate research during his first year at Eastern, working with Szczys in conservation genetics. That experience helped set him on a path that would take him to The Jackson Laboratory, a Goldwater Scholarship, a Ph.D. in biology from Tufts University and, today, a career in biotechnology.

“Eastern’s Biology program taught me how to be a scientist,” Dayton said.

He credits Szczys with introducing him to research as a career and teaching him to think critically, design experiments, solve problems and communicate science effectively.

“She has remained an important mentor and collaborator ever since, and it’s especially meaningful that we’ve now published three papers together,” Dayton said.

🔗 Read how an Eastern mentorship grew into a decade of scientific collaboration: https://bit.ly/4jx80rA

Showing off Eastern’s campus is one of our favorite pastimes. 🤗
10/06/2026

Showing off Eastern’s campus is one of our favorite pastimes. 🤗

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