Madison Co. to Host Fifth Southern Growth Policies Board Community Forum Feb. 1

Madison County will host its fifth Southern Growth Policies Board (SGPB) Community Forum on Friday, Feb. 1.

The event, titled “Madison County: Looking toward the Future,” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Perkins Building on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University.

The community forum, facilitated by the EKU Facilitation Center and Southern Growth, is part of an ongoing effort with the SGPB to assist Richmond, Berea and Madison County with the development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development plan. It is open to members of Richmond and Berea Chambers of Commerce and selected local high school student leaders.

“Forum participants will be joining other Madison Countians who are optimistic about the future of our county,” said Marc Whitt, associate vice president for public relations at EKU, who once again is coordinating this year’s Forum. “The Madison County Economic Development Plan Project Leadership Team and Southern Growth are seeking input on topics such as workforce readiness, education, entrepreneurship, industrial and retail development, tourism, arts and quality of life issues, healthcare, agribusiness, the Madison Airport, Blue Grass Army Depot and other relevant topics of interest to our citizens.”

The format for the community forum will feature small group interaction expanding to a facilitated, room-wide presentation of ideas. The lunch will feature a moderated panel discussion involving local industrial human resources managers.

The Southern Grown Policies Board (www.southern.org) is a regional public policy think tank representing 14 Southern states that develops and advances visionary economic development policies.

For more information, or to register, contact the Richmond Chamber of Commerce at 859-623-1720, or register online at www.richmondchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2564, or visit the Berea Chamber of Commerce at www.bereachamber.com. The registration fee of $10 includes lunch.

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Administrative Faculty Raise $800 for No-Freeze Shelter

Administrative Faculty Raise $800 for No-Freeze Shelter - Press Releases   Search   The Office ofUniversity Relations Administrative Faculty Raise $800 for No-Freeze Shelter Posted by Dwight Bachman on January 22, 2013 11:52 AM

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Leigh Duffy, executive director of the No Freeze Hospitality Center, and (left) Kim Silcox, director of Eastern's Center for Community Engagement and a member of the shelter's board of directors, accept a check for $800 from Eric Germain, Eastern's environmental, health and safety coordinator.

Willimantic, Conn: -- The Eastern chapter of the State University Organization of Administrative Faculty (SUOAF) presented a check for $800 to the Windham Region No-Freeze Hospitality Center on Jan. 10. SUOAF raised the funds at its annual holiday gathering on Dec. 19.

"SUOAF members wanted to give back to the community in which we work each day," said Kevin Gill, president of  Eastern's SUOAF chapter. "The members had a say in where to donate money and overwhelmingly voted to give back to the local Willimantic community."

"The work of the Windham Region No Freeze Center is important to this community and this generous gift from SUOAF will help us to keep the doors open through the end of the season," said Leigh Duffy, executive director of the No Freeze Hospitality Center. "We truly could not exist without donations like this and are grateful for the support from the SUOAF members."

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Eastern to Air Television Series on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Eastern to Air Television Series on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Press Releases   Search   The Office ofUniversity Relations Eastern to Air Television Series on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Posted by Ed Osborn on December 28, 2012 12:08 PM

 

Had he lived, the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 84 years old this year. As part of its celebration of King's birthday, Eastern Connecticut State University will present a 12-part series looking back on the life and times of the man widely considered as the greatest civil rights leader of the past century.                                                          

The series, which contains a greeting by Eastern President Elsa M. Núñez, was researched, written and produced by Dwight Bachman, public relations officer at Eastern. The series will air all day on Jan. 21, the national celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Channel 22, Eastern's cable channel. It will air on even hours all day beginning at midnight and ending 24 hours later on Jan. 22. A link to the streaming video can be found at:
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Eastern Professor of Theatre Ellen Brodie has described the series as "an on-going beacon lighting the memory of Dr. King and a loving gift to future generations," begins with a look at the forces that brought this humble Baptist preacher out of his pulpit and pushed him into the forefront of the civil rights movement. From there, it moves on to the role King played in desegregating the transit system of Montgomery, AL. The series cites Christian clergymen who said King was a Communist troublemaker who belonged in jail, and also reveals how he reacted to the many threats on his life; his extraordinary ability to articulate an idea; and his response to liberals who said he was moving too fast. The night King died in Memphis, TN, he was fighting for fair pay and economic justice for sanitation workers in that city who, as he said, 'cannot eat three square meals a day.'

"While honoring Dr. King's commitment to the principles of nonviolent civil disobedience, for which the civil rights leader won the Nobel Prize for Peace, Mr. Bachman has done a masterful job of focusing on King's goals of ending segregation, injustice, racism and discrimination," said Edward Osborn, Eastern's director of university relations. "Dr. King's leadership put economic and social justice at the forefront of the American consciousness, and this series ensures that those goals and Dr. King's vision will never be forgotten. Eastern is privileged to be able to air this series each year as part of our celebration of Dr. King's birthday."

 

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The series originally aired in 1983 on the Stamford, CT-based Satellite News Channel (SNC), where Bachman was a news producer at the time. Jose Grinan, SNC anchorman, narrates the series. Nick Messina, director of media services at Eastern, and Craig Naumec, former multimedia production technician at Eastern, recreated the series for the Eastern Connecticut State University television broadcast.

 

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LANDMARK BANK PRESIDENT PRESENTS CHECK TO ECU FOUNDATION

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Landmark Bank President Dale Boatwright presents a scholarship check to East Central University Foundation Executive Director Phyllis Danley. The yearly $750 check goes toward scholarships and this year will be applied toward assisting the ECU Chorale trip to Washington, D.C. in December of 2013.

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Virtue and Vice: The World of Lizbeth Anderson

Virtue and Vice: The World of Lizbeth Anderson - Press Releases   Search   The Office ofUniversity Relations Virtue and Vice: The World of Lizbeth Anderson Posted by Dwight Bachman on January 22, 2013 11:17 AM

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Willimantic, Conn. - Eastern Connecticut State University is hosting "Virtue and Vice: The World of Lizbeth Anderson" in the Akus Gallery through Feb. 28. A reception will take place on Jan. 31 from 5-7 p.m.

Anderson is a mixed-media artist, tattooer and art historian.
She works in a variety of media including paint, beeswax, collage, techniques of printmaking and skin. She also teaches historical painting techniques focused on the methods of the medieval and Renaissance Italian masters. She shows and sells her artwork at various venues.
 Anderson has traveled extensively in Italy and has studied the work and culture of 14th century Tuscan painters, as well as Baroque Italian sculpture and architecture. She has an acute interest in skin, anatomy and the history of tattooing. "Beeswax became a way for me to explore metaphorically the physicality of the body without being a traditionally figurative painter," said Anderson.  "Its luminous, visceral and literally alchemical properties became carriers for the content of my work. Ultimately, the intersection of the physical body and the spirit, of instinct and intellect, of virtue and vice, has been the motivation for me to make work for as long as I can remember."

The Akus Gallery is located in the lower level of Shafer Hall at the corner of Windham and Valley Streets in Willimantic.  Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1-7 p.m. on Thursday and 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information, call (860) 465-4659 or visit www.easternct.edu/akusgallery. 
For more information on Anderson's work, visit www.lizbethanderson.net.

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Rebecca Holdridge Wins Eastern's Campo Scholarship

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Campo Scholarship winner Rebecca Holdridge with Kenneth McNeil, chairperson of the English Department

Willimantic, Conn: -- Rebecca Holdridge '13, a senior from Groton majoring in English at Eastern Connecticut State University, has been named the recipient of the University's Constance Campo Scholarship. Holdridge was presented the award on Dec. 5 during the English Department's "English Night."

Holdridge maintains a GPA of 3.98 and is vice president of the Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honor society, and also serves as secretary of Eastern's Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society.
The Constance Campo Scholarship was established in memory of Constance Campo, a longtime member of the English Department staff.  The scholarship is presented to a non-traditional student who has demonstrated excellence in his or her studies, and is awarded to someone who has shown sensitivity to gender and diversity issues, as did Campo.

Holdridge is a teaching assistant to English Professor Reginald Flood in his African American Literature class, and is enrolled in the Immigrant American Literature class for her senior seminar. During the spring 2012 semester, she interned with English Professor Jian-Zhong Lin, working on "The Connecticut Review," a literary journal published by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.

"Rebecca Holdridge has excelled both in the classroom and in the university community," said Flood. "Besides doing outstanding academic work that cemented her reputation as an outstanding writer, Rebecca was always generous with her classmates, making her one of those rare students that helps a professor build a sense of community in the classroom.  Perhaps the clearest evidence of the gifts she brings to the classroom is the fact she has twice been asked to be an intern in different capacities for the English Department."

Lin agreed. "Rebecca Holdridge has demonstrated intellectual curiosity, academic preparedness and A strong work ethic as a student in the three classes I teach and as an intern at Connecticut Review. She participated in a study abroad program in London in fall 2011, and is serving as a public relations writer in Eastern's Office of University Relations, which demonstrates her commitment to the study of English and her ability to put classroom learning to real-world practice. Her GPA of 3.98 is a testimonial to her excellence. Connie Campo would have been proud of Rebecca."

Holdridge studied at the University of Central Lancashire  (UCLAN) in Preston, Lancashire, England, a small town in the Northern England. "I wanted to study abroad in England, because as an English major, I wanted to see the culture that is behind so many classic pieces of literature. I wanted to experience life in a different part of the world, and I wanted to travel."

Holdridge studied with several professors while in England, but considered Professor Robin Purves the most influential. All English majors were required to take a theory class, which Purves taught, and it was deemed the most intense but useful class. "He really pushed us to dig deeper into everything we read, from classic novels, to modern literature, to poetry. In England, they take their final exams after their Christmas break, and I spent weeks preparing for his final. In the end, it was the most difficult class I have taken as an English major, but also the most rewarding."

Outside of class, Holdridge had an wonderful time traveling and becoming a close friend with Anna, a German girl also studying abroad. "It was amazing that two students from two very different countries could share so many interests. My most memorable times with Anna were exploring England and other countries. Together, we went to Dublin, Ireland; Rome, Italy; and Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland. We just pointed our finger at a map of England and picked random towns to travel to for the day. We ended up in Liverpool, Manchester and Bolton just to name a few towns. In Manchester, we even saw a Manchester United soccer match."

Holdridge also traveled a great deal on her own, staying in Iceland for a few days on her way to England; with a French family in Paris; and in London for a weekend. She also visited Stonehenge. "Words cannot describe how amazing this experience was. I wish all students were able to study abroad because living in a country for a few months is completely different than staying in a hotel for a week or two. I was able to experience the culture firsthand, and made friends from many different countries."

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HARPER EARNS BOB BENNETT FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

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East Central University student Morgan Harper (center) is the recipient of the new Bob Bennett Fine Arts Scholarship. The scholarship is named in memory of ECU alum Bob Bennett, who practiced law for 50 years and was an avid guitarist. Harper is a junior sacred music major from Comanche. The centennial scholarship comes from donations made by friends and family of Bennett. Also pictured are: Phyllis Danley (left), executive director of the East Central University Foundation, and Sally Bennett, widow of Bob Bennett. Both Sally and Bob earned bachelor’s degrees from ECU and Bob received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma.

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