Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Killingly High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Killingly High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
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Eastern Connecticut State University Students Create Tutoring Writing Guidebook
Eastern Connecticut State University has published "From Tutor to Tutor: A Guidebook for Writers," a book written by students under the leadership of Lauren Rosenberg, associate professor of English and coordinator of Eastern's First Year Writing program.
The idea for the book came from student tutors in Rosenberg's Tutoring Writing class in fall 2009. The peer tutors in Eastern's Writing Center work one-on-one with fellow students on their writing assignments for class. While the student tutors received training during the course, the books and articles they read were all written by scholars and professors of composition and rhetoric. Nothing was available by students their age. They chose to do something about it.
Throughout the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, the tutor-trainees met with Rosenberg to plan, write and edit a guidebook by peers for peers. "Nothing like this is out there," said Rosenberg. "We didn't model our book after any other because there are no student-written works like this."
"From Tutor to Tutor" is composed of 18 essays that range in topics from dealing with plagiarism to working with English as a Second Language students to handling unexpected experiences during tutoring sessions. Essays include "What to Do When You Have No Clue"; "Meeting with a Tutor for the aEUR~Write' Reasons: Why Voluntary Meetings Beat Mandatory Sessions"; and "Turning Stressful to Productive," among others. Each essay is written by a student trained in Writing Center theory and pedagogy in either Eastern's Tutoring Writing or Composition and Theory Pedagogy courses.
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2011 Oct 4
Local Eastern Connecticut State University Students Awarded Competitive Scholarships
A record 303 Eastern Connecticut State University students have received ECSU Foundation's competitive scholarships in the 2011-12 academic year. The allotted scholarships total $334,000 in funds awarded through the ECSU Foundation's annual scholarship process.
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2011 Oct 12
Local Students Enroll at Eastern Connecticut State University
More than 1,300 students, including first-time freshmen and transfer students, enrolled for the first time this fall at Eastern Connecticut State University. Christopher Dorsey, acting director of admissions at Eastern Connecticut State University, notes that Eastern freshmen come from 164 of Connecticut's 169 towns, from 24 other states and from 48 other countries.
Local students who are attending Eastern include:
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2011 Oct 12
Local Eastern Connecticut State University Students Named on Spring 2011 Dean's List
The following students were named to Eastern's Dean's List for the spring 2011 semester.
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2011 Jun 22
Local Students Graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University's 121st Commencement took place at the XL Center in Hartford on May 22. In all, 1,077 undergraduates and 102 graduate students earned their degrees.
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2011 May 24
Local Eastern Connecticut State University Student Performs in Campus Presentation of "Working, The Musical"
Eastern Connecticut State University's Theatre Program presented "Working, the Musical," April 12-17 in the Harry Hope Theatre in Shafer Hall.
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2011 May 9
Local Students Participate in Eastern's Freshman Showcase
Eastern Connecticut State University's Performing Arts Department and Drama Society presented the Freshman Showcase on Dec. 4 in the Harry Hope Theatre.
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2010 Dec 8
Local Students Participate in Eastern Connecticut State University's Percussion Ensemble
On Dec. 5, Eastern Connecticut State University's Percussion Ensemble performed a collection of percussion pieces in Shafer Auditorium.
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2010 Dec 13