Completes

WORCESTER — Ashley Stanley of Thompson, a junior majoring in management information systems at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Moscow. The project was titled Identifying Moscow Students’ Career Choice Motivations.

 

Internship

WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University student Matthew Witkowski ’16 of North Grosvenordale is working as an intern for Cigna. Witkowski’s major is Business Information Systems.

Witkowski is functioning as an information management (IM) security analyst. He is performing security audits for IM assets and improving role-based access controls to align with the enterprise access management tool. He has also created several dashboards for security metrics for IM.

His favorite part of the internship is working with his passion, new technology. “My internship will help me build a solid foundation upon which I can build my career. It will provide me with the basics about how a large global firm does business and operates,” said Witkowski.

Witkowski has already accepted a job offer with Cigna. 

 

Service

WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University students are required to complete hours of service learning for their classes.

Jessica Boyle ’18 of Danielson is participating in service learning during the fall 2015 semester. Boyle’s major is Pre-Social Work and Sociology.

Amber Brunelle ’19 of North Grosvenordale is participating in service learning during the fall 2015 semester. Brunelle’s major is Pre-Social Work.

Samantha Forst ’17 of Pomfret Center is participating in service learning during the fall 2015 semester. Forst’s major is Sociology.

Johanna Kolat ’16 of Putnam is participating in service learning during the fall 2015 semester. Kolat’s major is Sociology.

Jacquelyn Orlowski ’19 of Woodstock is participating in service learning during the fall 2015 semester. Orlowski’s major is Pre-Elementary Education and Liberal Studies.

 

Takes part

WILLIMANTIC — The Eastern Connecticut State University Percussion Ensemble recently presented their fall concert in Shafer Auditorium. Mackenzie Muscara ’18 of Dayville was one of the students who performed in the concert. Muscara’s major is music.

 

Inducted

WILLIMANTIC — A number of Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into the Epsilon Nu chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education: Kelly Huhtanen ’17 of Pomfret Center, major is Elementary Education and English; Kayla Morin ’17 of Putnam, major is Pre-Elementary Education and History and Social Science; Shea Ogle ’16 of Woodstock, major is English; Ashley Taylor ’16 of Dayville, major is Early Childhood Education and English.

 

 

Inducted

WILLIMANTIC — Four local students were inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta honor society at ECSU.

Inductees include: Jessica Forst ’16 of Pomfret Center, who majors in English and Sociology; Sean Gilmartin ’17 of Eastford, who majors in Pre-Secondary Education Certification and English; Cherie Green ’16 of Putnam, who majors in English; and Kelly Huhtanen ’17 of Pomfret Center, who majors in Elementary Education and English.