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Grant award to foster job-readiness on a new SCALE
Central was awarded a Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator Innovation Grant for $75,000 earlier this month that will address a growing workforce gap: Employees who not only know how to find information
Chen Gallery presents ‘Perspectivas: In Honor of Gilberto Cárdenas’
The Chen Art Gallery will present “Perspectivas: In Honor of Gilberto Cárdenas,” an exhibition of Latino art curated by Central students. The student curators, Alyssia Rolfe, Katherine Plotkin, and
Central Graphics students earn competitive national scholarships
Four Central students are heading into the new academic year with a little extra support for their studies, thanks to scholarships from two national foundations serving the print and graphics
Blue Devil comes home to teach Dance Education
Central alumnus Lenard Foust ’17 is returning to his alma mater as an instructor in the Department of Physical Education & Human Performance within the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Crossing over to college life
Central officially welcomed its newest Blue Devils to campus on Aug. 24 with a day of ice breakers, classmate meet-and-greets, and the first-year convocation ceremony in Welte auditorium. Carrying on
Watch: First-years move in at Central
Central welcomed more than 900 first-year students during freshmen move-in on Aug. 23. WTNH captured the (rainy) scene in this segment: https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/hartford/central
Engineering students build bridges to campus and community
Two pedestrian timber bridges are ready to connect people and places on campus and beyond. Designed and built by Central Civil Engineering students, the campus community celebrated the finished
Central students get a close-up look at ‘Living Art’ in new Connecticut Public documentary
A summer visit to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art turned into an unexpected on-screen experience for a group of Central Connecticut State University students. During a July visit to the Hartford
Central selected as partner in National Center for STEM Education initiative
The National Center for STEM Education is launching a new partnership with Central Connecticut State University and the City University of New York (CUNY) to strengthen pathways into STEM teaching and
Faculty-designed publication wins Award of Excellence
The Perch: Social, a creative arts journal focused on mental health, has received an Award of Excellence in the 2026 University & College Design Association Design Awards. The journal’s design is by
Central students return from Amalfi adventures
For the third consecutive year, Central students spent three weeks in southern Italy, exploring UNESCO World Heritage sites and studying Italian language at the Accademia Italiana Salerno. Mornings
Wilkie selected for NACE Employer Engagement Task Force
Dr. Dana Wilkie, associate dean of the School of Business, was recently selected to serve on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Employer Engagement Strategy Task Force, a group
WATCH: Central football teams up with Beautiful Lives Project
The Central Connecticut Blue Devil Football Team hosted its fifth annual Beautiful Lives Project event on Arute Field on Aug. 14. Take a look at coverage by WTNH at https://www.wtnh.com/news
Central launches a new path to career readiness
More than 100 Central Connecticut State University faculty and staff members gathered Aug. 5 in Memorial Hall for the inaugural Central Career Launch supervisor training session. Central Career Launch
Rising senior reports from the Bristol mayor's office
Kaidyn Sigmund, a student intern at the Bristol mayor's office, reports on a busy summer with his fellow interns in a takeover of Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu's weekly column for The Bristol Edition