Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Ciara Tennis
Submission Date Nov. 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Eastern Connecticut State University
IN-50: Innovation D

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Peace and Sustainability Community Collaborations

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Eastern’s Big Read, October 15, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Eastern was one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-22 Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant will support a community reading program centered around "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui. From October 2021 until January 2022, Eastern will host a series of events related to the book and its subject matter. Event collaborations included Eastern and the Windham and Bloomfield Public Libraries.
https://www.easternct.edu/big-read/index.html

Gallery: Women and War
Women at War, September 12 - October 15, 2022
"Women at War" is curated by Monika Fabijanska and presented by the prestigious Fridman Gallery in New York City, in partnership with Voloshyn Gallery in Kyiv, Ukraine. The contemporary exhibition provides a context for the current war via art of varied media. Several works in the exhibition were made following Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24; others were made following the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
https://www.easternct.edu/art-gallery/exhibitions/women-at-war.html

Optional Fields

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.easternct.edu/big-read/index.html

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