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Campus Involvement & Community Engagement

Campus Involvement & Community Engagement. Office Of Student Transition Services FYI 100. Content. Get to know Willimantic Willimantic’s history What’s with the frogs Third Thursday Street Fest Get Involved Service Clubs Events Volunteer Opportunities Campus Involvement.

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Campus Involvement & Community Engagement

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  1. Campus Involvement & Community Engagement Office Of Student Transition Services FYI 100

  2. Content • Get to know Willimantic • Willimantic’s history • What’s with the frogs • Third Thursday Street Fest • Get Involved • Service Clubs Events • Volunteer Opportunities • Campus Involvement

  3. Campus Involvement and Community Engagement Get to Know Willimantic

  4. Willimantic’s history 1825:Jillson brothers built a factory along the Willimantic river. 1828: There were six cotton factories in Willimantic. End of Civil War to outbreak of World War II: Willimantic was the center for the production of silk and cotton thread. Immigrants came to Willimantic to work in the mills. 1985: The American Thread Company, the largest employer in town left the area. Today, Willimantic is being revitalized and being recognized as an area with much to offer. Visit the following link to get information about Willimantic’s history: http://www.willimanticstreetfest.com/town-history.htm

  5. What’s with the frogs? It all started in June of 1754. The villagers of Windham were awakened in the middle of the night by terrible sounds coming from up the road. The settlers prepared for battle, fearing it was an Indian attack. The next morning the villagers were shocked to find the bodies of hundreds of dead bullfrogs.

  6. Third Thursday Street Fest Every third Thursday from May to September, thousands of people from far and wide stroll along Main Street, Willimantic amid a background of musical, theatrical, visual, gastronomic, and olfactory delights. Follow this link to learn about Willimantic Third Thursday Street Fest: http://www.willimanticstreetfest.com/index.htm

  7. Campus Involvement and Community Engagement Get Involved

  8. Service Clubs Events Check out the Service Clubs Events at Eastern: • Best Buddies • Education Club • FEMALES • Habitat for Humanity • Honors Club • MALES • OLAS • People Helping People • Social Justice in Education • Social Work Club

  9. Volunteer Opportunities Take a look at the wide variety of opportunities to volunteer. Make a decision and get involved • Hands on Hartford, • Global giving, • Human Rights Watch • Covenant Soup Kitchen, • Free Rice, • Make a Wish Foundation • Mansfield Senior Center • The American red Cross For more information about events on campus check with the Office of Community Engagement.

  10. Campus Involvement If you want to start by getting involved in the Eastern Community, take a look at what the Office of Student Activities has to offer. You can join: • Student Government Association • Campus activity Board • Clubs & Organizations

  11. Clubs & Organizations • Billiards Club • Martial Arts Club • Dance Team • Eastern Ultimate • Strength & Conditioning Club • Fashion Forward • Pride Alliance Visit http://www.easternct.edu/studentactivities/clubs_orgs/club_index.htm

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