The Department of Journalism welcomed more than 400 high school students to Southern on October 24, 2025, for the 40th annual High School Journalism Day — a signature event that introduces students to the power and practice of journalism. Held each year, High School Journalism Day brings students to campus from across Connecticut for hands-on […] The post Celebrating 40 Years of High School Journalism Day appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University will benefit from a $200,000 donation made by Stop & Shop to support campus food pantries across the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. The funding comes as the system reports a 40% increase in student visits to campus pantries over the past year. As part of the initiative, 1,000 […] The post Stop & Shop Donation Supports SCSU Food Pantry as Student Need Rises appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Patricia Bode, associate professor of art and coordinator of art education at Southern Connecticut State University, is leading a powerful, arts-based response to the opioid crisis through the Remember Love Recovery Project—an initiative born from personal loss and driven by community healing. Founded in memory of her son, Ryan Bode Moriarty, who died of an […] The post Recovery Flags Project Aims for National Impact appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University hosted the inaugural observance of Varian Fry Day on Wednesday, October 15, 2025—what would have been the American journalist’s 118th birthday. The event, held in Engleman Hall, commemorated Fry’s heroic efforts to rescue more than 2,000 refugees—many of them Jewish—from Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Fry’s legacy was honored through […] The post Connecticut Marks First Varian Fry Day at Southern Connecticut State University appea...| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University has received a $398,176 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program. The three-year award will support the university’s efforts to grow academic-industry partnerships, boost research capacity, and foster workforce development across Connecticut and the region. The EPIIC program was inspired by […] The post NSF Grant Spotlights Southern as Emerging Technologies Leade...| News at Southern
A new weekly program, the Memory Café, is designed to provide a welcoming space for individuals living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers to enjoy social interaction and support. Developed by professors Mary Jo Archambault and Tarah Loy-Ashe, who lead Southern’s recreation therapy program, the café is designed to foster connection, ease the […] The post New Memory Café at Southern Builds Community for Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers appeared firs...| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University is taking center stage in a dynamic new partnership with the historic Shubert Theatre, helping to create original children’s theater for New Haven Public Schools—while offering students hands-on, real‑world experience in arts education and performance. The collaboration launched during the final dress rehearsal of the critically acclaimed musical SIX, which is […] The post All the Stage’s a Classroom: Southern and Shubert Hit a High Note appeare...| News at Southern
While the summer months are relatively quiet on Southern’s campus, many Owls take advantage of this time away from classes to delve into research, collaborate with colleagues locally and abroad, or to learn something new. Here is a small sampling of Southern faculty and students’ activities from summer 2025. On Stage and Behind the Scenes […] The post SCSU Summer 2025: Research, Travel, Exploration, and the Arts appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University welcomes back Dr. Ulia Gosart, a 2005 graduate of Southern’s Information and Library Science program, for a three-day campus residency from October 6–8. Gosart is the curator of “Children Draw War, Not Flowers” — a powerful traveling exhibition of Ukrainian children’s art on display at Hilton C. Buley Library through the […] The post Buley Library Hosts Exhibition of Drawings by Ukrainian Children Who See and Experience War appeared first on...| News at Southern
In recognition of World Heart Day on Sept. 29, Southern Connecticut State University unveiled a new hands-only CPR training kiosk at Hilton C. Buley Library, offering students, faculty and visitors the chance to learn lifesaving skills in just minutes. The event, held in collaboration with the American Heart Association and Hartford HealthCare, featured remarks from […] The post On World Heart Day, Southern Commits to Lifesaving Education appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Southern’s impact in the Yale Teaching Fellowship is already being felt inside New Haven classrooms — where members of the program’s inaugural cohort, enrolled at Southern for graduate study and teacher certification, are gaining real-world experience while helping to fill urgent staffing gaps in the district. This fall, 23 fellows began their placements across New […] The post Southern Leads Educator Training in Yale-Funded Fellowship appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
It’s a sunny day in July, and 30 high school students from the New Haven area are gathered on Southern’s campus to study Chinese (Mandarin). This is a course with a difference — one that uses multiple approaches to meet students’ needs and spark their interests. The tools in the toolbox include experienced language instructors […]| News at Southern
Owls make outstanding Hawks. Just ask Kurt Ogren, M.S. ’94, 6th Yr. ’01, the award-winning principal of the (also award-winning) Woodland Regional High School. The school has had quite a run. In 2025, Woodland High — home to 575 students (aka Hawks) who hail from Beacon Falls and Prospect, Conn. — was named the inaugural […] The post Birds of a Feather appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
When Emerald Olmos, 29, was asked to develop a business idea for a stress management course at Southern, she knew exactly what to do: a tea and coffee shop where customers could relax and find community. “I grew up in West Haven without a lot of connections. My parents divorced when I was young, and […] The post Where Everybody Knows Your Name — and Your Order appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
At Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), students are peering through advanced microscopes and collaborating with global innovators at Bloom Energy to help unlock the secrets of clean energy. Now beginning its third year, a groundbreaking collaboration between Bloom Energy and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Center for Nanotechnology (CNT) at SCSU is giving students […] The post Southern Connecticut State University and Bloom Energy Partner to Advance Fuel Cell Innov...| News at Southern
If it’s August in New Haven, it must be time for Shakespeare in the park, and sure enough, Elm Shakespeare Company (ESC) is enchanting audiences with this year’s production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, now being performed in New Haven’s Edgerton Park. The Southern Theatre Department is well represented in this rollicking Bollywood-inspired vision of Shakespeare’s […] The post Southern Helps Bring the Magic to Shakespeare in the Park appeared first on News at Southern.| News at Southern
Dr. Nick Pinkerton, associate dean of counseling services and wellbeing at Southern Connecticut State University, recently testified before the Connecticut Public Health Committee during a legislative roundtable hosted by State Senator Saud Anwar. The event highlighted the Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) Learning Collaborative, a statewide initiative focused on improving outcomes for young people […] The post Mental Health Advocacy Takes Center Stage in Hartford appeared fir...| News at Southern
A recent feature article in the New Haven Independent highlighted the transformative experience of students who took part in Southern Connecticut State University’s 2025 Summer Studio—an immersive, five-week graphic design course for rising high school juniors and seniors. Founded by Connecticut designer DJ Haddad in partnership with AIGA Connecticut, Summer Studio equips high school students […]| News at Southern
Technology can be a powerful tool for independence—but for many adults with disabilities, navigating smartphones, tablets, and accessibility apps can feel overwhelming. This summer, Dr. Lauren Tucker, associate professor in Southern Connecticut State University’s Department of Inclusive Education and Behavior Science, has been working to change that. Through a new initiative supported by The Great […]| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University students are getting their hands dirty this summer — in the name of history. In partnership with the Henry Whitfield State Museum in Guilford, Conn., the university’s Archaeology Field School is giving students and community members a rare opportunity to explore one of New England’s oldest homes through active excavation and […]| News at Southern
Last month, Southern Connecticut State University’s College of Education celebrated its first graduating class from the Residency Educator Program in Special Education, with five students receiving their Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degrees. This innovative program creates a pathway for aspiring educators, particularly current paraeducators within New Haven Public Schools (NHPS), to earn both […]| News at Southern
A bustling cityscape settles and the quick steps of preoccupied pedestrians hustling home can be heard as a group of Connecticut students admire the sun setting over a city in China. After a full day of immersing themselves in thousands of years of Chinese language and history, the students look forward to an evening respite. […]| News at Southern
Summer is almost over, but there is still time for enjoying some Shakespeare in the park. And thanks to an ongoing partnership between Southern and the Elm Shakespeare Company, an amazing production of the Bard’s Richard III is running every evening in New Haven’s Edgerton Park, through September 1, 2024. The play explores “the role […]| News at Southern
Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), under the leadership of Dr. Colleen Bielitz, vice president of strategic initiatives and outreach, has launched two transformative initiatives aimed at empowering women in the manufacturing industry. This effort, in collaboration with the Connecticut Office of Manufacturing (OOM) and the Million Women Mentors Connecticut Chapter, underscores SCSU’s role as a […]| News at Southern
The Arts Council of Greater New Haven is all about building “a strong, diverse, and united creative community in Greater New Haven,” and over the past year it initiated a new program to encourage local artists to create projects that directly impact the city of New Haven. The New Haven Artist Corps, funded by the […]| News at Southern
