On Campus - Greater Hartford College Students

GREATER HARTFORD, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Displays of research and creativity filled the Student Center at Eastern Connecticut State University on April 13 for the annual CREATE conference. CREATE stands for "Celebrating Research Excellence and Artistic Talent at Eastern," and is the University's premier undergraduate conference of the academic year.
  Presenters from greater Hartford were Brittany Bard of East Hartford, who majors in Health Sciences; James Malizia of Hartford, who majors in Mathematics; Dominique McLean of Bloomfield, who majors in Psychology; Shevane Pearson of Hartford; Laina Rivers of Bloomfield; and Alanna Taylor of East Hartford, who majors in Social Work. CREATE featured more than 200 students of all majors who led oral and poster presentations, panel discussions, music and dance performances, art and photography exhibitions, as well as documentary viewings and new-media demonstrations.
• Nadia Balassone of East Hartford was named a recipient of the 2018 Henry Barnard Distinguished Student Award on April 17. The 30th annual Henry Barnard awards banquet, held at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, recognized 12 outstanding undergraduates from Connecticut's four state universities - Central, Eastern, Southern and Western. Balassone, an English and Business Administration major, carries a 3.89 GPA and is on the Dean's List. She is a writing tutor and received the Academic Excellence Scholarship. She is also president of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, staff writer for the student-run Campus Lantern newspaper and was vice president of the Entrepreneurship Club. She has an internship at the Institute of Sustainable Energy, where she helped pilot the Sustainable CT statewide certification program, represented at the Governor's Council on Climate Change, and completed an internship at Waste Management National Accounts, where she gained insight into recycling. She volunteers at an animal shelter and plans to pursue law school to work the sustainability field in environmental or animal law. Balassone was recently accepted at Quinnipiac Law School for the fall term.

Photo credit: Eastern Connecticut State University

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