Activities

https://youtu.be/cJc46fqlZ1g At a cliff’s edge, Tyler Ferullo prepares for his next freestyle jump. His face shows no fear and with a deep breath, he performs breathtaking aerial moves. “I get nervous before almost every jump. But helps me to lock in and stay focused,” says Ferullo, a junior tourism, hospitality and event management major. Ferullo is a freestyle...

https://youtu.be/9LGuO7YPCi4 This story was reported in Fall 2023 by the students in JRN 220 – Digital Reporting and Writing taught by Jodie Gil, with photographs contributed from students in JRN 270 – Photojournalism and Drones taught by Jonathan Elmer. The JRN 220 students who contributed reporting to the project include Brandon Cortés, Miah Green, Guillermo Hernandez, Benjamin Martin,...

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall, the Southern Educational Opportunity Program has been heralded for its many years of dedicated service to helping students in underrepresented communities.   The program offers many services including academic enhancement, counseling and advocacy, social-emotional learning, diversity recruitment.   SEOP is part of the Universaity Access Programs.   “In 1972, the Southern Educational Opportunity Program was...

SCSU ASL Club logo Outside of the American Sign Language classes, there is a whole community of deaf and hard.of-hearing people whose culture can be spread. The ASL Club, founded in 2020 by current alum Meaghan Reilly, is dedicated to practicing signing and being more knowledgeable on the deaf community.   Jessica Komacki, a senior communication disorders major, was...

Self-love is the best kind of love. That’s the mantra of F.A.C.E. F.A.C.E., fashion, artistic, creativity and elegance, is a club that encourages confidence and feeling one’s best through photo shoots, runway walks and powerful dance choreography. Aaron Gray, a senior healthcare studies major, is the current president of F.A.C.E. Gray joined F.A.C.E. during his freshman year. Almost...

Environment systems and sustainability major Ian Bergemann, a junior, says he felt a changed perspective, an open mind and a reinforced passion for the environment when he returned from his study abroad program in South Africa.  “Going over to those other countries helped me build a perspective of a worldview,” says Bergemann, “and that worldview is that, I...

For the month of July, seven Southern students spent the time with Paris as their classroom. They studied and explored the City of Lights and surrounding communities. The trip allowed us to go beyond the typical classroom experience by immersing us directly into Parisian culture and the complex metro system. While the trip may be long over, these...

By Genevieve Jaser It is a warm morning in August, and alarm clocks across Connecticut blare the all-too familiar tone; it is the first day of school.  For freshmen, both those who reside on and off campus, transitioning from high school to college may be an exciting but overwhelming thought. It signifies moving onward, and invites one to...