Southern Connecticut State University News

Construction on campus led Southern Connecticut State University to search for a new site for commencement.

Arconti versus ... ? David Arconti Jr. was nominated as the Democratic candidate in the 109th General Assembly District race.

Announcement is made of the engagement of Brittany M. O'Connor and Kyle J. Osiecki .

The Lyme-Old Lyme Board of Education has selected Ian Neviaser, pictured left, to be the new superintendent of schools.

Attorney Louis J. Martocchio has served the town in the capacity of assistant town attorney in recent years, but now the Southington Republican appears poised to take on a new role in the community.

Gary Rosato , who is now the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the town's public schools, succeeds Glen Hatzis , who has been named the headmaster of Fairfield Ludlowe High School .

Federal grand juries returned two indictments Tuesday charging 39 people with various drug and firearm offenses in a year-long investigation into violence concentrated in two gang-ridden city neighborhoods, officials said.

Waterford's public library has a new child's librarian. Her number one goal: get the older children involved in the library.

The Derby Board of Education has appointed Jennifer Olson of Cheshire as the next principal of the Irving Elementary School.

Graduate Stenson Jean-Baptiste, of Bridgeport, right, hugs friend Titus Walelo during Southern Connecticut State University's commencement ceremony Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.

Genevieve Healey had a slight correction to make in Jenna Bush -Hager's graduation speech at Southern Connecticut State University Friday.

An 81-year-old woman will be graduating from Southern Connecticut State University with the rest of the 2012 class.

Shawna Mallory drove in Julie Muscarella with a two-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning to provide the margin of victory for the Southern Connecticut State University softball team in a 3-2 win over St.

A The Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Professional Nurses Association awarded four scholarships to area nursing students at its annual meeting on May 9 in Wethersfield.

Cesarina Thompson, who holds a doctorate in adult education and a master of science degree in nursing, has been named the new dean of the School of Health Sciences at American International College.

DonnaJean Fredeen, dean of the school of arts and science at Southern Connecticut State University , is all about making sure students are ready for college work and helping them graduate on time.

Adam Rosen, assistant principal at East Ridge Middle School in Ridgefield, was hired Monday by the Westport Board of Education to be the new principal of Bedford Middle School.

The Board of Education has appointed Brian Hendrickson, the principal of Hop Brook Elementary School, as principal at City Hill Middle School for next school year.