August 2009
1 post
WFSB Ch.3 - Nursing Students Graduate At Goodwin... →
Graduates of Goodwin College’s nursing program - 46 in all for the academic session ending in August - received their pins on August 20 at a ceremony underscoring their dedication to caring for human life as professional nurses.
July 2009
5 posts
WFSB Ch.3 - Students Return From Week on Tall Ship →
East Hartford, Conn. - A group of middle school students was back on dry land Thursday evening after a week of adventure aboard a tall ship.
The Hartford Courant - Photo Gallery, Half Moon... →
A photo gallery chronicling the arrival of the tall ship Half Moon at Goodwin College with 12 middle school students aboard.
Journal Inquirer - Photo Gallery of Half Moon... →
The tall ship Half Moon arrived on July 9 at Goodwin College’s dock in East Hartford.
New London Day - Photo of Students on the Half... →
The Day visited the tall ship Half Moon while it was docked in Haddam, CT, on its way to Goodwin College in East Hartford.
WTNH Ch. 8 - Students Set Sail on a Week's... →
New London - In the next seven days students may be transformed. Most have never even been on a boat - let alone a tall ship.
After just a few hours on the Half Moon - a replica of Henry Hudson’s Dutch ship ‘Exploration’ - these students have gotten more than just their sea legs.
June 2009
1 post
Journal Inquirer - 10th Goodwin graduation a... →
Not too many clowns get the chance to deliver a commencement address. Then again, there aren’t many clowns who earn a 3.9 GPA and finish at the top of their college graduating class.
May 2009
1 post
The Gazette - East Hartford a College Town →
This $38,000,000 first phase of the project is officially complete, to the amazement of everyone except Scheinberg.
April 2009
1 post
New England Real Estate Journal - Goodwin College... →
A neglected section of East Hartford along the Connecticut River offered unique opportunities to Goodwin’s students and the surrounding community.
March 2009
3 posts
The Hartford Courant - Goodwin College Meeting Two... →
Where there were polluting oil tanks, a college serving thousands now sits on the riverbank. There are hundreds of new jobs.
Journal Inquirer - Gen. Petraeus: Iraq is... →
The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan is in sharp contrast to improvements made by U.S. forces in Iraq, according to Gen. David H. Petraeus.
Professor Discusses Hip-hop Culture →
Dr . Jeffrey Ogbar, associate professor of history and Director of the Institute for African American Studies at UConn, gave a lecture at the new Goodwin College Riverside Campus Auditorium.
February 2009
1 post
Phi Theta Chapter at Goodwin →
Forty-seven Goodwin College students were inducted as charter members in a ceremony held on campus January 29, 2009. Kimberly A. Reese, Assistant Professor of Science, will serve as advisor for the new Beta Rho Delta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
January 2009
10 posts
New Haven Register - Sheehan senior aims to help... →
Looking for a challenge, Lauren Reinmann could not have tackled a more daunting one than health care for the uninsured…
Connecticut Stations cover first stop on Dodd's... →
Connecticut television stations WFSB, NBC30, and Fox61 take a look at the first stop by Senator Chris Dodd on the Connecticut Prescriptions for Change listening tour.
Journal Inquirer - Gen. Petraeus to visit Goodwin... →
Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of United States Central Command and former chief commander of multinational forces in the Iraq war, is set to pay a visit to Connecticut with a scheduled stop at Goodwin College.
WFSB - Dodd Kicks Off Health Care Reform Series at... →
Dozens of health care providers met Friday at Goodwin College in East Hartford to discuss what they said is a much-needed change.
Journal Inquirer - Speakers at Goodwin College:... →
To see evidence of the progress and equality envisioned by Martin Luther King Jr., one only has to look to the pending inauguration of Barack Obama as the country’s first black president.
Goodwin, All Grown Up →
LaShonie Douglas loves the new home of Goodwin College and it’s easy to see why.
Courant Editorial - Riverfront Recaptured →
When Mark Scheinberg, president of Goodwin College, says he’s going to do something, believe it. The man is a visionary, a can-do guy whose latest achievement is a winner.
Hartford Business Journal - Goodwin Replaces... →
Goodwin College, having long outgrown its main campus digs on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, will open to students this month its new, $41 million six-story facility on the Connecticut River.
Hartford Courant - Goodwin College's New Campus... →
Starting with orientation this week and classes on Monday, Goodwin students will not only enjoy ergonomic desks with footrests and lounge chairs with laptop trays, they’ll also be able to watch airplanes land at Brainard Airport, just across the river, with the Hartford skyline in the distance.
East Hartford Gazette - Goodwin College moving... →
With the move to the new riverfront campus officially starting this week, Goodwin College is on a “new trajectory” says Joy Castello Butler, Assistant Dean/Student Services for the school.
December 2008
7 posts
JI - Fancy new digs; Goodwin College begins move... →
The windows in the Goodwin College library used to offer modest views of the tiny campus and busy stretches of Burnside Avenue. Now, a student can gaze out directly onto the Connecticut River, with the Hartford skyline not far off in the horizon.
JI - Goodwin gives scholarships to Extreme... →
Goodwin College has joined in the effort to help a family in need by donating five full scholarships to a family featured on the ABC show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
Norwich Bulletin - ‘Thank you from the bottom of... →
…Though the biggest present, the house, had already arrived, community members continued to shower the family with gifts Friday.
WFSB - Goodwin Surprises "Extreme Makeover" Family... →
A silver lining came Thursday when the family saw its new home, built by thousands of volunteers and the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” … More surprises came Friday when Goodwin College offered all four of the Girard children free tuition to the school…
Journal Inquirer - State approves Goodwin’s... →
Just months before the opening of its brand new riverside campus, Goodwin College announced this week that the state Board of Governors for Higher Education has approved the college’s first bachelor of science degree program in child study.
Hartford Magazine →
In a wide-ranging interview, Goodwin College President Mark Scheinberg talks about the college’s past, present, and future, as well as revealing some of his own struggles and successes. Posted with permission of Hartford Magazine.
ReminderNews - Sanchez Congresswomen Visit →
On Nov. 17, at Goodwin College, the Sanchez sisters… spoke at the school and autographed copies of their book.
November 2008
3 posts
Hartford Courant - Goodwin Gets Approval For... →
Goodwin College received approval Wednesday for its first four-year degree program, which would grant bachelor of science degrees in child studies.
East Hartford Gazette - Goodwin College now a... →
The college has been eagerly anticipating the news. The new four-year bachelors of science program will start in May 2009 and is designed as a “2+2” program, meaning that students will first earn an associate degree and then continue in their studies to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Journal Inquirer - Congresswomen bring sister act... →
Loretta and Linda Sanchez, the first pair of sisters to serve in Congress, will visit Goodwin College on Monday to discuss their memoir, meet with local dignitaries, and answer questions from students.
September 2008
10 posts
WFSB - Golf Tournament Raises Scholarship Funds →
The nonprofit Goodwin College Foundation hosted its third annual Golf Tournament Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Topstone Golf Course. Funds raised at this year’s tournament will be added to the foundation’s endowed scholarship fund. Scholarships will be awarded to students with financial need to help them complete their studies at Goodwin College
ReminderNews - Goodwin’s Guy LaBella named next EH... →
Longtime East Hartford Chamber of Commerce board member Guy LaBella has been appointed to serve as the business organization’s next president. He was appointed unanimously last Tuesday.
East Hartford Gazette - Chamber selects Guy... →
Meeting for the first time Tuesday, the newly-installed EHCoC Board of Directors for 2008-2009 appointed Guy LaBella, director of alumni relations at Goodwin College and a long time member of the board, as president of the organization.
Pictorial Gazette - Research Sub Lands at Pilot's... →
The Marian launched from Shennecosset Marina in Groton on Sept. 5 and arrived, one week later, in Westbrook, after an unprecedented 23-mile submerged journey.
Reminder News - Family Role Models Inspire Grads... →
This moving tradition marked the culmination of many months of intensive study, during which many of the graduates overcame tremendous personal challenges and formed close bonds with their classmates.
Reminder News - Students Start Goodwin →
Excitement was in the air as more than 400 students attended two orientation ceremonies at Goodwin College last Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Journal Inquirer - Goodwin College involved in... →
Fresh off a visit from a replica of the tall ship sailed by explorer Henry Hudson, Goodwin College is taking its maritime adventures below the surface by participating in a submarine study of Long Island Sound.
Identidad Latina - Hartford Foundation otorga... →
El financiamiento también se distribuirá para proveer mentores, tutoría, consejería académica, y becas parciales que garanticen a estos estudiantes recibir todos los recursos que necesitan para ingresar y permanecer en el college; además de alcanzar un crecimiento académico y personal”, declaró el presidente de Goodwin, Mark Scheinberg.
Hartford Courant - Submarine To Aid Testing Of... →
I’m pretty sure very few colleges and universities have two-man submarines for environmental research. So how exactly did this college that is building a campus along the Connecticut River get a 30-foot submarine?
WFSB (w/ video) - Research Sub Docks For... →
“When young people at Goodwin College see this submarine and understand what it can do to do research, to protect our environment, it’s just got to be so exciting for them, and it shows that there is a career path for them,” said Rob Simmons, Connecticut business advocate.