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Calling all Steven Spielberg wanna-be's.  Campus Movie Fest has returned for a 3rd straight year giving student the opportunity to share their stoy on the big screen as part of the world's largest student film festival.

How to Participate.  Click here sign up on the CAB website or stop by the Student Center Lobby April 9-10 to speak directly to Campus Movie Fest representatives.

Borrow a MacBook Pro or iPad2 and a Panasonic HD camcorder, as well as getting all the training and support you need to make a movie in a week! 

Students and staff from Eastern Connecticut State University attended this year's National Association for Campus Activities conference in Hartford CT on November 17-19. Students from Eastern's Campus Activity Board (CAB) competed in several categories and took home the honors for: best flier, best themed campaign and best traditional promotion for their division.

Associate Director of Student Activities/Student Center, Candace DeAngelis, was also recognized at this year's regional conference. She was honored with the Maureen McDermott/Michelle Delaney Staff Programmer award which is given to someone who best exemplifies outstanding achievement in the field of student affairs.

The National Association for Campus Activities advances campus activities in higher education through a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for its school and professional members. NACA now has more than 950 college and university members and over 550 associate members who represent artists, lecturers and performers.

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) at Eastern Connecticut State University attended the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Northeast regional conference  on November. 4-6 in Hartford, CT. The student group received the Excellence In Programming award in the category for schools with 2,001 - 5,000 students for the second year in a row. CAB students submitted five of their most creative events to an awards committee and they were chosen among many schools to present these events at an educational session during the conference. The Excellence In Programming awards were established to distinguish the outstanding programming happening in the NACA Northeast Region.

Eastern student Jessica Ruddy received the Ken M. Bedini Student Leader award for her outstanding contributions to the region and for making a difference at the institution. Jessica, a senior, is from East Hartford, CT. She is a dean's list student, the vice president of the Senior Class Committee, the special events coordinator on CAB, a member of the pathways to leadership program and a student orientation counselor.

 On Friday, May 1, 2009, the following awards were given out at the End of the Year Student Government Association Banquet:

Student Organization of the Year

Association of Information Techonology Professionals (AITP)

Cultural Program of the Year 

Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)

Community Service Program of the Year 

Education Club

Campus Program of the Year 

Habitat for Humanity

New Student Organization of the Year

The New Element 

Outstanding Senior Award 

Brittany Johnson

Campus Activities Board Excellence Award 

Alyssa Carey

Advisor of the Year 

Daniel Donaghy - English Club

Above: Members of Habitat for Humanity accepting their award for Campus Program of the Year.

Right: Members of The New Element accepting their award for New Student Organization of the Year.

Do you want to be a part of CAB?

Come to the first Street Team Meeting, Tuesday April 7 at 10pm in the Student Center Room 219. All Eastern students are welcome.

Street Team is an initiative to market and promote CAB events in new and creative ways. This might include acting and filming a commercial to be aired before CAB movies and at other CAB events, creating funny cheers that will be certain to draw attention or by personally inviting Eastern students to our events. Don't miss out!

CAB is excited to announce this year's Spring Concert will feature famed rapper, NAS. The concert is May 9, 2009 at 7pm (doors open at 6pm) in the Geissler Gymnasium. Tickets go on sale to students, faculty, staff and their guests on April 13, 9am at the Student Center Information Desk. Eastern ID must be presented to purchase ticket(s). Tickets for the general public go on sale April 20. Student ticket price is $10, guest tickets are $15 and tickets purchased at the door are $20. You can also purchase tickets at  http://www.ecsu.musictoday.com/ starting April 20. If you have any questions about the show, please contact CAB at (860)465-5149.