Eastern Student Samantha Landry of Rumford Inducted into Communication Honor Society

Willimantic, CT - A number of Eastern Connecticut State University students were recently inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the national honor society for the field of communication.
Samantha Landry '17 of Rumford was one of the inductees. Landry's major is Communication.
The society recognizes students who have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, a communication studies GPA of at least 3.25, are in the upper 35 percent of their graduating class, are enrolled in good standing and display a commitment to the field of communication.
"Eastern's chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, Tau Nu, includes many students who have not only achieved academic excellence according to the national standards, but have also demonstrated professional competence in the many applied areas of communication. This includes video, audio, print journalism, photography, interpersonal communication, public relations, advertising and social media," said Professor Terri Toles-Patkin.
Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 5,300 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 24 other states and 74 other countries.
A residential campus offering 39 majors and 58 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked the 26th top public university in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2017 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded "Green Campus" status by The Princeton Review seven years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.