held on the main campus, select classes take place at Manchester Community College and Capital Community College.
Eastern Connecticut State University is a member of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities.
== History ==
The Connecticut General Assembly established the Willimantic State Normal School in 1889. As a normal school, the institution trained schoolteachers. The first class was of thirteen female students, who attended classes on the third floor of the Willimantic Savings Institute. The first male student entered in 1893.
In 1890, the Town of Windham deeded 6 acres (24,000 m2) to the State of Connecticut for the construction of a new campus for the school. The larger campus was completed in 1895. The first dormitory, Burr Hall, opened in September 1921. The institution was renamed Willimantic State Teachers College in 1937, after it began granting bachelor's degrees. The original Normal School building was destroyed in a fire and replaced by Shafer Hall, which was dedicated in 1946.
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