Eastern is located on Windham Street in Willimantic, Connecticut, on 182 acres (0.74 km2) 30 minutes from Hartford, lying midway between New York City and Boston.

[2] The institution was renamed Willimantic State Teachers College in 1937, after it began granting bachelor's degrees.

[citation needed] In 2012 Eastern had a stationary phosphoric acid fuel cell, known as the PureCell System Model 400, installed on the west side of its Science Building.

[8] Eastern will use 100 percent of the energy produced by the fuel cell system to provide a majority of the power required for the Science Building, while maximizing the use of the heat output available.

Under a 10-year Energy Services Agreement (ESA) with ClearEdge Power, the installation was made possible by a federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant through CEFIA.

[citation needed] Eastern's sports teams are known as the "Warriors" and are represented by a logo depicting a shield superior to two crossed swords.

[12] Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

[citation needed] The men's baseball team won the NCAA Division III national championship five times (1982, '90, '98, '02, '22).

South Campus is the historic part of the university and includes buildings such as Burr Hall, the school's first dormitory, which dates back to 1921.