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What’s old is new again, as refurbished Higgins Hall returns to service

August 29, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

No doubt about it, Higgins Hall, which opened in 1951, had become dreary and grim. Classes continued to be held there until last year, but […]

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WCSU to host Multicultural Meditation event

August 29, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — The Institute for Holistic Health Studies (IHHS), Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, Office of InterCultural Affairs and Honors Students of Compassion […]

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WCSU hosts sixth Western Day of Service

August 21, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University will host the sixth Western Day of Service as it encourages students, faculty, staff and alumni to commit […]

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Guests of all artistic levels invited to participate in Sept. 13 event: ‘Sip & Sketch’ evening at WCSU pairs art with wine and refreshments

August 20, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — An entertaining and creative evening that pairs the experience of drawing from a live model with wine and refreshments will be offered […]

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Students move in to residence halls on Aug. 23; classes begin Aug. 27: WCSU summer orientation reveals father, son will be incoming students

August 19, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — New Milford residents Doug and Brandon Muckerman were among the nearly 1,300 people who attended a summer orientation session at Western Connecticut […]

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Newtown Savings Bank enhances sponsorship of Ives Concert Park events

August 1, 2019December 1, 2021 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — Ives Concert Park in Danbury announced recently an enhanced sponsorship partnership with Newtown Savings Bank, a longtime sponsor of the Fine Arts […]

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Master’s program prepares students to take local actions to address global crisis; graduate fellows sought: WCSU/SCSU initiative trains new generation of biodiversity defenders

July 31, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — The sobering warning from a United Nations-backed panel that up to one million plant and animal species face imminent extinction because of […]

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Chaparro and Hudson show interprets American experience of people of color: WCSU exhibition ‘American Subtitles’ explores nation’s diversity

July 29, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — “American Subtitles,” an exhibition of works in many media by acclaimed Connecticut artists Andres Chaparro and Robert Charles Hudson, will be presented […]

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Dr. Kelli Custer receives CSCU Board of Regents Teaching Award for state universities: WCSU Writing Center coordinator earns statewide honors for teaching

July 29, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University Writing Center Coordinator Dr. Kelli Custer has heard the timeworn lament, “Students just can’t write these days,” throughout […]

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Middle schoolers from Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Haven and Wilton honored at ceremony: WCSU partnership with NOAA yields research, results, awards

July 11, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — Dr. Theodora Pinou, professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences and faculty curator of the H. G. Dowling Herpetological Collection at Western Connecticut […]

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Chaparro and Hudson show interprets American experience of people of color: WCSU exhibition ‘American Subtitles’ explores nation’s diversity

July 9, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — “American Subtitles,” an exhibition of works in many media by acclaimed Connecticut artists Andres Chaparro and Robert Charles Hudson, will be presented […]

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WCSU student, alumnus to attend International Diplomacy Forum in Thailand

June 21, 2019March 5, 2024 hills

DANBURY, CONN. — When the International Diplomacy Forum convenes at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2019, emerging young professionals from […]

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