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SUMMARY:The First Amendment and Covering Our Communities
DESCRIPTION:THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COVERING OUR COMMUNITIES: Bethel residents Jim and Jacky Smith will speak as part of the Haas Library’s spring series (UN)INFORMED: Journalism\, Social Media\, and the Rise of News as Entertainment\, which explores the evolution of journalism and news reporting and the impact that social media\, news entertainment\, disinformation and misinformation have had on activism\, politics and society. The series complements the library’s spring book exhibit: “In Print & In Practice: Ethically Researching and Reporting.” From noon to 1 p.m. in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. \nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/the-first-amendment-and-covering-our-communities/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Library Services":MAILTO:kenausisv@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T190000
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: 10th annual series of lectures for the general public on climate change. Professors will team up with students to present the latest information on climate change and its effects on our lives and future. From 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 219 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. For information\, email Dr. Mitch Wagener at wagenerm@wcsu.edu. \nUpcoming schedule: \nTuesday\, 3/25: Climate History Part I\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Alison O’Malley \nTuesday\, 4/1: Climate History Part II\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Milo Dutch \nTuesday\, 4/8: Cyanobacteria in a Warming World\nDr. Ed Wong with student Christian Mollica \nTuesday\, 4/15: The Role of Waste Pickers in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis\nDr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella with student Vitoria Vieira \nTuesday\, 4/22: Some Inconvenient Truths\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Sara Risko
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-7/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist: Jenny Lynn McNutt\, Interdisciplinary Artist
DESCRIPTION:VISITING ARTIST – JENNY LYNN MCNUTT\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST:\nWed\, April 2\, 11 a.m.\nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public\, Limited Seating Available\nRSVP required \nJenny Lynn McNutt is a multimedia artist living in Brooklyn and upstate New York. Her sculpture\, painting\, and performance work have been shown in Europe\, Asia\, Africa\, and the U.S.\, most recently at Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson\, New York\, and the Painting Center in NYC. She is the recipient of many residencies abroad\, including Africa\, Netherlands\, Spain\, India\, and China\, where time spent in cultures of storytelling and dance informs her work. \nIn 1994 McNutt was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study and work in West and Central Africa. She also received an Eastman Foundation Grant for her documentary work in West Africa\, with sojourns in Ivory Coast and Cameroon. \nIn 2018\, 2019\, and this year\, she has been a guest artist at Taoxichuan International Artists Studio in China\, with her work in their permanent collection. \nOther awards include a New York Foundation for the Arts Fiscal Sponsorship\, a Rothman Grant\, a William Hillman Foundation Grant\, and the Mercedes Matter/ Ambassador Middendorf Award (NY Studio School). She was also awarded U.S. residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, the Harwood Museum in New Mexico\, Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, Massachusetts\, and the Watershed Center for Ceramics in Maine. McNutt received her M.F.A. from Yale School of Art and teaches at New York Studio School. \nReserve a spot at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-jenny-lynn-mcnutt-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1154859609179.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-jenny-lynn-mcnutt-interdisciplinary-artist/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Speaker,Visual & Performing Arts
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250407T120000
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SUMMARY:MFA Faculty Lecture: Amber Scoon\, Interdisciplinary Artist
DESCRIPTION:MFA FACULTY LECTURE – AMBER SCOON\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST:\nMon\, April 7\, 11 a.m.\nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public\, Limited Seating Available\nRSVP Required \nAmber Scoon makes art\, books\, and events. She is Assistant Professor of Art and Borgia Gallery Director at Elms College in Chicopee\, Massachusetts\, and also teaches Graduate Studies in Art History at WCSU. She is the John Berger Fellow at the European Graduate School\, where she received her Ph.D. in Philosophy\, Art\, and Critical Thought. She received her M.F.A. from American University’s two-year program in Italy and her Bachelor of Science from New York University. \nDuring the pandemic\, Scoon studied Sustainable Cultural Heritage at American University in Rome\, Italy\, working on a project\, “Revive the Spirit of Mosul.” She was the Goetemann Distinguished Artist in 2022 at the Rocky Neck Artist Colony in Gloucester\, Massachusetts. She has lectured at the Cape Ann Museum and was a visiting artist lecturer at Mount Gretna School of Art. For several years\, Scoon and artist Glenn Goldberg have been collaborating under the name Snow Drift. They received a 2022-23 Faculty Fellowship through Social Practice CUNY\, and intend to co-author the second edition of “Question Mark\,” published by Atropos Press. \nMost recently\, Scoon received a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to curate an exhibition celebrating diverse cultural heritage. She continues her own studio practice and exhibited a handmade book\, “Dear Margaret\,” at Northampton Arts Center last year. \nReserve a spot at www.eventbrite.com/e/mfa-faculty-artist-lecture-amber-scoon-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1154911534489.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/mfa-faculty-lecture-amber-scoon-interdisciplinary-artist/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Speaker
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T150000
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SUMMARY:Film and Forum - Documentaries at the Library
DESCRIPTION:FILM AND FORUM – DOCUMENTARIES AT THE LIBRARY: The Film and Forum series returns to the Haas Library on the Midtown campus.  Join us every other Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. for documentaries\, discussions\, and snacks! \nFor details about each showing\, check out the WCSU Libraries’ instagram page @westconnlibrary or Wally’s Cupboard @wallyscupboardwcsu \nThis documentary series is in partnership with Wally’s Cupboard! Questions about the food pantry or food insecurity? Check out their hours here: www.wcsu.edu/student-affairs/food-pantries/
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/film-and-forum-documentaries-at-the-library-4/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Health And Wellness,Lectures,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250311T131731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T163649Z
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: 10th annual series of lectures for the general public on climate change. Professors will team up with students to present the latest information on climate change and its effects on our lives and future. From 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 219 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. For information\, email Dr. Mitch Wagener at wagenerm@wcsu.edu. \nUpcoming schedule: \nTuesday\, 3/25: Climate History Part I\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Alison O’Malley \nTuesday\, 4/1: Climate History Part II\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Milo Dutch \nTuesday\, 4/8: Cyanobacteria in a Warming World\nDr. Ed Wong with student Christian Mollica \nTuesday\, 4/15: The Role of Waste Pickers in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis\nDr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella with student Vitoria Vieira \nTuesday\, 4/22: Some Inconvenient Truths\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Sara Risko
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-8/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T130000
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SUMMARY:Getting it Right in a Changing Media Landscape
DESCRIPTION:GETTING IT RIGHT IN A CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE: Writing professor and former professional journalist John Roche will speak as part of Haas Library’s spring series (UN)INFORMED: Journalism\, Social Media\, and the Rise of News as Entertainment which explores he evolution of journalism and news reporting and the impact that social media\, news entertainment\, disinformation and misinformation have had on activism\, politics\, and society. The series complements the library’s spring book exhibit: “In Print & In Practice: Ethically Researching and Reporting.” From noon to 1 p.m. in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. \nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/getting-it-right-in-a-changing-media-landscape/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Library Services":MAILTO:kenausisv@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250311T131752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T163719Z
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: 10th annual series of lectures for the general public on climate change. Professors will team up with students to present the latest information on climate change and its effects on our lives and future. From 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 219 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. For information\, email Dr. Mitch Wagener at wagenerm@wcsu.edu. \nUpcoming schedule: \nTuesday\, 3/25: Climate History Part I\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Alison O’Malley \nTuesday\, 4/1: Climate History Part II\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Milo Dutch \nTuesday\, 4/8: Cyanobacteria in a Warming World\nDr. Ed Wong with student Christian Mollica \nTuesday\, 4/15: The Role of Waste Pickers in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis\nDr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella with student Vitoria Vieira \nTuesday\, 4/22: Some Inconvenient Truths\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Sara Risko
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-9/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250228T181120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T181120Z
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SUMMARY:Journalism and Activism at WestConn
DESCRIPTION:JOURNALISM AND ACTIVISM AT WESTCONN: Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Brian Stevens will speak as part of the Haas Library’s spring series (UN)INFORMED: Journalism\, Social Media\, and the Rise of News as Entertainment which explores the evolution of journalism and news reporting and the impact that social media\, news entertainment\, disinformation and misinformation have had on activism\, politics\, and society. The series complements the library’s spring book exhibit: “In Print & In Practice: Ethically Researching and Reporting.” From noon to 1 p.m. in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. \nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/journalism-and-activism-at-westconn/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Library Services":MAILTO:kenausisv@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250407T203001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T152616Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Symposium
DESCRIPTION:SUSTAINABILITY SYMPOSIUM: The Jane Goodall Center invites you to listen to presenter Sharon Lewis and WCSU students talk about sustainability. From noon to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Haas Library on the Midtown campus. LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED! This event is part of Earth Day 2025. Learn more here: https://libguides.wcsu.edu/earthday25 \nSharon Lewis is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice (CCEEJ). She is also the founder of Boots on the Ground — an environmental justice advocate training school — and the Community Benefits Alliance\, which helps communities understand and negotiate equitable development agreements. Her work spans climate policy\, energy justice\, and insurance reform\, with a focus on empowering frontline communities to fight for what they deserve. Sharon has testified before Congress on the critical connection between climate change and the insurance industry\, highlighting how discriminatory practices undermine housing\, resilience\, and recovery in vulnerable neighborhoods. She also leads campaigns to ensure equitable access to clean energy and community-led sustainability solutions. She believes sustainability is not just a goal — it’s a right. Through education\, advocacy\, and organizing\, she is unlocking what’s possible when justice is at the center. Sharon is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College holding a B.A. in Urban Studies and an M.A. in Urban Planning. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/sustainability-symposium/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250311T140221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T153219Z
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SUMMARY:Film and Forum - Documentaries at the Library
DESCRIPTION:FILM AND FORUM – DOCUMENTARIES AT THE LIBRARY: The Film and Forum series returns to the Haas Library on the Midtown campus. Join us for our final Film and Forum for the Spring 2025 semester from 3 to 5 p.m. for a screening of “Climate Refugees\,” a highly awarded documentary that focuses on the intersection between “overpopulation\, excessive consumption\, dwindling resources\, and a shifting climate.” \nA discussion following the screening will be led by Dr. Anna Malavisi\, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Philosophy. \nPopcorn and snacks provided by Wally’s Cupboard\, WCSU’s Food Pantry. To learn more about Wally’s Cupboard and how to support their efforts\, click the link here: Wally’s Cupboard by SGA \nAbout the Presenter \nAnna Malavisi has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Michigan State University. Her dissertation was titled\, “Global development and its discontents: rethinking the theory and practice is a critical analysis of global development from an ethical and feminist epistemology perspective.” Her philosophical interests include: practical and global ethics\, feminist philosophy/epistemology\, social and political thought\, environmental philosophy and the philosophy of violence. She has a Master of Health and International Development and has worked for 16 years in Latin America in the NGO sector in areas of development practice and management. For a list of publications please visit https://annamalavisi.com \nFor details about each showing\, check out the WCSU Libraries’ instagram page @westconnlibrary or Wally’s Cupboard @wallyscupboardwcsu \nThis documentary series is in partnership with Wally’s Cupboard! Questions about the food pantry or food insecurity? Check out their hours here: www.wcsu.edu/student-affairs/food-pantries/
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/film-and-forum-documentaries-at-the-library-3/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Health And Wellness,Lectures,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260417T201301
CREATED:20250311T131817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T163830Z
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: 10th annual series of lectures for the general public on climate change. Professors at WCSU will team up with students to present the latest information on climate change and its effects on our lives and future. From 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 219 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The public is invited. For information\, email Dr. Mitch Wagener at wagenerm@wcsu.edu. \nUpcoming schedule: \nTuesday\, 3/25: Climate History Part I\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Alison O’Malley \nTuesday\, 4/1: Climate History Part II\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Milo Dutch \nTuesday\, 4/8: Cyanobacteria in a Warming World\nDr. Ed Wong with student Christian Mollica \nTuesday\, 4/15: The Role of Waste Pickers in Addressing the Global Climate Crisis\nDr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella with student Vitoria Vieira \nTuesday\, 4/22: Some Inconvenient Truths\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Sara Risko
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-10/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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