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SUMMARY:Western Research Day
DESCRIPTION:WESTERN RESEARCH DAY:  Western Connecticut State University will host its annual Western Research Day (WRD) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Science Building on the Midtown campus. The event brings together students\, faculty\, and community members for a campus-wide showcase of research\, creativity\, and academic achievement across every discipline. \nThe day’s program will include opening remarks\, a keynote address\, student presentations\, and an awards ceremony recognizing standout projects. The event is open to the public. Learn more at www.wcsu.edu/wrd/. \nThis year’s keynote speaker\, Dr. Rebecca Stearns of the Korey Stringer Institute\, will share insights from her extensive work in sports safety. Her presentation will cover emerging findings on exertional heat stroke (EHS)\, including data from hundreds of documented EHS cases at the Falmouth Road Race and a long‑term study examining four decades of high school incidents. Stearns will also highlight the national reach of the TUFSS (Team Up for Sports Safety) initiative\, which has helped drive hundreds of state‑level policy changes to prevent catastrophic athletic injuries. \nFor more than a decade\, Western Research Day has served as one of WestConn’s signature academic traditions. Students selected to participate share work developed under faculty mentorship\, gaining experience in a professional\, conference‑style environment. Projects span the sciences\, humanities\, social sciences\, and the arts\, offering attendees a broad look at the university’s scholarly activity. \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/western-research-day-4/
LOCATION:Science Building\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T203000
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SUMMARY:“Half-Jew\, Full Life” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:‘HALF-JEW\, FULL LIFE’ BOOK TALK: The Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion is promoting this virtual event. \nFrom Berlin to the Bronx\, from Holocaust survivor to American success story\, Georgette Bennett’s new book\, “Half-Jew\, Full Life\,” traces the extraordinary life of Gary “Pips” Phillips who defied the odds at every turn. With an Aryan mother and Jewish father\, Pips could have escaped much of the Holocaust’s horrors. Instead\, he made a fateful decision at age 13 to become a Bar Mitzvah just as the Nuremberg Laws were enacted\, effectively choosing to be labeled a Jew under Nazi rule. Pips’ wartime experience is marked by daring escapes\, improbable rescues\, and survival while hiding deep within Nazi Berlin. Captured four times\, he escaped thrice\, choosing to remain in Nazi custody the fourth time as there was nowhere to run in bombed-out Berlin. At his place of confinement\, he met his future wife\, Olga Horvath\, who had been imprisoned after surviving Auschwitz and the Death March to Bergen Belsen. After their marriage in chaotic post-war Berlin\, they emigrated to the U.S. to start a new life. \nArriving in New York with nothing\, Pips rose from waiter to co-owner of the world’s largest photo agency — despite never owning a camera. Unlike Pips\, Olga was unable to escape the shadow of her Holocaust experiences\, and in a horrifying twist\, she threw herself off the roof of their gleaming luxury high-rise after more than 50 years of marriage\, leaving Pips grief-stricken\, but also able to reinvent himself one more time. This dramatic story brims with chance\, love\, loss\, resilience\, and reinvention\, culminating in a poignant exploration of Jewish identity\, memory\, and legacy. \nBennet will be in conversation with best-selling author Richard Walter. \nThis virtual event is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Register at https://mjhnyc.org/events/halfjewfulllife/
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/half-jew-full-life-book-talk/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Diversity,Lectures,Virtual event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T120000
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture
DESCRIPTION:VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH HANGAMA AMIRI\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST:\nWednesday\, April 29\, 11 a.m. \nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public. Limited Seating Available – RSVP required. Reserve tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-hangama-amiri-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1980479671009. \nHangama Amiri\, born in Peshawar\, Pakistan\, is an Afghan-Canadian artist. She works predominantly in textiles to explore ideas of home and the impact of gender\, social norms\, and geopolitical conflict on women’s lives in Afghanistan and the diaspora. Using a painterly approach to color and materials\, she examines how everyday objects\, such as a passport\, a vase\, and celebrity postcards\, are imbued with cultural memory and carry political and personal significance. \nAmiri earned her M.F.A. from Yale University in 2020. She received her B.F.A. from NSCAD University in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, and was a Canadian Fulbright and Post-Graduate Fellow at Yale’s School of Arts and Sciences in 2015-2016. Last year\, she was shortlisted for the 2025 Sobey Art Award\, Canada’s premier contemporary visual arts prize\, in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada. \nAmiri’s work has been shown nationally and internationally since 2017\, with solo shows in the U.S.\, Canada\, Italy\, France\, Germany\, and the UK. Recent exhibitions include the Esker Foundation\, Calgary; Toronto Biennial 2024; Mönchehaus Museum Goslar\, Germany; Aga Khan Museum\, Toronto; and Sharjah Biennial 15\, United Arab Emirates. In 2023\, her solo exhibition “A Homage to Home” was held at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield\, with a published catalog. It was reviewed by The New York Times\, and traveled to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. Amiri is a recipient of multiple grants\, awards\, and artist residencies\, along with work in public collections\, including the Denver Art Museum.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-6/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Public Events,Visual & Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
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SUMMARY:Heritage Pinch Pots with the Author and Artist
DESCRIPTION:HERITAGE PINCH POTS WITH THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST: Caldecott medalist illustrator Rebecca Lee Kunz and author Andrea L. Rogers (“Cherokee Nation”) will lead a book reading\, Q&A\, and a discussion on incorporating your family heritage/culture into artwork\, paired with a demonstration on how to make and engrave your own clay pinch pot. This event is free and open to the public. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus. \nRegister at https://wcsutickets.regfox.com/heritage-pinch-pots-library-presentation- \n\n\nBooks for this event are available from Byrd’s Books in advance and at the event for signing. http://bit.ly/3O75POp
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/heritage-pinch-pots-with-the-author-and-artist/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lectures,Public Events,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T203000
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SUMMARY:Kathwari Spring Seminars - An Evening with Rhett Miller
DESCRIPTION:KATHWARI SPRING SEMINARS – AN EVENING WITH RHETT MILLER: Friday\, April 24\,  7 p.m. in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall in the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus. This is a ticketed event. Rhett Miller is an icon of Americana and contemporary songwriting. In addition to 13 albums with Old97s\, he has released 10 solo albums — most recently “A lifetime of riding by night\,” which he wrote and recorded just before recently undergoing and recovering from vocal cord surgery. Miller is the creator of the Wheels Off podcast\, for which he has interviewed many of the greats of contemporary Americana music as well as authors\, screenwriters\, comedians\, designers\, and other creatives about “the messy reality of creative life.” In 2025\, he received with Old97s the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. \nGet tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-rhett-miller-tickets-1980892179834. \nA limited number of free tickets are available to the WCSU community with ID at the VPAC Box Office until March 31 .
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/kathwari-spring-seminars-an-evening-with-rhett-miller/
LOCATION:Veronica Hagman Concert Hall\, VPAC\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Music,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathwari Honors Program":MAILTO:honors@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T200000
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Eleventh 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: \nMonday\, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness \nTuesday\, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change\nDr. Jayson Funke \nTuesday\, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation\nDr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students \nTuesday\, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson \nWednesday\, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate\nDr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-15/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T160000
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SUMMARY:Sigma Xi Northeastern Region Research Symposium and Competition
DESCRIPTION:WCSU will host the 2026 Sigma Xi1 Northeastern Region Research Symposium and Competition on Saturday\, April 18.  The conference highlights student research. The Symposium theme is “The Interdisciplinary Nature of Research.” \nThis conference provides valuable opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students\, and professionals\, to showcase their research/scholarly work.  We anticipate student and faculty participation from community colleges and universities throughout the New England states\, New Jersey and New York.  A select number of outstanding high school projects are also being considered for poster presentation. \nThe conference is run in the same manner as a professional science conference. Student posters will be judged and each will be eligible to win the Sigma Xi Award. Participation also promotes student interaction with their peers from other institutions\, as well as their interaction with faculty mentors from other universities\, and scientists and engineers from the private sector. \nThe registration site for the Symposium is now open and includes reduced pre-registration rates until January 30. Abstract submission is also open and will close in March. Registration includes breakfast and boxed lunch\, and a special break session for students to meet Keynote Speakers Dr. Dustin Rubenstein and Dr. Katerina Trepekli. Register at www.wcsu.edu/sigma-xi/2026-northeast-region-research-symposium-and-competition/. \nThe Symposium will include three keynote speakers* who will convey the importance of interdisciplinary reasoning in research and innovation. \n*Dustin Rubenstein Ph.D.\, Sigma Xi Distinguish Lecturer\, Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology\, Columbia University\, \n*Matthew Tracy\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Chemistry\, University of Pittsburgh Johnstown\, recipient of the 2025 Rudy Ruggles Interdisciplinary Research Award\, \n*Katerina Trepekli\, Ph.D.\, Environmental Scientist & Advisor\, Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection\, Greece\, Visiting WCSU Scholar \n  \n1Sigma Xi is the honor society of research scientists and engineers. It is an international multidisciplinary group whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise\, reward excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among scientists in all fields.  For more information\, please visit https://www.sigmaxi.org/. \n \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/sigma-xi-northeastern-region-research-symposium-and-competition/
LOCATION:Midtown Student Center\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Conference,Lectures,Science
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society WCSU Chapter":MAILTO:pinout@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T200000
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CREATED:20260310T150732Z
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Eleventh 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: \nMonday\, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness \nTuesday\, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change\nDr. Jayson Funke \nTuesday\, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation\nDr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students \nTuesday\, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson \nWednesday\, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate\nDr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-14/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260218T163709Z
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SUMMARY:Kathwari Spring Seminars - Creativity in Curatorial Practice
DESCRIPTION:KATHWARI SPRING SEMINARS – CREATIVITY IN CURATORIAL PRACTICE: Wednesday\, April 8\, 6 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. lecture in the Art Gallery at the Visual and Performing Arts Center on the Westside campus. Laura Leonard is the Art Bridges Project Coordinator and Curatorial Researcher at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford\, where she oversees a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year\, multi-institutional partnership led by the Wadsworth as a part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program. Her most recent projects were co-curating “(Un)Settled: The Landscape in American Art” and authoring the accompanying booklet\, as well as curating “Peter Waite: Social Memory: Paintings 1987–2025” and co-authoring\nthe exhibition catalogue.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/kathwari-spring-seminars-creativity-in-curatorial-practice/
LOCATION:Art Gallery\, VPAC\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathwari Honors Program":MAILTO:honors@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Eleventh 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: \nMonday\, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness \nTuesday\, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change\nDr. Jayson Funke \nTuesday\, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation\nDr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students \nTuesday\, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson \nWednesday\, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate\nDr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-13/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251104T143738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T140934Z
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SUMMARY:Provost's Distinguished Lecture Series - Advancing Knowledge Through Dialogue and Discovery
DESCRIPTION:PROVOST’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES – ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DIALOGUE AND DISCOVERY: This series brings leading voices from across disciplines to share their insights\, scholarship\, and vision with our community. All talks will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the locations specified below. The public is invited. \nWednesday\, Nov. 19: Dr. Neeta Connally\, CSU Professor of Biology and Director\, WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory “How to Be a Bad Host: Preventing Lyme Disease When There are More Ticks in More Places”\nScience Building\, Room 125\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, Feb. 25: Terrence P. Dwyer\, JD/MFA\n“Criminals\, Clients\, Curricula\, and Creativity”\nIves Concert Hall\, White Hall\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, April 1: Dr. Brian Clements\, Professor and Director of the Kathwari Honors Program\n“The Marketplace of Campo de’ Fiori\, or What is Poetry?”\nWestside Classroom Building\, Room 218 – President’s Reception Room \nA reception will follow each lecture\, offering a chance for conversation and connection. \nLearn more at www.wcsu.edu/academics/provosts-distinguished-lecture/.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/provosts-distinguished-lecture-series-advancing-knowledge-through-dialogue-and-discovery-3/
LOCATION:President’s Reception Room\, Westside Classroom Building 218\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,WOW
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T141918Z
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture
DESCRIPTION:VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH GLENN GOLDBERG\, PAINTER:\nWednesday\, April 1\, 11 a.m. \nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, Westside campus \nFree & Open to the Public. Limited Seating Available – RSVP required. Reserve tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-glenn-goldberg-painter-tickets-1980476598820 \nGlenn Goldberg is a NYC artist and musician who was born in Bronx\, New York. He studied at the New York Studio School and earned his B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Queens College\, CUNY. He has taught at Cooper Union\, New York Studio School\, and Queens College\, where he was Professor and Chair of Graduate Studio Art. He also has been a panelist and visiting artist for numerous M.F.A. painting programs in the U.S. In June of this summer\, he will teach at Umbria Contemporary Arts in Italy\, a new art center and school in the medieval village of Monte Castello di Vibio. \nA recipient of many awards\, Goldberg has received grants from the Edward Albee Foundation\, the Guggenheim Foundation\, the Joan Mitchell Foundation\, Sharpe-Walentas\, Urban Glass\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. His work has been reviewed in The New York Times\, LA Times\, New Yorker\, and Chicago Tribune\, among others. In “Hyperallergic\,” art historian Jennifer Samet described his paintings as “ethereal\,” as a “meeting point of the ordinary and the other.” \nGoldberg is a member of The National Academy of Design and is currently represented by Chris Sharp in Los Angeles and The Approach in London. He has shown extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe\, with work in many museum collections\, including: the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Guggenheim Museum; the Brooklyn Museum; the National Gallery of Art; and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-7/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Public Events,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
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SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Eleventh 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: \nMonday\, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness \nTuesday\, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change\nDr. Jayson Funke \nTuesday\, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation\nDr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students \nTuesday\, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson \nWednesday\, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate\nDr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-12/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260218T163325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T163325Z
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SUMMARY:Kathwari Spring Seminars - Anthropology by Design: Imaginative Practices for Social Analysis
DESCRIPTION:KATHWARI SPRING SEMINARS – CRAFTING THE PAST: ANTHROPOLOGY BY DESIGN – IMAGINATIVE PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL ANALYSIS: Monday\, March 30\, at  2 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. Dr. Christine Hegel-Cantarella is a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on legal\, economic\, and environmental issues. Her current project examines the lives and livelihoods of informal recyclers in New York City in relation to recycling policy. Dr. Hegel-Cantarella also holds a B.F.A. in Theatre and over the past 15 years has collaborated with designers and artists on creative projects to make the ethnographic encounter visible and to enliven social analysis through design speculation and materialization.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/kathwari-spring-seminars-anthropology-by-design-imaginative-practices-for-social-analysis/
LOCATION:Science Building 125\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathwari Honors Program":MAILTO:honors@wcsu.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T133000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260226T162806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T162806Z
UID:10074412-1774441800-1774445400@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Daughters of Liberty: Gender and the Politics of Revolution
DESCRIPTION:DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY – GENDER AND THE POLITICS OF REVOLUTION: The American Revolution promised a new political world. But what place did women hold in that world? This talk explores how the Revolutionary era’s popular culture celebrated female patriotism while also defining the boundaries of women’s political power. From boycotts and battlefield support to the ideal of the “Republican Mother\,” we’ll consider how ideas about femininity and masculinity shaped the meaning of liberty itself. By tracing both opportunity and constraint\, this lecture invites the audience to reflect on how Revolutionary-era debates about gender continue to echo in American civic life today. All are welcome from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/daughters-of-liberty-gender-and-the-politics-of-revolution/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Lectures,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260310T150642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T150642Z
UID:10074446-1774292400-1774296000@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE AND HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Eleventh 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: \nMonday\, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival\nDr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness \nTuesday\, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change\nDr. Jayson Funke \nTuesday\, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation\nDr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students \nTuesday\, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World\nDr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson \nWednesday\, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate\nDr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-and-human-civilization-lecture-series-11/
LOCATION:Science Building 219\, 181 White St.\, Danbury
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260218T162839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T172110Z
UID:10074393-1774270800-1774278000@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Kathwari Spring Seminars - How to Avoid Norman Doors: Design Thinking to Solve Everyday Problems
DESCRIPTION:KATHWARI SPRING SEMINARS – HOW TO AVOID NORMAL DOORS: DESIGN THINKING TO SOLVE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS: Monday\, Feb. 23\, at 1 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. Dr. Pauline Assenza leads the Entrepreneurship/ Small Business Management option in the Management major of the Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University. She is also responsible for ERIC@THEGARAGE\, an Entrepreneurship\, Research\, Innovation\, and Creativity resource center for students\, faculty\, staff\, and the greater Danbury community.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/kathwari-spring-seminars-how-to-avoid-norman-doors-design-thinking-to-solve-everyday-problems/
LOCATION:Science Building 125\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathwari Honors Program":MAILTO:honors@wcsu.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260226T154140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T154312Z
UID:10074414-1773248400-1773255600@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Truman Warner and WCSU - A Presentation by Dr. Edward Hagan
DESCRIPTION:TRUMAN WARNER AND WCSU – A PRESENTATION BY DR. EDWARD HAGAN: Join us from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus for a presentation by WCSU professor Dr. Edward Hagan! \nDr. Hagan will discuss Tuman Warner and his contributions to WCSU\, his time in the military as a medic\, and his service alongside the 450th AAA Battalion\, an all-African American troop\, during the Second World War.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/truman-warner-and-wcsu-a-presentation-by-dr-edward-hagan/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260218T163111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T163111Z
UID:10074394-1772460000-1772467200@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Kathwari Spring Seminars - Crafting the Past: How Historians Creatively\, Courageously\, and Critically Tell the Truth
DESCRIPTION:KATHWARI SPRING SEMINARS – CRAFTING THE PAST: HOW HISTORIANS CREATIVELY\, COURAGEOSLY\, AND CRITICALLY TELL THE TRUTH: Monday\, March 2\, at  2 p.m. in Room 125 of the Science Building on the Midtown campus. Dr. Marcia Chatelain is the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America\, which examines the intersection of the post-1968 civil rights struggle and the rise of the fast food industry. Her first book was “South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration.”
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/kathwari-spring-seminars-crafting-the-past-how-historians-creatively-courageously-and-critically-tell-the-truth/
LOCATION:Science Building 125\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathwari Honors Program":MAILTO:honors@wcsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251104T143648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T140831Z
UID:10072658-1772040600-1772047800@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Provost's Distinguished Lecture Series - Advancing Knowledge Through Dialogue and Discovery
DESCRIPTION:PROVOST’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES – ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DIALOGUE AND DISCOVERY: This series brings leading voices from across disciplines to share their insights\, scholarship\, and vision with our community. All talks will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the locations specified below. The public is invited. \nWednesday\, Nov. 19: Dr. Neeta Connally\, CSU Professor of Biology and Director\, WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory “How to Be a Bad Host: Preventing Lyme Disease When There are More Ticks in More Places”\nScience Building\, Room 125\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, Feb. 25: Terrence P. Dwyer\, JD/MFA\n“Criminals\, Clients\, Curricula\, and Creativity”\nIves Concert Hall\, White Hall\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, April 1: Dr. Brian Clements\, Professor and Director of the Kathwari Honors Program\n“The Marketplace of Campo de’ Fiori\, or What is Poetry?”\nWestside Classroom Building\, Room 218 – President’s Reception Room \nA reception will follow each lecture\, offering a chance for conversation and connection. \nLearn more at www.wcsu.edu/academics/provosts-distinguished-lecture/.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/provosts-distinguished-lecture-series-advancing-knowledge-through-dialogue-and-discovery-2/
LOCATION:White Hall 127\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,WOW
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260110T142649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260110T142649Z
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture
DESCRIPTION:WCSU MFA VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH FRITZ HORSTMAN\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST:\nWednesday\, Feb. 25\, 11 a.m.\nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, Westside campus \nFree & Open to the Public. Limited Seating Available. Register to attend at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-fritz-horstman-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1980209242149 \nFritz Horstman is an artist\, curator\, and educator based in Bethany\, Connecticut\, where he is also Education Director at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. He received his B.A. from Kenyon College and his M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art. His work has been shown throughout the U.S. and in Germany\, Norway\, Russia\, and France. \nRecent solo exhibitions of his sculptures\, videos\, performances\, and works on paper have been held at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain; at Municipal Bonds gallery in San Francisco; at Planthouse gallery in Manhattan; and at Jennifer Terzian Gallery in Litchfield. An exhibition of his Folded Palladiums will open at Municipal Bonds in March 2026. Recent awards and artist-in-residencies include Tusen Takk\, The Arctic Circle Residency\, and The Bauhaus Residency. \nHorstman has curated exhibitions across Europe and the U.S.\, including “Anni Albers: In Thread and On Paper\,” a traveling show most recently at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin\, Texas. He also curated “Becoming Trees” at Concord Art in Concord\, Massachusetts. As Education Director at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation\, he is the author of “Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments\,” published by Yale University Press in 2024. He has lectured and given workshops at l’École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris; Lebanese American University in Beirut; The Royal Academy of Art in London; MoMA\, Yale University\, Princeton University\, and many other institutions.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-4/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Visual & Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251223T133900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T143034Z
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SUMMARY:Douglass Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:DOUGLASS DAY 2026: Join us for Douglass Day\, a national day of action honoring the legacy of Frederick Douglass by uplifting Black history and preserving the stories of the African American experience. This interactive event brings together students\, faculty\, and staff to participate in hands-on activities that support the digitization and preservation of historical records. \nWhether you stop by for a few minutes or stay the entire time\, you’ll be part of a collective effort to make Black history more accessible for future generations. No prior experience is needed — just bring your curiosity and commitment to learning\, community\, and justice. All are welcome. Drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Haas Library on the Midtown campus. \nMore information will be coming soon about this amazing event. \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/douglass-day-2026/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Diversity,Lectures,Public Events,WOW
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20260110T143435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260110T143435Z
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture
DESCRIPTION:MFA VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH RUDY GUTIERREZ\, ILLUSTRATOR:\nWednesday\, Feb 4\, 11 a.m.\nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, Westside campus \nFree & Open to the Public; RSVP Required. Limited Seating Available. Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-rudy-gutierrez-illustrator-tickets-1980203990441 \nRudy Gutierrez is an award-winning American illustrator and educator born in Bronx\, New York\, of Puerto Rican heritage. He has created artworks for films and performances\, U.S. Postage stamps\, book covers\, posters\, picture books\, and LP / CD covers. His artwork for Santana’s hit album “Shaman” was used as a set design at the 2002 Super Bowl half-time show\, and his paintings were commissioned for the film “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary.” \nIn 2019\, Gutierrez’s paintings were featured as the Curatorial Spotlight at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Mesa\, Arizona. His work was shown at the Norman Rockwell Museum as part of the Unity Project Exhibition 2020\, an initiative of the museum dedicated to an inclusive America. He was also included in “Imprinted: Illustrating Race” in 2022 and 2025 at the Delaware Art Museum. The work will also be on exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis\, Tennessee\, in 2026. “Imprinted” explores how the printed image has both challenged and reinforced cultural stereotypes in the United States. \nGutierrez’s art is in many public and private collections\, including those of musical icons Carlos Santana\, Clive Davis\, and Wayne Shorter. His awards include Dean Cornwell Recognition Award; Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award; Society of Illustrators Gold Medal; Caldecott Honor Award; Africana Book Award; and Pura Belpre Award for his children’s books. In October 2025\, Gutierrez was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. He is a Professor Emeritus at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, New York\, and has lectured at various institutions internationally.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-5/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures,Speaker,Visual & Performing Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251224T203134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T203340Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change Lecture
DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE: Professor of Biology Dr. Mitch Wagener will present the Fred Elser First Sunday Science lecture\, “The Dust Bowl\,” at 2 p.m. at the Floren Family Environmental Center at Innis Arden Cottage\, Greenwich Point Park\, Old Greenwich\, Connecticut. \nIn the modern world we fear that a changing climate will disrupt homes and livelihoods\, even cause people to become migrants. Such an event occurred in the US in the 1930’s as moist weather in the southern plains returned to dry. Farmers who had invested all their resources in growing wheat\, found they could not make a go of it. Some moved to California hoping to find work in agriculture there. Many were disappointed. This is their story\, as told in song by Sis Cunningham and Woody Guthrie. \nThis program is free of charge. No beach pass is required if you are attending the Fred Elser First Sunday Science. Please let them know at the gate you are attending the Bruce Museum Seaside Center lecture. \nLearn more at https://brucemuseum.org/events/fred-elser-first-sunday-science-the-dust-bowl/
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/climate-change-lecture/
LOCATION:Floren Family Environmental Center at Innis Arden Cottage\, Greenwich Point Park\, Old Greenwich\, CT
CATEGORIES:Climate,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251104T143545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T140903Z
UID:10072657-1763573400-1763580600@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Provost's Distinguished Lecture Series - Advancing Knowledge Through Dialogue and Discovery
DESCRIPTION:PROVOST’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES – ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DIALOGUE AND DISCOVERY: This series brings leading voices from across disciplines to share their insights\, scholarship\, and vision with our community. All talks will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the locations specified below. The public is invited. \nWednesday\, Nov. 19: Dr. Neeta Connally\, CSU Professor of Biology and Director\, WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory “How to Be a Bad Host: Preventing Lyme Disease When There are More Ticks in More Places”\nScience Building\, Room 125\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, Feb. 25: Terrence P. Dwyer\, JD/MFA\n“Criminals\, Clients\, Curricula\, and Creativity”\nIves Concert Hall\, White Hall\, Midtown campus \nWednesday\, April 1: Dr. Brian Clements\, Professor and Director of the Kathwari Honors Program\n“The Marketplace of Campo de’ Fiori\, or What is Poetry?”\nWestside Classroom Building\, Room 218 – President’s Reception Room \nA reception will follow each lecture\, offering a chance for conversation and connection. \nLearn more at www.wcsu.edu/academics/provosts-distinguished-lecture/.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/provosts-distinguished-lecture-series-advancing-knowledge-through-dialogue-and-discovery/
LOCATION:Science Building 125\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures,WOW
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20250826T131744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T134042Z
UID:10071403-1762945200-1762948800@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture - Josephine Halvorson\, Interdisciplinary Artist
DESCRIPTION:WCSU MFA VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH JOSEPHINE HALVORSON\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST: \nWednesday\, Nov. 12\, 2025\, 11 a.m. \nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public\, Limited Seating Available\nRSVP to reserve a seat at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-josephine-halvorson-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1595749332209 \nJosephine Halvorson makes art from direct observation\, foregrounding the firsthand experience of noticing\, describing\, and learning from the physical world. She works primarily in painting\, but also in sculpture and printmaking. She received her B.F.A. at The Cooper Union and her M.F.A. at Columbia University\, with additional studies at Yale Norfolk. Since 2016\, she has been Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting at Boston University. \nIn 2021\, Halvorson was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is also the recipient of international residencies and fellowships\, including the U.S. Fulbright to Vienna\, Austria\, and the Harriet Hale Woolley Award at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris\, France. In 2014-15\, she was the first American “pensionnaire” at the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici. \nHalvorson’s work has been exhibited internationally and is represented by Sikkema Malloy Jenkins\, NY\, and Peter Freeman\, Paris. Selected recent exhibitions include: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art\, North Carolina; Storm King Art Center\, New York; Institute of Contemporary Art\, Boston\, and the 2019 Havana Biennial. In 2021-22\, she had a solo exhibition at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe\, NM\, where she was the inaugural artist in residence. Halvorson’s work and practice have been written about extensively\, and she is a subject of Art21’s documentary series New York Close Up.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-josephine-halvorson-interdisciplinary-artist/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20250826T132527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T133903Z
UID:10071402-1761562800-1761566400@www.wcsu.edu
SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture - Phoebe Jane Hart\, Interdisciplinary Artist
DESCRIPTION:WCSU MFA VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH PHOEBE JANE HART\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST\nMonday\, Oct. 27\, 2025\, 11 a.m. \nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public\, Limited Seating Available\nRSVP to reserve a seat at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-pheobe-jane-hart-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1595508812809 \nPhoebe Jane Hart is a filmmaker\, fabricator\, and stop-motion animator based in NYC. She is an alumna of WCSU\, graduating Summa Cum Laude in the Kathwari Honors Program with a B.A. degree in Studio Art. Since 2018\, she has created work across a range of mediums\, exploring the awkward\, tender\, and often absurd dimensions of human psychology and relationships through dark humor and surreal\, hand-crafted visuals. \nHart’s short film “Bug Diner” received the Jury Award for Animation at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It also received a Special Jury Award at SXSW and premiered internationally on MUBI in 2025. Her first short film\, “JamieSonShine\,” is an experimental mixed-media documentary exploring her relationship with her brother following his diagnosis of schizophrenia. It screened at Slamdance 2022 and won Director’s Choice at the Thomas Edison Film Festival. \nHart earned her M.F.A. in Experimental Animation from CalArts in 2023. She was awarded a post-graduate Teaching Fellowship for her proposed course Compositing in Claymation\, which she taught at CalArts in 2024. She continues to create both personal films and freelance work for studios\, including Little Monster Films\, BentoBox\, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios\, and Bix Pix Entertainment. She takes puppets very\, very seriously.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-phoebe-jane-hart-interdisciplinary-artist/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002050
CREATED:20251013T203909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T125643Z
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SUMMARY:The Devil in New England: Witch Belief and Witch Trials in the 17th Century
DESCRIPTION:THE DEVIL IN NEW ENGLAND – WITCH BELIEF AND WITCH TRIALS IN THE 17TH CENTURY: WCSU Professor of History Dr. Leslie Lindenauer will present this talk from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Torrington Historical Society\, 192 Main St. in Torrington. \nWhen most people think about historic American witch trials\, it is Salem Massachusetts that comes to mind. With good reason; in 1692-3\, the Massachusetts courts sentenced 19 people to hang and tortured a 20th to death. Others died in Jail. But dozens and perhaps hundreds of people were tried for witchcraft in New England beginning over four decades before the Salem witch trials. Many of those trials occurred in Connecticut. At least sixteen people in Connecticut and Massachusetts were executed for the crime of witchcraft\, most of them women. This program will explore those trials and consider the ways that popular culture has represented that dark history. \nFor tickets and information\, visit https://torringtonhistoricalsociety.org/event/though-shalt-not-suffer-a-witch-to-live-witch-trials-in-early-new-england
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/the-devil-in-new-england-witch-belief-and-witch-trials-in-the-17th-century/
LOCATION:Torrington Historical Society\, 192 Main St.\, Torrington\, CT
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture - Todd Bartel\, Interdisciplinary Artist
DESCRIPTION:WCSU MFA VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH TODD BARTEL\, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST\nWednesday\, Oct. 13\, 2025\, 11 a.m. \nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, Room 144\, WCSU\, Westside campus\nFree & Open to the Public\, Limited Seating Available\nRSVP to reserve a seat at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-todd-bartel-interdisciplinary-artist-tickets-1592013036849 \nTodd Bartel is a collage-based artist. His works are assembled forms of painting\, drawing and sculpture that examine the roles of landscape and nature in contemporary culture. He received a B.F.A. in painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 1985 and also studied in Rome through RISD’s European Honors Program. He received his M.F.A. in Painting from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993. \nBartel was a 1990 recipient of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship (U.S. Department of Education\, Washington\, D.C.). In 2000\, he was awarded a Connecticut Council on the Arts Fellowship Grant in support of the continuation of his related drawing series entitled\, “Garden Studies” and “Terra Reverentia”. His work has been exhibited at Palo Alto Art Center\, Brockton Art Museum\, and Katonah Museum of Art\, among others. \nA passionate teacher\, Bartel has taught at Brown University\, Carnegie Mellon University\, Manhattanville College\, and Vermont College. He has been a guest critic at Rhode Island School of Design and has lectured at Alfred University\, Chatham College\, and The New England Teaching Conference. Currently\, Bartel teaches drawing\, painting\, sculpture\, installation art\, and conceptual art at the Cambridge School of Weston in Massachusetts. He is the founder of IS (Installation Space)\, a proposal-based installation gallery\, as well as the founder and Gallery Director of the Cambridge School’s Thompson Gallery\, a teaching gallery dedicated to thematic inquiry.
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/visiting-artist-lecture-todd-bartel-interdisciplinary-artist/
LOCATION:VPAC Room 144\, 43 Lake Ave. Extension\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Art,Lectures
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SUMMARY:Nuestra América: Stories of 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States
DESCRIPTION:NUESTRA AMERICA – STORIES OF 30 INSPIRING LATINAS/LATINOS WHO HAVE SHAPED THE UNITED STATES: The Office of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion is promoting this virtual event that the Danbury Library is sponsoring. \nJoin in conversation with Smithsonian professionals Adrián Aldaba and Emily Key as they discuss Nuestra América and highlight inspiring stories of Latinos throughout history\, as well as their incredible contributions to the cultural\, social\, and political character of the United States. \nThe stories in Nuestra América cover each figure’s cultural background and childhood\, and their accomplishments or contributions to American history. A glossary of terms and discussion question-filled reading guide\, created by the National Museum of the American Latino\, encourages further research and exploration. The museum has featured twenty-three of these stories in its exhibition ¡Presente! A Latino History of the United States\, the first exhibition to feature U.S. Latino history at the national level. \nFeaturing beautifully illustrated portraits by Gloria Félix\, this is a book that children (and adults) will page through and learn from again and again. A must have for every school and home library to help students understand the American story! \nThis virtual event is from 2 to 3 p.m. Register at https://libraryc.org/danburylibrary/94806/register
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/nuestra-america-stories-of-30-inspiring-latinas-latinos-who-have-shaped-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Event,Diversity,Lectures,Virtual event
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