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SUMMARY:Safe Zone Training (Virtual) - Students
DESCRIPTION:SAFE ZONE TRAINING (VIRTUAL) – STUDENTS: Safe Zone Trainings are opportunities to learn about LGBTQ+ identities\, pronouns\, gender\, and sexuality\, and examine prejudice\, assumptions\, and privilege. From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. \nRSVP by emailing Scott Towers\, Pride Center Coordinator\, at towerss@wcsu.edu
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/safe-zone-training-virtual-students/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual event,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Virtual Handshake Information Session
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL HANDSHAKE INFORMATION SESSION: The Career Success Center will host a virtual Handshake Information Session for students. Learn about Handshake and how it is the most effective way to find jobs\, internships and career-related events. **The Workshop is free and open to ALL WCSU students and alumni. Register for this event through Handshake at https://wcsu.joinhandshake.com/login to acquire the meeting login link. Questions? Call (203) 837-8263 or email careersuccess@wcsu.edu \nSessions are scheduled for: \nTuesday\, Feb. 17\, at noon \nWednesday\, March 11\, at 11 a.m. \nThursday\, April 9\, at 2 p.m. \nTuesday\, May 5\, at 1 p.m. \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/virtual-handshake-information-session-3/2026-04-09/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career search,Virtual event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T100000
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SUMMARY:Practical Generative AI Workshop for Learning\, Teaching\, and Research
DESCRIPTION:PRACTICAL GENERATIVE AI WORKSHOP FOR LEARNING\, TEACHING\, AND RESEARCH: Join us from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Higgins Hall 123 (Emporium Small) on the Midtown campus\, or virtually (virtual meeting details will be shared after RSVP) for a hands-on workshop exploring how Generative AI can enhance learning\, teaching\, and research at WCSU. \nThis practical session is designed to move beyond hype and focus on real\, responsible\, and strategic AI use across the university. \nMorning Session (10 a.m. – noon) \nOpen to Faculty\, Staff & Students \nAI for Academic Success & Productivity\n• Smarter prompting strategies\n• Using Copilot & ChatGPT effectively\n• AI for research\, writing & presentations\n• Creating images\, slides & short videos\n• Introduction to agentic workflows \n  \nAfternoon Session (1 – 4 p.m.) \nFaculty & Graduate Students \nAI for Teaching & Research Innovation \nTeaching:\n• AI-aware assignments & rubrics\n• Grading support & feedback refinement\n• Course workflow automation \nResearch:\n• Literature reviews & synthesis\n• Data analysis & grant drafting\n• Responsible AI integration \n  \nSeats are limited. Reserve a spot at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=vC1i4bqUrUiHu6fygHTuPZBAvgtp1zFDnxBsLE2aUu1UN1dXMDBGQ1NSWlhaMjQyOTlVNVgyRFo5Mi4u&route=shorturl \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/practical-generative-ai-workshop-for-learning-teaching-and-research/
LOCATION:Higgins Hall 123\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Virtual event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T140000
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SUMMARY:Civic Life in Hat City: Place-Based Approaches to Civic Engagement
DESCRIPTION:CIVIC LIFE IN HAT CITY – PLACE-BASED APPROACHES TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Please join us for a two-part workshop for faculty and students entitled “Civic Life in Hat City: Place-Based Approaches to Civic Engagement.” Supported with a grant from Project Pericles\, these interactive workshops will explore how Danbury’s history as “Hat City” can be used to strengthen interdisciplinary\, place-based civic learning at WCSU. \nTogether\, we will examine labor\, collective action\, and environmental justice through local history and work collaboratively to imagine a flexible “Hatters” learning module that can be adapted across disciplines. \nThe workshops will be held on Tuesday\, March 10\, and Tuesday April 21\, at 2 p.m. in Haas 508\, the CELT Collaboration Space in the Ruth Haas Library on the Midtown campus. Snacks and coffee will be provided. \nFaculty and students from all disciplines are welcome. No prior background in local history is required — just an interest in civic learning\, experiential pedagogy\, and interdisciplinary teaching. \n  \nWorkshop One\, March 10: This multidisciplinary workshop introduces faculty and selected students to civics education through Danbury’s history as the “Hat City.” We will begin with a candid SWOT analysis of interdisciplinary teaching and learning at WCSU\, asking what an engaged\, experiential\, interdisciplinary curriculum could look like — particularly for first-year students — and what obstacles currently stand in the way. After establishing opportunities and challenges\, we will explore the rise of the hatting industry\, the development of labor unions\, and the role of collective action in addressing economic and political conflict. Together\, the sessions use local industrial history to examine democratic participation\, power\, and civic responsibility\, and make a case for incorporating local history and community into the first-year experience. \nWorkshop Two\, April 21: Building on the first workshop\, this session examines the environmental and social consequences of Danbury’s hatting industry and their relevance for the community today. We begin by discussing industrial pollution\, environmental degradation\, and the ways marginalized communities have challenged ecological harm and advocated for more sustainable futures. We then shift to curriculum design\, asking what a “Hatters” learning module might look like and how place-based lessons drawn from local history can be made accessible and meaningful for WCSU students. The workshop emphasizes translating historical insight and humanistic inquiry into civic learning\, conflict resolution\, and political efficacy. \nWorkshop outcomes:\n1. Articulate a clear model for place-based civic education\n2. Apply historical case studies to contemporary civic engagement\n3. Produce draft curriculum materials grounded in our local context\n4. Identify actionable strategies for interdisciplinary implementation at WCSU \nRegister to attend here \n 
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/civic-life-in-hat-city-place-based-approaches-to-civic-engagement-3/
LOCATION:Ruth Haas Library\, 181 White St.\, Danbury\, CT
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Virtual Financial Aid Workshop
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: WCSU recognizes the important role that finances play in making your decision of school of choice. WCSU is a public institution that prides itself in access and affordability and we want to ensure that you are provided with all the information you need to make that decision. Please join us virtually for an Important Financial Aid Update at 6:30 p.m. \nRegister to attend at https://westconn.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/targetX_eventsb__events#/esr?eid=a0aNt00000QX55BIAT
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/virtual-financial-aid-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Inclusive School Safety Practices for Students with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:INCLUSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY PRACTICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES – PROFESSIONAL EVENT: The Connecticut Center for School Safety and Crisis Preparation at Western Connecticut State University\, in collaboration with Southern Connecticut State University\, will present a statewide professional event focused on advancing safe\, inclusive practices for students with disabilities. \nThis free\, full-day event brings together educators\, school mental health providers\, school resource officers\, disability advocates\, families\, and community partners to explore evidence-based strategies that promote student safety while honoring accessibility\, dignity\, and equity. Participants will gain practical tools\, research-informed approaches\, and real-world perspectives to support inclusive safety planning\, threat assessment\, and effective cross-disciplinary collaboration in schools. \nThe program features nationally recognized leaders in school safety\, disability advocacy\, and mental health\, along with interactive breakout sessions tailored to professional roles. Together\, we will examine how to strengthen school safety systems while ensuring that students with disabilities are supported\, understood\, and included. \nThe event will take place at the Southern Connecticut State University Michael J. Adanti Student Center\, Room 325\, 345 Fitch Street in New Haven. \n  \n8 a.m. – Sign-in opens; coffee available\n8:30–8:35 a.m. – Welcome and announcements\n8:35–8:40 a.m. – Welcome from State Representative Jennifer Leeper\, Chair of the CT Education Committee\n8:40–9:10 a.m. – Keynote: Dr. Christina Cipriano\, Director\, Education Collaboratory at Yale and Associate Professor\, Yale Child Study Center on Be Unapologetically Impatient: The Mindset Required to Change the Way We Do Things\n9:15–10:30 a.m. – Morning Plenary: Michele Gay\, M.S.\, Co-Founder & Executive Director\, Safe and Sound Schools on Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to Safety Preparedness \n10:45 a.m.–noon – MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS \nBreakout 1 – Especially Safe: Safety Planning for Students with Disabilities provided by Michele Gay – Practical strategies for developing inclusive\, trauma-informed safety plans that support students with disabilities through accessibility\, collaboration\, and equity. \nBreakout 2 – Threat Assessment and Disability: Case Studies and Best Practices\, provided by Dr. Dewey Cornell – Explore real-world cases using the CSTAG model\, with a focus on applying threat assessment fairly and effectively when students with disabilities are involved. \nBreakout 3 – Best Practices for Police Interactions with Students with Autism\, provided by Dr. Stephanie Leite –Learn communication strategies\, de-escalation techniques\, and approaches that promote safe\, respectful school-based interactions. \nnoon–1 p.m. – Lunch and networking (boxed lunch provided) \n1–2:15 p.m. – AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS\nPlease note: Breakout 4 and Breakout 6 are Repeat Sessions of the morning offerings. \nBreakout 4 – Especially Safe: Safety Planning for Students with Disabilities provided \nby Michele Gay – Practical strategies for developing inclusive\, trauma-informed safety plans that support students with disabilities through accessibility\, collaboration\, and equity. \nBreakout 5 – Student Panel: Lived Experiences in Accessibility and School Safety\, with Facilitator: Elisabeth Morel – Hear directly from students about how safety policies and school environments impact accessibility\, inclusion\, and belonging. \nBreakout 6 – Best Practices for Police Interactions with Students with Autism\, provided by Dr. Stephanie Leite – Learn communication strategies\, de-escalation techniques\, and approaches that promote safe\, respectful school-based interactions. \n2:30–3:45 p.m. Closing Plenary: Research and Best Practices in Threat Assessment for Students with Disabilities presented by Dr. Dewey Cornell \n🎤 Presenters: \nDr. Christina Cipriano\, Director\, the Education Collaboratory at Yale and Associate Professor\, Yale Child Study Center; \nDr. Dewey Cornell\, Developer of the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) and Professor of Education\, University of Virginia; \nDr. Stephanie Leite\, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist\, Forensic Intelligence\, LLC; \nMichele Gay\, M.S.\, Co-Founder & Executive Director\, Safe and Sound Schools; \nElisabeth Morel\, M.Ed.\, C.A.G.S.\, Director\, AccessAbility Services\, Western Connecticut State University. \n  \nRegister to attend at https://wcsutickets.regfox.com/inclusive-school-safety-event-tuesday-april-28-2026
URL:https://www.wcsu.edu/events/calendar/inclusive-school-safety-practices-for-students-with-disabilities/
LOCATION:Southern Connecticut State University\, Michael J. Adanti Student Center\, Room 325\, 345 Fitch Street\, New Haven\, CT
CATEGORIES:Conference,Discussion,Panel discussion,Speaker,Training,Workshops
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