National Noodle Day: Build Your Own Noodle Bar
2026-03-11 16:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Berkshire Hall and Westside Campus Center Dining, Danbury, CT
NATIONAL NOODLE DAY – BUILD YOUR OWN NOODLE BAR: Build your own noodle bar in celebration of National Noodle Day. Students can pick from a variety of different toppings including bacon, chicken, tofu, boiled eggs, chives, edamame, soy sauce, and sesame oil from 4 to 8:30 p.m. in Berkshire Hall on the Midtown campus and at Westside Campus Center Dining.

Truman Warner and WCSU - A Presentation by Dr. Edward Hagan
2026-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Ruth Haas Library, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
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!
Dr. 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.

Period Justice MoonBee
2026-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | White Hall 127, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
PERIOD JUSTICE MOONBEE: The Period Justice MoonBee is a free event for WCSU students, staff, and members of the public to prepare menstrual supply kits for girls and women around the world. No sewing experience necessary! Refreshments will be served; all supplies provided.
We will also be screening the short documentary film “Period: End of Sentence” about Indian women fighting the stigma surrounding menstruation and their journey to begin manufacturing sanitary pads.
Feel free to bring friends and family. RSVP requested at https://forms.office.com/r/rTCcHZr2Tp but not required. First six (6) students to RSVP and attend will receive a reusable menstrual cup, courtesy of the WCSU Health Services. We also encourage you to bring disposable menstrual supplies to donate to the WCSU period pantry.
Questions? Contact Christine Hegel-Cantarella at hegelcantarellac@wcsu.edu
Coming from off campus? The event will take place on the WCSU Midtown campus, in White Hall 127. There is free parking on campus in the lot at Osborne Street and Fifth Avenue.

MFA Writing Dublin Residency Info Session
2026-03-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual event
MFA WRITING DUBLIN RESIDENCY INFO SESSION: Join us for this free info session to learn more about WestConn’s MFA in Creative and Professional Writing’s Dublin Residency! All writers (not just WestConn students) are eligible to apply. The residency includes writing workshops in Oscar Wilde’s historic home, events at the Bram Stoker Festival, as well as excursions outside of Dublin.
This virtual event is from 7 to 8 p.m. Email Associate Professor/MFA Coordinator Anthony D’Aries at dariesa@wcsu.edu for the link.

Virtual Internship Information Session
2026-03-12 12:30 - 13:15 | Virtual event
VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP INFORMATION SESSION: Do you need to complete an internship before graduation, but aren’t sure where to start? The Career Success Center is hosting a Virtual Internship Information Session for WCSU students of ALL MAJORS. You’ll learn about applying for an internship, the requirements you need before applying, tips for finding and securing opportunities, and much more! Register on Handshake at https://wcsu.joinhandshake.com/login to receive login link.
If you have any questions, please email Katherine Corsillo at corsillok@wcsu.edu
Sessions are scheduled for:
Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 12, at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7, at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7, at 12:30 p.m.

Mindfulness at the Library
2026-03-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Ruth Haas Library, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
MINDFULNESS AT THE LIBRARY: Feeling stressed this semester? Having trouble finding calm amidst assignments, classes, and other responsibilities? We’ve got just the program for you!
Join Prabha Makayee in the Ruth Haas Library for a meditation series running through the Spring 2026 semester! Prabha seeks to help build new perspectives and develop paradigm shifts in how we navigate challenges and practice des-escalation and self-regulation strategies.
Find Prabha on the first floor of the Haas Library on the Midtown campus from 3 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday that the Haas Library is open.

Poor Yorick: Writers' Open Mic
2026-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 | The Market at the Meetinghouse, 602 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, CT
POOR YORICK – WRITERS’ OPEN MIC: Join WCSU’s Department of Creative & Professional Writing Program for a Writers’ Open Mic with Pop-up Book Shop and Featured Reader, MFA student Maria Zegarelli, from 3-5 p.m. at The Market at The Meetinghouse, located at 602 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield — just a 12-minute drive from the WCSU Westside campus!
Hosted by Poor Yorick, the program’s literary journal, this event celebrates both WCSU’s lifelong community of writers and the vibrant literary voices of the Greater Danbury Area. We’re excited to share our program’s long-standing tradition of these open mics with the local community beyond the boundaries of our campus with an evening of storytelling, poetry, and prose of every kind at The Market at The Meetinghouse. This event will feature a Pop-up Book Shop hosted by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange of Bethel, offering a curated selection of used books.
Featured Reader: Maria Zegarelli
Maria Zegarelli is a creative nonfiction writer and MFA candidate expected to graduate this May from Western Connecticut State University. Zegarelli’s personal lifestyle column, The Youngest of Us, published in The Town Tribune, reflects on identity, nostalgia, and the mundane everyday moments that make life… life. She traces how personal history follows us forward.
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This event is open to the public! All writers are welcome to read their works* and all readers invited to sit back and enjoy!
*Please note: Current WCSU MFA students will receive priority for reading opportunities.

Spring Break
2026-03-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | CT
SPRING BREAK: No classes; university is open.

Fourteenth Amendment (Virtual Learning Session)
2026-03-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual event
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT (VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSION): The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion is promoting this virtual event from the National Constitution Center.
During this session, participants will explore the 14th Amendment and the battles for equality in America. Our scholar will examine the clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and the battle over their meaning from Reconstruction up until the present moment, highlighting topics such America’s first and second civil rights movements, the Constitution and women, and modern interpretations of the 14th Amendment. A member of the Center’s teacher network will share classroom-ready resources related to the 14th Amendment for teachers to implement in their own classrooms.
From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Register at https://constitutioncenter.zoom.us/meeting/register/sgmRPhA0Rn2XTVZdBickZw#/registration

CALAHE Café Con Leche
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
CALAHE CAFE CON LECHE: The Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion is promoting this virtual event from CALAHE (Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education).
Please join us for our next Café con Leche from noon to 1:30 p.m. The session will include a one-hour conversation followed by 30 minutes for Q&A.
The theme for the event is celebrating identity, honoring boundaries, and sustaining our wellbeing. Together we’ll reflect on how cultural identity can be a professional strength while caring for our wellbeing with intention.
Meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28449236574164?p=acJMUD5kA4D18Mtsx4
Please feel welcome to share this invitation with colleagues and students who may be interested in joining us.

Women's Lacrosse vs. UMass Dartmouth
2026-03-21 12:00 - 14:00 | Westside Athletic Complex, 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT
WESTCONN WOMEN’S LACROSSE VS. UMASS DARTMOUTH: The Wolves will face UMass Dartmouth at noon at the Westside Athletic Complex. For more information, visit https://westconnathletics.com/.

Men's Lacrosse vs. Massachusetts Maritime Academy
2026-03-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Westside Athletic Complex, 43 Lake Ave. Extension, Danbury, CT
WESTCONN MEN’S LACROSSE VS. MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY: The Wolves will face the Massachusetts Maritime Academy at 1 p.m. at the Westside Athletic Complex. For more information, visit https://westconnathletics.com/.

Kathwari Spring Seminars - How to Avoid Norman Doors: Design Thinking to Solve Everyday Problems
2026-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Science Building 125, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
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.

Climate and Human Civilization Lecture Series
2026-03-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Science Building 219, 181 White St., Danbury
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.
Upcoming schedule:
Monday, 3/23: The Ethics and Economics of Human Survival
Dr. Mitch Wagener with student Lindsay Kirkness
Tuesday, 3/31: The Political Economy and Geopolitics of Climate Change
Dr. Jayson Funke
Tuesday, 4/7: Reimagining Public Transportation
Dr. Rotua Lumbantobing with multiple students
Tuesday, 4/14: The Hidden Harms of Our Tech World
Dr. Anna Malavisi with student Kate Jackson
Wednesday, 4/22: The Calm Before the Swarm: Mosquitoes in a Changing Climate
Dr. Zach Popkin-Hall with student Terrence Spofford

Civil Dialogue and Reflection with Scope of Agreement
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
CIVIL DIALOGUE AND REFLECTION WITH SCOPE OF AGREEMENT: The Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion is promoting this virtual event from the National Constitution Center.
In this session, educators will dive deeper into Civil Dialogue & Reflection using the Scope of Agreement NCC protocol. Educators will read multiple primary sources by Black authors that illuminate the topics of natural and civil rights. To support further implementation, educators will also engage with the National Constitution Center’s Guide to Civil Dialogue & Reflection and discuss ways to create spaces for respectful, vibrant dialogue in their classrooms.
This virtual event is from 7 to 8 p.m. Register at https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/civil-dialogue-reflection-with-scope-of-agreement?utm_source=education_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=education

Connecticut Poetry Circuit Reading
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Kathwari Honors House, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
CONNECTICUT POETRY CIRCUIT READING: WestConn student Dan Sousa Silva, one of five Connecticut Poetry Circuit poets, will be joined by his fellow poets for a reading on campus at 7 p.m. in the Kathwari Honors House on the Midtown campus. Joining Silva will be Alenka Doyle from Trinity College, Olivia Jascot from the University of Hartford, Taryn Riley from Quinnipiac, and Sunny Vuong from Yale University.

WestConn Wednesdays
2026-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 | CT
WESTCONN WEDNESDAYS: Starting Wednesday, Oct. 1, we’re launching WestConn Wednesdays — a new weekly tradition to show our Wolves pride and strengthen our community by wearing gear weekly, enjoy a discounted lunch the first Wednesday of each month.
This isn’t just a spirit day. It’s a chance for faculty, staff, and students to come together, celebrate what makes us distinctively WestConn, and build the connections that make our campuses feel like home.
WestConn Wednesdays continue all year long — just wear your WestConn blue and orange to show your Wolves pride. Show off your gear on social media and tag #WestConnWednesday to be eligible for one of several prizes each week.
WestConn Wednesdays are about more than gear — they’re about belonging. By coming together weekly, we can weave stronger connections across campus and celebrate our university spirit.

WestConn Fencing: Guest Coach Events
2026-03-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Midtown Student Center, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
WESTCONN FENCING – GUEST COACH EVENTS: Join us at our Guest Coach events! This is for WestConn Fencing Club members and anyone interested in learning about fencing, regardless of your experience level. Come and gain insights and knowledge from our guest coach, who will share techniques and strategies of fencing! We look forward to seeing you there! From 10 to 11 a.m. in the Midtown Student Center.

Laughter Yoga
2026-03-25 12:00 - 12:30 | White Hall 114
LAUGHTER YOGA: Who does not want and need a good laugh??? Laughter Yoga is a unique concept and a form of exercise. It is a combination of laughter exercises and deep breathing. Laughter Yoga is a global phenomenon that is practiced in over 120 countries.
For centuries, laughter was referred to as the best medicine for the body and mind. With Laughter Yoga, there is a reliable delivery system, because we can laugh if we like, without any use of humor or comedy. The benefits of Laughter Yoga are many: good mood, healthy exercises to beat the stress, better quality of life, better attitude in challenging times, social connection benefits, and many others.
Join the Institute for Holistic Health Studies in welcoming Silvana, a certified Laughter Yoga therapist, from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the IHHS Center for Wellbeing in White Hall Room 114 on the Midtown campus as we laugh and manage stress, improve our circulation and breathing, and have a great time doing so!!! Everyone is welcome — no experience needed!!!! What else is free, legal, feels great, and has so many health benefits??
Questions? Need additional information? contact Christel Autuori, IHHS Director at autuoric@wcsu.edu

Safe Zone Training (In-Person) - Faculty/Administrative Faculty
2026-03-25 12:00 - 14:00 | WCSU Pride Center
SAFE ZONE TRAINING (IN-PERSON) – FACULTY/ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY: Safe Zone Trainings are opportunities to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, pronouns, gender, and sexuality, and examine prejudice, assumptions, and privilege. From noon to 2 p.m. at the WCSU Pride Center in Room 218 of the Midtown Student Center.
RSVP by emailing Scott Towers, Pride Center Coordinator at towerss@wcsu.edu.

Daughters of Liberty: Gender and the Politics of Revolution
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Ruth Haas Library, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
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.

Brown Bag Research Series
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Berkshire Hall Conference Room, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
BROWN BAG RESEARCH SERIES: Join us for an informal gathering to discuss research being done by WCSU faculty. At each session of the series, a different faculty member will share a presentation of their research, followed by Q&A. This is a chance to share work, collaborate, and expand our research culture. Bring your lunch to the Berkshire Hall Guest Conference Room on the Midtown campus from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – Dr. Shahab Band, Computer Science
Wednesday, March 25 – Dr. Anna Malavisi, History, Philosophy & World Perspectives
Wednesday, April 15 – Dr. Emily Stevens and Dr. Krista Heybruch, Health Promotion & Exercise Sciences

Psychology Student Association General Meeting
2026-03-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Warner Hall, 181 White St., Danbury, CT
PSYCHOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING: Join PsychAlliance and attend our biweekly meetings to help plan department events; get involved on campus; and network with professors, professionals in the field, and your fellow psychology majors!
Our spring semester meetings will be held every other Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 p.m., starting on 1/28 in Room 319 of Warner Hall on the Midtown campus.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to psychalliance@wcsu.edu or send us a message on Instagram wcsupsychalliance.
