{"id":479,"date":"2019-07-17T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/honors-program-to-host-connecticut-peacejam-slam\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:18:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:18:23","slug":"honors-program-to-host-connecticut-peacejam-slam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/honors-program-to-host-connecticut-peacejam-slam\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU 2016 -Connecticut-PeaceJam-Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Western Connecticut State University<\/a> will host the Connecticut PeaceJam Slam<\/a> from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, 2016,<\/strong> in Warner Hall on the university\u2019s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The PeaceJam Slam is for high school students from across Connecticut and Massachusetts who will participate in workshops and family groups where they will discuss important issues in today\u2019s society. <\/p>\n

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The event will be hosted by WCSU\u2019s Kathwari Honors program<\/a>, led by Professor of Political Science Dr. Chris Kukk<\/a>. For years the Honors Program has focused on bringing compassion and creativity to the university community and surrounding area. This event will help spread the message to high school students<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis event takes all the thinkers and doers, all of them are Noble Peace Prize winners, and embodies the honors ideas,\u201d Kukk said. \u201cTo be successful, you have to do and not just think; we have a lot of thinkers in our world but very few doers and teaching this to high school students will be so great.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Kukk will be the keynote speaker at the slam.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe best part of this, the part I will get a kick out of, is watching our students mentor the high schoolers,\u201d Kukk added. \u201cIt will be the generation helping itself, and I think that\u2019s the most important part.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Registration for this event is $25 per person and is open until Saturday, April 15. (Please disregard the deadline listed on the website.) Forms and instructions can be found at: http:\/\/peacejam.org\/events\/Connecticut-PeaceJam-Slam-647.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

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For more information, send an email to Jessica Lin at linj@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.<\/p>\n

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