It's that time of year - when the thoughts of many resident students turn to where they'll be living next fall. We'll be speaking with Mr. Ed Mulvihill, assoc. director of operations, and Mr. Lafayette Gerst, RD of Pinney Hall about everything YOU need to know and do to be able to participate in room selection for next fall. Don't miss this important podcast!

Here's another in our series about campus administrators. This time, we're speaking with Dean Brian Vernon of the School of Visual & Performing Arts. There's so much going on in the SVPA that we may not have time to fit it all in! Tune in to hear more about Dean Vernon and his background, as well as to find out more about the SVPA and what it's doing at WCSU.

You may not know much about it, but WCSU has an accredited Early Learning Center on campus, preparing 3 - 5 year old children for the rest of their educational journey. Join in today to learn about the center and what wonderful work it does with children, as well as opportunities for WCSU students to become involved in that work. Guests are Lauren Halpin, Director, and Ina Thaci, parent of an enrolled student, WCSU student, and part-time teacher at the center.

Gear up for baseball’s opening day with this interview with Claire Smith, the first African American woman and journalist to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Then Chantel joins Paul (1:10:00) to lay out the events here at WCSU for the next week or so.

Often, students come to WCSU with a variety of physical or learning issues which might benefit from additional accommodation. Our AccessAbilities Services offices are just the folks you'll want to see if that description fits you. Today, our guest is Elisabeth Morel, Director of AccessAbilities Services, and wow - do we have a lot to cover in a short amount of time!

Spring Break - just say the words and you can almost feel the tropical breezes floating over you. But there's a wind of caution, too. Tune in while we speak about tips for keeping yourself and your friends safe this break. Speaking with us will be Cara Mackler and Sydney Trezza from the Women's Center of Greater Danbury.

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If you've attended commencement or nearly any event on campus, Helen Masterson Bechard was involved. On the eve of her retirement, Helen comes back to the 411 to discuss WestConn’s history and personalities. Then (53:00) Chantel Williams joins Paul to lay out upcoming events on campus and reminisce/flashback about dodgeball.

https://media.wcsu.edu/media/WCSU+Centennial/1_xqhgqakw

Build That Wall - or not?" No, says Vicky Alvear Shecter in her recent Medium article - using all Conservative and Libertarian sources to prove her case.

https://medium.com/s/story/what-happened-when-a-trump-supporter-challenged-me-about-the-wall-e54e86a5edd1

Whether you come in contact with the Judicial system as a student charged with a conduct vioation or if your contact is through being a member of the judicial board panels, many students will have some kind of interaction with this office during their time on campus. Take some time to hear more about this office and the work they do - and how that can impact YOU.

Maybe you've never considered the idea of working on a research project before, or what it could mean to you and your future. Now might be the time. Please join us as we speak to two professors who do research and who work hard to include students in those projects - Dr. Tom Philbrick from Biology and Dr. Sean Murthy from Computer Science.