WCSUPodcasts

Not an athlete but still want to keep fit and have fun? Amy Shanks, the Assoc. Director for Recreation, Intramurals, and Club Sports, is here to tell us all about opportunities for fun and fitness on campus, including workout space, clubs, and events.

Take a deep breath -- and prepare for enlightenment. You may not have faith in the healing powers of reiki, forest bathing or past-life regression therapy, but after listing to our discussion with Christel Autuori, the director of the Institute for Holistic Health Studies at WestConn, you just may change your mind.

Drinking in college is a rite of passage, isn't it? Not necessarily. Tune in to hear our coordinator of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Prevention Programs talk about what's real and what's not about student drinking at WCSU. She'll also share some things that her office - CHOICES - has planned for the year.

Many of us worry about being safe on campus. Let's talk to the professional - Lt. Rick Montefusco, of the University Police - about safety at WCSU and how you can be safer on campus and around town.

Why do some doubt Climate Change? Brendan DeMelle from DeSmogBlog.org uncovers the well-financed, nefarious factions that attempt to create those seeds of doubt in our minds and prevent us from stopping this doomsday scenario.

Theresa Canada’s students kept telling her she should write a book about her life experiences. She finally did, and now it’s being published. Dr. Canada tells us about it in this podcast.

There's a great resource in town and on-campus: The Women's Center of Greater Danbury. We're joined by our campus advocate, Sydney Trezza, and Women's Center staffer Cara Mackler to discuss what they're all about, and we'll talk a bit about having healthy relationships, too! (http://www.wcsu.edu/womenscenter/)

You may think it's far too soon to be thinking about graduation, but if you plan to walk in May, you need to hear this! We'll have our Registrar here to explain applying for graduation, and the Director of our Career Success Center to talk about why it's imperative that you see them if you're planning to land a job after graduation.

We know you feel like you just settled in for the fall, but it's time to think about the Spring semester and decide if you're going to stay put, or if you'd like to try to move somewhere else on campus. Find out what you need to know about spring room selection by listening in to this episode.

Every October, WCSU hosts Operation Jungle Red, an anti-violence initiative begun at Miami University of Ohio in response to the Virginia Tech shootings. Listen in to hear more about the history of this program at WCSU, and to get important information about what events are being planned for this year's events during the week of October 22nd.