Spelling is a talent! Learn more about stages of spelling and activities you can use with students.

Books can be used with kids during tough times. The ladies have some great examples of books teachers can use for Bibliotherapy.

Moving in soon to housing at WCSU? Take a listen as we give you some very important information about how it all works – including some tips on what to bring and what you might want to leave at home. You can also find information on our webpage, www.wcsu.edu/housing, and information about what to pack at www.wcsu.edu/housing/whattopack.

The Literacy Ladies are back! What do you do first, watch the movie or read the book? Listen in for our answer to this age old question.

Among the cooler things to do a WestConn student can do is high-level research with a professor. Every summer Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Michelle Monette brings a small class to a lab in Maine where the students do original scientific research. In this podcast, Dr. Monette and students Skye Zalenski and Brian Burke talk about their experiences. You'll be jealous.

Worried about Lyme disease and the ticks that infect humans? WCSU professors Dr. Neeta Connally and Dr. Rayda Krell join Jennifer Reid of the Ridgefield Health Department to discuss how to protect yourself and your family from ticks that carry Lyme. They offer precautions whether you are hiking in nature or enjoying your back yard. Listen today -- before it's too late.

Danbury Day at the Connecticut Capitol is the place for the city’s boosters get together to tell the rest of the state, especially other legislators, about all the great things going on in the city. That’s why Paul Steinmetz was there, and during the celebration he interviewed many Danbury officials and citizens. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim also showed up and talked about how he would treat Danbury if he becomes governor. Bharbara Viegas closes the podcast with an end-of-semester farewell.

Bharbara and Paul discuss the options the university faced when dealing with an outbreak of Norovirus and a water main break in Danbury that meant everyone had to wash their hands with bottled water. Some students, faculty and staff were nervous about attending classes. Bharbara was one of them, and Paul explained why the university chose to stay open. Plus a listing of Westfest events.

The vice president of Student Affairs, and the president and vice president of Student Relations for the Student Government Association came together to answer questions about the Norovirus and water main break that both hit the university in the past week. Listen to their discussion and spread the word.

An accessible option an be found here:

https://media.wcsu.edu/media/WCSU+411+Health+Emergency+Info/1_03m6ewlz/70782351

Jordan Young is the third-generation of his family to lead Fairfield Processing in Danbury. At the recent Macricostas Entrepreneur of the Year Award ceremony, Jordan and Paul discussed the pressures of ensuring that a family business adapts and succeeds in an ever-changing environment. Afterward, Bharbara reveals the results of her hard-fought campaign for vice president of Student Relations for the Student Government Association.