WCSU waives application fees through Nov. 30 for first-year, transfer and graduate students
Western Connecticut State University will waive the application fee for first-year, transfer, and graduate students who apply to the university from now to Nov. 30, 2025. Admissions decisions for Fall 2026 will begin going out in early December. To apply or for more information, go to wcsu.edu/admissions/apply/ or call the Admissions Office at (203) 837-9000.
WCSU offers more than 50 top-rated and accredited undergraduate and graduate programs that deliver a practical education at an affordable price. To read about successful faculty, students and alumni, go to wcsu.edu/success-stories.
The university in Danbury offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. For information on all of WCSU’s academic programs, go to wcsu.edu/academics.
For more information about WCSU, go to wcsu.edu/admissions, call (203) 837-9000 or contact Communications and Marketing at pr@wcsu.edu.
Two invitations to visit UConn Stamford on Tuesday, Nov. 11
1. Information Session Campus & Residence Hall Tour: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Find out more about UConn Stamford on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Your visit will begin with a 30-minute information session, followed by a 90-minute tour of campus and our residence hall.
The event is organized by the UConn Stamford Admissions Office, in Room 101.
You can register here.
2. UConn Stamford Talk and Tour 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Led by a member of UConn Stamford’s Admissions team, this one-on-one visit opportunity includes a 60-minute personalized tour of campus and an optional 30-minute residence hall tour. Bring your questions to ask along the way!
You can register here.
Food Expert Padma Lakshmi Visits Fairfield University
Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will host Padma Lakshmi — producer, TV host, and New York Times best-selling author — for a discussion on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
“An Evening with Padma Lakshmi” tickets cost:
• $125 (includes VIP reception with Padma Lakshmi at the Delamar Westport, ticket to lecture, and copy of Padma’s All American.)
• $70 Regular Price Ticket
• $5 Fairfield University student
• $55 Quick Member
Tickets include purchase of Lakshmi’s new book coming out this fall.
Lakshmi is an Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and a New York Times best-selling author. In 2023, she was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
She is the creator, host, and executive producer of the critically acclaimed Hulu series Taste the Nation, which premiered its second season in May 2023 and recently received its first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special.
Lakshmi served as host and executive producer of Bravo’s two-time Emmy-winning series Top Chef for 19 seasons. Top Chef has been nominated for 47 Emmys, including her five-time nomination as Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program.
WCSU Honoring the late Jane Goodall on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5:30 to 7:30
Western Connecticut State University will honor the legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall this month at an event entitled “Honoring Dr. Jane Goodall: Her Vision, Her Voice, Our Future.” It will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Room 125 and in the Atrium of the Science Building on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury.
Photo by Vincent Calmel
Jane Goodall
Goodall has been a frequent visitor to the university since the April 1995 establishment of The Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Education at WCSU, which brings together Western Connecticut State University and the Jane Goodall Institute — a global nonprofit devoted to wildlife research, education, and conservation. This 30-year partnership inspires learning, stewardship, and action toward a more sustainable future.
Virtual gallery talk about incarcerated quilt-makers Nov. 12, and exhibit at Fairfield University Art Museum
The Fairfield University Art Museum invites you to join an inspiring Virtual Gallery Talk with Maureen Kelleher, co-founder of The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project, on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m.
Kelleher will share stories from her collaborative work with incarcerated quilt artists at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison, and discuss the creative process behind the quilts featured in the museum’s current exhibition, Stitching Time:The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project.
Paired with Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program, the exhibition uplifts the voices of artists who have experienced incarceration and whose work embodies resilience, creativity, and hope.
WCSU Prof launches a true crime podcast
Western Connecticut State University Professor of Justice and Law Administration Dr. Casey Jordan has launched a new true crime podcast, “Criminal Appeal with Dr. Casey Jordan.”
The podcast, which premiered on Tuesday, Nov. 4, features Jordan, a well-known criminologist, profiler and attorney with more than three decades of on-air experience, and co-host Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet, a sociology professor at Sacred Heart University.
Together, they discuss real cases through the lens of Jordan’s actual analysis as the case unfolded, and Butler-Sweet’s exploration of how society, identity, and inequality shape our understanding of crime and justice.
The podcast can be found on YouTube, Spotify and Apple, as of November 4.