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University Events: May and June 2008

 For more information about events, contact the Office of University Relations.
 All listings are subject to change. Please call to confirm.

MAY EVENTS
May 18	UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY:  WestConn will host its Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in the Westside Athletic Complex Stadium on the university's Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. The featured speaker will be Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Farooq Kathwari. The public is invited. For more information, call (203) 837-8800.
May 20 - 25	CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL:  WestConn will be a host venue for the Connecticut Film Festival, with screenings of independent films in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. For a complete list of films and screening times, go to www.ctfilmfest.com.
May 23 - 24	THEATRE PERFORMANCE:  The WCSU theatre arts department will present "Songs for a New World" at 8 p.m. in Theater Three, 311 W. 43rd St., 3rd Floor in Manhattan. The public is invited; tickets will be $20 for adults, and $15 for senior citizens and students. WestConn students with valid I.D. will be admitted free. For more information and reservations, call (203) 837-8732.
JUNE EVENTS
Jun. 7	PUSHING PAST AUTISM EVENT:  A fundraising event to benefit children on the autism spectrum will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Feldman Arena of the O'Neill Center on the WestConn Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. Participants will raise funds for the Autism Society of Connecticut and the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism by obtaining sponsors for doing push-ups. Check-in for the event will begin at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome announcement at 9:30 a.m. and push-ups from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will conclude at 3 p.m. with raffles, door prizes and announcements. For more information or to participate, visit www.pushingpastautism.org.
Jun. 17 - Jul. 5	M.F.A. NEW YORK EXHIBITION:  The Master of Fine Arts Emerging Artists Show, featuring works by the 2008 graduates from the Master of Fine Arts painting and illustration program, will be on display from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, on the 4th floor of the Blue Mountain Gallery, 530 W. 25th St. in New York. An Opening Reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 19. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (646) 486-4730.
Jun. 29	MELISSA ETHERIDGE CONCERT:  Melissa Etheridge will perform at 8 p.m. at the Ives Concert Park on the WestConn Westside campus, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. Tickets will be $100, $75 or $55 for reserved seats and $35 for lawn admission. Get tickets at Ticketmaster.com.

All listings are subject to change. Please call to confirm.

VISITOR PARKING ADVISORY: Western Connecticut State University offers several convenient, centrally located parking spaces for visitors to the university’s Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury. Midtown visitor parking is in the lot next to Old Main and in designated spaces next to University Hall. Parking in the university’s White Street and Fifth Avenue garages is restricted to students, faculty and staff with hang-tags and/or parking stickers from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; visitors are welcome to park in the garages all other times. Westside visitor parking is on University Boulevard. Visitors who cannot be accommodated in these parking areas are asked to call the University Police Department to make other arrangements.

Up-to-date university parking rules and regulations, color-coded campus maps that show parking areas and shuttle bus stops, and shuttle bus schedules are available at www.wcsu.edu/parking. Call the University Police Department at (203) 837-9300 for more information about the parking rules and regulations.