SPS in the News
School of Professional Studies
WCSU Graduates, The News-Times, May 21, 2006
The Alphabet as Matchmaker, Alumni News, Spring 2006
Alumni Association Board Connects, Alumni News, Spring 2006
Four Alums, Alumni News, Spring 2006
Magnet School has Continental Theme, The News-Times, April 30, 2006
Building a Habitat House, The News-Times, April 27, 2006
Grant Program Creates Science Excitement in Danbury Schools, Communiqué, April 2006
Celebrating Scholarship and Service, CSU Universe, Spring 2006
Driven to Succeed, The News-Times, April 5, 2006
Pinou Inspires Science Teachers, Communiqué, April 2006
SPS Adjuncts Honored for Dedication Service to Students, Communiqué, April 2006
Magnet School Attracts Attention, The News-Times, March 9, 2006
Higher Education Department Awards $814,253 to Train Teachers, News Release, ctdhe.org, March 30, 2006
Danbury Students Get Hands-On Science Experience, NewsTimes Live, com, March 6, 2006
New Science Initiatives, The News-Times, March 3, 2006
President’s Initiatives Fund Recipients Named, Communiqué, March 2006
Magnet School Swamped with Applications, The News-Times, February 25, 2006, NewsTimes Live, com, March 9, 2006
Magnet School Talk Attracts Large Crowd, The Redding Pilot, February 16, 2006
New Magnet School to Teach About Global Community, The Bethel Beacon, February 10, 2006
SPS Honors Distinguished Alumni, Communiqué, February 2006
New International Magnet School to Open, New Fairfield Citizen, February 1, 2006
Media Mentions “WCSU Signs Articulation Agreement with Goodwin College”, Communiqué, February 2006
Magnet School to Open, Brookfield Journal, January 27, 2006
Magnet School Meeting Slated, Voices, January 25, 2006
Magnet School Sign-Ups Start This Month, The News-Times, January 6, 2006
Special People Are the Most Meaningful Gifts of the Season, The News-Times, January 7, 2006
WestConn Honors Five Alumni, Voices, January 4, 2006
Senior Students Put Best fork Forward, Communiqué, December 2005
WCSU Sign Articulation Agreement with Goodwin College, New Haven Business Times, December 2005
Event Honoring Role Models Motivates Students, Faculty, Communiqué, December 2005
New Elementary Magnet School Presented to BOE, New Fairfield Citizen, December 21, 2005
Magnet School Attracts Attention, The News-Times, December 13, 2005
WCSU Foundation Donors, Scholars Get Acquainted, Communiqué, November 2005
Clark, Durnin Breathe New Life Into State Women’s Group, Communiqué, November 2005
Agreement To Ease Transition For Goodwin Grads, Communiqué, November 2005
Magnet School Draws Interest, Brookfield Journal, November 18, 2005
Magnet School Plans Detailed, Voices, October 26, 2005
School Board Gets An Overview Of New Magnet School In Danbury, Newington Town Crier, October 21, 2005; The Newtown Bee, October 20, 2005
Free Dictionaries Thrill Third-Graders, The News-Times, October 8, 2005
Magnet School Outlines Plan For First Year, The News-Times, September 30, 2005
President’s Gala Offers Sparkling Evening Of Fund, Fund Raising, Communiqué, September 2005
Musician Andy Rodgers Loves What He Learned At WestConn, Alumni News, Fall 2005
Education & Education Psychology Department
“Diversity at the University” Program, WestConn Report, April 26, 2006
Counselors Feel The Crunch, New York Teacher, April 24, 2006
The World’s Slowest Speed Skater: A True Story, featuring Darla Shaw, The News-Times, March 29, 2006
PEOPLE: Darla Shaw is a Teacher’s Teacher, Ridgefield Press, March 1, 2006
Innovative Shaw Teachers Students Of All Ages, Communiqué, February 2006
Winning Raffle Ticket Results In Scholarship, Communiqué, February 2006
International Projects Get WestConn Funds, The News-Times, January 31, 2006
WestConn Ed.D. Program Evolves To Serve Needs, The News-Times, January 6, 2006; Communiqué, December 2005
Hord Academy’s Efforts ‘Add Up’ For Local Grade-Schoolers, Communiqué, October 2005
Group Helps Girls Become Strong Women, The News-Times, October 17, 2005
Past Principal Recognized, The News-Times, September 22, 2005
Huckleberry Hill Teacher Received Districtwide Award, The News-Times, June 14, 2005; Brookfield Journal, June 10, 2005
Health Educator Named Teacher of the Year, The News-Times, August 31, 2005
Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences Department
Mother, Daughter Team Up for Exhibit, The News-Times, Bethel, May 12, 2006
Holistic Health Events, WestConn Report, May 10, 2006
WestConn Event Shows Benefits of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, The News-Times, April 30, 2006
Non-Traditional Student Reaches Out to Help Hurricane Victims, Communiqué, March 2006
High School Intern To Create A Safe Haven For Students, The Newtown Bee, March 2006
Holistic Health Workshop, The Newtown Bee, February 17, 2006
Holistic Health Studies Program, Brookfield Journal, February 17, 2006
Conversations About HIV/AIDS Prove Enlightening, Communiqué, February 2006
Teacher’s Memorial Fund To Aid Students, The News-Times, February 17, 2006
WestConn Honors Five Alumni, Voices, January 4, 2006
Watertown Resident Honored, TownTimes News.com, December 15, 2005
Se Rinde Homenaje a Estudiantes Modelo, El Canillita, December 9, 2005
Courage, Tragedy, Triumph, and Making Dreams Come True, CEA Advisor, November 2005
Holistic Health Event Addresses Stress, Communiqué, November 2005
Faculty Offer Health Care, Fitness Strategies, Communiqué, October 2005
Athletes Enlisted In Substance Abuse Prevention, Voices, October 12, 2005
The Relationship Between Mental & Physical Health, The Newtown Bee, September 30, 2005
Stress Management Panel To Open Holistic Health Series At WestConn, The Newtown Bee, September 23, 2005
Counselors Help New Milford Teens Through Troubled Times, The News-Times, September 12, 2005
WestConn Has Relay For Life, The News-Times, May 12, 2005
Music
WestConn Symphony Orchestra Delights, The News-Times, May 19, 2006
The Chick Corea Trio, WestConn Report, May 10, 2006
Entry Earns Music Adjunct Honorable Mention in International Songwriting Competition, Communiqué, May 2006
‘As You Like It’, Alumni News, Spring 2006
WestConn Society Provides New Opportunities For Giving, Alumni News, Spring 2006
Love Of Performing Leads Actress To Open Business, The New-Times, March 28, 2006
The Forest and the Trees, Litchfield Country Times, March 2006
Bank Supports Folklife Project, The News-Times, April 27, 2006
Chick Corea Brings a ‘Living History of Jazz’ To WestConn, The News-Times, April 21, 2006
WestConn Choir Concert a Great Success, The Echo, April 18, 2006
WCSU Choral Program Demonstrates Ambition, The News-Times, April 14, 2006
Benefactor Bequeaths Funds for Creation Of Music Scholarships, Communiqué, April 2006
Newman Students Learn Life Lessons In Trip To Hurricane Country, Communiqué, April 2006
Music Student Receives Honorable Mention, Communiqué, March 2006
WestConn Musical, Cultural Events on Tap, The News-Times, March 25, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 26, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 25, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 24, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 17, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 16, 2006
WestConn Events t, The New-Times, March 12, 2006
St. Patrick’s Events In City and Elsewhere, The News-Times, March 12, 2006
Campus Coffeehouse A Thursday Treat, The News-Times, March 12, 2006
The Pipes Are Calling, Republican American, March 12, 2006
Backstage Pass, The News-Times, March 10, 2006
Woman Of the Month: Ruth Henderson, TravelVideo.TV, March 10, 2006
Musical Fiesta At WestConn, The News-Times, March 10, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 10, 2006
WestConn Events, The New-Times, March 9, 2006
Annual Bagpipe Concert Planned, Voices, March 5, 2006
25th Annual St. Patrick’s Bagpipe Performance Set at WCSU Midtown Campus, New Fairfield Citizen, March 1, 2006
WestConn Band Moves Concert To Tonight, The News-Times, March 1, 2006
Chick Corea To Headline Jazz Festival, Communiqué, March 2006
Argentinean Tango In Concert Wednesday, The News-Times, February 12, 2006
WCSU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, The News-Times, February 26, 2006
Opening Nights WCSU “As You Like It”, The News-Times, February 26, 2006
Donors’ Reception, The News-Times, February 23, 2006
WestConn Events, The News-Times, February 23, 2006
WestConn Events, The News-Times, February 9, 2006
Chamber Music Concert, Communiqué, February 2006
Free Concerts for Young People, The News-Times, February 5, 2006
Project Brings World’s Music To An Increasingly Diverse City, The News-Times, January 29, 2006
Musicians Gather In New Milford To Honor Skitch Henderson, The News-Times, January 22, 2006
Free Concert Of Traditional and Jazz Fusion At WCSU, The Newtown Bee, January 27, 2006
Fair Winds Free Kids Concert Saturday, Greenwich Time, January 8, 2006
Concert To Celebrate Life of Henderson, The News-Times, January 9, 2006
Watertown Resident Honored, TownTimesNews.com, December 12, 2005
A Holiday Favorite At WestConn, The Newtown Bee, December 9, 2005
WCSU Symphony, Percussion Groups In Top Form, The News-Times, December 9, 2005
Choral Society Scholarship Winners, Republican-American, December 15, 2005
Big Band Jazz & Holiday Classics, The Newtown Bee, December 2, 2005
Music Studies Scholarships, The News-Times, December 8, 2005
Connecticut Choral Society Scholarships, Voices, December 7, 2005
‘Amahl’ visits WestConn, The News-Times, December 9, 2005
Band To Perform, Voices, December 7, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, December 4, 2005
Hispanic Heritage Events Explore Immigrant Experience, Communiqué, December 2005
Music Lovers Encourage Students by Establishing Scholarships, Communiqué, December 2005
Student Musician Loved Tour In Europe, Communiqué, December 2005
Ruiz Takes Rebuilt Steinway On a Wild Ride, Communiqué, December 2005
University Bids Farewell To Dear Friend Skitch Henderson, Communiqué, December 2005
Western New York Music Student Spreads His Wings At WestConn, Communiqué, December 2005
WestConn Groups Sing Conductor’s Favorites, The News-Times, December 12, 2005
Holiday Favorite ‘Amahl’ is at WestConn, The News-Times, December 2, 2005
Amahl And The Night Visitors At St. Peter’s, Cheshire Herald, December 1, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, November 27, 2005
WestConn Vocalist To Sing In Free Concert, The News-Times, November 20, 2005
Musical Tradition Comes To WestConn, The News-Times, November 17, 2005
A Salute to Skitch, The News-Times, November 6, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, November 12, 2005
Jazz Singer Cyntia M. to Play Pawling, The News-Times, November 12, 2005
Silo Gallery and WestConn M.F.A. Artists Highlight ‘The Farm’, Litchfield Enquirer; Kent Good Times; Bethel, Beacon, November 4, 2005
Conductor Skitch Henderson Dies at 87, Greenwich Times, November 3, 2005
Remarkably Musical ‘Nine’ Scores a 10, The News-Times, November 4, 2005
Henderson Relished His Role at WestConn, The News-Times, November 3, 2005
Skitch Henderson 1918-2005, The News-Times, November 2, 2005
Fond Sketches Of Skitch, Hartford Courant, November 3, 2005
Ruth Henderson Named to M.F.A. Advisory Board, Communiqué, November 2005
A Grand Return, WestConn’s Rebuilt Steinway To Get Workout At Hands Of Jazz Master, The News-Times, October 31, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, October 29, 2005
Hendersons Attend Inauguration, The News-Times, October 27, 2005
Octoberfest Jazz Concert At WCSU, New Fairfield Citizen, October 26, 2005
Candlewood Symphony Orchestra Performs, Voices, October 19, 2005
Seven Finalists Seek Job As Symphony Conductor, The News-Times, October 18, 2005
Student Musician Loved Tour In Europe, The News-Times, October 14, 2005
WestConn Symphonic Band Splendid, The News-Times, October 14, 2005
Jazz Combos Kick Off Season, The Echo, October 11, 2005
WestConn Alumni Go To Top-Notch Graduate Schools, Communiqué, October 2005
Students, Faculty, Guests Featured In Fall Music Offerings, Communiqué, October 2005
WestConn’s Jimenez To Conduct Purchase Concert, The Echo, October 11, 2005
Jimenez Speaks Out About Hispanic Heritage, The Echo, October 11, 2005
WestConn Professors Jam At Ives Center, The Echo, October 4, 2005
WestConn Jazz Combos In Free Concert, The News-Times, October 2, 2005
Concert At WestConn Celebrated Diversity, The News-Times, September 26, 2005
WestConn To Show Film On Brazilian Singer, The News-Times, September 24, 2005
Contra Dances Season Kicks Off At WestConn, The News-Times, September 23, 2005
Manhattan String Quartet To Perform Sept. 21 Daylong Marathon, New Fairfield Citizen, September 21, 2005
String Quartet Concert At WestConn To Recognize Renowned Composer, The News-Times, September 23, 2005
Distinguished Professor Named, The News-Times, September 15, 2005
String Quartet To Play Shostakovich Marathon, The News-Times, September 18, 2005
Letter to the Editor: WCSU and the CT Folklife Project, The News-Times, September 21, 2005
Master of Music, The News-Times, September 16, 2005
Fall Preview for Classical Music Events, The News-Times, September 16, 2005
Sept. 17 ‘Harmony for Humanity’ Concert Will Be A Fundraiser For Hurricane Relief, The Newtown Bee, September 16, 2005
Student Escapes Wrath of Hurricane Katrina, The News-Times, September 10, 2005
WCSU President Dr. James Schmotter, looks over a display with Ruth and Skitch Henderson, Bits & People, New Milford Times, September 9, 2005
Fine and Performing Arts Center To House Historic Pipe Organ, WestConn Report, Fall 2005
Henderson Named Distinguished Professor, Communiqué, September 2005
Historic Pipe Organ To Find a Home at New WCSU Arts Center, Communiqué, September 2005
Conn Folklife Project Concert At WCSU, New Fairfield Citizen, September 7, 2005
Henderson To Help WestConn Programs, The News-Times, August 18, 2005
WestConn Gains Organ, Republican-American, August 7, 2005
Free Band, Choral Concerts in Danbury, NewsTimesLive.com, August 7, 2005
Music Camps At WestConn A Success, WestConn Report, August 31, 2005
Teen Sax Player Wind Scholarship, The Bethel Beacon, August 5, 2005
Keys To the Past, The News-Times, July 28, 2005
New CD In Hand, Christian Band Plans Tour, The News-Times, July 11, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, July 9, 2005
Son Of Ex-NHS Band Director To Perform With Military Band, The News-Times, June 30, 2005
Newtown Man Tour Manager Of Air Force Jazz Ensemble, VoicesNews.com, July 6, 2005
WestConn Events, The News-Times, July 2, 2005
Teacher Of The Year Uses Hands-On Approach, The News-Times, June 20, 2005
WestConn Concert Blends Three Eras, The News-Times, May 6, 2005
2005 Marks Decade of World-Class Jazz At WestConn, New Fairfield Citizen, April 27, 2005; Bethel Beacon, April 22, 2005; The News-Times, April 22, 2005; Kent Good Times Dispatch, April 22, 2005; The Newtown Bee, April 15, 2005
Jazz Festival, New Cannan Advertiser, April 28, 2005
Nursing
Nursing Students Get Taste Of Military, The News-Times, April 30, 2006; News Times Live, com, April 30, 2006
WestConn Nursing Students Pack Their Bags For Germany, The Echo, April 18, 2006
Where Strife Meets Joy, The News-Times, February 26, 2006
Hospital Uses Scholarships to Attract Nurses, The News-Times, February 21, 2006
Nursing Grads Maintain Perfect Passing Grade, Communiqué, February 2006
WestConn, SCSU Join forces To Prepare Nurse Educators, Communiqué, September 2005; The News-Times, July 2005; The Newtown Bee, July 1, 2005
More Nurse Educators Needed to Ease Nursing Shortage, Burrelles, December 1, 2005; Connecticut Nursing News, December, 2005
Growing Nursing Program Gets New Temporary Home, Hartford Courant, July 21, 2005
Danbury Nurse Wins State Honor, The News-Times, June 6, 2005
Social Work
To Iraq and Back, Republican-American, April 11, 2006
Student Gets Letter to Nancy Johnson, The News-Times, January 12, 2006
Intern Focuses On Needs of Seniors, The News-Times, November 12, 2005
A Trip Down Under, The News-Times, October 22, 2005
More Than 1,000 Walkers Raise $240,000 For Brookfield’s Ability Beyond Disability, The News-Times, October 17, 2005
Free Dictionaries Thrill Third-Graders, The News-Times, October 8, 2005
Distinguished Alumni Awards, Educator, Fall 2005
