EAST HAVENÂ â Ann Charbonneau, 62, passed away on February 18, 2021, at Yale New Haven Hospital, following a brief illness. She was the wife of Michael Hlavna.
Born in Waterbury on July 24, 1958, to the late Leo and Audrey (Bradshaw) Charbonneau, she was raised in Watertown, attended local schools and graduated from Sacred Heart High School, class of 1976. Following graduation she attended Stone School of Business in New Haven.
She also attended Western Connecticut State University, studying drama and acting, as well as, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. She worked locally for a few years before heading to New York City to pursue an acting career.
Stephen Price joins Seven Eight Artists March 8, 2021
Seven Eight Artists announces the addition of
Stephen Price to its roster. Price currently teaches organ, church music, and music theory at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, where he succeeded Raúl Prieto Ramírez. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he is coordinator of the Sursa American Organ Competition.
Price attended Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree and served as organ scholar at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Norwalk, Connecticut. Following his undergraduate studies, Price received a Fulbright scholarship to travel to Toulouse, France, where he studied historical and modern performance practices of French organ music. Price then attended Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington, earning the Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees, studying with Janette Fishell. Price serves as sub-dean o
March 5, 2021
Tutors at work in the Ancell Commons at Western Connecticut State University. (photo credit – Peggy Stewart/contributed photo)
DANBURY, CT – Western Connecticut State University’s Ancell Commons and Tutoring Resource Center have been awarded International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) through the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA). The CRLA is a leading professional organization and certifying body in the field of tutoring and learning assistance in higher education.
Certification promotes program credibility for the institution and increases faculty and student confidence in the quality of service by setting standards for a consistent and rigorous tutor training program aligned with internationally recognized best practices, providing avenues for ongoing assessment of tutoring skills, and recognizing the contributions of tutors and empowering their leadership development.
Ashley Kong
Ashley Kong is a senior at Western Connecticut State University studying communications and marketing. At WestConn, she is the President of her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi, and an HBOMax Campus Brand Manager. She is also an active promoter of the importance of female role models, with her background as a Girl Scout alumna and an Être Girls’ TikTok Advisor.
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DANBURY â Nursing students and faculty from Western Connecticut State University have joined the vaccination campaign recently to arrest the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic by offering their support to the launch of vaccine administration programs organized by the Nuvance Health system and the Danbury Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Nursing Department Chair Dr. Jeanette Lupinacci said WCSU students have volunteered since December at four locations including Danbury, Norwalk, New Milford and Sharon hospitals.Â
Department faculty and students in the universityâs RN-BN and M.S. in nursing programs also responded to a call from Danbury Public Health authorities for support in the cityâs vaccination effort.