West Conn is taking back the O’Neill Center on the westside campus. 

The university worked with the National Guard and Danbury Hospital to set up the facility as a field hospital in the event the hospital needed overflow beds. The crunch of patients did not happen, and health officials have told West Conn and the state that they expect Danbury Hospital to be able to handle any future admissions due to COVID-19.

University staff is working to convert the O’Neill Center back to a field house, ready for athletic events and other gatherings as soon as possible.

West Conn officials are still working on how to conduct an in-person commencement celebration to replace the canceled May 17th event.  In the meantime, a virtual celebration of every senior’s accomplishment is now online.  Seniors have submit photos, major and hometown to be published on the university's website and on Facebook. 

For incoming students, orientation will also be virtual in several sessions. They're scheduled on June 18 for students entering the School of Visual & Performing Arts, June 22 for the Ancell School of Business, June 24 for the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences, and July 9 for the School of Professional Studies.

More details will be released as the dates get closer.