Jaclyn Severance

Jaclyn (Falkowski) Severance has worked in communications and public relations in the state of Connecticut for more than 15 years. She served as the director of communications and primary spokesperson for the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General before joining University Communications. She also previously served as the communications director for the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, as a press secretary for the Connecticut General Assembly’s Senate Democratic Caucus, and as the associate editor of Connecticut Lawyer magazine. Jaclyn earned a degree in communications, emphasizing in journalism, from the University of Hartford; studied photography at the Hartford Art School; and interned as a staff writer with the Hartford Courant. She and her husband and son live on a small, family farm in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner where they raise cashmere goats. Her beat includes human rights and global affairs, entrepreneurship and innovation, social work, behavioral sciences, student stories, and campus life.


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A Black woman in a group of marchers on a bridge holds a sign that says "Discrimination is Not Kosher."

Diverse Global Scholars on Antisemitism, Antiblack Racism Come to UConn This Week

Black Jewish Scholars on Antiblack Racism and Antisemitism conference will be held on April 29 and April 30

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Veteran and Mom Adding New Title to Her Résumé: UConn Graduate

The hard work of being a full-time student while taking care of a family is about to be rewarded

Red handprints and paint splatter over a blue and yellow background, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, with the words '!Stop War!' in the center, featuring black line drawings of human hands pulling at the borders of the country and a flying dove.

Babbidge Library Exhibit Offers Powerful Images of War, and Hope, Created by Ukrainian Children

"Children Draw War, Not Flowers" will be on display at the Homer Babbidge Library through August 1

Storrs Center. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Mansfield Is Updating Its 10-Year Plan, and These Sophomores Want the UConn Community to Help

'How we can develop the area better, not only to suit the needs of everybody, but really to help UConn students?'

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UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road

Long-haul truckers play a vital role in the economy, but face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work

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Campaign School for Social Workers Cultivates the Candidates, Campaign Managers, and Communicators of Tomorrow

'Democracy reflects the priorities of those who show up'

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UConn Student Club Bringing Free Medical Clinic to Willimantic This Weekend

'It’s very meaningful work, and we’re all really happy and grateful that we have support to do this'

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Tomorrow Today: Reimagining the College Experience at HackUConn 2025

'If you have an idea, if you want to create change within your local community, then this is the innovation competition for you'

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New NetWerx Initiative Brings Alumni Mentorship into the Classroom

Making those first steps onto a career path less intimidating and more rewarding

Presentation, blur and workshop with business people in meeting for financial, speaker and company valuation. Investment report, asset management and budget portfolio with employees in office.

UConn, Wells Fargo Partnership Bringing Neurodiversity Workshop for Employers to Boston

No-cost, one-day program to be hosted by Loomis Sayles, focusing on end-to-end neurodiversity initiative design