Susan Twiss


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Ashley Rich '20 (NUR) speaks with a classmate during a nursing class at the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall on Feb. 1, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Ashley Rich

'Nothing compares to the feeling of celebrating a season’s worth of hard work,' says student-athlete Ashley Rich, a member of the National Championship field hockey team who also maintains a GPA of above 3.9.

Student-athlete Courtney Akerley ‘19 (CLAS) meets with her academic adviser, Lindsay Darcy, in Hall Dorm. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Courtney Akerley

'It is always made clear that we are students first and athletes second,' says high-achieving student-athlete Courtney Akerley of the Women's Cross Country team.

Student-athlete Gabby Williams, Women’s Basketball on Dec. 5, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Gabby Williams

Being a Husky means 'it’s a responsibility to hold myself a certain way and represent the University with pride and class.'

Student-athlete Foluronso ‘Foley’ Fatukasi, Football , writing a paper in the study lounge of the Burton Football Complex. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Foley Fatukasi

'To me, being a Husky represents a conquering mindset to overcome any obstacle we face,' says Fatukasi.

Student-athlete Tosin Adeniyi ’18 (BUS), Women’s Volleyball, talks with her advisor, Ingrid Hohmann. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Tosin Adeniyi

'I am one of the luckiest girls to have received such an amazing education and college experience through volleyball.'

Student-athlete Heidi Druehl, Women’s Soccer, speaks with her academic counselor Ingrid Hohmann about an upcoming exam she will need to take while traveling with the team. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Heidi Druehl

'UConn has helped shape my life by allowing me to find my real passion.'

'Being a Husky teaches you how to be a better person – not just on campus, but for the rest of your life,' says Randazzo, an undergraduate researcher in the lab of Professor Joseph LoTurco and a student in the Special Program in Medicine as well as an athlete on the Women's Track team. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Ericka Randazzo

'Being a Husky teaches you how to be a better person – not just on campus, but for the rest of your life,' says Randazzo, a student in the Special Program in Medicine as well as an athlete on the Women's Track team.