Gifts & Donors
UConn Entrepreneur’s $1 Million Gift to Launch New Student Entrepreneurs
The gift will build on the existing UConn Entrepreneurship Hub (eHub)
August 28, 2024 | Ira Morrison
‘Honey’ Fitch’s Legacy: UConn Scholars ‘Advance So Others Can Follow’
The Harrison Fitch Leadership Fund continues the trailblazing legacy of UConn's first Black basketball player
August 23, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation
UConn Nation’s Generosity Leads to the Most Successful UConn Gives Yet
The nearly $800,000 raised will impact students, faculty, and staff across the University
May 28, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation
Generous Gift Provides Superior Quality Steinway Pianos for UConn’s Music Students
The gift also moves UConn closer to prestigious All-Steinway School designation
May 17, 2024 | Jennifer Eburg, UConn Foundation
19th Century Commonplace Books Show What Was Read and Loved; Poetry as Lived Experience
'The hunt for hidden meanings gives most of us a headache. Why not look at poetry just for pleasure?'
April 11, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
Jorgensen Building Chamber Music Audience One Student at a Time
'Some students have told me after a concert it was one of the most beautiful things they’d ever heard'
February 5, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
Five Alumni to be Inducted into UConn School of Business Hall of Fame
'Their accomplishments remind us of the great foundation our business school provides for diverse endeavors'
January 25, 2024 | Claire Hall
Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion Established at the College of Engineering
The Chair, which will contribute to the impact of the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, is supported by the latest philanthropic contribution from UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy (Reddington) Vergnano
January 3, 2024 | Meagan Fazio, UConn Foundation
Human Rights Close to Home: A Unique Civics Education Program for K-12 Students, Supported By the Redstone Family Foundation, Launched at UConn
'I think we fundamentally underestimate how much our kids can learn even about the biggest and most important issues of today. We just need to teach them in ways that are relatable'
December 12, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance
Young Philanthropist Expands Study Abroad Opportunity with Planned Gift
Planning ahead is important to Monique Golden ’15 MA, ’21 Ph.D.
November 3, 2023 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation