University Life

Sunshine after the snowfall adds sparkle and shadows to the landscape. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Winter Wonderland in Storrs

Sunshine after the snowfall adds sparkle and shadows to the landscape.

UConn campus in the snow. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

UConn in the Snow

White-tipped trees and ice-filled ponds glisten in the sun, while blankets of snow bring serenity and silence during this chilly winter break.

The Waterbury campus at dusk. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Snapshot: UConn Waterbury

At the regional campuses, students get the benefits of a national top 25 public university in a small college setting. View photos of UConn Waterbury, a lively campus that embraces urban connections.

Views of the UConn Nation transportation buses on Jan. 7, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Changing Bus Operations to Meet New Rules

While an outside company will train and provide drivers for the large buses, students will still be able to work part-time for the Transportation Services or for the new provider.

Commencement ceremonies taking place in Gampel Pavilion. (File photo by Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

New Name Touts Range of Student-Athlete Support Services

UConn’s Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes has been renamed the Student-Athlete Success Program, recognizing the comprehensive support provided to student-athletes.

With just a few days left in 2016, a selection of faculty, staff, students, and alumni share hopes for next year.

UConn Nation Hopeful for the Coming Year

With just a few days left in 2016, a selection of faculty, staff, students, and alumni share hopes for next year.

The Jonathans in the snow. (UConn Photo)

Snow Dogs

Watch Jonathan XIII and XIV frolic in the snow the husky dog way.

The UConn sailing club sailing in Long Island Sound as the sun sets at the Avery Point campus on Nov. 18, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Avery Point Sunset

Members of the Sailing Club at the Avery Point campus enjoy the diminishing rays of sunlight on the waters of Long Island Sound.

A snowy view of the Great Lawn toward looking toward the Wilbur Cross Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Emergency Alerts Revamped for Faculty and Staff

The student interface will be updated for the spring semester.

The Storrs brothers. It was on April 21, 1881, that the Connecticut General Assembly accepted an offer of 170 acres of land and $5,000 from brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs, and approved an act creating the Storrs Agricultural School. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

It Began With a Gift

On this day in 1880 – Dec. 15 – brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs publicly announced a gift of land and cash to start an agricultural school that would become the University of Connecticut.