University Life
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.
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.
Emergency Alerts Revamped for Faculty and Staff
The student interface will be updated for the spring semester.
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.
New Agreement Reached on UConn ‘Faculty Row’ Houses
Under the agreement, UConn will maintain two of the nine houses previously slated for demolition and move forward with demolishing the remaining seven.
The Voice of Women’s Ice Hockey
Play-by-play commentary by Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS), available through a subscription, is broadcast to UConn fans and athletes’ family members when they can’t be in the stands.
Coveted Class: Hip-Hop, Politics, and Youth Culture in America
Hip-hop reflects on our society 'fearlessly and unapologetically,' says Professor Jeffrey Ogbar.
Happy Holidays, UConn Nation!
An a cappella supergroup – comprising more than 100 students from UConn’s nine a cappella groups – sings 'Winter Wonderland.'