University Life
Commencement Weekend 2013: The Numbers – and the Students – are Impressive
Nearly 8,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional diplomas have been awarded to the Class of '13.
Volunteer Firefighters Learn Professional Skills While Helping Out in the Community
Students volunteering with the Mansfield Fire Department learn to cope with the unexpected.
‘Ignite’ Giving Competition Raises $65,000 for Student Programs
Community Outreach Alternative Breaks was the winning team in the University’s first crowd-funded philanthropy competition.
Class of 2013: Jigish Patel, Future Teacher
After graduating as an Honors student with three majors, Jigish Patel ’13 (CLAS) will join Teach for America as a volunteer math teacher in Arkansas for two years.
New Mentoring Program Helps Set City Students on Path to College
Two cultural centers have started a program that pairs UConn students with Hartford middle and high school students.
Geoscience Graduate Student Wins First Prize in Innovation Quest Competition
Mark Smith plans to establish a start-up to produce an imaging device that can capture ultra-high-resolution images of micro-macroscopic objects in two and three dimensions.
Class of 2013: Brunilda Ferraj, Future Social Worker
Her childhood experiences as an immigrant are part of what has driven Brunilda Ferraj ’13 MSW to pursue a degree in social work.
Class of 2013: Spencer Reese, Future Opera Stage Director, and Tyler Reese, Future Businessman
Twins Spencer Reese '13 (SFA) and Tyler Reese '13 (CLAS) followed separate paths to academic achievement, one as a music major, the other in math.
One Second Every Day – UConn Student
UConn student Matthew Hodgkins '13 (CLAS) recorded one second of video every day for the last semester of his senior year.