University Life

Clockwise from left, program coordinator Julia Anderson ’18 MA has a conversation with Anastasia Martineau ’20 (CLAS), Emmett Santisi ’21 (ENG), and Zane Carey ’18 (CLAS) at the Rainbow Center on June 18, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

The Rainbow Center: A Home Base for the LGBTQIA+ Community

LGBTQIA+ students say the Rainbow Center builds a sense of community.

A montage of UConn employee photos, including faculty and staff at several different campuses. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

University Launches New Email Newsletter for Faculty, Staff

Beginning today, the 'UConn At Work' newsletter will provide information and insight on issues of special interest to all those who work at the University.

UConn President Homer Babbidge holds up a copy of the Daily Campus. It was one of the photos included in a picture essay titled 'The Odyssey of Homer' in the Nutmeg Yearbook of 1972, the year Babbidge stepped down. (Nutmeg Yearbook Photo)

The Babbidge Decade: Transformation and Turbulence

Tom Breen of the UConn360 podcast discusses the legacy of Homer Babbidge, who presided over the University during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Stamford Campus. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Success of Stamford Student Housing Prompts UConn to Offer More

In response to student demand, the University is adding about 120 more beds in apartment buildings close to the Stamford Campus, starting this fall.

Terrence Mann, artistic director of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series, will oversee three musicals for CRT this year, directing one, Jesus Christ Superstar, and playing the lead in Sweeney Todd. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Musical ‘Disaster’ Opens Nutmeg Summer Series

Artistic director Terrence Mann discusses this year's Nutmeg Summer Series, which opens June 7.

Traffic has been diverted to facilitate construction of the new Student Recreation Center. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, June 2018

Construction is still widespread at UConn Storrs during June, as are the related delays and detours.

A view of the Facilities Operations Center on April 4, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Operations Center Keeps an Eye on UConn 24/7

From dealing with lockouts, to monitoring the power supply and making sure security cameras are functioning, the Operations Center provides 24-7 coverage to students and staff all across the Storrs campus.

Dennis Pierce, director of dining services, with Robert Landolphi, assistant director of dining services for culinary development. Pierce received a 2018 Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. UConn also won a national award for Best Vegan Recipe.

UConn’s Dining Director Wins Industry Honors

The University was also recognized nationally for the best vegan recipe.

Alex Schachter practically lived in a UConn sweatshirt. (Photo courtesy of the Schachter Family)

UConn Scholarship To Honor Parkland School Shooting Victim

Fourteen-year-old Alex Schachter hoped one day to play in the University's Marching Band. The University offered him admission posthumously.

Kevin Michaud, a sub-contractor for conEdison Solutions, hangs a new LED light fixture in an office at the Biology/Physics Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

SLED Lighting Program is a Bright Idea

The University is in the midst of a five-year program to convert the lighting on campus to LED, to reduce energy consumption and costs.