Alumni
2022 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2022
April 29, 2022 | Tom Breen
UConn celebrates promotion and tenure of 69 faculty
Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated.
April 28, 2022 | Kristi Henderson
First-Generation Students Now Have Special Commencement Tradition
Green cords symbolize overcoming the distinctive challenges faced by students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education
April 28, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Magazine: How to Run a Marathon — or a 5k
After her top-10 finish in the 10K final at the 2021 Olympic trials, Emily Durgin ’17 (CLAS) decided to take it up a notch.
April 28, 2022 | Combined Reports
In Memoriam: EBV Director Michael Zacchea
The decorated Marine Corps veteran founded the entrepreneurship program in 2009, which has since produced 187 businesses
April 27, 2022 | Claire Hall
Husband and Wife Nurses to Walk the School of Nursing Commencement Stage Together
Jill Alsgaard '20 MS and Trung Le '13 (NUR) met while working at UConn Health and are both graduating from the School's master's program
April 26, 2022 | Rachel Antonelli
UConn Magazine: Keep the Change
Dennis Pierce ’15 MBA never got the memo about how humans tend to be change averse. During his 34-year tenure at UConn Dining Services the recently retired Pierce created a culture of change.
April 22, 2022 | Lisa Stiepock
CAHNR Celebrates Community with Annual Awards & Honors Event
CAHNR faculty, staff, students, and alums come together to be recognized for their contributions to the College
April 21, 2022 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Dad and Daughter Huskies Ready to Walk the Gampel Stage – Together
'They say the best-laid plans are not planned at all, and we didn't plan it'
April 19, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
CAHNR Alum Yangha Kim Unlocking Health Benefits of Plants
With a passion for learning that started as a child, Yangha Kim is now making scientific discoveries to improve health with "good foods"
April 14, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources