Alumni
Transforming Agricultural Education with Alumna Erica Fearn
'UConn led me here to Auerfarm. This is a place where I can use all my skills and passions in one place'
November 29, 2021 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension
UConn Magazine: ‘You Change the Way You Live When You’re Hungry’
Connecticut Foodshare CEO Jason Jakubowski '99 (CLAS), '01 MPA talks about the challenges of keeping people fed during a global pandemic
November 23, 2021 | Peter Nelson for UConn Magazine
‘Racing against Time’: Woman’s Life, Vision, and Baby Saved by UConn Health
UConn Health doctors worked to save a pregnant woman from a fast-growing brain tumor while safely delivering her baby, who turns 1 this Thanksgiving
November 22, 2021 | Lauren Woods
UConn Magazine: Nightclub Confidential
'People walked out of here beaming'
November 19, 2021 | Peter Nelson for UConn Magazine
10 Questions: From Jonathan the Mascot to Student Affairs Leader
As UConn’s assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of student activities, Joseph P. Briody ’86 (BUS), ’95 MA, ’96 Ph.D. is a Husky through and through.
November 18, 2021 | Esther Ju
Donors Bolster Scholarship to Celebrate UConn Law’s Centennial
'We wanted to reach people who had an interest and a desire to go to law school, but didn’t have the financial resources to do it'
November 18, 2021 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation
With Help From UConn, Alumna Hayley Segar Dives Into Women’s Swimwear Industry
Hayley Segar ’17 says her mentors helped with everything from marketing to securing trademarks
November 18, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Magazine: And Now I Spill the UConn Secrets
A Private Map of UConn in the Mid-2000s
November 17, 2021 | David Silverberg for UConn Today
Alumna Publishes Children’s Book on Socio-Emotional Learning
Agnieszka Petlik ‘16 6th Year, a kindergarten teacher in Simsbury, Connecticut, and graduate of the Neag School’s UConn Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP), knows this transition all too well. “When COVID hit, I had to make some choices because my parents live downstairs, and they’re [immuno] compromised,” says Petlik. “I was very nervous, just like the rest of the world, as to what is going on and what we are going to do.”
November 16, 2021 | Jordana Castelli
UConn Magazine: Rise Up
Breaking bread is about more than just eating
November 15, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance