Alumni

Robert Huggins, center, assistant research professor, explains a Korey Stringer Institute training performance measurement demonstration to Indrajeet Chaubey, CAHNR dean, right. Riding the bicycle is Jeb Struder, a Ph.D. student. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Alumni Celebrate the UConn Experience

Hundreds of alumni came out to the Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum in East Hartford to celebrate the UConn experience.

Black and white photo showing a crowd of people listening to speakers in front of the UConn Student Union in 1969

‘Day-Glo and Napalm’ Exhibition Looks Back at UConn Activism

An exhibit on display at the Dodd Center looks back on the turbulent years of Vietnam-era protest at UConn.

Donna and John Krenicki, both UConn Class of 1984. (Submitted Photo)

$5M Gift Launches Arts and Engineering Institute

University of Connecticut alumni John and Donna Krenicki gave $5 million to the university’s Schools of Fine Arts and Engineering to launch the Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute.

Mary Laschinger, CEO of Veritiv Corp, an Atlanta-based business-to-business corporation. (Leland Holder/Submitted Photo)

Advice From Top CEO: Push Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone

As one of 24 women CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, alumna Mary Laschinger has earned a spot few women have achieved in the field of business. How she became successful, in her own words.

Luke Williams took “little brother” Tristen from Meriden, Connecticut, to his first UConn game thanks to Husky Ticket Project. (Submitted Image)

The Husky Ticket Project

UConn trio launched a nonprofit that provides free UConn football and basketball tickets to deserving young fans.

UConn wordmark.

Former Alumni Association President Elected to Board of Trustees

'My hope is that I can be a voice for the alumni and be part of the process of ensuring the vitality of our University,' says Bryan K. Pollard ’85 (CLAS), member of the Board of Trustees.

President Tom Katsouleas, right, throws the ceremonial first pitch to Scott Roberts, UConn foundation president, at Citi Field in Queens during a New York Mets baseball game on Aug. 11, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Pitching in for the New York Mets

UConn President Tom Katsouleas threw the ceremonial first pitch during a New York Mets baseball game Sunday.

Gabriella Medvik '17 (SFA) poses with the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile in campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Alumna Relishes Her Experience as ‘Hotdogger’

As the first alum to be hired to motor the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile cross country, Gabriella Medvick ’18 (SFA) says she couldn’t wait to show UConn Nation her new set of wheels and ketchup with her fellow Huskies.

A student graduating in 2014 wears a cap with the legend, 'Students Today, Huskies Forever.' (Elizabeth Caron/UConn File Photo)

UConn to Seek Alumni Input on Post-Graduate Career Success

By seeking information about graduates’ career paths at the five-year and 10-year mark after their degrees, the University hopes to assess the impact of a UConn education and help future generations of students.

Jenn Suozzo '99 (CLAS) on the set of the NBC Nightly News at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on May 9, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Running the Show at ‘NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt’

As executive producer of 'NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,' Suozzo, a former dancer, says she directs each episode as if it were a ballet.