UConn Firsts
UConn Firsts: ESPN College GameDay
ESPN’s College GameDay made its basketball debut 20 years ago right here on the Storrs campus
January 23, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Firsts: The First Standalone Library
Before the Homer Babbidge Library became UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds, generations of UConn students had spent countless hours in a different library altogether – the Wilbur Cross Building
January 9, 2025 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: The First Brick Building on Campus
Thanks to the efforts of President Rufus Stimson, Storrs Hall was built as the first brick building on campus
December 19, 2024 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: First National Championship
The 1948 UConn men’s soccer team won the first national championship in school history in any sport
December 5, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Firsts: First Student Newspaper
Initially published in broadsheet format on a monthly basis, the Storrs Agricultural College Lookout debuted on on May 11, 1896
November 21, 2024 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: First Jonathan
A new era for UConn began in December 1934
November 7, 2024 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: First Visit from a US President
Gerald Ford visited campus on Sept. 23, 1986
October 24, 2024 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: The First Concert at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
It was Dec. 6, 1955, and what was then called Jorgensen Auditorium, a dream 15 years in the making, was finally a reality
October 10, 2024 | Tom Breen
UConn Firsts: First Day of Classes – Sept. 28, 1881
Then: 11 students. Now: more than 30,000.
September 26, 2024 | Tom Breen