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Student-athlete, Zaina Zaki ’18 (BUS) listens to a lecture on financial risk management by finance professor Shantaram Hegde in the School of Business. Zaki tried two different majors before settling on finance. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Zaina Zaki

This graduating women's tennis player, who tried two different majors before settling on finance, says she would advise freshmen that 'It's okay to be unsure of what you want to do for the rest of your life.'

Student-athlete Nabeel Khan ‘19 (ENG) listens to a lecture on heat transfer in Laurel Hall. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Nabeel Khan

'Being a Husky means being a part of, embracing, and carrying on the traditions of UConn Nation,' says golfer Nabeel Khan '19 (ENG).

Kiera Dalmass '19 (CLAS) at a mathematical statistics class on April 11, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Kiera Dalmass

Honors student and statistics major Kiera Dalmass '18 (CLAS) is graduating a year early, so she can work on a master's during her final year of eligibility in women's lacrosse.

Maxim Letunov attends a communication class at Monteith Hall on March 23, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Maxim Letunov

'There is so much more to being an athlete in college than people think,' says the ice hockey player.

Norwyn Campbell '20 (ENG) in a hallway at Eddy Residence Hall on March 22, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives

Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook.

Student-athlete Monica Marcello ’18 (CAHNR) listening to a Medical Therapy Nutrition lecture by Professor Nancy Rodriguez in the Engineering II Building on Feb. 28, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Monica Marcello

This nutritional sciences major and member of the Women's Diving team sees the benefits of good nutrition for academic and athletic performance alike.

International student Jiazhen Huang ’18 (CLAS), a sport promotion major, lifts weights at the Student Recreational Facility on Feb. 22, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Jiazhen Huang and Friends Share Cultures

This Chinese student has not only learned much about American culture, he has also shared the traditions of his homeland with other undergraduates.

Student-athlete Julie Hu ’19 (CLAS) listening to a finance lecture by assistant professor Cristian Pinto-Gutierre in the School of Business on Feb. 21, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Julie Hu

Hu, a member of the Women's Swim Team, brings the same drive to succeed to her actuarial studies as she does to her sport.

(left) Men's swimming student athlete: Matt Dagenais ‘19 (ENG) in his Computer Aided Design class at the School of Engineering's Castleman Building on Feb. 20, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Matthew Dagenais

'Being a Husky ... is developing yourself to succeed in anything you put your mind to,' says Dagenais, a member of the Men's Swim Team and a civil engineering major.

International Student Wei ‘Toby’ Xinhai studying math at the Homer Babbidge Library on Dec. 12, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

International Student Inspired by U.S. Education System

International student Wei 'Toby' Xinhai has found that living in a Learning Community has helped him make UConn his second home.