Profile
#WhyWeAreHuskies: Being a Student-Athlete
A video profile of biology major and football player JJ Bivona '15 (CLAS) is the fifth and final in this year's week-long series.
#WhyWeAreHuskies: Rise to the Challenge
A video profile of nursing major Elizabeth Schilling '15 (NUR), who has successfully balanced the demands of cheerleading, a job, and a rigorous class schedule.
#WhyWeAreHuskies: Enhancing Lives
A video profile of psychology major Anneliese Sehulster '15 (CLAS), who enjoys teaching kids with learning disabilities.
#WhyWeAreHuskies: First Generation
A video profile of Gabriel Bachinelo '16 (BUS), the first generation in his family to attend college, continues a week-long series.
Anton Gudz
Given the fact that you are originally from another nation, how did you hear about UConn? I actually moved from Ukraine right before high school, so I had already lived in the U.S. for a number of years. This being said, I am very proud to be Ukrainian, and I am a member of the […]
Kaitrin Acuna
Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? I vividly remember sitting on the floor of the studio, on the first day of my first class at UConn, and watching an art professor stand on a podium and drop 60 sheets of printer paper one by one. It was a wonderful feeling to finally be […]
Shelja Patel
Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? My first human rights course changed my outlook on my education. The amazing faculty and staff at the Human Rights Institute fostered my curiosity about human rights and gave me a platform to get involved. I became a human rights double major, and took part […]
Daniel Arndt
Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? The most defining moments of my time here at UConn have been my experiences working in classrooms, both in Mansfield and East Hartford, collaborating with teachers and learning the craft of teaching. My final semester was spent student teaching at E.O. Smith High School in […]
Kimberly Rebello
Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn? During my sophomore year in college, I had the opportunity to take Professor William Bailey’s Honors organic chemistry course. I loved the material so much that I switched the type of lab work I was doing at the time to be able to incorporate organic […]
Ashley Frato
Describe someone you’ve met here who has already impacted your future. Professor Ray DiCapua. He has been an incredible mentor to me these last four years. He somehow instilled enough confidence in me as an artist to pursue my dreams in a way I did not think was possible before. I felt numbingly mediocre when […]