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Close to Home Scholarship Builds Strong UConn Tie

Second-year student and scholarship recipient Calvin Ng feels he has a special bond with UConn.

Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS): Making Her Voice Heard

The target of bullies throughout her adolescence, Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS) found a way to turn her feelings of powerlessness into a sense of purpose.

Incoming freshmen Megan Boyer and Sarah Robbins, a valedictorian and salutatorian respectively, from Manchester High School outside the Wilbur Cross Building on Aug. 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Manchester’s Top-ranked Two Among Honors Freshmen

'I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else,' says Megan Boyer, one of more than 500 incoming valedictorians and salutatorians this year.

Luis Organista

Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? The defining moment of my UConn career was the chance I had to study abroad in the summer of 2012. I went to South Africa to study African Field Ecology and be immersed in their culture and view the amazing wildlife, such as giraffes. It was […]

Evan Timme

How has being a graduate student at UConn changed you? I have been fortunate to be a part of an organization that has fostered, encouraged, and challenged the ways I perceive and interact within a community. Mutually beneficial positive-relationships are underrated. Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? Working for Husky Sport. If […]

Chelsea Murphy

How has being at the UConn School of Dental Medicine changed you? The doctor-patient relationship is very different from any other relationship, so navigating this was an interesting and often awkward process. I maintained my sense of humor and optimism  throughout the four years, while becoming more decisive and assertive – necessary traits in modern […]

William Gionfriddo

How has being at the UConn School of Medicine changed you? The study of medicine will change anyone’s view on life and illness. My time at UConn has provided me with a deeper understanding of the human condition. Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? The real teachers in medical education are the […]

Joshua Andrade

Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? At the conclusion of my freshman year, I wasn’t satisfied with my collegiate experience. The move from home got to me, I wasn’t performing as well academically as I would have liked, and simply wasn’t enjoying my time here. I reflected for a bit, and decided […]

David Lyon

How has being at UConn changed you? For the better. The time I have spent at the University of Connecticut has been critical to my intellectual and philosophical growth. In the past four years, I have developed a much greater sense of the person I would like to become, and I am appreciative of the […]

Ragini Phansalkar

How has being at UConn changed you? I have learned something very important from each person I have connected with here, which has molded my outlook on friendships, ambition, commitment, service – being able to lean on and in turn support those I have become close to has allowed me finally to become the person […]