Neag Community Engagement

UConn’s Husky Sport Receives $75,000 in Grant Support

Husky Sport, which uses sports to connect UConn students with children in Hartford’s North End, has received a $75,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. The grant will support the salaries of five part-time staff persons and cover transportation costs for more than 100 student volunteers who travel from UConn to Hartford […]

Diversity Outreach Dinner Shows Teaching Needs and Rewards

As a child, New Britain High School teacher Violet Sims, who is Afro-Caribbean, never imagined she could one day become a teacher because, as she put it, “I never had a teacher who looked like me.” As a student, “I couldn’t relate to anyone,” Sims told the more than 65 guests who recently attended the […]