Alumni

Citi Field Stadium in New York City. (iStock Photo)

500 UConn Alums Converge at New York’s Citi Field

Fans watched the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals during UConn Night in New York City, UConn's 'home away from home.'

Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA, former Walmart CEO, at the UConn School of Business Stamford campus. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’

‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’ Says Former Walmart CEO Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA A store manager had been abruptly fired in a small North Carolina town and Walmart president and CEO Bill Simon‘s phone was ringing off the hook. Customers were irate, store associates were upset, and even the town’s mayor called to […]

Breanna Stewart earned two ESPYs after leading the Huskies to an undefeated season and an unprecedented fourth straight national championship. (Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports)

Former UConn Star Named 2016 Best Female Athlete at ESPYs

Breanna Stewart earned two ESPYs after leading the Huskies to an unprecedented fourth straight national championship.

Photo of Zach Dorn puppetry production 'Moon City,' from his website.

Alum to Learn Traditional Puppet Arts in Japan

Zach Dorn '10 (SFA) will spend a year studying with Japanese theater artists, thanks to a travel fellowship.

10 Questions With Kelsey Karp, Aspiring Agriculture Educator

In this new series, the Neag School will be catching up with students, alumni, faculty, and others throughout the year to give you a glimpse into their Neag School experience and their current career, research, or community activities. Here, Kelsey Karp ’16 (CAHNR) — an aspiring agriculture educator currently enrolled in in the Neag School’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) — shares insights into her time at UConn, where she spent her last year as an undergraduate living and working at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm. Through TCPCG, an 11-month program designed for college graduates looking to earn teacher certification, Karp is getting one step closer to fulfilling her ambition to become an educator.

Logan Bement (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Adding Value to the Team

Logan Bement '16 uses marketing, data to improve professional baseball for fans, players.

Orlando Valentin ’15 (ED), ’16 MA: From Karate to the Classroom

With awards ranging from the Alma Exley Scholarship to the state Minority Teacher Incentive Grant, Orlando Valentin completed the Neag School’s teacher preparation program this spring. The first in his immediate family to have earned a university degree, his goal is to land his first job — ideally, as a teacher in his hometown of Meriden. But don’t let Valentin’s plans to return home to teach fool you. During his time in the Neag School, he has sought out firsthand experience in school districts across Connecticut — as well as in classrooms abroad.

Steve Emt practices at the Norfolk Curling Club on Oct. 29, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Steve Emt, Curling His Way to South Korea

An unlikely string of events turned the former UConn basketball walk-on's life around in ways he could never imagine.

London Mist Tearrific Ice Cream. (Paul Johnson Photography, courtesy of Tearrific Ice Cream)

Alumnus Creates Some Tearrific Ice Cream

A husband-wife alumni team launched an award-winning business making all natural, tea-infused ice cream, with some initial help from the UConn Dairy Bar.

Stu Rothenberg '77 Ph.D., political analyst and editor of Roll Call, Capitol Hill's premier newspaper. (Photo courtesy of Roll Call)

Rothenberg: ‘Reality Show has Taken Over American Politics’

UConn alum and political analyst Stu Rothenberg gives his take on the Presidential campaign so far.