Alumni
Why I Teach: ‘Everything Is Possible’
Editor’s Note: Kristin English’ 03 (ED), ’04 MA — an English teacher at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn., since 2004 and an alumna of the Neag School’s Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program — shares her insights on what makes the profession of teaching most meaningful to her.
September 8, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
First-Generation College Grad and First-Year Teacher Comes Full Circle
When recent Neag School graduate Sarah Hodge ’15 (ED), ’16 MA was still a high schooler, she enrolled as one of the first students in the Teacher Preparatory Studies Program at Bulkeley High School, an initiative funded by Bank of America and designed to prepare and encourage talented students, particularly from minority groups, to become teachers. Although she found that she liked working with students, a teaching career was not necessarily what she thought she wanted to pursue at the time.
August 25, 2016 | Shawn Kornegay
Alumnae On Track and On Field at Olympics
Phylicia George '10 and Stephanie Labbe '10 of Canada are among the former Huskies competing in Rio.
August 8, 2016 | Combined Reports
UConn Alum Joins USA Track and Field Medical Team
Chiropractor Norman Eng ’99 (BUS) is a member of the medical team supporting America's top athletes at the Olympics.
August 5, 2016 | Tiffany Ventura Thiele
UConn Alumna to Lead USA Field Hockey at Rio Olympics
Melissa Gonzalez will compete in the Olympics for a second time, this time as a Team USA captain.
August 2, 2016 | Athletic Communications
From Student Teacher to CEO: Meet Alum Amanda Slavin ’08 (ED), ’09 MA
Neag School alum Amanda Slavin ’08 (ED), ’09 MA has taken the skills she learned in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s program and is now applying them in a career in marketing as CEO and founder of Las Vegas-based startup Catalyst Creativ. This month, Teach.com — an educational web resource for information on becoming a great teacher in any state across the country — features Slavin in its “8 Questions” series, which showcases teachers who have transitioned their classroom skills into new and exciting careers in, and beyond, the field of education.
July 28, 2016 | Stefanie Dion Jones
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.'
July 28, 2016 | Athletic Communications
‘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 […]
July 20, 2016 | Claire Hall
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.
July 19, 2016 | Athletic Communications
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.
July 15, 2016 | Kenneth Best