Alumni
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.
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.
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.'
‘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 […]
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.
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.
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, 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.