Alumni
Geno Will Coach 2016 U.S. Women in Rio
Auriemma announced his return as head coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team at a press conference Friday afternoon.
UConn Alum Returning to Orbit for Fourth Space Mission
Rick Mastracchio ’82 (ENG) credits his UConn experience with building the foundation for his successful space exploration career.
Social Work Graduate Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success in Washington, D.C.
Khaliyl Lane '10 (CLAS), '13 MSW, grew up in Connecticut's foster care system and now works for U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
All the World’s a Stage for Alumna Talia Thiesfield
Actress and vocalist Talia Thiesfield '11 (SFA) talks about her background, her start in theater, and her work on the stage.
UConn Alums Living the Sweet Life as Founders of FroyoWorld
Entrepreneurs Dennis ’04 (BUS) and William Bok ’08 (CLAS) launched Connecticut's first self-serve frozen yogurt chain in 2010.
Chair Named for Orthopaedic Surgery and New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Dr. Augustus Mazzocca is an internationally recognized expert in shoulder and elbow surgery and a graduate of UConn’s medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency program.
UConn Experience Still a Part of WesternU President’s Daily Life
It’s been more than 50 years since Philip Pumerantz, Ph.D., has sat in a University of Connecticut classroom, yet he applies the lessons he learned there every day. Specifically, he said he strives to “listen, care and advise” the way long-time former UConn Education Professor William Gruhn, Ph.D., did when Pumerantz was a student there […]
Using Bioinformatics to Trace a President’s Thoughts
A UConn alum has applied quantitative analysis to drafts of Eisenhower’s Farewell Address in search of insights into the writer’s creative process.
HESA Alums Offer Valuable Insight to Current Students
The Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program’s first alumni feedback panel meeting this past February was a successful effort to enhance program offerings. Alumni from a community college, a regional public university, and a technical college were invited to share their views of what elements of the current HESA program were useful and what […]
Educational Leadership Scholarship Named After Beloved UCAPP Professor
As Earle Bidwell ’71 sees it, his job as a University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP) clinical supervisor is to lead by example and help students working to become a principal, vice principal, department head or other school administrator see their strengths and “bring out all they have to offer.” This kind of dedication […]