Alumni
Alumnus, Former Trustee Joseph McCormick Dies at 101
McCormick was UConn's oldest known football alum, a former trustee, and a decorated combat veteran.
February 20, 2014 | Stephanie Reitz
Neag Alumna Uses Expertise in Workplace Politics to Write Compelling Fiction Debut
Those familiar with UConn’s Storrs campus won’t necessarily see familiar places or faces in “Shadow Campus,” a mystery thriller. Yet author Kathleen Kelley Reardon, a former UConn associate professor who in 1971 earned a BA from the Neag School, believes anyone familiar with the behind-the-scenes politics of academia will recognize some attributes of the story.
January 28, 2014 |
From the Soccer Field to the Courtroom
Assistant U.S. Attorney Felice Duffy ’82 (CLAS), ’86 ED, ’91 Ph.D., who has found her way from a UConn soccer field to a federal courtroom, says prosecuting criminals is like playing team sports.
January 28, 2014 | UConn Alumni Association
First-Year Teachers Share Do’s and Don’ts with Teachers-To-Be
Seven recent Neag alumni returned to Dr. Richard Schwab’s Teacher Leadership and Organization course to take the podium and share their first-year teaching experiences. The event marked the third year Schwab has invited former students back to campus.
January 28, 2014 |
Sochi: The View From Space
NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio ’82 (ENG) tweeted a photo of Sochi, site for this year's Winter Olympics, taken from the International Space Station.
January 22, 2014 | Combined Reports
Naydens Donate $3 Million to Basketball Facility, Scholarships
The three-part gift includes a challenge match to former UConn Husky players.
December 6, 2013 | Kristina Goodnough, UConn Foundation
Tenor Finds His Classical Voice in Storrs
Albert Lee '98 (SFA) returns to UConn as a soloist for the performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
December 5, 2013 | Kenneth Best
Transcending Tragedy
Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis ’05 (ED), ’06 MA is teaching her students to pay kindness forward.
December 4, 2013 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Talk of the Town
The new Storrs Center brings a modern, college-town charm right to UConn's doorstep.
November 22, 2013 | Kenneth Best
William Pardus: One Active Retiree
Award-winning composer William D. Pardus, ’58, ’59, ’60, has been recognized with the Director’s Prize in the International Composers’ Competition, sponsored by the Longfellow Chorus of Portland, Maine for his composition – FIVE SONGS of the SEA (for soprano voice and piano) which was part of a project of setting ten Longfellow poems to music, with varied types of accompaniments. The event sounded the latest high note of this Neag School of Education alum’s long and varied career.
November 18, 2013 | Shawn Kornegay