UConn Firsts
UConn Firsts: The First Earth Day
The first Earth Day ever held at UConn was also the first Earth Day, ever
UConn Firsts: The First Student Housing for Women
Dorms, classrooms, and basketball all under one roof
UConn Firsts: First Visit From a First Lady
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt addressed a student assembly on the importance of young people’s contributions to the war effort, and toured the poultry houses, dairy barns, and residences used by CWLA members
UConn Firsts: First Solar Panels
UConn researchers commissioned the installed panels on the White House - in effect, providing the crucial tests and checks to make sure they worked as intended
UConn Firsts: The First Black Student
In 1914, Alan Thacker Busby quietly made history when he became the first Black student to enroll at the school that today is the University of Connecticut
UConn Firsts: The First Online Classes
September 1994 saw the beginning of what has become a daily part of the college experience for students in the 21st century: online classes
UConn Firsts: ESPN College GameDay
ESPN’s College GameDay made its basketball debut 20 years ago right here on the Storrs campus
UConn Firsts: The First Standalone Library
Before the Homer Babbidge Library became UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds, generations of UConn students had spent countless hours in a different library altogether – the Wilbur Cross Building
UConn Firsts: The First Brick Building on Campus
Thanks to the efforts of President Rufus Stimson, Storrs Hall was built as the first brick building on campus
UConn Firsts: First National Championship
The 1948 UConn men’s soccer team won the first national championship in school history in any sport