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Joshua Andrade
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? At the conclusion of my freshman year, I wasn’t satisfied with my collegiate experience. The move from home got to me, I wasn’t performing as well academically as I would have liked, and simply wasn’t enjoying my time here. I reflected for a bit, and decided […]
First Pitch at Fenway
The NCAA Championship men's basketball team was honored and Shabazz Napier '14 (CLAS) threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park Tuesday.
David Lyon
How has being at UConn changed you? For the better. The time I have spent at the University of Connecticut has been critical to my intellectual and philosophical growth. In the past four years, I have developed a much greater sense of the person I would like to become, and I am appreciative of the […]
Ragini Phansalkar
How has being at UConn changed you? I have learned something very important from each person I have connected with here, which has molded my outlook on friendships, ambition, commitment, service – being able to lean on and in turn support those I have become close to has allowed me finally to become the person […]
Gabrielle Levesque
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? A pivotal point of my UConn career was most certainly when I became the news director at UCTV, because it gave me confidence to follow my dreams. With what I learned in that position, and this past year as general manager, there is no doubt that […]
Jesse Rifkin
How has being at UConn changed you? At the beginning of freshman year, I was secretly terrified to live so far from home for the first time – even though I was only half an hour away! Fast forward less than four years later, and I was unafraid to fly out to live in California […]
Jaunetta Hill
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? A defining moment for me at UConn was when my professor had Dr. Gene Likens as a guest speaker in class. He is the man who coined the term and originally researched ‘acid rain.’ It is a rare opportunity to meet someone who has been as […]
Carl D’Oleo-Lundgren
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? A major turning point was during the spring of 2012, when former UConn President Austin helped me achieve my dreams. I had been admitted to an intensive summer Arabic language institute, but couldn’t pay for it. A special scholarship from President Austin made the experience possible. […]
Justis Lopez
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? Being elected as the Homecoming King will be a moment I will always remember throughout my UConn career. Homecoming is my favorite part of the school year, full of fun and festivities. Being able to serve as the ambassador for my favorite season of the school […]
Jamille Rancourt
Was there a defining moment during your UConn career? A defining moment is hard to choose. But if I must say, becoming the President of SUBOG, the campus programming board, has been the most defining experience that I’ve had. But it also could be getting breakfast for dinner at Whitney every night of my junior […]