Randy Edsall, head coach of UConn Football, at the UConn Gives wrap-up event at Bear's Smokehouse Barbeque on Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Hartford. (G.J. McCarthy for UConn Foundation)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
The overall leaderboard competition featured a dominating performance from supporters of the Extension Master Gardeners program, which trains people to share their love of horticulture across the community. More than 420 people donated to this fund, including supporters from as far as California, Texas, and Colorado.<\/p>\n
Other highly successful projects included the Neag School of Education\u2019s Think About the Link Resources project, which helps teachers and schools link learning and health initiatives to facilitate whole-child success, and the 100% UConn Law Challenge, which completed its second consecutive top-three finish. Each of the top three projects will receive additional challenge funds from the University.<\/p>\n
Donors at various levels received argyle socks featuring Jonathan, Husky water bottles, or UConn Gives chocolate-covered cookies. Many found that supporting their favorite aspect of life at UConn was rewarding in itself.<\/p>\n
Freshman Nayara Zainadine \u201922 (ENG) gave to the SPARK program, which aims to shrink the gender gap in STEM fields. Nayara is both a graduate of the program and a current mentor for others. \u201cI want to show the next generation of women in STEM that engineers break barriers, and they can help break the mold,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Fred J. Kuo \u201995 (CLAS) gave a gift to the M. Kevin Fahey Endowment, which provides scholarship funding to students involved with the Student Union Board of Governors (SUBOG). \u201cI always reflect on my time as both a student and an employee,\u201d said Kuo. \u201cMy SUBOG years and experiences with orientation and as a residence assistant still play a big role in who I am today as a person and an education professional.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a family affair for Peter Roisman \u201986 JD, who made his UConn Gives gift to the Law School\u2019s Semester in D.C. program: \u201cSimply put, UConn Law School has been very important to the Roisman family. My father Gerald, my wife Emily, our daughter Alexandra, my soon-to-be son-in-law, and I are all UConn Law School graduates.\u201d<\/p>\n
The results of UConn Gives 2019 also illustrated how much the University has grown in national prominence over the years. Donations came in from around the world, including contributions from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Serbia, and Norway.<\/p>\n
More than 450 students, faculty, and staff at all campuses volunteered to ensure that the initiative went off without a hitch. And employees of the UConn Foundation once again covered the Spirit Rock with the names of donors throughout the 36-hour period.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are deeply grateful for the generosity that UConn Nation showed in the span of less than two days,\u201d said Jake Lemon, senior vice president for development. \u201cIt’s inspiring to see students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and friends band together in this way to benefit the University and its programs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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