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- A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Our faculty, staff, and students reaffirmed our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) during this strategic planning process. We believe UConn can set the standard across higher education for how to embrace these principles and infuse them across everything we do.
- Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
UConn’s greatness is interconnected with its contributions beyond our campuses. Our research and engagement activities fuel knowledge and discovery, accelerate economic growth and innovation across sectors, and change lives.
- Husky Pride and Resilience
UConn pride is everywhere. We consistently rank among the top universities and are home to renowned faculty, staff, and academic programs.
- Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Students entrust us to help them achieve greater success in their lives. During our strategic planning process, many students, faculty, and staff reiterated that the presence of UConn campuses throughout the state is a strength.
- Student Success Journey
We aim to identify strategies to facilitate an enriching student learning experience and timely and equitable academic progression for all students — undergraduate and graduate.
- Wellness of People and Planet
At UConn, we recognize that the well-being of people and the health of our planet are inseparable. Our commitment to a brighter future means fostering the physical, mental, and environmental wellness of our students, faculty, staff, and the world at large.
UConn Receives $500,000 from Travelers to Support Housing Stipends for UConn Hartford Students
The UConn Foundation announced that it will receive $500,000 from Travelers spread over the next five years to help cover the cost of room and board for qualified UConn students at the new, 200-bed residence hall on Pratt Street in Hartford.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action The UConn Foundation announced that it will receive $500,000 from Travelers spread over the next five years to help cover the cost of room and board for qualified UConn students at the new, 200-bed residence hall on Pratt Street in Hartford.
Groundbreaking Celebrates State-of-the-Art Nursing Building
Alumna's generous gift will enable the School to grow as demand for skilled nurses soars.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Invest in research infrastructure and systems development to enable greater collaboration, student engagement, data-informed resource allocation, and accountability.
UConn, EPA Launch Regional Environmental Justice Center
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers at UConn has received a five-year $10 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lead a New England regional center focused on environmental justice.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Engage with local communities in research and policy development to address health disparities, food insecurity, and wellness.
UConn Health Helping Build Connecticut Youths Future Careers in Health and Science
Approximately 100 high school and college students had the opportunity to engage with UConn Health faculty, staff, medical, dental and graduate students in a series of activities to raise awareness about health and biomedical science careers and the admissions process for medical, dental, and graduate schools.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Expand opportunities for early college experiences and lifelong learning to empower a diverse range of learners.
UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe
$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Serve as a key partner in state, national, and international efforts to meet sustainability standards.
Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment
Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Engage with local communities in research and policy development to address health disparities, food insecurity, and wellness.
UConn Ranked Among Top U.S. Universities for Patent Issuances
UConn has been named one of the top 100 universities for patent issuances by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Translate and disseminate UConn’s impactful research that improves the human experience and contributes to philanthropy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Competing for Student Well-Being
The School of Medicine’s Wellness Committee hosted the first annual Husky Bowl, a weekend long Olympics-style event where dental, medical, and graduate students are invited to attend wellness centered activities to earn points for their schools.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Ensure first-year and continued student engagement in high impact co-curricular and enrichment opportunities across campuses.
Dental Students Honor Hispanic Heritage
Students in the UConn Chapter of the Student National Dental Association/Hispanic Student Dental Association (SNDA/HSDA) have been celebrating the vibrant culture and significant contributions of the Hispanic community during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Cultivate an environment that promotes belonging and inclusion across cultures, identities, and abilities and empowers each individual to feel connected to the Husky community.
Three UConn Business Students/Alums Helped Shape Network News, Entertainment Industry This Year
Three UConn Business Students and Alum spent the summer working in the news and entertainment industries, which matches more business students who are looking for opportunities beyond traditional employment paths, reflecting a larger generational shift toward more personally meaningful work.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Build our alumni community and continue to engage, support and celebrate their successes with the world as they move forward in their lives and careers.
UConn Deepening Ties to Capital City With ‘UConn IN Hartford’ Initiative
UConn is working with local and state leaders, the city and regional business community, alumni, and others on the “UConn IN Hartford” initiative, which seeks to provide students a community-centered experience in the capital city while they pursue their academics at UConn.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action Offer signature regional academic and research programs that are destinations within UConn, while also facilitating synergistic academic, research, and outreach programs between campuses.
Anagnostou Sets Lofty Goals for IPB
Following his appointment, executive director seeks to spread UConn innovation and industry partnerships across the state.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Identify and pursue new revenue opportunities, including industry partnerships and joint ventures that expand technology commercialization and startup creation.
Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives
Husky Harvest Stamford has moved locations from the lower level of campus to the second floor, in a bigger space, Bunyan says. The new room has an adjacent storage area and enough square footage to allow for an arrangement of shelves and tables to give it a grocery store feel.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action Deliver equitable undergraduate and graduate student support across campuses including mental health services, student advising, and career services and assist in facilitating housing, transportation, and dining options.
UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% Growth, Outperforming Many Peers
This year’s strong returns outperformed the UConn Foundation’s long-term, inflation-adjusted return target and outpaced many of UConn’s peer universities.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Leverage the Foundation’s comprehensive campaign to foster alumni engagement and philanthropic support for institutional priorities.
InCHIP Funds Groundbreaking Pilot Projects, Planting Seeds for Future External Grant Success
During the 2024 fiscal year, UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) awarded $114,000 in internal funds to support seven innovative pilot studies addressing various public and human health challenges consistent with UConn’s mission.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Expand support for entrepreneurial activities (startup formation, IP creation) across all disciplines (arts, humanities, STEM, etc.).
Altruistic Teens Help UConn Health Grow Volunteer Program
Volunteers provide the crucial role of wayfinding which is a key part of the hospital experience for patients, visitors and staff. UConn Health has benefited from more than 5,500 volunteer hours. The student volunteers will have accounted for more than 1,500 of those hours by the end of the summer.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Priority Action: Ensure academic offerings, research, and experiential learning at UConn that fuels economic development and educates the future workforce in Connecticut, including reinforcing the state’s leadership in emerging technologies and health sciences.
UConn Simplifying Process for Students to Seek Readmission After Academic Dismissal
UConn is updating its procedures for former students whose academic struggles hampered their college journey, giving them an earlier opportunity to seek readmission and get their undergraduate careers back on track after academic dismissal.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Provide culturally competent, sustained advising, helping students to successfully navigate their academic and career pathways, including between undergraduate and graduate programs.
Addressing Student Technology and Social Media Use in Schools: Recommendations for School District Leaders
Researchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE) prepared the following research brief during Phase 1 of their Social Media and Digital Literacy Study. This aims to inform and recommend solutions to School District leaders in how to engage with technology in the classroom.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Translate and disseminate UConn’s impactful research that improves the human experience and contributes to philanthropy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Helping Businesses Grow: Turfgrass Field Day Connects Research and Industry
The flagship event helps foster collaboration and connection between UConn research and members of the business community. Every two years, hundreds of industry professionals join researchers and Extension educators for the biennial Turfgrass Field Day.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Invest in research infrastructure and systems development to enable greater collaboration, student engagement, data-informed resource allocation, and accountability.
$1 Million and Counting in Free Community Care by UConn Students
Since 2007 the Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars at UConn have been providing critical health care access to underserved Connecticut citizens directly inside their communities as they train together to be the next generation of well-rounded primary care and health care professionals.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Engage with local communities in research and policy development to address health disparities, food insecurity, and wellness.
Showcasing Summer Research
Summer Research Day celebrates accomplishments of student researchers. They were celebrated alongside their mentors and state legislators at this year’s Summer Research Day at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The students—who participated in the Technology Incubation Program (TIP) Innovation Fellowship and Health Research Program—spent the past 10 weeks immersed in the world of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Strengthen learning through investing in excellent teaching, experiential learning, academic support systems, and high-quality mentorship to enhance student performance through their programs of study.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Ensure academic offerings, research, and experiential learning at UConn that fuels economic development and educates the future workforce in Connecticut, including reinforcing the state’s leadership in emerging technologies and health sciences.
UConn Holds Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation
The Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation brought over 50 faculty, staff, and students from three UConn campuses in May to champion equity and inclusion for enhanced student success.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Priority Actions: Cultivate an environment that promotes belonging and inclusion across cultures, identities, and abilities and empowers each individual to feel connected to the Husky community.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Provide culturally competent, sustained advising, helping students to successfully navigate their academic and career pathways, including between undergraduate and graduate programs.
UConn Rated Among Best in Nation in Affordability, Value
UConn is among the best universities in the country when it comes to value for money, according to new ratings by Money Magazine.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Strengthen students’ ability to financially navigate undergraduate and graduate school at UConn and develop financial literacy skills.
Five UConn Student Teams Innovating Decarbonization through a Competition Supported by Eversource Energy
For the second year in a row, UConn has partnered with Eversource Energy to launch an exciting innovation competition aimed at engaging students in the design of our energy future. This unique opportunity invites teams of undergraduate and graduate students to propose their own groundbreaking ideas to facilitate a clean energy transition.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Priority Actions: Strengthen learning through investing in excellent teaching, experiential learning, academic support systems, and high-quality mentorship to enhance student performance through their programs of study.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Strengthen our leadership in sustainability through partnerships with established and startup companies, including expanding our impact through public-private partnerships such as our Future Climate Venture Studio.
Upcoming Documentary to Showcase Connecticut’s Past, Present, and Future of Innovation
A project initiated by UConn President Radenka Maric, led by Werth Institute director David Noble, and directed by Werth associate research professor Zeljko Mirkovic. This 53-minute documentary shares the stories of more than 30 individuals who come together to tell the story of Connecticut’s Past, Present, and Future of Innovation.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Translate and disseminate UConn’s impactful research that improves the human experience and contributes to philanthropy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Capital Area Health Consortium Honors 4 UConn Health Physicians
The Capital Area Health Consortium, the group of Connecticut hospitals that employs medical residents and fellows in UConn-sponsored programs, announces awards for Drs. Amdanda Frondella, Lisa Tamburini, and Irbert Vega who won Community Service Awards, and Dr. Jaclyn Olsen Jaeger won the T. Stewart Hamilton, MD, Fellowship.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Celebrate faculty, staff, and student contributions to teaching, research, and service.
UConn Casting Wide Net for Options to Add Student Housing at Avery Point
In an important step towards developing Student Housing at the Avery Point campus, The University has issued a “Request for Expressions of Interest” (RFEI) that invites interested parties to submit details on how they would build and fund student housing on the Avery Point campus to accommodate 150 to 250 students.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action Deliver equitable undergraduate and graduate student support across campuses including mental health services, student advising, and career services and assist in facilitating housing, transportation, and dining options.
UConn Magazine: The Superfans
The UConn Magazine highlights a passionate group of UConn sports fans whose remarkable energy rallies the crowd and helps buoy our teams to victory.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Amplify the impact our nationally recognized athletics program has on our school pride and visibility.
UConn Announces Newest Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
The University of Connecticut is proud to announce the selection of three exemplary faculty members as this year’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors. This prestigious award represents the highest honor the university can confer upon its faculty, celebrating their outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and public engagement.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Celebrate faculty, staff, and student contributions to teaching, research, and service.
Tech Park Getting Fuel Cell Upgrade
The UConn Tech Park will soon be powered exclusively by clean energy, the result of a partnership between the University and FuelCell Energy. Over several years, four 250-kilowatt solid oxide fuel cells will be installed for 1 megawatt of power.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Strengthen our leadership in sustainability through partnerships with established and startup companies, including expanding our impact through public-private partnerships such as our Future Climate Venture Studio.
Improving Workplace Conditions: ‘For Staff, by Staff’
HITEC originated when researchers from UConn Health and UConn Storrs started working with correction workers, their bargaining units, and Department of Correction administration to form a workplace participatory program. It has since expanded to include health services, counseling, commissary officers, and much more.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Translate and disseminate UConn’s impactful research that improves the human experience and contributes to philanthropy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
UConn College of Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked Nationally
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate engineering programs have been released, and UConn’s College of Engineering (CoE) has seen significant rating increases in several, including civil engineering, environmental health, materials, and mechanical engineering.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Celebrate faculty, staff, and student contributions to teaching, research, and service.
David Mahatha Joins UConn Law as Assistant Dean
UConn has named Dr. David Mahatha, the new Assistant Dean of Diversity, Belonging, and Community Engagement at the UConn School of Law. Dean Mahatha and UConn are committed to shaping environments where everyone can succeed and feel like they belong.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Cultivate an environment that promotes belonging and inclusion across cultures, identities, and abilities and empowers each individual to feel connected to the Husky community.
UConn Avery Point Campus Seen as Ripe for Enhancements
The University is eyeing Avery Point for potential enhancements that would build on its successes and promote holistic student success, while maintaining the welcoming atmosphere that makes it such an attractive choice.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action Offer signature regional academic and research programs that are destinations within UConn, while also facilitating synergistic academic, research, and outreach programs between campuses.
Math Professor Uses TikTok to Tackle ‘Math Phobia’
What started out as a way to build a sense of community during the Covid-19 pandemic, Professor of Mathematics Álvaro Lozano-Robledo has amassed over 100,000 followers on Tik Tok while working to destigmatize math and increase exposure for his program.
Area of Focus Student Success Journey
Priority Action Strengthen learning through investing in excellent teaching, experiential learning, academic support systems, and high-quality mentorship to enhance student performance through their programs of study.
Pride Celebrated at UConn Health
UConn Health believes in health care for all and provides equitable and inclusive care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning+ members of our community. For Pride Month, students proudly raised a pride flag on the UConn Health Campus.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Cultivate an environment that promotes belonging and inclusion across cultures, identities, and abilities and empowers each individual to feel connected to the Husky community.
High School Students Get Hands on Experience at UConn Chemistry Early College Experience Day
More than 100 students from eight high schools across Connecticut gathered in the UConn Chemistry Building for a day of hands-on lab experiments. The experiments and hands-on activities are designed to enable students to see some of the techniques used by researchers in their labs.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Expand opportunities for early college experiences and lifelong learning to empower a diverse range of learners.
UConn Nation’s Generosity Leads to the Most Successful UConn Gives Yet
More than 4,161 students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends, patients, and fans came together to support what they love about UConn. A wide range of University projects, programs, and initiatives are getting a big boost from the $794,497 raised over 36 hours on April 17 and 18.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Leverage the Foundation’s comprehensive campaign to foster alumni engagement and philanthropic support for institutional priorities.
UConn Partnership with East Hartford Public Schools Celebrates First Year
Last year, the UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health and the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health were awarded a five-year, $2 million cooperative agreement from the CDC to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents in Connecticut.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Engage with local communities in research and policy development to address health disparities, food insecurity, and wellness.
UConn Hosts Just Transitions Symposium
UConn hosted a collaborative platform that brought together scholars, students, and experts from various disciplines. The Just Transitions Symposium aimed to explore themes and strategies for a sustainable and equitable global future, emphasizing the importance of diverse voices and disciplines in addressing climate change.
Area of Focus Wellness of People and Planet
Priority Action Serve as a key partner in state, national, and international efforts to meet sustainability standards.
UConn Deepening Hartford Roots with Plans for Student Housing
UConn is deepening its Hartford roots with plans to offer 200 beds of student housing in a downtown building adjacent to bustling businesses, food and entertainment venues, and space that the University is also refurbishing for academic and research use.
Area of Focus Seven World-Class Campuses, One Flagship University
Priority Action Deliver equitable undergraduate and graduate student support across campuses including mental health services, student advising, and career services and assist in facilitating housing, transportation, and dining options.
UConn Provost Announces Awards for Outstanding Service
The Provost’s Outstanding Service Award (POSA) is designed to honor and recognize those who have demonstrated excellence in service to the University of Connecticut. The award will honor faculty whose service is exemplary and has made an indelible impact in one or more areas to enhance the University’s mission in teaching, research, service, or engagement.
Area of Focus Husky Pride and Resilience
Priority Action Celebrate faculty, staff, and student contributions to teaching, research, and service.
‘Doctors Academy’ at UConn Health Graduates High School Seniors
The Doctors Academy is part of the longstanding Health Career Opportunity Programs, where middle school and high school students receive in-depth education in the health sciences and career path mentorship on Saturdays and in the summer.
Area of Focus A Stronger, More Inclusive University
Priority Action Strengthen pipeline programs to provide equitable access to national caliber education for all of Connecticut’s students.
Tackling the Future of Oral Health and Education
Dr. Sophia Saeed, associate dean for clinical affairs at the School of Dental Medicine, along with a group of deans and faculty members from dental schools across the country, has been appointed to tackle issues facing dental education and patient care on the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Envisioning and Transforming the Future of Oral Health & Education task force.
Area of Focus Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Engagement
Priority Action Translate and disseminate UConn’s impactful research that improves the human experience and contributes to philanthropy, innovation, and entrepreneurship.