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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, 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 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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.