November 6, 2024 | (Combined Reports, UConn Today) Global Training and Development Institute (GTDI) at the University of Connecticut (UConn) will host the Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship Academy. The initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will focus on social entrepreneurship and leadership. Beginning in June 2025, a group of young leaders from […]
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UConn Named Fulbright HSI Leader for First Time
November 2, 2024 | (Mike Enright, UConn Today) The University of Connecticut has been named as a Fulbright HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution) Leader for 2024. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognizes select HSIs for their strong engagement of with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international […]
‘Hidden Gem’ at UConn Helps International Studies Scholars
October 8, 2024 | (Jaclyn Severance, UConn Today) Founded in 1959, the ISA has long served as a central hub for the exchange of ideas, for networking, and for programmatic initiatives among those involved in the study, teaching, and practice of international studies. Through its international and regional conferences and its academic journals, the organization […]
‘Unforgettable Experience’: UConn Nursing
October 7, 2024 | (Grace Fontanarosa , UConn Today) On the very first day of clinical at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) in Rwanda, seniors Gabriella Argenio ’24 (NUR) and Kaitlynn Brito Torres ’24 (NUR) had the immersive experience of participating in their first live birth. Together, they rolled up their sleeves and jumped […]
UConn Innovation Documentary Draws Hundreds
October 1, 2024 | (Stephanie Reitz, UConn Today) Connecticut’s rich culture of innovation and UConn’s integral place in its past and future successes are on display in a new documentary, which drew about 400 guests to a recent premiere event in Hartford and prompted a thought-provoking panel discussion afterward. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, an early […]
UConn at the UN
September 27, 2024 | (College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, UConn Today) Three UConn student leaders recently traveled to United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City to participate in international discussions on the future of multilateralism and international cooperation. The event covered topics including sustainable development, international science cooperation, science diplomacy, and other […]
Students Experience ‘Authentic’ Greece
September 26, 2024 | (Sarah Al-Arshani, UConn Today) Seven undergraduate students got an authentic perspective on Greece this summer as part of a new study abroad course designed by professor of anthropology Dimitris Xygalatas. “This is a field school that relates both to my own culture and my background as an anthropologist. [I am Greek […]
Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25
September 3, 2024 | (Mike Enright, UConn Today) Five University of Connecticut faculty members have been named Fulbright Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. Fulbright […]
Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach
July 22, 2024 | (Jaclyn Severance, UConn Today) Andrahennadi is the founder/director of the Centre for Advanced Learning of Mindfulness, or CALM, and a pioneer in the delivery of eco-contemplative mindfulness practice through her M4E and MTMCR programs. Both programs involve onsite training workshops and retreats based on the eco-contemplative framework that Andrahennadi developed through her Ph.D. […]