Connecting UConn with Communities Near and Far
The Office of Outreach & Engagement creates and coordinates opportunities that connect UConn’s knowledge, resources, and talent with communities across Connecticut and beyond. We are guided by the Carnegie Foundation’s definition of community engagement as the collaboration between higher education institutions and their broader communities—local, regional, national, and global—for the mutual creation and exchange of knowledge in a spirit of partnership and reciprocity.
UConn is the proud recipient of the 2024 Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
Faculty, Staff & Program Directory
The Programs & Scholars Databases showcase the wide range of community-engaged work happening across the University of Connecticut.
Service Learning Courses
Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
Community Engagement Awards
Honoring UConn students, faculty, staff, and community partners making an impact through engaged scholarship.
Our Goal
Our ultimate goal is to improve people’s lives. We want our potential partners to know about the great work that we do at UConn and that our doors are open to collaborate on building an institution that promotes sustainable development, an inclusive society, and scientific advancement.”
Rosa Raudales, Ph.D.
Director of Outreach & Engagement
What We Do
Assist
We help UConn faculty and staff develop partnerships with the local community to advance research, outreach, and teaching programs.
Connect
We connect community partners with UConn’s talent and resources to address local problems.
Support
We coordinate engagement activities across campus that result in educational experiences for students.
Develop
We create guidelines and training to promote productive and authentic partnerships within UConn and with the community.
Community Engagement News
This summer, 65 high school students joined UConn Health through the Summer Student Volunteer Program, gaining real-world experience, supporting patients and staff, and exploring future careers in health care.
Latest data analysis of UConn School of Medicine expert shows Connecticut’s occupational disease cases are over 31,000 annually