Abrahamic Programs for Academic Collaboration in the MENA Region
Abrahamic Programs support peaceful co-existence and regional academic integration in the MENA region and provide an alternative framework for productive on-campus programming and dialogue at the University of Connecticut. Along with the School of Fine Arts, Humanities Institute, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Human Rights Institute, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, Ballard Institute […]
UConn Global Affairs
School of Fine Arts, Humanities Institute, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Human Rights Institute, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, The William Benton Museum of Art, UConn Hillel, and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership
In-State
Academic Engagement Network (AEN)
ODI continued building its capacity to serve the Jewish community and address antisemitism by participating in the Academic Engagement Network’s Signature Seminar Series, which brings together university and college administrators to discuss and develop strategies for responding to bias incidents. This Signature Seminar Series brought together university and college administrators, including student affairs staff, representatives […]
Kelly Schlabach
Academic Engagement Network and other institutions
Out-of-State
Adapt CT
Adapt CT is an outreach partnership of Connecticut Sea Grant & The Center for Land Use Education & Research (CLEAR). The website includes information on the Climate Adaptation Academy (CAA), the UConn Climate Corps, Coastal Habitats, and Tools/Resources. The CAA offers workshops on adaptation issues relevant to Connecticut’s communities. Past workshop PowerPoints/videos are available on […]
Juliana Barrett
In-State
Admissions Community Based Organization visit
The Boys and Girls Club visits UConn Stamford each year or twice a year to learn more about the college journey and application tips and tricks. UConn Stamford provides College workshops, campus tours, and an activities.
Kimberly Bornstein
Boys and Girls Club
In-State
African American Cultural Center Community Service
UConn and the CT Training School are participating in a mentor/mentee partnership to support youthful offenders incarcerated in two residential facilities. The training school is in Middletown, CT and Journey House is located on the grounds of Nachaug Hospital in Willimantic, CT. Students from Journey House visit PA2SS, the peer mentoring program at the African […]
Kelly Schlabach
Journey House
In-State
African American Cultural Center School Visits
This program is designed to bring middle school and high school students from New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford and East Hartford public schools to campus during each semester. Students participate in motivational, educational, cultural, and recreational experiences.
Kelly Schlabach
New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, and East Hartford public schools
In-State
Ask a Brain Scientist!
Sessions regarding Neuroscience. Prof. Fumiko Hoeft engages with children about the intricacies of the brain. Children (and parents!) will learn about brain science on everyday topics, ask questions they might have, and get a glimpse into how a scientist does research.
Fumiko Hoeft
In-State
Asthma Camp
A camp for children ages 6-12 years living with this chronic disease. Urban Health Scholars help elementary school students explore and learn about asthma in a fun and exciting way. The children learn about asthma triggers, medication education, and coping skills. Parents/guardians attend a Q&A led by a healthcare professional about the treatment of asthma.
Bruce Gould
In-State
Attacks on Critical Race Theory
“Attacks on Critical Race Theory”: Central Office sponsored a panel discussion on how universities can be proactive in protecting faculty from identity-based harassment from groups opposed to the teaching of Critical Race Theory. This panel was co-sponsored by the African Studies Institute; the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute; El Instituto; the Office of the […]
Kelly Schlabach
Charter Oak Cultural Center
In-State
Black History Month (Stamford )
Community engagement celebrates Black History with exhibitions of local artisans, authors, and artists selling wares ranging from jewelry, children’s books, clothing, and soaps. Local community organizations such as the Stamford NAACP and the City of Stamford Health Dept also had informational tables.
Phara Bayonne
UConn Library Stamford, The Ferguson Library, Stamford’s Public Library and The Connecticut State Library.
In-State
Campus Climate Initiative
This partnership with UConn Hillel and Hillel International worked to ensure a positive campus climate where Jewish students feel comfortable expressing their identity and values and where they are free from antisemitism, harassment, and marginalization. During the 2021-2022 academic year, UConn was one of 19 participating institutions who sent representatives. These representatives were educated on […]
Kelly Schlabach
Hillel International
In-State
Canter Curriculum
A needs assessment was conducted to determine which topics horse owners/enthusiasts were interested in learning more about. Then, the equine extension specialist, Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, created the content, which includes voiced ppts, other supplemental information, and online quizzes. Jean Madden-Hennessey provides technical support. The mission is to provide horse owners and enthusiasts with more in-depth […]
Jenifer Nadeau
Afghanistan
International
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
The study proposed in this program will examine a severe limitation of the literature, the impact of food insecurity as it unfolds over the month. It will demonstrate that as household food insecurity increases, dietary quality, emotional eating, binge eating, and mental distress worsen, and diabetes markers deteriorate. Findings can also have significant intervention and […]
Jennifer Cavallari
Vernon and Windsor Connecticut School Districts; National and Local AFT-CIO, National Education Association; Additional unions in New England.
In-State
Children with Incarcerated Parents Initiative
Since fiscal year 2008, the Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy (IMRP) has been receiving annual funding from the Connecticut General Assembly to administer competitive grants for providing positive interventions for at-risk youth whose parent(s) and family members have been incarcerated. The IMRP continually seeks to gain an additional understanding of these children and their […]
Aileen Keays
Department of Correction, Department of Children and Families, legislature, Council of State Governments, CLICC, National Resource Center for Children and Families of the Incarcerated, Tow Institute of Justice, Family Reentry, My People's Clinical Services,
In-State
CK Explorers Club
Collaborating with Ben Moon at CK Magnet Elementary School, UConn formed the CK Explorer’s Club for 4th and 5th graders. UConn Avery Pt students served as instructional aides along with me and CK teachers. Each week between April and June, the club explored different open spaces in Groton in an afterschool club that introduced students […]
Syma Ebbin
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School
In-State
Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series
Public lectures on coastal issues. This annual lecture series spans the breadth of human interactions with coastal waters, including speakers from the natural and social sciences and arts and humanities. The lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures typically begin at 7:30 p.m. The Connecticut Sea Grant College Program sponsors this series, the UConn Department […]
Jamie Vaudrey
Connecticut Sea Grant, UConn Avery Point Campus, UConn Department of Marine Sciences, UConn Maritime Studies Program
Afghanistan
In-State, Out-of-State, International
Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health
CAFEH is a series of CBPR and CEnR studies and projects investigating the effects of traffic related ultrafine particle pollution on health, primarily cardiovascular health in older adults, and developing and testing individual and community level interventions to reduce exposure and improve health.
Doug Brugge
Multiple CBOs in the City of Somerville and Boston Chinatown
Out-of-State
Community Based Organizations (Future 5)
UConn Stamford works very closely with Future 5, inviting them to campus and educating students and community members on the steps to apply to UConn.
Kimberly Bornstein
Future 5
In-State
Community Borrower Program
Community Borrowers may borrow from the Storrs and Regional Campus Libraries by acquiring a Library-issued borrower’s card.
Kim Wilk
In-State
Community Engagement in Economics
Connecticut high school teachers who are certified instructors with the UConn Early College Experience (ECE) – Economics program gather (virtually) for an annual professional development workshop. The Economics Department see these instructors as colleagues and value their participation in the University mission. The partnership with the high schools is especially important for the academic discipline and for developing the Economics major and […]
Natalia Smirnova
Business leaders in Stamford and beyond
In-State
Connecticut “Teach Ag”
NAAE National #TeachAg Campaign Mission: To raise awareness of the need to recruit and retain high quality and diverse agriculture teachers, encourage others to consider a career teaching agriculture and celebrate the positive contributions that agriculture teachers make in our schools and communities. NAAE National #TeachAg Campaign Goal: To ensure an abundant supply of high […]
Patricia Jepson
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE), Connecticut Association of Agricultural Educators (CAAE), 22 School Districts
In-State
Connecticut Digital Archive
The CTDA is a community of members from across the State who believe that the stories and experiences of every person and group in Connecticut are essential to all of us. Keeping and sharing them creates a common cultural understanding and a more prosperous historical legacy. The CTDA is dedicated to maintaining, delivering, and preserving […]
Gregory Colati
80+ groups and organizations in CT, including galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, public libraries, NGOs and educational institutions.
Afghanistan
International
Connecticut Human Rights Partnership
CHRP is a collaborative network of educators and organizations committed to providing residents of Connecticut opportunities to develop their understanding of and commitment to human rights. CHRP promotes and supports educational efforts that foster critical attitudes and values rooted in respect for all persons’ equal dignity and human rights. CHRP encourages and supports academic institutions […]
Nana Amos
Quinnipiac University, Manchester High School, Brookfield High School, Conard High School, University of Hartford
In-State
Connecticut Sea Grant
Funded by NOAA with match from UConn, Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG) part of a network of Sea Grant programs in coastal and Great Lakes states that integrates research, outreach, and education on coastal and marine issues most relevant to the state’s stakeholders. Activities center around 4 focus areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture, resilient […]
Sylvain De Guise
Federal, state and local government agencies, NGOs, educators, interested citizens, coastal communities, aquaculture and fisheries
In-State
Connecticut Small Business Development Center
CTSBDC is a cooperative initiative of the US SBA, CT DECD, and the UConn School of Business. They provide no-cost 1:1 advising and support to CT small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking to start a business. This program has a staff of 21, including 15 advisors throughout CT. They collaborate with dozens of organizations, speak […]
Joe Ercolano
CT State agencies (DECD, SoS, DOR, DOL, DDS, DAS), municipal economic development offices, Chambers of Commerce, colleges and universities, community colleges, regional foundations, non-profit small business support organizations, others
In-State
CT Horse Symposium
An annual symposium designed to bring together the general public, horse owners and enthusiasts, and horse-related businesses. It generally has a clinician who gives three sessions on a specific topic, and participants can sign up to be hands-on participants or spectators. There is also a vendor fair, and the program highlights the UConn Equestrian Teams. […]
Jenifer Nadeau
Out-of-State
CT Information Technology Institute
The Connecticut Information Technology Institute (CITI or UConn CITI) is an institution of the School of Business at the Stamford campus. When originally developed, the Board of Trustees and the CT State Dept. of Labor’s goals were to provide professional development training in IT and project management. The major focus is providing training to assist […]
Gerri Kennedy
American Job Center, The Workplace, the CT State Department of Labor
In-State
Early College Education Library Media Specialists training
This guide includes links to workshop materials offered through UConn Library. In-depth training sessions on library resources and research are held for ECE Library Media Specialists each semester.
Kelsey Brown
In-State
Family Resilience And Mindfulness Empowerment
The goal of this project is to target psychologically distressed divorced parents, to improve parental self-regulation via mindfulness as a promising approach to optimizing an existing evidence-based parenting intervention for divorced families. Aim 1: Elucidate the perspectives of end users and stakeholders. I will apply user-centered design and conduct formative research, including individual interviews […]
Na Zhang
CT Court, CT Fatherhood Initiatives, UConn Extensions (PEP, EFNEP), Family Centers (in Fairfield county), Stamford Public Education Foundation
In-State
Financial Education Program
The UConn Extension Financial Education Program provides workshops, professional development sessions, events, and resources to help Connecticut citizens strive to work toward a better financial future. The financial literacy programming reaches adults and youth across our state with relevant, research-based information and tools to encourage them to adopt sound financial management practices. Some key concepts […]
Faye Griffiths-Smith
schools, colleges, state agencies, community-based organizations, banks, financial institutions,
In-State
From Environmental Degradation to Buen Vivir
Emerging from the Latin American tradition of participatory action research (PAR), this collaborative project aims to identify the core aspects of a transitional design from cattle-ranching to a sustainable economy that builds harmony between humans and nature in the intercultural community of El Manantial, Colombian southwest region in the Amazon piedmont. We want to examine […]
Cesar Abadia
El Manantial Community, Red SaludPaz, Humboldt Institute, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad de la Amazonia
Colombia
International
Genome Ambassador Program
The Institute for Systems Genomics Genome Ambassadors are a group of students, alumni, faculty, and staff at the University of Connecticut who embrace a philosophy of progressing the field of genomics towards achieving greater diversity among students and career professionals, developing students’ scientific communication skills by interacting with scientists and the public, understanding the broad […]
Gillian Mcneil
Martin Kellogg Middle School, Newington School District
In-State
Geospatial Training Program
The Geospatial Training Program (GTP) is part of UConn’s award-winning Center for Land Use Education and Research. GTP was developed to provide innovative hands-on training in geospatial technologies to town officials, town staff, non-government officials and governmental agency staff and others. Since 2007, the program has trained over 3,000 individuals in geographic information systems (GIS), […]
Cary Chadwick
Municipalities, K12, state agencies, NGOs, land trusts
In-State
Grown ConNECTed
Through this project, UConn Extension and its collaborators at The Last Green Valley and Resources, Conservation & Development, Inc. aim to increase sales and customers for direct-market producers in 23 rural towns of Northeastern Connecticut and increase consumption of locally grown food. The project delivers community presentations and outreach activities to increase the number of […]
Jiff Martin
The Last Green Valley; Resources, Conservation & Development, Inc.
In-State
H.E.A.R.T. Podcast
In this series of podcasts, this program explores what antiracist teaching in higher education is, what it entails, what challenges educators face, and any advice our guests can give our audience in their antiracist teaching journey. The podcasts are co-hosted by Dr. Milagros Castillo-Montoya and doctoral student Omar Romandia. With a strong commitment to centering the […]
Kelly Schlabach
Various partners across the country
Out-of-State
Hate Crimes Advisory Council
In June 2021, Governor Lamont appointed members to the newly formed Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council. Created by state law under Connecticut Statute § 51-279f, the council is responsible for encouraging and coordinating programs that increase community awareness and reporting of hate crimes to combat such crimes. It also can make recommendations for legislation concerning […]
Richard Ashby Wilson
State Legislature and Governor of Connecticut
In-State
Healthy Homes Partnership
Healthy Homes education and workshops are designed for youth and adult audiences so they can understand Healthy Homes principles, become advocates in their family and community, and support the concept of health and housing equity achieved by living in a safe, stable, and healthy home. The principles of a healthy home are: Keep it DRY, […]
Mary Welch
youth and adult serving organizations, ESL groups; groups of residents in public or private housing complexes, groups engaged in fostering housing equity
Canada
International
Husky Nutrition and Sport
During the FY 22 – 24 USDA SNAP-Ed funding cycle, Husky Nutrition (UConn Health) and Husky Sport (UConn Storrs) have integrated into one Husky Nutrition and Sport. Staff build and implement a unified approach to address state-level SNAP-Ed goals and objectives while leveraging the strengths and expertise of each agency and honoring Husky Nutrition and […]
Jennifer McGarry
This past year we collaborated with 70 community partners, including early care and education groups (n=20), government agencies (n=10), schools ( n=7), universities (n=7), parks and recreation centers (n=7), food stores (n=5), foundations (n=5), agricultural organizations (n=3), hospitals (n=2), food banks and mobile pantries (n=1), public health organizations (n=1), faith based (n=1), and city and regional planning groups (n=1).
In-State
iGEM
UConn iGEM is a student organization participating in international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) events. Students develop synthetic biology projects that aim to solve a world problem. The process includes literature review, research, experimental implementation, collaboration with other teams, and community feedback and engagement. IGem participates in the global iGEM competition. UConn iGEM provides lab and […]
Lisa Nigro
Mansfield School District, Trumbull School District
In-State
Impacts of plastic pollution on wildlife and water quality
Support a graduate student to prepare an annotated bibliography on impacts of plastic debris on Long Island Sound animals. The research assistant will review relevant research based on observed or potential impacts from plastic pollution to a variety of phyla and species that could be expected to inhabit Long Island Sound at least temporarily or […]
J. Evan Ward
Save the Sound
In-State
Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
The Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic (“IP Law Clinic” or “Clinic”) at UConn School of Law provides law students with the unique opportunity to counsel Connecticut’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups on a wide range of intellectual property law issues. Under the supervision of intellectual property law attorneys, students enrolled in the IP Law Clinic […]
Kathleen Lombardi
Connecticut innovator-entrepreneurs
In-State
Internship and Visit
The Mayor’s Youth Employer Program is to provide Stamford’s youth with the necessary job readiness and leadership skills needed to compete in the global workforce. UConn Stamford participates in this effort. In the Spring of 2022, there were four interns in the Admissions Office. UConn Stamford also offers workshops on “Why College” and “How to […]
Kimberly Shellenberger
Mayor's Youth Program
In-State
Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE)
Kids and UConn Bridging Education (KUBE): This collaboration with the Puerto Rican / Latin American Cultural Center is a multicultural mentoring program that builds literacy and educational aspirations for local middle school students while also helping them develop social skills. KUBE achieves this by pairing the middle school students with AsACC and PRLACC students who […]
Kelly Schlabach
Middle Schools from Killingly and Windham CT
In-State
Let’s talk GMOs
Let’s Talk GMOs: Creating Consistent Communication Messages is an initiative of the GMO Working Group in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources. The group has a multi-faceted outreach campaign to educate the public on the science of GMOs, offering background on the diverse applications of GMOs with research-based consideration of the risks and […]
Xiuchun Tian
none
Afghanistan
International
Marine Science (MARN)
Students in the senior-level course Measurements and Analysis in Coastal Ecosystems (MARN 4001) team up with CUSH, a citizen scientist organization, to analyze their data and to collect additional data identifying impaired coastal embayments in and around Stonington, CT.
Julie Granger
Clean Up Sound and Harbors (CUSH inc.)
In-State
National Seaweed Hub
The National Seaweed Hub is a collaborative partnership of 11 Sea Grant programs and their stakeholders to create and provide responsive, non-advocate and practical resources on the emerging seaweed aquaculture industry in the United States. A comprehensive National Needs Assessment was conducted to identify common challenges and realistic opportunities of 9 stakeholder sectors. Diverse sector […]
Anoushka Concepcion
industry, regulators, non-profits
International
National Social Work Voter Mobilization Coalition
The National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign seeks to integrate nonpartisan voter engagement into social work practice and social services. This program has developed a training module that can be included in any class or workshop that connects voter turnout and community health. The training examines voter engagement from a human rights, public health, and […]
Tanya Smith
Schools of social work, civic organizations
Out-of-State
Night Sky Observations
The Avery Point Astronomy class (PHYS 1020) and the Tames Amateur Astronomical Society (TAAS) invites members of UConn, their guests and individual citizen, to three nights of star gazing during the Fall semester, on the southwest corner of the campus lawn. This program sets up one UConn Celestron telescope, purchased with a grant from Dean […]
Moshe Gai
Thames Amateur Astronomical Society (TAAS)
In-State
Night Sky Telescope Observations and Planetarium shows
The UConn Astronomy Class (PHYS 1020), in collaboration with TAAS, invites private citizens to join the class on night sky telescope observations carried out on the lawn of the Avery Point campus. People are also invited to join the class Planetarium shows at the Mystic Seaport Treworgy Planetarium.
Moshe Gai
Thams Amateur Astronomical Society (TAAS)
In-State
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Connecticut (OLLI at UConn) is a member-driven program offering non-credit learning experiences (courses, lectures, and special events) to all adults who are 50 or older and want to engage socially and intellectually with their peers as teachers and learners. OLLI also provides fertile ground for exchanging […]
Fiona de Merell
Waterbury theaters, arts organizations
In-State
Pre-College Summer
UConn’s Office of Early College Programs (OECP) provides students with meaningful academic engagement to enrich their experience in high school and support their transition into college. OECP offers educational opportunities at high school (Early College Experience), in university classrooms (Dual Enrollment), and through on-campus residential summer programs (Pre-College Summer and First Summer). UConn Pre-College Summer […]
Nella Quasnitschka
University Departments, High Schools, Non-Profit Organizations
In-State
Put Local On Your Tray Program
This program works closely with state agencies and non-profit partners to help schools source, serve, and celebrate locally grown food. Put Local on Your Tray Program helps school food directors find and connect with local farmers, provide recipes and ideas for serving local food in the cafeteria, and offer fun and exciting educational materials to […]
Jiff Martin
CT Farm to School Collaborative, FoodCorps, CT Dept. of Agriculture, CT Dept. of Education, CT Dept. of Public Health, New England Dairy
In-State
Reference & Student Success Services
The Library works with our community to support academic success and enhance the holistic student experience by connecting students to information literacy initiatives and library resources. They do this through the coordination of the Library’s online reference program, creating awareness of open and affordable educational resources, and the development of co-curricular activities, programs, and learning […]
Zach Claybaugh
In-State
Resilient Connecticut
CIRCA, in coordination with state agencies, regional councils of governments (COGs) and municipalities, has initiated Resilient Connecticut, as part of the HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition. Resilient Connecticut provides the state with a Planning Framework piloted in the Superstorm Sandy impacted regions of New Haven and Fairfield Counties. The project focuses on regional resilience and […]
Katherine Lund
Municipalities, NGOs, consultants, and state agency staff
In-State
SmartBuildings CT
SmartBuildingsCT partners with municipal, commercial, and industrial customers in Connecticut to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings. The program provides expertise and resources to: Reduce energy usage and costs Lower carbon emissions Decrease water consumption Enhance the experience of building occupants Modernize energy data analysis methods and technologies SmartBuildingsCT focuses on implementing advanced systems […]
Amy Thompson
Eversource, United Illuminating, Sustainable CT, CT DEEP, Municipalities in Connecticut
In-State
SNAP-Ed and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
The expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is one of the federal government’s longest-running educational outreach programs. The program provides nutritional information and empowerment for families and communities to learn more about healthy dietary choices and improve their quality of life.
Mike Puglisi
In-State
SNAP-Ed Food Security – Fairfield County
Project/Intervention Title: SNAP-Ed UConn Food Security (housed in NUSC) Goal 1: Increase healthy food choices and diet quality among population groups who are eligible to receive SNAP-Ed, including adult caregivers of children. Goal 2: Increase age-appropriate physical activity among population groups who are eligible for SNAP-Ed Goal 3: Improve policies, systems, and environments to facilitate […]
Heather Peracchio
DANBURY: Danbury Public Schools, Danbury Farmers' Market, Danbury Elmwood Hall Senior Center, Danbury Food Collaborative, United Way of Western Connecticut, Food Pantries, BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport Veteran Affairs office, Parish Court Housing, FEED Center, Wakeman Boys and Girls Club. STAMFORD: Stamford Childrens Health, Stamford Food Collaborative; NORWALK: Norwalk Health Department, Norwalk Food Providers
In-State
Solid Ground Farmer Training Program
UConn Extension leads this project along with six organizational partners and 11 collaborators to generate new learning opportunities that: Respond to different skill gaps in production and farm management for advanced-level and early-stage beginning farmers (BF). Leverages organizational partners’ capacity to meet the unmet needs of BF through existing training. Addresses farmland access needs of […]
Jiff Martin
New CT Farmer Alliance, CT Northeast Organic Farming Association, Rockville AgriScience & Technology, Nonnewaug AgriScience & Technology, Keney Park Sustainability Project, Green Village Initiative, CT Farmland Trust, Land For Good
In-State
SPARK
Run by the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion (VII) in UConn’s School of Engineering, SPARK is an initiative designed to shrink the STEM gender and confidence gap. SPARK consists of four one-week sessions through July and August. As a residential summer program, each week of SPARK focuses on different engineering disciplines to expose middle school girls […]
Stephany Santos
N/A
In-State
Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a collaborative bi-state partnership established by the EPA, New York, and Connecticut, which brings together federal and state agencies, user groups, concerned organizations, and individuals dedicated to restoring and protecting Long Island Sound. LISS efforts are guided by a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan structured around four key themes/goals: […]
Deb Abibou
Municipal staff/officials/committees, nonprofits, watershed orgs, regional planning orgs, environmental consultants, community leaders/groups/associations, academic institutions, utilities
In-State
Sustainable Community Food System (SCFS)
Sustainable Community Food Systems minor gives students skills to help solve humanity’s most pressing problems. This minor allows students to learn how to be system thinkers looking at the big picture solutions of how transforming the food system is a platform for creating an equitable, humane, and sustainable society. Students discover how their actions can […]
Phoebe Godfrey
Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen (CLiCK)
In-State
The Monthly Cycling of Food Insecurity and Diabetes Risk
The study proposed here will examine a severe limitation of the literature, the impact of food insecurity as it unfolds over the month. It will demonstrate that as household food insecurity increases, dietary quality, emotional eating, binge eating, and mental distress worsen, and diabetes markers deteriorate. Findings can also have significant intervention and policy implications, […]
Angela Bermudez-Millan
Hispanic Health Council
In-State
Transactional Law Clinic
Under the supervision of CULI faculty/attorneys, students review and draft contracts and other documents, negotiate, conduct real estate closings, and assist in compliance and other legal matters. Students interact frequently with CULI attorneys and their clients, help assess client needs, and support CULI attorneys in providing clients with legal assistance. The classroom component involves a […]
Casey Faucon
In-State
UConn Choirs
UConn Choirs welcomes all singers to participate in the exciting choral singing and learning at the University of Connecticut. UConn Choirs is dedicated to creating choral music at the highest level, thoughtfully exploring music from all backgrounds and cultures, and empowering everyone to become a dynamic and creative musician through an active rehearsal process and […]
Jamie Spillane
In-State
UConn Collaboratory on School and Child Health
The mission of the Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) is to facilitate innovative and impactful connections across research, policy, and practice arenas to advance equity in school and child health. CSCH is committed to anti-racist work that prioritizes inclusion, reduces disparities, and creates systemic change. CSCH serves as a central resource to the […]
Helene Marcy
Clifford Beers Community Care Center, Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc., The Village, school districts throughout CT
In-State, Out-of-State
UConn Environment Corps
The UConn Environment Corps (“E-Corps”) is an undergraduate STEM program centered on a model that combines classroom instruction, service learning, and Extension outreach. There are currently three E-Corps classes, each addressing the local impacts of, and responses to, a pressing environmental problem: climate resilience, brownfields redevelopment, and stormwater management. Students enroll in a classroom semester, […]
Chet Arnold
Most E-Corps projects are with municipalities. To date, we have completed 107 community projects have involved 93 municipalities and 15 other entities, including Regional Councils of Government, Land Trusts, and municipal Development Corporations. We also partner with NGOs, particularly Sustainable CT.
In-State
UConn Equine Extension Program
This program helps horse owners in CT and nationwide by creating fact sheets and assisting with questions (not those a veterinarian should answer). Give talks and presentations and create online learning opportunities using Geniuss and Husky CT called the Canter Curriculum. Also, host an annual Horse Symposium with clinics and a vendor fair related to […]
Jenifer Nadeau
CT Horse Council, CT DoAg
Out-of-State
UConn Extension People Empowering People (PEP) Program
UConn Extension PEP Communities Program The UConn PEP Communities Program is for adults and older teens. The program is designed to build on the participants’ unique strengths and life experiences and emphasizes the connection between individual and community action. Because the UConn PEP Communities Program is adaptable to various settings, the program is offered throughout […]
Faye Griffiths-Smith
a) PEP Communities Program: municipalities, schools, adult education programs, family resource centers, youth service bureaus and b) PEP CI (Correctional Institutions) state agency, correctional facilities
In-State
UConn Extension’s Bug Week Parasite Day!
Event oppenned to the community to to explore the wonderful, under-appreciated world of parasites! For UConn Extension’s Bug Week 2023, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH), will host activities and displays for all ages for Parasite Day! Visitors learn the defining features of a parasite and gain experience with microscopes by viewing real […]
Janine Caira
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UConn Storrs
In-State
UConn Healthy Family Connecticut
SNAP-Ed builds on successful activities within our target communities to assess the affordable healthy food and physical activity environments affected by the pandemic. SNAP-Ed has identified food deserts and food swamps and is working with community members to increase awareness and involve additional community stakeholders in groups (e.g., additional community HAT teams) to decrease food […]
Valerie Duffy
Multiple community partners in Willimantic, Windham Counties, East Hartford, Enfield, Manchester, New London County, New Britain, Vernon, West Harford, Bristol
In-State
UConn Housing and Eviction Defense Clinic
The Housing and Eviction Defense Clinic faculty and law students working under their supervision represent tenants facing eviction or loss of a rental subsidy in Connecticut. The Housing and Eviction Defense Clinic provides free legal assistance to tenants in cases of eviction or loss of a housing subsidy. The Connecticut Fair Housing Center partly funds […]
Alex West
Statewide Legal Services, Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Connecticut Fair Housing Center
In-State
UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative
Marina Creed launched the UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative in August 2021 to expand patient care beyond exam room walls and into the community. After pitching her vision for pragmatic solutions to indoor air quality to drive down disease transmission to members of the UConn community and forming a team, she drove community partnerships and […]
Marina Creed
UConn Health and its Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center, UConn School of Medicine and its Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn School of Engineering, UConn School of Nursing, Connecticut Area Health Education Center Network (CT AHEC), UConn Neag School of Education, and Connecticut Children’s.
In-State
UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory
The UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory diagnoses plant problems, including diseases, disorders, and pests. Current techniques used for diagnosis include visual inspection, digital image analysis, microscopy, incubation, baiting, culture, nematode analysis, and serological testing. The lab is a National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) member. NPDN works to prevent the introduction and spread of non-native plant pests […]
Nicholas Goltz
National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
In-State, Out-of-State
UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health
The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health promotes solutions to food insecurity, poor diet quality, and weight bias through research and policy. The Rudd Center serves as a leader in building broad-based consensus to change diet and activity patterns, while holding industry and government agencies responsible for safeguarding public health. The Center serves as […]
Marlene Schwartz
CT Department of Education and Health, East Hartford Public Schools
In-State
UConn Soil Nutrient Analysis Lab
The soil lab analyzes about 14,000 soil and plant samples annually, from homeowners to community gardeners to farmers. The program aims to provide environmentally sustainable fertilizer recommendations to minimize soil/water pollution and educate users on best fertilizer practices. Lab manager teaches Master Gardeners in CT, MA, and RI about soils, assists with NRCS Envirothon, UConn […]
Dawn Pettinelli
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
In-State
UConn Wellness Library Collection
STEM Librarian Renee Walsh applied for Strategic Framework Library funding in the Fall of 2020 to launch the Wellness Library Collection. Before the pandemic, she noticed a need for accessible mental health information on campus, and the pandemic further highlighted that need. The collection began with purchasing accessible self-help, mental health, memoir, and non-fiction titles […]
Renee Walsh
SHaW
In-State
Veterans History Project
The Veterans History Project is a nationwide effort of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. More than 137,244 veterans have told their stories […]
Emily Lugo
Veteran Affairs
In-State
Voter Education Day
Voter Education Day rallies students on political issues, introduces them to community voices, and even allows them to meet some candidates. This event was headed by Professor Beth Ginsberg (Political Science – Stamford) in 2016 as a serving learning project, continuing it in 2018 and again in 2020, to expose students to such organizations as […]
Merly Downey
NAACP, Stamford Business Council, and Moms Demand Action,
In-State
Wellness Library Catalog Collection
The Wellness Library Collection is an eBook-based collection with books on self-care, mindfulness, health awareness, and popular self-help. It provides relevant and needed information about lowering stress levels and learning self-care. Some physical books are also cataloged here, but the majority are eBooks.
Renee Walsh
In-State
Writing Centers in Connecticut Outreach to Secondary Schools
UConn’s Writing Center community outreach work was initiated, appropriately enough, by an undergraduate tutor who wanted to bring one-on-one tutoring in academic and creative writing to her own former high school, Hartford Public. To learn more about that experience, please see this article in Reflections: https://reflectionsjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Re-assessing-Sustainability.pdf.pdf Starting in 2007, the UConn Writing Center shifted their emphasis […]
Tom Deans
UConn Writing Center, Connecticut Writing Project, and dozens of CT middle and high schools (see map at https://writingcenter.uconn.edu/high-school-outreach/)
In-State