Success Stories

AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Josephine Santiago-Bond

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! To celebrate early, today we’re highlighting Josephine Santiago-Bond, Chief and co-founder of the Advanced Engineering Development Branch at NASA.

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Patsy Mink

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! To celebrate early, today we’re highlighting the trailblazing Congresswoman Patsy Mink.

By Avery Caya
Avery Caya Graduate Assistant, CLAS/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (They/Them/Theirs)
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Student Success Story: An Nguyen

Meet An Nguyen, a junior on the Stamford Campus majoring in Computer Science. Learn more about An’s role as President of the Google Developer Student Club and advice he has for students looking take on leadership roles!

By Tara Malone
Tara Malone Associate Director, Regional Campuses Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Six UConn Stamford Students Named Spectrum Scholars

Six UConn Stamford students are among the 20 Spectrum Scholars chosen by Spectrum for its newest class of scholars. The Scholarship, designed for underrepresented college students with financial need, grants each recipient with a $20,000 scholarship, a professional Spectrum mentor, and the opportunity for an internship at one of the company’s corporate campuses.

By Chrys Tsilibes
Chrys Tsilibes Assistant Director, Corporate Partner Relations
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Student Success Story: Ateeb Rahman

Ateeb Rahman is a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace. Currently a mechanical engineering intern for Hanwha Aerospace USA, Ateeb hopes to become an astronaut in the future to help progress space exploration.

Describe what you …

By Erik Zawodniak
Erik Zawodniak
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Student Spotlight: Hanbyoul Kang

Meet Hanbyoul Kang! She is an International Student from Korea studying Physiology and Neurobiology. Below, she shares her experience at UConn thus far and her future hopes and aspirations with us! 

Please tell us your name, your year, and why …

By Chelsea Osei
Chelsea Osei
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Student Spotlight: Irish Esperida

Irish shares her experience as a woman in STEM and the support system she has built on her academic journey.

By Chelsea Osei
Chelsea Osei
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Clinton Lo-Lau’s Journey from UConn to TikTok

The UConn psychology alumnus discusses his current role at one of the world’s most popular social media platforms and how his college experience shaped his life and career.

By Ty Reeves
Ty Reeves
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Student Success Story: Brendon Thammavongsa

Brendon Thammavongsa is a rising senior majoring in Exercise Science. He is an active member of Lambda Phi Epsilon, the world’s largest Asian-interest fraternity, and UConn Hip-Hop Initiative, where he serves as Social Media Director.

How has your membership in …

By Erik Zawodniak
Erik Zawodniak
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Deepthi Varghese Success Story

Deepthi Varghese is a TD Module Engineer at Intel Corporation. Deepthi earned a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from UConn. “I am currently working as a process engineer in the dry etch module at Intel. My current role focuses on technology …

By Desiree Martino
Desiree Martino Career Coach | Pronouns she/her
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