How I Turned My Summer Job Into A Resume Wow

During the school year, I am a student administrative assistant for the front desk at the UConn Center for Career Development. Now I know what you’re thinking, it doesn’t get much more glamorous than that. As summer approached, I wanted …

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2017 National HWW PreDoctoral Fellow

Winifred Maloney Awarded Summer 2017 Fellowship from Humanities Without Walls at Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities


Humanities Without Walls aims to create new avenues for collaborative research, teaching, and the production of scholarship in the humanities, forging and …

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Student Success Story: Julia Cobuzzi

Julia Cobuzzi, allied health sciences major, was selectively picked by the UConn Summer Extension Internship program to gain hands-on work experience in her field.

Julia came into our office last week to share some of her exciting professional experiences over …

By Autumn Magro
Autumn Magro Communication Intern
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Marc Reyes: Student Success Story

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri

 Education: University of Connecticut: Ph.D. Candidate, History
University of Missouri, Kansas City: Master of Arts, History University of Missouri, Columbia: Bachelor of Arts, History

 Interest: Marc loves live music and enjoys traveling across the country to …

By Briana Williams
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Meet Student Success Story Jay Latimer!

Jay Latimer

Majors: Materials Science & Engineering; German Studies

Class Standing: Senior

 

What got you interested in your majors?

 

I actually came into UConn as a Civil Engineering student. I have always been intrigued by how structures are …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication & Marketing Intern
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Meet Student Success Story Julia DeMoranville!

Julia DeMoranville

Majors: Molecular and Cell Biology, Child Health and Development (individualized)

Class Standing: Senior

Describe your history at UConn.

I started at UConn in fall of 2012 as a Biological Sciences major in the honors program. I joined Rubyfruit …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication & Marketing Intern
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Meet Student Success Story Kerrin Kinnear!

Kerrin Kinnear

Major(s): Environmental Studies

Minor(s): Geography

Class Standing: Senior

 

Describe your history at UConn.

I came to UConn totally unsure of what I wanted to study.  I started as a Psychology major, switched to Marketing, and finally landed …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication & Marketing Intern
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Graduate Student Success Story: Kristina Bosco

Current Job – Medical Social Worker

Education – Bachelors: Central Connecticut State University, Psychology | Masters: University of Connecticut, MSW Social Work

Hometown – West Hartford, CT

Interests – “I love to travel and my favorite place that I have visited …

By Briana Williams
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Meet Student Success Story Scott Gary!

Scott Gary

Major(s): Digital Media & Design | Concentration: Marketing

Minor(s): Biology

Class Standing: 5th Year/Super Senior

 

Describe your history at UConn

It has been quite an interesting ride indeed. I entered in 2011 as a Physiology & Neurobiology major …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication & Marketing Intern
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Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

It’s quite simple: in life the places you live and the people you know will inevitably change. You will change as an individual throughout the years, but how you develop and grow as a professional is up to you. That is when your own initiative and passion come into play. And that’s the biggest lesson I learned this summer.

By Alyssa Rametta
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