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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Student Success Story: Anthony Patelunas

Tell me about your educational path.

I started my undergraduate career as a Marine Biology major at Stockton College in New Jersey, then transferred to Stony Brook University as a Marine Vertebrate Biology major. While there, I found an opportunity …

By Ellen Morelli
Ellen Morelli Career Intern
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Student Success Story: Chris Bruno

Chris Bruno

Major(s): Resource Economics

Minor(s): Entrepreneurship and German

Class Standing: Junior

What interests you about your major?

I really liked economics and liked the applications used in Resource Economics. I was also interested in studying business and environmental fields …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communications Assistant
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Student Success Story: Christine Butler

Christine Butler

Major(s): Cognitive Science; Linguistics and Psychology

Class Standing: Senior

 

What interests you about your major?

I find my Cognitive Science major fascinating in the sense that it is a multidisciplinary degree involving psychology, linguistics, anthropology, computer science, …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communications Assistant
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Student Success Story: Jaclyn Fisher

Jaclyn Fisher

Major: Allied Health Sciences

Minor(s): Biology and Psychology

Class Standing: Senior

What interests you about your major?

I love how broad the Allied Health Sciences major is. I was able to tailor my undergraduate career to my interests; …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communications Assistant
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Student Success Story: Samantha Podurgiel

 

Samantha Podurgiel, PhD Student

Tell me about your educational path.

I entered UConn in 2006 as a psychology major. Spring semester of my sophomore year, I took a physiological psychology course and knew I wanted to focus on the …

By Ellen Morelli
Ellen Morelli Career Intern
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Student Success Story: Deanna Tourigny

Major: Marketing

Class Standing: Senior

What interests you about your major?

I chose Marketing as my major because I believed it could provide me with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in almost any industry for a broad spectrum …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication Assistant
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Student Success Story: Kathleen McHugh

Kathleen McHugh

Major: Allied Health Science

Minor: Psychology

Year: Junior

What interests you about your major and minor?

I knew what I didn’t want to do coming into college and I knew that I wanted to do something in the …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication Assistant
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Student Success Story: Daniel Arndt

Daniel Arndt

Major (s): Dual degree student in Secondary Biology Education (UEDC) and Biological Sciences (UCLAS)

Class Standing: Senior

 

What interests you about your majors?

I came into college on a pre-medicine track and I’ve always had an interest …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication Assistant
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Student Success Story: Jake Stone

Jake Stone

Major: Accounting

Minor: International Studies

Class Standing: Senior

Internship: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

What interests you about your major?

I’m really interested in business in general and accounting gives me the opportunity and ability to work with firms of every …

By Brittney Austin
Brittney Austin Communication Assistant
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