Month: October 2022

VAMP Veterans Day Ceremony (11/11)

The Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs (VAMP) invites the UConn Community to a ceremony honoring veterans of the United States Armed Forces. This event will be held on November 11th, at 11:00 AM in front of the Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial (at the University Flagpoles across from Wilbur Cross). If it rains, VAMP will […]

AACC Meet the Faculty: Dr. Blackman Carr of the RENEW Lab (11/11)

Come to the AACC on Friday, 11/11, from 2:00 – 3:30 to meet Dr. Blackman Carr from Department of Nutritional Resources! Dr. Blackman Carr leads the Reaching Equity in Nutrition, Exercise & Weight (R.E.N.E.W.) Lab, which develops weight control interventions to treat high weight and improve health, especially for Black women. She welcomes undergrad students […]

Women’s Center 50th: Melissa Harris-Perry (11/4)

The Women’s Center 50th invites you to come celebrate its 50th Anniversary with Melissa Harris Perry. Professor Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University where she teaches courses on American politics and elections at the intersections of race, place, and gender. She is the founder and President of the Anna […]

Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature (11/5)

The 2022 Malka Penn Award will be presented to author Wade Hudson on November 1, 2022 in the Dodd Center for Human Rights. Hudson will speak about his career, the inspiration behind his memoir Defiant: Growing Up in the Jim Crow South, and the founding of his and wife Cheryl Hudson’s publishing outlet Just Us […]

Equity Now: The Midterm Election’s Impact on DEI (11/14)

The University of Connecticut School of Business is proud to present the EQUITY NOW Speaker Series, featuring expert insights on how law and policy can promote diversity, equity, and fairness in organizations and society. We invite you to join us on Monday, November 14, at 6 p.m. ET, for “Legislative Momentum and Disparities by State: […]

representASIAN in Sports & Games- Boston (11/5)

The UConn Asian American Alumni Association (UConn4A) and the UConn Asian American Cultural Center (AsACC) are so excited to announce that they will be hosting an in-person event in Boston, MA! Come meet the Boston Hurricanes, a 9-man volleyball team, enjoy refreshments from local Asian restaurants, and play games of Asian origin with the alumni […]

“My Life After Hate,” an Evening with Arno Michaelis (11/8)

Phi Sigma Alpha, the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, and UConn Hillel invite you to “My Life AFter Hate,” an evening with Arno Michaelis. Arno Michaelis will share how compassion helped him transform from skinhead to peacemaker and member of The Forgiveness Project. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Arno was a founding member […]

Motivational Interviewing Core Skills Training (11/2)

UConn Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) is delighted to bring national speaker and trainer Amaura Kemmerer to campus for a special presentation titled “Cultivating a Culture of Care.” Amaura will draw upon her background in mental health, prevention, and wellness in higher education to connect the spirit and skills of Motivational Interviewing (MI) to our […]

Out to Lunch Series: Transgender Healthcare Equity

The Rainbow Center invites you to attend the Out To Lunch Gender, Sexuality, and Community Lectures Series (OTL Lecture Series). The OTL Lecture Series is an academic lecture and discussion series with guest scholars and community activists from various disciplines examining a variety of topics related to gender identity, gender expression and sexuality. Join us […]