“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Asian and Asian American Studies Institute and History Department at UConn presents: 

“New Approaches to Revolution, Gender, and the Nation in Asia and Beyond” 

EAST ASIAN WORKSHOP SERIES

Justin Theodra (Department of Political Science):
“Revolution and the ‘International’ Revisited: Towards a Non-Eurocentric Conception of the Indonesian ‘National’ Revolution.”

Shuyu Guo (Comparative Literature & Cultural Studies):
“Charlotte Smith and Xiao Hong’s Elegiac Poems: A Gendered Home and a (Re)gendered Society”

Minju Lee (Department of Political Science):
“Exploring the Statue of Peace’s Agency on Solidarity and Backlash for/against Women’s Rights: Feminist New Materialism (FNM) and Actor-Network Theory (ANT)”

December 1, 2023, 3:00-5:00 pm
Wood Hall Basement Lounge

In honor of World AIDS Day, the UConn Sexperts will be hosting their annual Condom-a-thon event at Late Night in the Student Union on Friday, December 1st!

This year, we’ll be joined by the HIV/AIDS Alternative Break who will be providing additional education about HIV/AIDS.

Stop by to learn a new safer-sex skill, such as a how to use a condom, or a dental dam, and earn some fun prizes! Condoms, lubrication, and dental dams will also be available for all students. 

For more information about the UConn Sexperts, visit www.studenthealth.uconn.edu/sexperts

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Gingerbread cookie decorating while watching the movie, The Grinch.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Get one-on-one strategic academic coaching from someone at the academic achievement center!

All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.

The Health Research Program offers a pathway into undergraduate research for students with interests in health and the biomedical sciences. By facilitating connections between UConn Health researchers and UConn undergraduates, this program involves more students in the cutting-edge research at the Farmington campus. The Health Research Program includes a combination of academic year and summer research opportunities, offering undergraduates and their faculty mentors a structure for sustained engagement in research projects, maximizing student learning and preparation for graduate study and/or careers in the health professions.

Information Sessions

For an overview of the program, students are encouraged to attend one of the HRP Information Sessions below:

• Monday, November 13, 4:00-5:00pm, McHugh 110
• Tuesday, December 5, 4:00-5:00pm, online – WebEx link

The Afro-Latinx Alliance (ALA) is a safe space for Afro-Latinx-identifying students in which we will celebrate all aspects of our identities. General Body meetings are open to everyone and will feature discussions, activities, and collaborations with other groups.

DeColores is dedicated to bringing Latine and LGBTQIA+ identities together and creating a safe space and community. General Body Meetings are open to anyone, and vary from discussions, activities, and collaborations with other clubs/orgs/centers.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

 Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2023. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT. This workshop will take place on the GBLC campus, but is open to all F-1 UConn students. Advance registration is required for in-person workshops and seats are limited. To register please sign up on the link below: http://icworkshops.uconn.edu ** You must attend the workshop for the whole hour in order to obtain full credit. You will be required to check-in at the beginning of the workshop, if you are running more than 5 minutes late, please attend the next available workshop.

The Dean of Students Office student-group, Protect Our Pack, is hosting a Mindful Coloring Event on Wednesday, December 6th from 12pm-2:30pm. The purpose of the event is to create a low-stress environment for students to stop and engage in mindful coloring before finals week. We will provide coloring pages, and materials needed. This will also be an opportunity for students to interact with UConn Pack Leaders who can assist in connecting students to the Dean of Students Office if necessary.

While patriarchal hate and terror ideologies assign subordinative and domestic roles to women, contemporary research shows the women participate as political agents in Islamic terror and white supremacist movements. This situation raises complex issues about agency and political accountability. In debates on gender, extremism, and terrorism, for example, women are described either as merely having a “façade of agency” (Lahoud 2018) or as exercising “active agency” (Termeer & Duyvesteyn 2022). Both approaches are problematic: the former insinuates that women, encumbered by their oppressed gender status, are less blameworthy than men even if they follow the same directives; the latter, meanwhile, sidesteps the impact of hierarchical patriarchal dynamics, making men and women equal in terms of liability and blame.

In light of these two unsatisfactory approaches, I develop a more nuanced conception of women’s agency in patriarchal hate and terror groups in this talk. I offer a philosophical account of “women’s hate agency,” detailing its three enabling conditions: first, it is inspired by a ressentiment-fostering narrative perpetuated by their terrorist or hate group; second, the group licenses women to defy gender norms for expedient political action; and third, the group calls on women to perform special duties that bring them fame, praise, honor, and prestige as women. I conclude by linking this work with my UCHI book project, The Misfits of Extremism.

Tracy Llanera is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut-Storrs. She is author of Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), co-author of A Defence of Nihilism (Routledge, 2021), and editor of Resilience and the Brown Babe’s Burden: Writings by Filipina Philosophers (Routledge, forthcoming). Llanera works at the intersection of social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion, feminist philosophy, and pragmatism, specializing on the topics of nihilism, extremism, conversion, and the politics of language and resilience. She is affiliated with the UConn Asian and Asian American Studies Institute and the UConn Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. Llanera is also a core member of Women Doing Philosophy, a global feminist organization of Filipina philosophers.

Jordan T. Camp is an Associate Professor of American Studies and founding Co-Director of the Social Justice Institute at Trinity College, and a Visiting Fellow in the UConn Humanities Institute. He is the author of Incarcerating the Crisis: Freedom Struggles and the Rise of the Neoliberal State (University of California Press, 2016); co-editor (with Christina Heatherton) of Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter (Verso, 2016); and co-editor (with Laura Pulido) of the late Clyde Woods’ Development Drowned and Reborn: The Blues and Bourbon Restorations in Post-Katrina New Orleans (University of Georgia Press, 2017). He is the co-host and co-producer of the Conjuncture podcast and web series. He is currently working on a new book entitled, The Southern Question.

Access note

If you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at uchi@uconn.edu or by phone (860) 486-9057. We can request ASL interpretation, computer-assisted real time transcription, and other accommodations offered by the Center for Students with Disabilities.

SLU is having a fundraiser sale in which will be selling empanadas.

Biweekly council meeting for e-board members. This event is mandatory, one representative from each organization must attend. If you are unable to attend, please email lxslc@uconn.edu

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program. If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS. Advance registration is required for in-person workshops and seats are limited. To register for this workshop please sign up on the link below. http://www.icworkshops.uconn.edu/

We will be selling non-alcoholic, homemade coquito for everyone who desires to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season. To bring even more Christmas spirit to the room, we will have traditional Puerto Rican Christmas music playing to give a “parranda” environment for our guests.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2023 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

Please sign up in advance: https://nexus.uconn.edu/secure_per/events/event_registration.php?ser=7010&rc=8030872956

The Rainbow Center is hosting a study hall open in the program room in the Rainbow Center.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation. This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2023 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

“Celebrating #HumansOfUConn: The Stories That Shape Us” seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring stories of our students and staff, highlighting how each of their individual experiences contribute to the rich tapestry of our university’s global presence. The work explores the themes of UConn Student and Staff Stories, The International Student Experience, and UConn’s Global Impact within three locations on campus – The Global House Lounge of McMahon Residence Hall, the Center for International Students and Scholars, and the Global Affairs Hallway in Rowe. The work will be on view for the remainder of the Fall Semester.

Please join us for a collective writing retreat dedicated to helping faculty and graduate students who are planning to apply for fellowships and grants this winter.

The event will begin with a brief introduction to resources that can aid you in researching opportunities and preparing materials.

We will then have two brief (25 minute) writing sprints, with one 20 minute breakout session in which people can discuss their projects and ask questions.