Student Health and Wellness Regional Campuses

This event will be a chat with Dr. Bernstein on April 1st from 2:00pm-2:45pm in Room 219. She will speak to students about LGBTQ+ movements and give advice on graduate studies.

Join us as we mark the grand opening of the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE), a place dedicated to supporting student academic success. This is a special moment for the Stamford community, and we want you to be a part of it!

Learn more about GSAW here.

Join Student Health and Wellness on April 9th, for a mental health break and enjoy all the fun activities we’ll have. From meditation, using VR headsets, or 15 minutes yoga sessions to pizza and more! 😎
Help us to bring awareness to Mental Health and suicide prevention to our campus.

Please consider donating blood. It makes a difference! Appointments are required. Please visit the website for more information.

Sharpen your writing skills and tackle your papers with confidence! Join our faculty-led writing intensive workshop designed to enhance your writing skills to make your writing stand out and get ideas across effectively.

What: Creative writing readings and discussion, followed by student open mic 
When: Wednesday, April 9 from 4 - 6:30 
Where: UConn Stamford, Rotunda (room 3117), and streamed at http://s.uconn.edu/newellpresentation

UConn Law’s Annual Earth Day Conference 2025 asks the question, “What is the future of environmental policy in a changing legal environment?” Join an array of legal, scientific, and policy experts to discuss the future of climate science, federal and state policy, and, of course, the law. Where do we go from here on a planet worth fighting for?

Our conference convenes policymakers, regulators, scientists, scholars, and activists across disciplines, across states, and across nations to chart our course forward. The panels will analyze obstacles and emphasize opportunities for action and optimism in the coming years. The Conference will feature a multi-media exhibit where students, artists, and other members of the community can share pieces that inspire them to action. 

8:15 AM - Registration begins

8:45 AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dean Eboni Nelson

Professor Joseph MacDougald

Brynn Furey

9:00 AM - Keynote by Robert Percival

Keynote speaker Robert Percival, leading scholar and professor in environmental law, will deliver his address entitled “Checks Without Balance: Can Environmental Law Survive the Trump Administration? Percival will offer his perspective on the current moment in environmental policy, highlighting where we have been and sharing a vision for the future.

9:50 AM - Panel #1: Climate Change and Gun Policy: Hard Problems & the Law After Loper Bright

Climate change and gun policy represent two of the hardest problems that agencies and experts face. Recent Supreme Court cases, from Loper Bright to Cargill, have created doubt about the utility of agencies in dealing with challenging issues. The experts on this panel will tackle those issues.

Speakers:

• Jennifer Dineen
• Michael Fitzpatrick
• Josh Galperin
• Douglas Letter
• Tanya Schardt

Moderator: Professor Joseph MacDougald

11:10 AM - BREAK

11:20 AM - Keynote by Delta Merner

Keynote speaker Delta Merner, a lead scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will provide an update on current climate science and share how this science affects policy and the law. She will offer attendees a scientific and technical understanding of where we are and where we are headed.

11:45 AM - Panel #2: International Environmental Policy in a Time of Political Change

The third panel will analyze obstacles and opportunities for the United States to support international environmental policy. Speakers will look beyond the Paris Climate Agreement to explore ways we can stay involved in environmental policy across nations.

Speakers:

• David Azoulay
• Stacy VanDeveer
• Delta Merner

Moderator: Paschaline Poku

12:45 PM - LUNCH

1:30 PM - Keynote by CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes

Katie Dykes, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, will share her perspective on Connecticut policy and regulation in a changing legal environment.

2:00 PM - Panel #3: State Responses to a Changing Federal Landscape

The final panel will chart obstacles and opportunities at the state level, looking for a path forward. Speakers will discuss policymaker and activist work in Connecticut and beyond. 

Speakers:

• Denise Stranko
• Ethan Elkind

Moderator: Denise Stranko

3:00 PM - Closing remarks and ice cream social

If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Law School at 860-570-5079 or via email at law.studentservices@uconn.edu at least two weeks in advance.

Sharpen your writing skills and tackle your papers with confidence! Join our faculty-led intensive workshop designed to enhance your writing skills to make your writing stand out and get ideas across effectively.

Join us on the 2nd floor of the Jeremy Richard Library at the UConn Stamford campus for a live poetry event, featuring a reading by Professor Marc Groz. All students, faculty and staff are invited to come read favorite poems – original works or by other authors – and stay for snacks and refreshments.

Join Student Health and Wellness and Planned Parenthood for a two-part series focusing on sexual health education and advocacy. We will be offering both an engaging and educational workshop as well as offering condoms and other safer sex supplies, prizes, and food! *As supplies last*

The purpose of this event is to bring awareness/open conversation to important sexual health topics and empower you to make informed decisions regarding your overall sexual/reproductive health.

Please register via Nexus for each event:
April 17 - https://nexus.uconn.edu/secure_per/events/event_registration.php?ser=9558&rc=8975556781

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

MONDAY APRIL 21, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30PM
1 UNIVERSITY PLACE,
STAMFORD CT 06901

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

This Earth Day (April 22nd) please help clean-up Simsbury Cemetery! We are a team of UConn staff + students, local elected officials, and community members who are working turn to neglected cemeteries like this one into oases of native plants that pollinators like birds, bees, and butterflies will love. We will be picking up trash and old winter leaves to prepare for planting later this spring, while learning the stories of people who are buried there. Meet us at the corner of High Ridge and Cross Roads (15-minute ride on the 331 Bus from Atlantic St. @ Veterans Park) at 4pm, ready to get dirty!

Please join us for UConn Stamford’s fourth annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 4:00-6:00pm in the Welcome Center/Atrium of the Downtown Stamford Building.  This event is open to the entire UConn community. 

4:00PM-4:10PM - Welcome with Remarks from Dr. Micah Heumann, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

4:10PM-4:15PM - Brenda Flores, LGBTQ+ Politics and Literature Censorship; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg

4:15PM-4:20PM - Drew Cousens, Contemporary Genealogical Research: Strategies and Challenges; Research Advisor: Frederick Roden

4:20PM-4:25PM - Madina Mamedli, From Chalkboards to Checkbooks: The Real Price of Educational Inequality; Research Advisor: Natalia Smirnova

4:25PM-4:30PM- Cole Sembrot, Was COVID Inflation Worse Because of Combined Fiscal & Monetary Expansion?; Research Advisor: Natalia Smirnova

4:30PM-4:35PM - Sophia Porzio, The Cinematic Mind: An Exploration of Psychological Disorders in Film; Research Advisor: Lori Gresham

4:35PM-4:45PM - Bug Almonte, Stephanie Mora-Gutierrez, and Sofia Figueroa, Peer Leaders - The CAPS/CASE Leadership Model; Research Advisors: Laura Tropp

4:45PM-4:50PM - Katelyn Santiago, Central American Policy in The United States During Times of Divided Government; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg

4:50PM-5:05PM- Break for Refreshments

5:05PM-5:10PM - Daniela Alvarez, Platicando Juntos; Research Advisor: Sarah Rendon Garcia

5:10PM-5:15PM- Guadalupe Asucena Reyes, Political Perspectives: Understanding the Views of the Abrahamic Faiths; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg

5:15PM-5:20PM - Keely Rodriguez, Beyond Arrival: Exploring the Resources That Facilitate Academic Success for Central and South American College Students; Research Advisors: Vida Samuel and Annamaria Csizmadia

5:20PM-5:25PM - Lejdina Gecaj, The Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Social Media Use, and Alcohol Use in the Context of the Ukraine War and the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic among Adults in Spain; Research Advisor: Aviana Rosen

5:25PM-5:30PM - Maria Choudhry, Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Caregiving Responsibilities in Working Parents in Spain Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic; Research Advisor: Aviana Rosen

5:30PM-5:35PM - Dahiana Fernandez-Ramirez, The Impact of Criminal Justice Policies on Latino Communities; Research Advisor: Beth Ginsberg

5:35PM-5:40PM - Jennifer Pires, Access to Higher Education: The Effects of Student Debt and Neoliberalism; Research Advisor: Ingrid Semaan

5:40PM-5:50PM - America Paredes Romero, Angelly Solis, and Manny Darty, Finance Foundation; Research Advisor: David Baker

5:50PM-6:00PM - Conclusion with Remarks from Dr. Jennifer Orlikoff, Campus Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Stamford

Frontiers 2025 also includes a virtual component which may be viewed beginning Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the Frontiers website - Frontiers 2025 | Office of Undergraduate Research. If you require an accommodation to participate or attend this event, please contact Kaitlin Heenehan (stamfordenrichment@uconn.edu) by April 8, 2025. 

This is an Honors Event. Category: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement. Honors students may only count presenting at and/or attending Frontiers in Undergraduate Research as one Honors Event, even if multiple sessions are attended.

#UHLevent11088 (for presenting your research/creative activity)

#UHLevent11089 (for attending as an audience member in Stamford)

#UHLevent11090 (for attending as an audience member in Storrs)

#UHLevent11085 (for attending as an audience member in Waterbury)

Open discussion with Nathan Levitt, Director of LGBTQ+ and Gender Justice Learning at Yale University School of Nursing. It will be held in The Space, Room 219, on April 22nd at 6:15pm.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

Do you have finals coming up? Do you need a mental break from all that studying? Do you want to spend some time with your UConn friends before the summer break? The Library is here to help!

The Stamford Library invites all UConn Stamford students to attend our de-stress Films with Friends event. We’ll be showing one film a day during the following days and times:

Monday, April 21st, 1:00-3:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22nd, 3:00-5:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23rd, 1:00-3:00 PM
Thursday, April 24th, 3:00-4:00 PM

Snacks and refreshments will be provided, and students are encouraged to attend with their friends.

Want to help pick the movies we screen? Use the following link to fill out the survey by April 17th at 5:00 PM: s.uconn.edu/fwfsurvey.

Psssst, did you know that UConn Library offers students free access to feature films through streaming databases like Kanopy and Swank? You can find a list of the streaming databases that UConn Library offers here: s.uconn.edu/streamfilms.

UConn Alumnus Corey Frate, who is a civil servant and LGBTQ political advocate, will talk about about queer and trans representation in local government. Corey serves as the Deputy Democratic Registrar for the Town of Darien. He also works as the Grants Coordinator for the Leonard Litz Foundation, which helps fund LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits in the Northeast. Corey volunteers with with his local committee for Darien Pride as well as Stamford Pride. 

Come to The Space (Room 219) at 2pm on April 24th to meet Corey and learn about his work and LGBTQ+ politics in CT!

This event is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department, Freethinkers & Secular-Humanist club, Democrats club, Politics club, Latino Politics club, and the Queer Collaborative.

Join us as UConn Stamford senior Computer Science students showcase the real-world projects they’ve created in collaboration with top industry partners. As part of the College of Engineering’s yearlong Senior Design program, this event brings together students, faculty, and industry to develop innovative solutions to real engineering challenges.

For students, it’s the culmination of their undergraduate education—a chance to showcase their skills before entering the next stage of their careers. Industry professionals, alumni, and faculty will be in attendance. Lunch will be provided.

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: GenRe Auditorium, UConn Stamford

Join us for an engaging Final Preparation workshop series designed to equip students with essential strategies and tools to excel during exam season.

Mia Mitchell graduated from UConn last year and is currently attending graduate school while working with Advising on campus. She can provide students with advice on post-grad life as well as address any advising related questions they may have. The event is taking place on April 28th from 3-4pm in the Space (room 219).