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MOST RECENT STORIES OF GIVING
April 2012White Coat Gala Breaks Records, Grossing More Than $1M
With nearly 1,100 people in attendance, and grossing more than $1 million, the UConn Health Center's 2012 White Coat Gala was a record-breaking affair.
April 2012UConn Seeks to Become All-Steinway School
With the help of private donations, UConn’s School of Fine Arts hopes to become an all-Steinway School, replacing 90 percent or more of its assorted, aging pianos with Steinways, which have a reputation for excellence around the world.
April 2012Deposits Eligible to be Used as Donations by Graduating Students
Students graduating in May can now easily turn a long-forgotten $50 deposit that they provided in their very first semester at UConn into a philanthropic gift that will effectively be doubled through alumni matching donations.
April 2012The Power and Science of Water
Professor Manos Anagnostou, the Northeast Utilities Chair in Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering and a professor in civil and environmental engineering, is an expert in the remote sensing of water.
April 2012Kevin Fahey Endows Scholarship for SUBOG
After 34 years as associate director of the Student Union and student activities, Kevin Fahey freely admits his affection for UConn. “I love the place,” he says. “I bleed UConn Blue.”
April 2012Getting a Second Chance, and Giving Back for the Future
The worksite accident that nearly took the life of Michael Gargano ’03 BSEE, also brought him to UConn and turned that life around in new, unexpected directions. Today he donates to support the University as a way of showing his vision for the future of engineering.
April 2012Frontiers 2012
On April 13, UConn undergraduate students showed off their hard work and research at Frontiers in Undergraduate Research 2012. Some of this research was made possible through the generosity of UConn's donors.
April 2012Alumnus Makes $2.75M Bequest to School of Business
After a long and successful career, Gordon Flynn, ’56, (BUS), has made a bequest of $2.75 million to the School of Business.
April 2012UConn Rugby Becomes First Club Team to Establish Endowed Fund
What emerged from the UConn Rugby Football Club's 40th anniversary was a vision to become the first club sport at UConn to establish an endowed fund, a goal they have since met and exceeded.
February 2012New Investment Fund Supports Business Development
The University of Connecticut Research & Development Corporation has established the UConn New Opportunities Fund to provide seed capital for new businesses based on technologies developed by faculty, students and staff.
February 2012Campaign for New Athletic Facilities Underway
As fundraising for the Basketball Student-Athlete Development Center goes forward, additional funds will also be raised to upgrade the baseball, softball and soccer facilities at UConn.
February 2012High Performing/Low Income Students in Hartford Benefit from Grant
With a $250,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the Renzulli Academy in Hartford will establish a robust summer enrichment program for its high potential/low income students.
February 2012Gifts Boosts Prosthodontics Care, Education, Research
The School of Dental Medicine’s Prosthodontic Residency Program will soon be able to offer its residents access to the latest technology for education, research and care, thanks to a $70,000 gift from the Cascade Foundation of Rockport, Maine.
February 2012Engineering Alum Pays it Back and Forward
Chuck Stietzel ’91,’93 is grateful every day for the scholarship that helped him complete his degree at UConn. The support came from an endowment fund established by Roger Thalacker in memory of his son Brian, who died in a house fire while he was a student.
February 2012Former UConn Student Expands Scholarship
A former University of Connecticut student who left to pursue his dreams during the dot-com boom of the late-1990s, and who now oversees a leading national media company, has dramatically expanded a scholarship he established in 2007 to support undergraduate students in the School of Business.
February 2012Twins Grateful for Private Support
Beyond the obvious striking resemblance, twins Tyler and Spencer Reese have a lot in common. They are both in the Honors Program, in the prestigious University Scholars program and have benefited from privately supported scholarships.
February 2012Connecticut Businessman Provides Scholarship Fund for Business Undergrad
As a man who started his own business and transformed it into an industry leader, Brian Simons ‘60 of Trumbull likes the transformation that is turning UConn into a leader in public education.
February 2012Making Numbers Come Alive
It’s up to Michael Willenborg, who holds the Richard F. Kochanek Professorship in Accounting, to help make the numbers come alive for students in the School of Business.
February 2012Breaking Barriers, Giving Back
Rollin Williams spent many happy years at the University, as a professor, running admissions for a while, and as an interim dean. In appreciation, he has bequeathed a significant portion of his estate to UConn.
January 2012Anonymous Gifts For Basketball Development Center Received
Continuing the momentum generated by the recent announcement of Peter and Pam Werth's $4.5 million commitment to a new Basketball Development Center, UConn's Division of Athletics is pleased to report that two additional gifts totaling $1.05 million have been received.
January 2012UConn Foundation Supporting Governor Malloy's Participation in World Economic Forum
The University of Connecticut Foundation is supporting Governor Malloy’s participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos in his official capacity as governor and ex-officio Chair of the UConn Board of Trustees.
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