https://uconnalumni.com Strengthening UConn One Relationship at a Time Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:38:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://uconnalumni.com/2019/09/23/karen-munson-savors-the-sweet-taste-of-success/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:37:41 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12952 Karen Munson is the president of Munson’s Chocolates and a third-generation chocolatier. Her paternal grandparents founded the Dandy Candy Co. in Manchester, Conn. in 1946, using sugar rations from the end of WWII to create ribbon candy and other treats.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/09/23/from-backpacks-to-badges-alums-thrive-as-uconn-police-officers/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:34:56 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12946 Obviously, knowing your way around UConn’s campuses is a must for all of its police officers. But more than a dozen of them have an edge: They’re also UConn alumni.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/08/29/uconn-alum-dan-toscano-named-board-of-trustees-chair/ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:37:18 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12924 Dan Toscano, a UConn alum and active supporter of a wide range of university initiatives, has been named the next Board of Trustees chairman.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/07/10/we-are-the-champions/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:10:53 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12840 “Curiosity is key” is the motto that took Ben Curtis ’06 (CLAS) from interning with the New York Yankees his senior year to celebrating at the Oscars this year.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/07/10/hot-dog/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:03:41 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12836 Gabriella Medvick ’18 (SFA), aka Grillin’ Gabz, was one of the 12 lucky hotdoggers hired to cruise the 27-foot-long bright yellow and orange Oscar Mayer Wienermobile cross country for the past year. 

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/07/10/show-runner/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:57:27 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12831 Jenn Suozzo ’99 (CLAS) was named executive producer of “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” last fall. The former dancer says she directs each episode as if it were a ballet.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/06/27/big-east-announces-readmission-of-university-of-connecticut/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 16:30:32 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12797 The BIG EAST Conference has announced that the University of Connecticut will re-join the conference as a full member, with the year of entry to be determined at a later date.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/06/18/intense-rivalry-marks-uconn-day-at-the-yankees/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:56:18 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12764 Andrew W. Taylor ’12 (BUS) and his girlfriend, Colleen Kelly, have reached a mutual understanding.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/06/11/uconns-jamelle-elliott-where-she-is-now/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:15:34 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12749 There are times, says Jamelle Elliott ’96 (BUS), ’97 MA, when she sticks her head in to watch the UConn basketball players practice for a few minutes, because she misses the sweet echo of a bouncing basketball.

]]> https://uconnalumni.com/2019/05/13/meet-the-newest-members-of-the-uconn-alumni-family/ Mon, 13 May 2019 13:19:04 +0000 https://uconnalumni.com/?p=12688 The class of 2019 is the latest addition to the UConn Alumni pack, but many of these students have already felt the impact of UConn Nation.

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