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Spotlight: Anvin Thomas ’18

Anvin is an 8th-semester molecular and cell biology senior student from West Hartford, Connecticut.  What semester is this for you? 8th When are you graduating? Spring 2018 What’s your major? Molecular and Cell Biology What’s your minor? Mathematics, Bioinformatics Where are you from? West Hartford, CT What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in? President of Hearts […]

Spotlight: Kinga Wrobel ’18

Kinga is an 8th-semester senior mechanical engineering student from Norwalk, Connecticut.  What semester is this for you? 8th When are you graduating? Spring 2018 What’s your major? Mechanical Engineering Where are you from? Norwalk, CT What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in? Nguyen Research Group Any fun facts? I interned at a company that made explosives […]

Spotlight: Rachel Bailey ’18

Rachel is 7th-semester senior mathematics student from Bozrah, Connecticut.  What semester is this for you? 7th When are you graduating? Fall 2018 What’s your major? Pure mathematics What’s your minor? Statistics Where are you from? Bozrah, CT What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in? UConn figure skating club, tutor at the Q center Any fun facts? […]

Spotlight: Wyatt Pendleton ’18

Wyatt is an 8th-semester senior nursing student from Trumbull, Connecticut.  What semester is this for the nominee? 8th When is the nominee graduating? Spring 2018 What’s their major? Nursing Where is the nominee from? Trumbull, CT What on-campus activities/organizations is the nominee involved in? Sigma Theta Alpha, UConn Rescue, UConn Marching Band Any fun facts? […]

Spotlight: Phederine Lyra ’18

Phederine is an 8th-semester senior majoring in marketing from Stamford, Connecticut.  What semester is this for you? 8th When are you graduating? Spring 2018 What’s your major? Marketing with a concentration in Digital Marketing and Analytics Where are you from? Stamford, CT What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in? Pi Sigma Epsilon and  Leadership Certificate […]

Spotlight: Katie & Kristen Marti ’18

Katie and Kristen are twin senior pharmacy students from Windsor, Connecticut.  What semester is this for you two? 8th When are you graduating? Spring 2018 What’re your majors? Pharmacy Hometown? Windsor, CT What on-campus activities/organizations are the nominees involved in? Lambda Kappa Sigma, School of Pharmacy Ambassador, HuskyTHON Any fun facts? We are identical twin […]

Spotlight: Rob Violette ’18

  Rob is an 8th-semester senior majoring in molecular and cell biology from Wallingford, Connecticut.  What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in? University of Connecticut Marching Band, Pre-Dental Society, Alpha Beta Epsilon Academic Fraternity What is your advice to incoming freshman? To the incoming freshman class, my biggest piece of advice would be to get outside […]

Spotlight: Morgan Reiss ’18

Morgan is an 8th-semester psychology major from Newtown, CT. Her minors include criminal justice, cognitive science, and human development and family studies. What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in?  Vice President of Revolution Against Rape, member of the Woodsmen Team, Tutor/ Hall Monitor for the Student Athlete Success Program Any fun facts? I studied abroad in Cape Town, South […]

Spotlight: Iris Wong ’18

Iris is a senior biological science (pre-dental) student with a molecular and cell biology minor from Edison, NJ. What on-campus activities/organizations are you involved in?  UConn Marching Band, UConn Pep Band, Band Council, UConn Pre-Dental Society, National Society of Leadership and Success Any fun facts? I’ve never gotten a manicure; I do my nails myself, […]

Spotlight: Dan Johnson ’18

Welcome to our 2018 Senior Spotlight Series! Name: Dan Johnson Hometown: Prospect, CT Major: English & Political Science Campus Affiliations: UConn Model United Nations, Orientation Leader, Writing Center Tutor, TME Mentor (English) Why did you want to be featured in a UConn Senior Spotlight? I’m a queer first-generation college student, and I think my various […]