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Recent Announcements
- Advising Drop-ins Suspended/ PAA drop-ins availableThere will be no drop-ins with academic advisors March 6-24 due to registration. However, you can stop by to talk with one of our Peer Academic Assistants (PAAs) if you have quick questions or concerns. Our peer academic assistants are current undergraduate students and can help you explore your resources at UConn and navigate your […]Posted on March 3, 2023
- Friday Drop-in Hours CanceledWe've decided to cancel drop-in hours on Fridays, and will continue to offer drop-in hours Mondays through Thursday.Posted on February 27, 2023
- Spring 2023 Peer Academic Assistant Drop-in HoursPeer Academic Assistant drop-in hours are Tuesdays with Dulce from 12:30 - 2pm and Wednesdays with Diandra from 8:30 - 10:00am.Posted on January 19, 2023
Upcoming Events for CLAS Students
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Mar
24
RMME Summer 2023 Application Deadline!12:00am
RMME Summer 2023 Application Deadline!
Friday, March 24th, 2023
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus Gentry
Today is the last day to apply for Summer 2023 admission to the 100% Online Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/Contact Information: Dr. Sarah D. Newton, methods@uconn.edu
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Mar
24
Farm Friday at Spring Valley Student Farm4:00pm
Farm Friday at Spring Valley Student Farm
Friday, March 24th, 2023
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus 104 Spring Manor Road, Storrs CT
Help us plant seeds, pull weeds, and harvest fresh produce for UConn's dining halls! This is a wonderful way to earn community service hours and become introduced to a vibrant community of students who are passionate about caring for the land we farm and each other. We offer tours of the farm, including field, hoophouse, Edible Forest Garden, aquaponics greenhouse, pollinator gardens, Solar thermal and PV arrays, and many other ongoing sustainability projects. Remember to dress for the outdoors! Carpool with friends, or sign up for the shuttle: https://uconntact.uconn.edu/organization/cocsd
We look forward to meeting you!Contact Information: jessica.larkin-wells@uconn.edu
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Mar
27
Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am
Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!
Monday, March 27th, 2023
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Storrs Campus Online
Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Fall 2023 enrollment is June 16th. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/Contact Information: Dr. Sarah D. Newton, methods@uconn.edu
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Mar
28
Music Ed Master's-Info Session7:00pm
Music Ed Master's-Info Session
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Other Online
Master's Degree with Music Education Concentration
At UConn’s Neag School of Education, practicing music teachers can:
Complete a Master of Arts with a concentration in music education — in 18 months, or over the course of three summers.
Earn professional development credits.
Work with nationally renowned music educators, conductors, and composers.
Build collaborative and social connections with colleagues.
Learn innovative music-centered pedagogies to deliver contemporary music instruction in a diverse environment.
For more info and to RSVP for an info session, visit https://s.uconn.edu/MusicEdMastersContact Information: cara.bernard@uconn.edu
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Mar
30
Exhibit Reception / Film Screening4:00pm
Exhibit Reception / Film Screening
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campus Babbidge Library Plaza Gallery
Join us for the opening reception of our latest exhibit, Good Music: An Illustrated Record of Rock 'n' Roll on Thursday, March 30 at 4:00pm. In addition to viewing the exhibit, we will be joined by Ann Charters for a screening of the film Searching for Secret Heroes. The film is the story of Sam and Ann Charters’ journey to capture the essence of the blues, what it represented to those that sang and played it and to their wider society in the Southern States of the USA.Contact Information: jean.cardinale@uconn.edu
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