Urban and Community Studies

For over 50 years, students have participated in URBAN SEMESTER PROGRAM and its service learning and public service opportunities. Students are placed in a public service internship that aligns with their interests.
Through two weekly seminars, students contextualize their work through study and take part in thought-provoking discussions with community leaders.
Possible internships in: Advocacy and Legal research; Economic Development; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Environmental Policy; Education; Public Health; Social Work; State & Local Government; Urban Planning & Policy: and more. Check our website: urbansemester.uconn.edu

Connecticut GIS DAY 2024 🦃

Registration is required to attend. So, if you have yet to fill out the application, please take a moment to do so:  Event Registration Link

• Date – November 21st, 2024
• Location – Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 06382
  • Rooms: Uncas Ballroom
• Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Tentative Schedule

• 8:30am-9:00am Networking
• 9:00am-9:20am Welcome / Blessing
• 9:20am-9:30am Break
• 9:30am-10:30am Keynote
• 10:35am-12:00pm Concurrent Sessions
• 12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch / GeoJeopardy
• 1:05pm-1:55pm Concurrent Sessions
• 1:55pm-2:05pm Coffee Break
• 2:05pm-2:55pm Concurrent Sessions
• 2:55pm-3:05pm Closing Track Discussions
• 3:05pm-4:00pm Scavenger Hunt
• 4:00pm-5:00pm Mappy Hour (Game On)

Connecticut GIS Network Discord. Engage with your community on GIS Day. Comments will be occurring live on the day of through discord. Also, a forum to discuss GIS topics with your peers.

Christina H. Fuller, Sc.D., University of Georgia
Topic: Air quality, Environmental Health, and Justice
March 13, 2025 | 12:30 PM | WebEx

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Christina H. Fuller is an Associate Professor in the University of Georgia College of Engineering. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees in environmental health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Northwestern University. Dr. Fuller conducts research on environmental health and justice. She has expertise in exposure science and epidemiology, which she uses to investigate air pollution exposure, pollution reduction strategies, health disparities and social-environmental interactions.

Annual Earth Day Celebration on Fairfield Way. Additional details will be added in early Spring Semester 2025.