Come to an event hosted by Goodwill and Careers for the Common Good on Monday, November 16th from 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. in Laurell Hall Room 301. This event will reach out to all students informing them on how to use personal branding in their job/school search. Goodwill will also talk about the opportunities that they offer.
For more information please contact careersforthecommongood@uconn.edu
Below is the UCS course flyer for Spring 2016. Please note, that course information may change from time to time without UCS’ knowledge so please be sure to confirm course times and dates when registering for courses. We will make every attempt to update you if there are any significant changes to our course offerings. Please be sure to setup a meeting with your UCS advisor, if you have not already done so.
“Black Lives Matter” versus “All Lives Matter”: Latest Racial Battle over Language – by UCS faculty member Noel Cazenave
Once again America is embroiled in a racial shouting match. We cannot even agree on how to talk about our latest racial crisis: the seemingly daily police and vigilante killings of unarmed African Americans. To read more visit the Racism Review.
Congratulations to Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah who is featured in this years “Outstanding Students in Class of 2015” .
Emmanuel is a double major in English and Urban and Community Studies.
Describe someone you’ve met here who has already impacted your future.
I’d like to throw a shout-out to one of my professors here, but it’d be unfair to name just one or two. I’m pleased to say that the most important conversations I’ve had during my time at UConn have existed outside the classroom. The professors I’m indebted to have challenged me to convert my critical thinking skills into real world application.
As a UConn IDEA Grant recipient, what project did you pursue?
My IDEA Grant was to create “Exsistentia,” a multimedia literary journal focused on addressing existential questions through the art of curation. One of the properties of art is that it reveals: we collect the minutiae of existence, hoping it equals something close to the sum of the whole.
Was there a defining moment during your time at UConn?
Most recently I was able to attend the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational. Being in such a large community of young artists was extremely emotionally fulfilling.
Where are you headed after graduation?
Hopefully to many unforeseen places, but the goal right now is to earn a master’s degree in education and teaching in an urban public school. I hope to learn how to be a teacher-student, and through that process, become involved in a community.
What will you miss most about UConn?
There are very few places, other than college, where you can join together so many unlike things. As students at UConn, we are privileged with access to a wealth of resources that most individuals don’t have. Where else can you get “free” t-shirts, snacks, access to musical equipment, a global catalog of library collections, music and audio visual equipment, electronic resources, Wi-Fi, attend “free” art galleries, colloquiums, dissertations, discussions, and cultural events?
To learn more about other featured students visit UConn Today.