May 2021

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Promoted to Professor, History Brendan Kane Human Rights & Action House Director

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure, Educational Leadership Kenny Nienhusser La Comunidad Intelectual Director

Promoted to Professor In-Residence, Mathematics UConn AAUP 2021 Teaching Excellence Award Recipient Amit Savkar Innovation House Director

American Society of Animal Science Distinguished Service Award Kristen Govoni WiMSE House Director

UConn CETL Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award Sercan Canbolat Global House Director

FYE Mentor of the Year Ayushi Patel WiMSE House FYE Mentor

Goldwater Scholarship Recipient Seema Patel Global House

Learning Community Leadership Award (2021 Student Life Award) Nelizabeth (Neli) Diaz La Comunidad Intelectual FYE Mentor and Member

Edward Victor Gant Scholarship (2021 Student Life Award) Paula Norato Innovation House Graduate Assistant

Other Student Life Award Recipients Andrea Dennis LaVigne Scholarship for Advancing Diversity Gladi Suero Humanities House, 2018-19 Communication LC, 2018 Edward Victor Gant Scholarship James Galske Transfer Connections House, 2019-20  Emerging Leader Award Makayla Dawkins Connecting with the Arts House RA, 2020-22 Spirer/Dueker Student Humanitarian Achievement Award Bruna Basso Allied Health LC, 2017

Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) Awards Elizabeth Collins Human Rights & Action House, 2018-19 Global House, 2019-22 Morgan Dougherty Animal Science LC, 2018  Brian Fox Leadership House, 2018-20 Kiara Gambuzza Psychological Sciences LC, 2018 Rachel Grella EcoHouse, 2018-20 Ali Guy Physiology & Neurobiology LC, 2019 Briana Nosal Nutritional Sciences LC, 2018 Will Odell Business Connections House, 2018-20 Sarah Platt WiMSE House, 2019-21 Matt Regala Leadership House, 2019-20

Winners 2nd Place Kiera Burns & Megan Walsh WiMSE House 3rd Place Team Member Adelle Biondi EcoHouse  Most Sustainable Hailey Baranowski, Isaac Betts, Jonathan Dias, Mark Frederiksen, & Alejandro Garcia-Rivera EcoHouse RA

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