Patrick Briody
Class of 2020
"CO has changed my outlook on life and when I map out my future, the experiences I was able to have in CO weigh heavily on the decisions I make."
Patrick first got involved in Community Outreach as a participant on the Alternative Break trip to Birmingham, Alabama, which focused on civil rights and urban poverty. The next year, Patrick led the Alternative Break trip to Oklahoma which focused on cultural preservation and rural poverty. During his senior year, he was one of the coordinators for the Alternative Breaks program.
Patrick is currently a first-year master's student at UConn in the Physiology and Neurobiology department. He also works in a research lab on campus focusing on stem cell development.
After his experiences in service and working alongside people from UConn and various other communities, his perspective on what success meant to him shifted. He was so inspired by his work in Community Outreach that he applied for a Peace Corps position in 2019. His work with the Peace Corps has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but he plans to depart with the Peace Corps in 2022 to work with communities in and around Kisumu, Kenya. Upon his return, he hopes to continue to work alongside the members of any community he finds himself in.
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