Scholarships were bestowed on students who have excelled in the arenas of special needs, physical therapy, educational leadership and a host of other specialties at the Neag School of Education’s 16th Annual Honors Celebration in April.
“Over the past 16 years, this event has grown from a small, lunchtime reception in the faculty lounge, to over 170 scholarship recipients and more than 50 scholarships,” Dean Thomas DeFranco said in his welcome to the crowd on April 23.
Recipients were noted for their scholastic achievement, passion for a certain subject, research on children …

When Kelci Stringer was looking for a home for a research institute honoring her late husband – All-Pro NFL lineman Korey Stringer – the University of Connecticut and its renowned kinesiology department were her first choice.
Korey Stringer died from complications due to an exertional heat stroke he suffered during a Minnesota Vikings pre-season training camp in 2001. At the time, the University’s Department of Kinesiology with its highly touted Human Performance Laboratory was gaining a national reputation as a leader in studying …

UCONN Magazine and the Neag School of Education brought together five alumni and graduates of the educational leadership certificate program to discuss leadership in Connecticut public schools, moderated by Robert M. Villanova ’86 Ph.D., director of the Executive Leadership Program in the Neag School and former superintendent of schools in Farmington, Conn. Participants included Alan Addley ’04 (ELP), superintendent in Granby (2,700 students); Pam Aubin ’99 6th Year, superintendent in Montville (2,800); Kathleen Binkowski ’87 (ED), ’95 Ph.D., superintendent in Plainville (2,600); Alan …

Janet McAllister, a TCPCG student teacher at Southington High School last spring, works on a hydroponics system with her environmental science students.

A large jump in the number of applicants to a Neag School of Education teacher preparation program means 50 more highly trained science and math teachers will enter Connecticut’s schools over the next several years. This comes at a time when both the state and nation are reporting critical teacher shortages in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics most often referred to as STEM; and just weeks …

Patients, Students and Research Benefit

A new location, more space and additional technology are just some of the adjustments made at the Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic to launch it as an independent health care provider in eastern Connecticut and expand its services.
Until December, the clinic was affiliated with Windham Hospital, which was responsible for billing and administrative oversight. But now, with a major investment by the University of Connecticut and the state’s approval, the clinic is solely run by the Neag School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology.
“We’ve invested more than $1 million …