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University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut. Joe Papa ’ 78 CEO of Perrego. Timothy Shriver ’ 96 CEO of Special Olympics. Christopher Murphy ’ 02 U.S. Senator. Scott Cowen ’ 68 President Tulane University. Jennifer Dorn ’ 77 President and CEO Nat ’ l Academy of Public Administration.

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University of Connecticut

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  1. University of Connecticut Joe Papa ’78CEO of Perrego Timothy Shriver ’96CEO of Special Olympics Christopher Murphy ’02U.S. Senator Scott Cowen ’68PresidentTulane University Jennifer Dorn ’77President and CEONat’l Academy of Public Administration Kathleen Murphy ’87President, Personal InvestingFidelity Investments Jennifer Barnhart ’98Actor and puppeteer Tansu Çiller ’72 First woman Prime Minister of Turkey Kevin Clarke ’04Pediatric AIDS physicianHumanitarian Narissa Ramdhani ’90CEO of the Ifa Lethu Foundation in South Africa Joseph Polisi ’69President Juilliard School of Music Franklin Chang-Diaz ’73 Astronaut William S. Simon ’81President and CEO Walmart Scott Case ’92Founder of priceline.com Les Payne ’64Syndicated columnist Pulitzer Prize recipient Wally Lamb ’72, ’77Best-selling author Althea Richardson ’91President and CEOEmpower New Haven John Krenicki ’84COO, Hess Oil Ilia O’Hearn ’93PresidentCT Hispanic Bar Association Kevin O’Connor ’92Associate Attorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice Alicia Young ’95Executive Vice PresidentRuder Finn Group An Overview

  2. Next Generation Connecticut • $1.55B capital investment over 10 years • $137M increase in operating budget by 2024 • Develop pre-eminence in the University of Connecticut’s research and innovation programs • Hire and support outstanding faculty • Train and educate graduates to meet the future workforceneeds of Connecticut • Initiate collaborative partnerships with industries that lead to technological breakthroughs

  3. Academic Vice Provosts • Sally Reis, Academic Affairs • Amy Donahue, Operations • Larry Silbart, Strategic Initiatives • Daniel Weiner, Global Affairs • Kent Holsinger, Graduate School • Martha Bedard, University Libraries • Michael Mundrane, CIO

  4. University of Connecticut “Extraordinary investments that are nothing short of Transformational.” President Susan Herbst “Make no mistake, we are making Connecticut competitive again.” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

  5. Academic Affairs • Institutional Research and Effectiveness • Enrichment and Honors Programs • Summer and Winter Programs • Excellence in Teaching and Learning • Career Development • Student Success

  6. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences • 743 Faculty • 14,000 UG Students • 1,750 Grad Students • 95,000 Alumni • Awards nearly 50% of PhDs at University • Academic home of 62% of undergrads • 24 academic departments • Interdisciplinary research institutes and centers for ethnic, gender, and cultural studies • Humanities, life and behavioral sciences, physical sciences, social sciences Jeremy Teitelbaum, Dean • Mission: To create and disseminate knowledge in the natural, physical, and social sciences and the humanities and to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become independent thinkers, lifelong learners and responsible citizens. An Overview

  7. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Social Sciences: Humanities: • Anthropology • Communication • Economics • Human Development & Family Studies • Political Science • Public Policy • Sociology • Strengths: • Human Rights • Environment & Society • Public Health & Medicine • Globalization • Communities & Families • Inequalities, Diversity & Multiculturalism • English • History • Philosophy • Languages • Journalism • Strengths: • Children’s literature • Philosophical logic • Early American & Latin American history • Medieval studies • New England’s only nationally accredited journalism program • Digital Humanities • Human rights An Overview

  8. College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Physical Sciences: Life and Behavioral Sciences: • Physics • Chemistry • Mathematics • Statistics • Marine Sciences • Geography • Strengths: • Coastal environmental Studies • Green Chemistry • Low Temperature Physics • Theoretical and Applied Statistics • Climatology & Atmospheric Modeling • One of 12 Centers of Actuarial Excellence • Molecular & Cell Biology • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology • Physiology & Neurobiology • Psychology • Linguistics • Speech, Lang, & Hear Sciences • Strengths: • Ecology & environment • Biological Systems & Genomic Science • Social Systems & Multiculturalism • Outreach & Clinical Services • Language Development, Disorders & Plasticity An Overview

  9. School of Engineering • 159 Faculty • 2,100 UG Students • 800 Grad Students • Key Strengths: • Advanced Manufacturing • Polymers • Materials for Energy • Sensor Networks • Bio-Informatics • Computer Security • Systems Engineering • Signal & Image Processing • Design Optimization • Combustion & Energy • Biomechanics • Computational Mechanics • Hydrologic Monitoring • Structural Monitoring Kazem Kazerounian, Interim Dean An Overview

  10. School of Business • 111 Faculty • 1,852 UG Students • 1,765 Grad Students • AACSB Accredited John A. Elliott, Dean • Key Strengths: • Accounting • Finance • Marketing • Management Info Systems • Management • Real Estate • Business Administration • Business & Technology • Health Care Management • Insurance • Management & Engineering for Manufacturing • Business Analytics & Project Management • Business Entrepreneurship • Business Law • International Business • Professional Sales/Sales Leadership • Risk Management • Digital Media • Social Entrepreneurship • Venture Consulting An Overview

  11. College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources • 113 Faculty (incl. Exten. Instructors) • 1,581 UG Students • 190 Grad Students • Key Strengths: • Animal Health, Production & Dairy Processing • Food Safety, Marketing & Resource Policy • Economic Viability & Ag Business Planning • Environmental & Resource Economics • Int’l Agricultural Development & Trade • Nutrition, Obesity & Food Science • Fitness, Family & Worksite Wellness • Animal Vaccine Development • Stem Cell Biology Gregory Weidemann, Dean • Sustainable Landscapes • Greenhouse & Commercial Horticulture • Integrated Pest Management • Marine & Coastal Ecosystems • Natural Resources & Climate Change • Water Resource Management • 4H and Youth Development An Overview

  12. School of Pharmacy • 49 Faculty • 395 Prof. Students • 53 Grad Students • 21 postdoctoral fellows • Key Strengths: • Pharmaceutical Technology • Mechanistic Toxicology • Medicinal Chemistry • Pharmaco/Epigenomics • Stem cells • Drug Induced Liver Injury • Infectious Diseases James Halpert, Dean • Therapy Management • Comparative Effectiveness • Caring for Underserved Comm. • Disease States: • Hepatology • Cardiology • Neurology/Psychiatry • Geriatrics An Overview

  13. Neag School of Education • 105 Faculty • 330 UG Students • 822 Grad Students • USN & WR Ranking: #32 • 25 Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching or Research • Key Strengths: • Teacher Preparation • Administrator Preparation • Bilingual Education • Special Education • School Psychology • Reading and Literacy • Mathematics Education • Educational Technology Richard Schwab, Dean • Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment • Gifted and Talented Education • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support • Higher Education Student Affairs • Education Policy

  14. School of Nursing • 37 Faculty • 550 UG Pre-license • 180 Grad Students • Key Program Areas: • PhD & DNP Programs • Adult Gero Acute & Primary Care • Clinical Nurse Leader • Family Nurse Practitioner • Neonatal Advanced Practice • MEIN Program: Accelerated BS • Only NLN Center of Excellence in NE • State of the Art Simulation Labs • Expansion of School including new Widmer Wing Regina Cusson, Dean • Faculty Expertise • Chronic End of Life Care • High Risk Neo-Natal Care • Holistic Health • Pain Management • Postpartum Depression • Simulation An Overview

  15. School of Fine Arts • 77 Faculty • 460 UG Students • 125 Grad Students • Key Strengths: • Art History • Digital Media • Communication Design • Illustration • Painting • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture • Acting & Theater Studies • Design/Tech Brid Grant, Dean • Puppet Arts • Applied Music • Jazz Studies • Vocal Studies • Music Composition • Music Education • Music History • Music Theory An Overview

  16. School of Law • 55 Full-Time Faculty • 616 J.D. Students • 64 LL.M. Students • S.J.D. Program Commencing in ‘12 • Key Strengths: • Nation’s Leading Insurance Law Program • Certificate Programs in IP, Tax Studies, Energy & Environmental Law, Human Rights, Law & Public Policy • Trailblazing IP & Entrepreneurship Law Clinic in which students practice before the U.S. PTO • Exchange Programs at 12 Universities across the globe • Washington D.C. Semester Program Timothy Fisher, Dean • Superb Clinical Instruction in Asylum & Human Rights Law, Criminal Law, Mediation, Tax, Environmental Law, Urban Revitalization & Children’s Advocacy • Strong Interdisciplinary Approach – More than 1/3 of the faculty have advanced degrees in addition to the J.D. An Overview

  17. School of Social Work Institutes, Centers, Projects: Black Studies, Puerto Rican & Latin@ Studies, International Studies, Violence Prevention & Reduction, Political Social Work • 32 Faculty • 460 Grad Students • 25 Ph.D. Students • 27 embedded staff/faculty in CT DSS & CT DMHAS • Key Strengths: • National Diversity Leader • Only public doctoral program • Largest/highest ranked public MSW program in New England • Community Engaged Research - informs practice locally/nationally • MSW students contribute 212,000+ hours of service Salome Raheim, Dean • Workforce Development-major educator of Social Workers • Professional Development Leader • DMHAS Research Collaborative • DSS Training Partnership • Human Rights & International Studies- linkages with: Armenia, Germany, Jamaica, South Africa • Urban Semester Program An Overview

  18. Graduate School • 6,810 Graduate Students • Master’s and Doctoral Degree Programs Offered in Nearly 70 Fields of Study • Graduate Certificates Offered in Many Program Areas • 1,800 Degrees Awarded in 2011/2012 • NSF IGERT Fellowship Program • NSF AGEP Program • Department of Education GAANN Fellowship Programs • Multi-Cultural Fellowships • Dissertation Awards Kent Holsinger, Dean An Overview

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