Connections/Disconnections

Story Slam

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Story Slam. March 27, 3:30pm. Ballard Black Box Theatre. Six students will perform their personal stories in an intimate show reflecting on issues of social isolation and connection.

Story Slam

featuring David Cabeceiras (English), Hannah Dang (English), Aisha Hashimi (Allied Health Sciences), Natasha Khetan (Allied Health Sciences and Disability Studies), Martine August Remi (Digital Media and Design), and Myles Tate-Alsgaard (General Studies)

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 3:30pm, Ballard Museum Black Box Theatre

Six students will perform their personal stories in an intimate show reflecting on issues of social isolation and connection.

Stories stick with us. They connect us to each other. In a world where we are more disconnected from each other than ever, stories can be healing. They help us see new perspectives and share ideas, building identity and community.

From finding connection in the boxing ring to understanding identity through language, six students will share their unique perspectives on what it means to find connection. UCHI Student Ambassadors worked with Story Slam coaches Jon Adler and Gillian Epstein to craft their stories into a performance, culminating in the UConn Story Slam where they will tell their stories in front of a live audience.

Learn more about our storytellers and coaches.

Access note

If you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at uchi@uconn.edu or by phone (860) 486-9057. We can request ASL interpretation, computer-assisted real time transcription, and other accommodations offered by the Center for Students with Disabilities. Requests should be made at least five business days in advance whenever possible.

Pick Up the Thread: A Post-Election Connection

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The Well-Being Collective and the UConn Humanities Institute present Pick Up the Thread: A Post-Election Connection. November 6, 11:00am-1:00pm, Dove Tower. ALL are invited, and essential, to gather in community during this time. Pick up the thread of belonging that weaves us together. Create and lean into connection with one another. Satisfy your curiosity with faculty and staff experts on relevant and timely topics. Contribute to the collective fiber arts project. Enjoy comfortable outdoor space and a hot chocolate or cider.

If you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at uchi@uconn.edu or by phone (860) 486-9057. We can request ASL interpreting, computer-assisted real time transcription, and other accommodations offered by the Center for Students with Disabilities.

Pick Up the Thread: A Post-Election Connection

November 6, 2024, 11:00am–1:00pm
Dove Tower

The Well-Being Collective and the Humanities Institute present a moment of pause and inclusivity on the day after election day.

UConn’s Well-Being Collective and the UConn Humanities Institute will be hosting a post-election connection event on Wednesday, November 6th from 11am to 1pm at Dove Tower on the Storrs campus. All members of the UConn community are encouraged to join in this moment of pause and inclusivity. Come share a cup of cider or hot chocolate, relax in pop-up seating, and speak with faculty experts who will help facilitate conversations. A collective fiber arts project will be taking place, representing the thread that weaves us all together; materials will be provided should you feel called to learn or contribute to the endeavor.

A note of gratitude to Student Health and Wellness for supporting this event.

Connections/Disconnections: A Conversation on Loneliness

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Connections/disconnections: A conversations on the loneliness epidemic. October 1, 2024, 3:30-5:00pm, Wilbur Cross North Reading Room

If you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact us at uchi@uconn.edu or by phone (860) 486-9057. We can request ASL interpreting, computer-assisted real time transcription, and other accommodations offered by the Center for Students with Disabilities.

Connections/Disconnections: A Conversation on the Loneliness Epidemic

October 1, 2024, 3:30–5:00pm
Wilbur Cross North Reading Room

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A conversation that brings UConn Professors, alumni, and students together to talk about the impact of the loneliness epidemic on young people, and to share individual stories about finding connection and community.

This event was organized in partnership with the CT Collaborative to End Loneliness, with special guest co-host Catherine Shen, host of “Where We Live,” Connecticut Public Radio.

Panel 1:

  • Keith Bellizzi, Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, UConn
  • Mary Beth Osborne, Asst. Professor-in-Residence, Kinesiology, UConn
  • Bobby Melley, 2016 UConn alumni, baseball player

Panel 2:

  • Nick Mangene, 2022 UConn graduate
  • Krista Mitchell, current UConn student
  • Breanna Bonner, current UConn student

Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

This is an Honors Event. Category: “Career, Professional, & Personal Development” #UHL10922

Register now.