“Wait… we need to get a job?” Career Services at UConn

Hey Everyone! Ricky here. Today I was given the opportunity to interview Nancy Bilmes, the associate director of UConn’s Career Services.  Nancy has worked at UConn’s Career Services for about eighteen years. She received her Master’s degree from Central Connecticut State University in counseling and higher education.  For those of you that don’t know, the […]

Alex Hollenbeck: Running UConn Like A Boss

Hey everyone, Ricky here, I had the absolute pleasure of writing about one of the LVC’s finest, Alexandra Hollenbeck.  Alex is a senior nutritional sciences major from Coventry, Rhode Island as well as one of only two ‘gingers’ at the Lodewick Visitors Center (Meg thinks it’s good luck to have a red head on staff)!  […]

Couldn’t have done it without you!

Hi Everyone, Ricky here for the last time! As I am rounding down my undergraduate years, I couldn’t help but think about all of the people that helped me get to where I am today.  The list could literally extend a mile long if I really thought hard about it, but instead I want to recognize some […]

Time To Rock: Husky Records at UConn

Hi Eeveryone, Ricky here, One area where UConn has always surprised me is with its complete diversity of student organizations.  I always tell prospective students that if they have a hobby or something they want to get involved with, there is a really good chance we have a club for that.  When I first came […]

A Day in the Life of UConn Students – February 3, 2012

Allie Fitzpatrick: Goal-kicking Sorority Queen

Hi World, Ricky here, Today I am here to write about yet another outstanding member of the LVC family.  You can often find her around the Visitors Center practicing her sorority squat or her free kicks (when she isn’t studying for Biochem, of course).  That’s right folks; today’s blog is about none other than Allie […]

Born to Sell

  Hi everyone, Ricky here! If I had to pick one thing that I love about how UConn prepares us for the real world, is the faculty’s ability to bring real world experiences into the classroom.   I am currently taking a professional selling class in the business school, and it is the perfect example.  In […]

We Are The Champions: Intramurals At UConn

  Hi Everyone, Ricky here! When I was in high school, I literally played sports every day.  In the fall, I either played soccer or football, in the winter I played hockey and in the spring I ran track.  It was a great way to keep me in shape as well as meet new people.  […]