Living the UConn Exp e r i e n c e
Getting Involved • UConn offers more than 500 student clubs and organizations. • In 2010, students chose from more than 200 Study Abroad programs in 65 countries. • Cooperative education programs and internships integrate classroom learning and work experience in business, industry, and public service.
Attractions • In 2010, more than 49,000 prospective students and their families embarked on tours of the UConn campus from the Lodewick Visitors Center, the gateway to the unique facilities that define the University’s 4,000-acre main campus. • Visitors may enjoy lodging, dining, and relaxing in the Nathan Hale Inn, our on-campus hotel and conference facility. • With more than 3 million volumes, the Homer Babbidge Library is the intellectual hub of the Storrs campus. In fact, the Association of Research Libraries ranks UConn’s library system the top public research library system in New England. • UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts showcases the region’s most noteworthy dramatic events. It stages professional touring attractions that range from Broadway musicals to intimate cabarets. • The collections of the William Benton Museum of Art include more than 5,500 pieces; the museum features a gallery exclusively dedicated to presenting human rights-oriented visual arts, as well as an outdoor meditation sculpture garden. • Housed in UConn’s Museum of Natural History, the Connecticut Archaeology Center explores the natural and cultural history of southern New England. • The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum features photos, videos, plaques, banners, uniforms, NCAA National Championship trophies and football bowl momentos.
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