The Honors Programming and Events professional staff is holding open office hours to connect with our students, answer any questions, or just to get to know you! If a particular staff member sounds like they might be helpful or make for interesting conversation, head to nexus.uconn.edu , log in, click “Schedule Appointment,” and search by the staff member’s name to sign up. Sign-up times will contain information on how to find the staff member’s WebEx room. Please sign up no later than the day prior to your desired time. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the UConn Honors Community!
Greg Champion
Program Assistant, Honors Program
You can talk with Greg about: how your interests, skills, and values relate to majors, graduate school, and careers; planning and advertising Honors Events; UConn involvement and feeling connected to other students (I help advise these Honors student organizations: Honors 4 Diversity, Honors Across State Borders, and Honors in Business Association); psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness for personal health/well-being and positive social impact; and games/sports of all sorts, especially UConn athletics.
Open Hours: Thursday, 9/3: 1-4 PM; Thursday, 9/10: 1-4 PM
Kristen Dostaler
Coordinator for Peer Leadership Programs, Honors Program
You can talk with Kristen about: Honors GPS, PATH, UNIV 1784 peer facilitator program including EGEN 3200/3092, puppies, New Hampshire, and UConn basketball!
Open Hours: Tuesday, 9/1: 10 AM - noon; Wednesday, 9/9: 2-4 PM
Brittany Engert
Program Assistant, Honors Program
You can talk with Brittany about: getting involved in Honors Organizations like Humanities and Arts Collective (HArCo), adjusting to college, self-care, coping with stress and anxiety, video/board gaming, or trying out new recipes
Open Hours: Wednesday, 9/2: 2-5 PM; Friday, 9/11: 9 AM – noon
Dr. Leigh Fine
Assistant Director for Residential Communities and Programming, Honors Program
You can talk with Leigh about: leadership and making the world a better place, the UConn Honors Congressional Internship, getting connected on campus, video games, the academic journey from chemistry major to sociology doctorate, or cats.
Open Hours: Monday, 8/31: 1-3 PM; Tuesday, 9/8: 11 AM - 1 PM
For more information, contact: Honors Programming and Events at honorsevents@uconn.edu