Upcoming Events
- 3/25 Marketing Your Experience (Research Communication Week)
- 3/27 Designing and Presenting a Research Poster
- 3/29 Connecticut Environmental Action Day
- 3/29 Telling Your Story (Research Communication Week)
- 4/1 Telling Your Story (Research Communication Week)
- 4/1 Making Change: Your Money
- 4/2 Making Change: Your Money
- 4/24 GMO 2.0: Science, Society and the Future
- 4/25 GMOs: Answering Difficult Questions From Your Customers
- 4/29 Nutrition's Role in Sustainable Livestock Production Practices
Marketing Your Experience (Research Communication Week)
Monday, March 25th, 2019
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs CampusMcHugh 108
How can you best capture your research or creative experience on a résumé? Come to this workshop to learn how to highlight your skills and accomplishments from OUR and CCD staff.
Topics addressed include:
- How to categorize your research and creative experiences, and where to include them in your résumé or LinkedIn profile
- How to summarize your experience in concise, descriptive accomplishment statements
- How to connect your experience to transferable skills and attributes relevant to a range of positions
- How to expand on your experience in the context of an interview
You've got the experience, now join us to learn how to market it most effectively.
This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 18, 2019.
Topics addressed include:
- How to categorize your research and creative experiences, and where to include them in your résumé or LinkedIn profile
- How to summarize your experience in concise, descriptive accomplishment statements
- How to connect your experience to transferable skills and attributes relevant to a range of positions
- How to expand on your experience in the context of an interview
You've got the experience, now join us to learn how to market it most effectively.
This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 18, 2019.
Contact Information: Caroline McGuire, 860-486-5829, our@uconn.edu
MoreDesigning and Presenting a Research Poster
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Storrs CampusRowe 320
Are you participating in the Frontiers Poster Exhibition or another research forum? Join us to learn:
- How to design a visual presentation for your research or creative work
- How to use your poster to deliver an engaging, informative presentation
This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 18, 2019.
- How to design a visual presentation for your research or creative work
- How to use your poster to deliver an engaging, informative presentation
This information session is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 18, 2019.
Contact Information: Jodi Eskin, 486-7939, jodi.eskin@uconn.edu
MoreConnecticut Environmental Action Day
Friday, March 29th, 2019
08:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Storrs CampusStudent Union
Connecticut Environmental Action Day (CEAD) brings middle school age youth from throughout Connecticut to the UConn Storrs campus where they will work with UConn faculty, staff, and students to learn about environmental issues.
The theme this year is climate change. UConn students will also be encouraged to take the #ClimateChangeChallenge with us.
At the conclusion of the day, each middle school participant will share the actions they are taking home from the event to implement in their community.
For more information visit the website at http://extension.uconn.edu/ead.php
The theme this year is climate change. UConn students will also be encouraged to take the #ClimateChangeChallenge with us.
At the conclusion of the day, each middle school participant will share the actions they are taking home from the event to implement in their community.
For more information visit the website at http://extension.uconn.edu/ead.php
Contact Information: Marc.Cournoyer@uconn.edu
MoreTelling Your Story (Research Communication Week)
Friday, March 29th, 2019
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs CampusOak 269
Distilling your research or creative experience into a compelling story for the general public can be challenging! This workshop will support and coach you through that communication challenge. By helping you articulate the significance of your project and its most important facets, you'll be prepared to tell your story in a way that reaches and engages your audience.
This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 21, 2019.
This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 21, 2019.
Contact Information: Caroline McGuire, 860-486-5829, our@uconn.edu
MoreTelling Your Story (Research Communication Week)
Monday, April 1st, 2019
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs CampusMcHugh 108
Distilling your research or creative experience into a compelling story for the general public can be challenging! This workshop will support and coach you through that communication challenge. By helping you articulate the significance of your project and its most important facets, you'll be prepared to tell your story in a way that reaches and engages your audience.
This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 21, 2019.
This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research (https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/).
If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Jodi Eskin at 486-7939 or jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by March 21, 2019.
Contact Information: Caroline McGuire, 860-486-5829, our@uconn.edu
MoreMaking Change: Your Money
Monday, April 1st, 2019
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
OtherEllington Senior Center,420 Maple Street, Ellington
Managing your money can be challenging. Join us for this overview on goal setting, budgeting, planning for the unexpected, and dealing with debt. It will be presented by the UConn Extension Financial Education Program. Pre-registration is REQUIRED at 860.870.3128 or rstack@ellington-ct.gov
Contact Information: Faye Griffiths-Smith
MoreMaking Change: Your Money
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
OtherNorth Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm Street, North Haven
Managing your money can be challenging. Join us for this overview on setting financial goals, budgeting, planning for unexpected, and dealing with debt. This workshop is presented by the UConn Extension Financial Education Program. Registration is REQUIRED by calling 203.239.5803
Contact Information: Faye Griffiths-Smith, 203.407.3160, faye.griffiths-smith@uconn.edu
MoreGMO 2.0: Science, Society and the Future
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
07:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusStudent Union Theater
Finding understandable science-based information on GMOs is challenging for the public. Our project goal is to bridge the information gap surrounding GMOs with farmers and the general public.
Moderator: Dean Indrajeet Chaubey, UConn CAHNR
Speakers:
Paul Vincelli, Extension Professor & Provost Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky (focus area: overview of risks and benefits of genetically engineered crops)
Robert C. Bird, Professor of Business Law and Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics, UConn School of Business (focus area: Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of GMOs)
Yi Li, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR, (focus area: GMO technologies/CRISPR)
Gerry Berkowitz, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR (focus area: GMOs and big agriculture in the US?)
Moderator: Dean Indrajeet Chaubey, UConn CAHNR
Speakers:
Paul Vincelli, Extension Professor & Provost Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky (focus area: overview of risks and benefits of genetically engineered crops)
Robert C. Bird, Professor of Business Law and Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics, UConn School of Business (focus area: Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of GMOs)
Yi Li, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR, (focus area: GMO technologies/CRISPR)
Gerry Berkowitz, Professor, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, UConn CAHNR (focus area: GMOs and big agriculture in the US?)
Contact Information: stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
MoreGMOs: Answering Difficult Questions From Your Customers
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
OtherTolland County Extension Center, 24 Hyde Avenue, Vernon, CT
Dr. Paul Vincelli will give a presentation for farmers on answering difficult questions about GMOs and other science related topics. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
Contact Information: stacey.stearns@uconn.edu
MoreNutrition's Role in Sustainable Livestock Production Practices
Monday, April 29th, 2019
08:30 AM - 01:00 PM
OtherFarm Credit East, ACA (Enfield, CT) 240 South Road, Enfield, Connecticut 06082
A new workshop series on pasture management and infrastructure and the nutritional needs of livestock raised on pasture. This workshop is the third in the series. This will cover Nutritional management of pasture raised animals. Topics: Pasturing versus confinement systems, nutritional challenges of raising animals on pasture, multi-species grazing, and forage quality.
A certificate of participation from University of Connecticut Extension will be awarded to each person who completes the three classroom workshops and at least one of the field workshops.
Register for any or all of the workshops at
https://goo.gl/forms/sFIqmM2oxieDkTdg2 or by emailing jean.king@uconn.edu
A certificate of participation from University of Connecticut Extension will be awarded to each person who completes the three classroom workshops and at least one of the field workshops.
Register for any or all of the workshops at
https://goo.gl/forms/sFIqmM2oxieDkTdg2 or by emailing jean.king@uconn.edu
Contact Information: jean.king@uconn.edu
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