Involvement in all aspects of your academic and social life is key to success at the University of Connecticut. College is a time when students go through many physical, emotional, and intellectual changes. Becoming involved with faculty and staff, peers, and student organizations and activities on campus is a wonderful way to ensure that you get the most out of your UConn experience and broadly expose yourself to diversity issues on campus.

We believe that having the ability to interact and work in diverse environments is critically important to being a successful professional and citizen in the 21st Century. Cultural events, information workshops, and course work promoting communication across cultures and experiences are all designed to help students develop these skills.

Six multicultural centers provide a visible symbol of our commitment to diversity and desire to prepare all of our students for all leadership. They are the African American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, the International Center, the Puerto Rican and Latino Cultural Center, the Rainbow Center, and the Women’s Center. We encourage you to visit and become involved in their programs, or stop through during your visits to campus, as they will greatly broaden and expand your perspective and exposure to diversity.

We encourage you to explore this aspect of Diversity Web to learn more about student organizations, academic diversity, social life at UConn and more.