DEPARTMENTS

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Center for Access & Postsecondary Success (CAPS)

Formerly known as the Center for Academic Programs, CAPS increases access to higher education for high-potential students who come from underrepresented ethnic or economic backgrounds and/or are first-generation college students.

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Academic Achievement Center (AAC)

AAC assists students in attaining their academic and personal goals by providing a comprehensive, personalized array of programs, resources, and services which enhance skill development, effective decision-making, and personal transitions to and within the university setting.

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First Year Programs & Learning Communities (FYP & LC)

FYP & LC assists students with their transition from high school to college and aids in the retention of students at the University of Connecticut.

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Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)

LSAMP was launched to strengthen the preparation, representation, and success of historically under-represented students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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Writing Center (W Center)

The Writing Center is a welcoming space where students and tutors collaborate on writing projects. We believe all students are writers, and we invite them to bring in any type of writing—academic, civic, personal, and multimedia texts—at any stage in the composing process. 

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Quantitative Learning Center (Q Center)

The Q Center provides peer tutoring and review sessions for undergraduate Q courses in math, chemistry, physics and statistics. 

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Upcoming Events

  1. 2/24 CANCELED: FYE International Student Reunion Event
  2. 2/25 AAC Waterbury Workshop: Strategies for Deeper Learning
  3. 2/25 AAC Hartford Workshop: Strategies for Deeper Learning
  4. 2/25 AAC Storrs Workshop: Strategies for Deeper Learning
  5. 2/26 AAC Storrs Workshop: Notetaking Strategies
  6. 2/27 AAC Waterbury Workshop: Talking to Professors
  7. 2/27 AAC Hartford Workshop: Talking to Professors
  8. 2/27 AAC Storrs Workshop: Talking to Professors

Spotlight

  • October 2024
    Research Connections, a signature event during the Month of Discovery, is celebrating its 10th year! Started by the Office of First Year Programs & Learning Communities and the Office of Undergraduate Research in 2015, Research Connections is an event designed to expose first- and second-year UConn students to UConn’s rich research landscape as a Research […]
    Posted on October 21, 2024
  • September 2024
    Celebrating 25 Years of FYE at UConn! This year marks an incredible milestone—25 years of First-Year Experience (FYE) at UConn! And we couldn’t be more excited to kick off the new academic year with an amazing team dedicated to helping our first-year students succeed. FYE serves as the backbone of UConn’s Learning Communities (LCs), first-generation […]
    Posted on September 13, 2024
  • July 2024
    On Friday July 19th, the Center for Access and Postsecondary Success (CAPS) brought together 600 students and staff currently participating in CAPS Summer programs spanning across all five UConn campuses for a day designed to celebrate UConn’s commitment to access to higher education and holistic and equitable college student success. In the first event of it’s kind at […]
    Posted on July 25, 2024