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 UConn, high school students participating in Upward Bound/ ConnCAP, incoming UConn freshman participating in CAPS Summer Bridge Program, and current UConn upper classmen working toward advanced degrees participating in CAPS Research Opportunities joined on the Storrs campus to socialize and enjoy activities in joyful celebration and CAPS pride.

“The CAPS Family Gathering event was truly a phenomenal display of UConn’s dedication to advancing educational access and equity! With UConn’s history as a Land Grant University and TRIO’s 60 years of supporting first generation students to attend and graduate college; it was a perfect fit to gather our students and staff in community to celebrate a summer of their commitment and dedication. I truly feel that the Center for Access and Postsecondary Success is the living legacy of our promise to make college an option for any person with the desire to attend.” – Herman Shelton, CAPS Executive Director

Read the feature published in UConn Today: https://today.uconn.edu/2024/07/caps-program-holds-campus-celebration/