CSD News & Announcements
Congratulations Graduates!
The staff and students in the Center for Students with Disabilities would like to congratulate all the 2012 UConn Graduates! As President Herbst has said best, you are all architects of your futures, and we wish you the best of luck with all your future endeavors! To read more of President Herbst’s commencement speech, click here. Congratulations, best wishes, and a big thank you to all of our student employees who are graduating this year including Alexandra Schipani who the Hartford Courant happened to capture in this photo!
UConn College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Commencement.
(Brad Horrigan, Hartford Courant / May 6, 2012)
Resource for Emotional Health Issues on College Campuses
As the number of college students struggling with emotional and mental health issues continues to be a serious concern, Ulifeline.org has been relaunched by the Jed Foundation. Ulifeline.org is an anonymous and confidential service offered to students who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, and many other issues. Resources are available for students to learn more about mental health, including: alcohol, drugs, stress, sleep, depression and suicide prevention. Additional information regarding the relaunch may be found here.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Alexandra Raleigh on her graduation from the University of Connecticut as part of Class 2012! Alexandra has been a hard worker and a brilliant leader during her time at UConn and the CSD is proud to have been able to help in her success. Good Luck in graduate school, Alexandra! Best wishes from all the CSD staff. To learn more about Alex’s time at UConn, click here.
CTBLN Disability Employment Conference & Career Fair
Are you looking for a job as an individual with a disability? Then check out this career fair happening on May 4th at Manchester Community College! There will be workshops for interviewing success, resume critiquing, and more. Both job seekers and employers are welcome. For more information click here.
VetJobs Virtual Career Fair Accepting Resumes!
The VetJobs Virtual Career Fair is now live for transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve, veterans and their family members to pre-register and to post their resumes prior to the official launch date of Thursday, May 1, 2012!
To pre-register or find out more information, visit: www.workplacediversity.com/veteransconnect.
Campus Access
Due to the demolition of the red buildings in the center of campus, sidewalk access has temporarily changed. The sidewalk between the CUE Building and the Wilbur Cross Building is now blocked; access is still available through the sidewalk next to the Hall Building (north side of the building). If you have any questions or access concerns, please contact the CSD at 486-2020 csd@uconn.edu.
Connecticut Family Empowerment Task Force
Are you a parent, friend, guardian, or advocate of an individual with a developmental disability? The Connecticut Family Empowerment Task Force is offering a presentation on April 2nd that will talk about some of the changes happening in Hartford that could affect individuals with developmental disabilities. To learn more, check out this flyer.
Spring Fling!
Dunkin Donuts in the Student Union is welcoming students back with their "Spring Fling!" offers:
- FREE Husky Donuts!
Thursday, March 22nd after 11:00am (while supplies last)- FREE Turbo Shot® Weekend!
Add a Turbo Shot® of Espresso to Any Beverage
Friday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 25th
Introducing BUILD – a peer mentoring program for students with disabilities developed by the Center for Students with Disabilities.
Have you ever felt like being connected to a peer mentor? Maybe you would like to hear real success stories from a college student who has "been there, done that"? Now you just may be able to.
Are you the one among your friends who knows that CSD offers study spaces and snacks on the Sunday before finals? Do you wish that you could transfer your wisdom as a current UConn student to peers? Now you too may just be able to.
BUILD is a peer mentoring program designed for students with disabilities who access services at UConn’s Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD). This peer mentoring program enables incoming first-year, transfer, and/or current students to seek input on academic, social, and/or disability specific topics. Sharing of information and knowledge among peer mentors and mentees in BUILD’s semi-structured atmosphere can be a powerful tool for college student involvement.
Are you interested in participating in BUILD as a peer mentor or mentee and want to learn more? Come to the BUILD informational session on Thursday, March 22nd, at 5pm in the Center for Students with Disabilities! In addition to FREE Dairy Bar ice cream, you can meet and mingle with current BUILD participants to ask questions and gain insight into their experiences. For more information, please contact Sutha K Kanagasingam, Graduate Assistant, at student1438@ad.uconn.edu or (860) 486-2020. We hope to see you there!
Lime Connect Fellowship Program
connecting students with disabilities and the world's leading corporations for potential summer internships -- Find out more here.
VetJobs Virtual Career Fair
Come visit the VetJobs VeteransConnect Virtual Career Fair! It started on March 1 and runs through March 15.
VetJobs is pleased to announce a free opportunity for our veterans and their family members to participate in the ongoing VetJobs virtual job fair. All jobs at VeteransCONNECT have been posted online and are specifically for you!
Employers include:
Chesapeake Energy
Hallmark Cards
FMC
AMC Theatres
Verizon Wireless
Teksystems
Upsher-Smith
Liberty Mutual
Western Pest
Spectrum Healthcare and many more .....To participate, visit http://workplacediversity.com/VeteransConnect/ to register and post your resume.
Search and apply to hundreds of jobs. Even if you're employed you should participate.
Register now at http://workplacediversity.com/VeteransConnect/ before the event ends on March 15!
"College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities"
The University of Connecticut has recently been published as an 'ADA Plus College' in "College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities" by Chris Wise Tiedeman, due to our exceptional efforts to enhance the college experience for individuals with disabilities. The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) prides itself on providing necessary accommodations and services for students with disabilities. Of particular mention is the Center's Building Accessibility Information which provides detailed and specific information regarding access information for buildings on UConn's Storrs campus. Building Accessibility Information can be found on our website at: http://csd.uconn.edu/building_accessibility.html. "College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities", is out now! Consider taking a look through it to see the things the CSD has accomplished and received recognition for!
Making the Transition to College
UConn Today highlights UCPREP 2011 in an article titled Making the Transition to College.
Mary Ellen Brigham Endowment Fund created for students with disabilities at the University of Connecticut!
The Mary Ellen Brigham Endowment Fund has been created by Mary Ellen and Neil Brigham for students with disabilities at the University of Connecticut. Please use the following link to view the article from the March 2011 issue of Our Moment, the UConn Foundation's e-newsletter: The Perfect Gift: A Named Scholarship
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Revised and Updated
As of March 15, 2011, the revised ADA Regulations have become effective. Please visit www.ada.gov for detailed information on new and updated requirements.
