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University of Connecticut Office of Public Engagement

Provost's Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement

In the photo on the left, Robert McCarthy, dean of the School of Pharmacy and the director of the Provost's Commission on Public Engagement, presents the four undergraduate finalists. From left to right: Michael Baczewski, Danielle Lanslots, Julia Leonard and Sarah Oravecz.

In the center photo is Ann Ferris, director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy, School of Medicine, standing beside her poster.

In the photo to the right, Provost Peter Nicholls offers remarks at the awards ceremony. Also in the photo are Robert McCarthy and Susan Nesbitt, director of the Center for Continuing Studies and co-chair of the Public Engagement Forum.

Undergrad Finalists Ferris Provost Nicholls

Presented November 29, 2010

UConn Today: Public Engagement Award Winners Announced

Daily Campus: Awards recognize public engagement

Hartford Courant: UConn Students, Faculty, Staff Honored for Excellence In Public Outreach And Service

Student Awards:
  • Undergraduate Award: Michael Baczewski, Urban and Community Studies student in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • Graduate Student Award: Michael Zacchea, MBA student at the School of Business in Stamford.
Professional Staff Award:
  • Reesa Olins, Executive Program Director of Outreach, Continuing Education and Alumni Relations at the School of Social Work. 
Program Award:
  • VoTer Center, School of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Storrs.
Faculty Award:
  • Ann Ferris, Director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy, School of Medicine.

2010 Posters (Zipped file of PDF and PowerPoint files)