History
The year was UConn founded
What is 1881?
Year of men's basketball's first NCAA championship
What is 1999?
UConn alum became the first woman governor of Connecticut
Who is Ella Grasso?
Jonathan the Husky was named after this historical figure
Who is Jonathan Trumbull?
Academic building with a small rooftop greenhouse you can only spot from certain angles
What is the Gant Science Complex?
UConn's original name
What is the Storrs Agricultural School?
School where Dan Hurley played college basketball at
What is Seton Hall University?
UConn alum played for the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and was an NCAA champ
Who is Kemba Walker?
Jonathan the Husky is traditionally escorted and cared for by members of this on-campus organization
What is Alpha Phi Omega (APO)?
There is a time capsule buried near this building, set to be opened in 2081
What is Wilbur Cross Library?
First building constructed on UConn’s campus
What is Storrs Hall?
Before joining the Big East in 1979, UConn was a founding member of this now-defunct athletic conference
What is the Yankee Conference?
UConn graduate is now a famous ESPN sportscaster
Who is Rebecca Lobo?
In the 1970s, this student group was responsible for kidnapping Jonathan and starting a controversy over the live mascot.
What is the UConn Student Senate?
Buried in the landscaping outside the Alumni Center is a marker for this kind of event, set to take place decades from now
What is a time capsule opening?
Year in which UConn officially became the "University of Connecticut"
What is 1939?
In 1995, this player hit the game-winning shot that gave UConn its first-ever men’s Big East Tournament title
Who is Ray Allen?
UConn alum earned a degree in electrical engineering and later became a NASA astronaut, flying on the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Who is Richard Mastracchio?
Jonathan was once stolen by this school’s students
What is UMass?
This campus facility, located at Depot, supports sustainability research and was built using recycled materials
What is the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2)?
UConn’s first international campus program was launched in this country in the early 2000s
What is South Korea?
(UConn had a satellite MBA program there)
UConn club sport has its own boat trailer, practices out of Mansfield Hollow, and once won the New England Intercollegiate Championship
What is the UConn Sailing Team?
UConn alum was part of the Apollo 15 mission
Who is James Irwin?
The UConn Husky logo was redesigned in 2013. The updated version was modeled after
Who is Jonathan XIII?
Before being repurposed by UConn, this type of patient was primarily housed at the Mansfield Training School
Who are individuals with developmental disabilities/intellectual disabilities?