UConn Trivia
What is UConn's Mascot name?
Jonathan the Husky
How many credits do you need to take per semester to be considered a full-time student?
12
What does CAPS stand for?
Center for Access and Postsecondary Success
Name 4 out of 6 Peer Mentors
Lyba Noman, Jackie Ordaya, Samantha Parker, Nafiza Jannat, Ayush Jaggi, Jeffrey Wasieleuski
What does FYE stand for?
First Year Experience
How many campuses does UConn have?
5 (Storrs, Hartford, Waterbury, Avery Point, Stamford)
What is the website you can use to set up an appointment with your advisor?
Nexus
Name the 5 pillars of development?
Academic, Personal, Professional, Financial, & Well-Being
Name the five professional staff members working for the Center for Access and Post-secondary Success
Joanna Rivera Davis, Lynn Papacostas Ginolfi, Ramon Espinoza, Kiara Ruesta, Olena Herasym
Name the three learning styles
Visual learner, auditory learner, and kinesthetic learner
When was UConn Founded?
1881
Where you can receive one-on-one coaching for time management and study skills (name and location)
Academic Achievement Center, HTB Room 202
What is the name of the Student Success Summit held in the Waterbury campus this Friday?
First Pitch
Who is the Assistant Director of Academic Support?
Adamil Rivera
The unwritten rules, expectations, and behavior that help students succeed in college
Hidden Curriculum
How many basketball national championships does UConn have? (women + men)
18 (Women's team 12 and Men's team 6)
How many credits are required to graduate?
120 Credits for the major
What was the career of the distinguished CAPS/SSS Alumni Franklin Chang-Diaz?
Engineer, Physicist, Astronaunt
Who is the Assistant Director for the Center for Students with Disabilities?
Katie Halbruner
Adjustments, modifications, aids, or services designed to provide equal access and remove disadvantages
Accommodations
How many full-time undergraduate students are enrolled at UConn? The closest answer within 1,000 wins.
26,191 (Acceptable answers - 25,191 to 27,191)
How many schools and colleges does UConn have? Can you name 3?
14 (College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources; School of Business, School of Dental Medicine, School of Engineering, School of Fine Arts, The Graduate School, School of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Neag School of Education, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, School of Social Work)
In what year does UConn establishes educational opportunity programs in response to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty: CONNPEP & Summer Program?
1967
Name the Hartford Campus Dean
Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Ph.D.
What is the name of the short story we read in Professor Tom Shea's lecture?
A Scandal in Bohemia