Nursing
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Waterbury
UConn Waterbury Resources
Random Facts
100

This color is often associated with nurses' uniforms in hospitals today. 

What is blue?

100

This is the official mascot of UConn.

What is Jonathan the Husky?

100

This famous roadside attraction overlooking Waterbury features a giant illuminated cross visible for miles.

What is Holy Land USA?

100

This campus resource offers tutoring, academic coaching, and workshops to help students succeed.

What is the Academic Achievement Center (AAC)?

100

This is the largest organ in the human body. 

What is the skin?

200

This common nursing tool was invented over 200 years ago and is still used today to listen to heart and lung sounds. 

What is a stethoscope?

200

Many UConn students participate in this good-luck tradition before taking a big exam.

What is rubbing Jonathan the Husky statue's nose?

200

This famous brass animal can be found downtown near the Waterbury Green.

What is the Brass Horse Statue?

(named Knight)

200

This resource helps students with papers, citations, and writing assignments for any course at UConn.

What is the Writing Center?

200

Your heart beats approximately this many times per day.

What is 100,000 times?

300

This exam is required for nursing graduates to become registered nurses. 

What is the NCLEX?

300

UConn has won this many NCAA basketball national championships combined between its men's and women's teams.

What is 18? 

(Women's: 12, Men's: 6)

300

Waterbury's nickname is "The _______ City"

What is the Brass City?

300

Students can visit this office for resume reviews, mock interviews, and internship help. 

What is the Career Center?

300

If laid end to end, all the blood vessels in your body would stretch this far.

What is about 60,000 miles?

400

Nurses Week is celebrated during this month each year.

What is May?

400

UConn's mascot, Jonathan the Husky, is named after this Connecticut colonial governor.

Who is Jonathan Trumbull?

400

The Waterbury campus overlooks this downtown green space.

What is the Waterbury Green?

400

This campus resource provides physical and mental health services to UConn students.

What is SHaW (Student Health and Wellness)?

400

Adults have this many teeth if wisdom teeth are included.

What is 32?

500

This nurse is known as the founder of modern nursing.

Who is Florence Nightingale?

500

UConn's original name when it was founded in 1881.

What was the Storrs Agricultural School?

500

Waterbury was once known as the watchmaking capital of the U.S. and was home to this famous watch brand.

What is Timex?

500

Students experiencing food insecurity can access this on-campus resource. 

What is Husky Harvest?

500

The smallest bone in the human body is found here.

What is the ear?