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UConn Bound Days Spring 2024

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Open House

Saturday, April 6 & Saturday, April 13, 2024
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
McHugh Hall, UConn Storrs

 

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Academic Programs and Table Locations

The CLAS Open House at UConn Bound Day features more than 40 program tables on two floors of McHugh Hall. Meet our faculty, staff and students and ask them questions about our diverse academic programs.

Find a Program

Looking for a specific major? Browse an alphabetical list of the academic programs tabling today.

Programs A to Z

  • Actuarial Science: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • American Sign Language: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • American Studies: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Anthropology: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Arabic and Islamic Civilizations: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Biological Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular and Cell Biology; Physiology and Neurobiology; Structural Biology: 2nd Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Chemistry: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • Chinese: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Cognitive Science: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Communication: 1st Floor; English, Journalism, and Communication
  • Data Sciences: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • Economics: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • English: 1st Floor; English, Journalism, and Communication
  • Environmental Sciences: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Studies: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • French and Francophone Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Geographic Information Science: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Geography: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • German Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Hebrew and Judaic Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • History: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Sciences: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Human Rights: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Italian Literature and Cultural Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Journalism: 1st Floor; English, Journalism, and Communication
  • Linguistics: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Marine Sciences: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Maritime Studies: 1st Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Mathematics: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • Philosophy: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Physics: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • Political Science: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Pre-Medical/Dental (handouts only): 2nd Floor; Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
  • Psychological Sciences: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Sociology: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Spanish Studies: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences: 1st Floor; Language and Cognition
  • Statistics: 2nd Floor; Data and Physical Sciences
  • Urban and Community Studies: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 1st Floor; Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences

Programs by Floor

Discover where programs are tabling on each floor of McHugh Hall.

1st Floor

Subject areas on this floor: Humanities Cultures, and Social Sciences; English, Journalism, and Communication; Language and Cognition; and Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences.

  • American Sign Language
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
  • Chinese
  • Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
  • Cognitive Science
  • Communication
  • El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies
  • English
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • French and Francophone Studies
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Geography
  • German Studies
  • Hebrew and Judaic Studies
  • History
  • Human Development and Family Sciences
  • Human Rights
  • Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Italian Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Journalism
  • Linguistics
  • Marine Sciences
  • Maritime Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Studies
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  • Urban and Community Studies
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

2nd Floor

Subject areas on this floor: Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences; and Data and Physical Sciences.

  • Actuarial Science
  • Biological Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular and Cell Biology; Physiology and Neurobiology; Structural Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Data Sciences
  • Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Pre-Medical/Dental (handouts only)
  • Statistics

Programs Grouped by Subject Areas

Not sure what you want to study? Explore programs grouped by popular subject areas.

Humanities, Cultures, and Social Sciences

Located on the 1st floor.

  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • History
  • Human Development and Family Sciences
  • Human Rights
  • Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies
  • El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Urban and Community Studies
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences

Located on the 1st and 2nd floors.

  • Biological Sciences (2nd floor)
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2nd floor)
  • Environmental Sciences (1st floor)
  • Environmental Studies (1st floor)
  • Geographic Information Science (1st floor)
  • Geography (1st floor)
  • Marine Sciences (1st floor)
  • Maritime Studies (1st floor)
  • Molecular and Cell Biology (2nd floor)
  • Physiology and Neurobiology (2nd floor)
  • Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental (2nd floor)

English, Journalism, and Communication

Located on the 1st floor.

  • English
  • Communication
  • Journalism

Language and Cognition

Located on the 1st floor.

  • American Sign Language
  • Cognitive Science
  • Linguistics
  • Literature, Cultures, and Languages
  • Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
  • Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew and Judaic Studies
  • Italian Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Spanish
  • Philosophy
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Data and Physical Sciences

Located on the 2nd floor.

  • Actuarial Science
  • Chemistry
  • Data Sciences
  • Economics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Statistics

No matter which option you choose, you'll gain the skills needed to succeed in a wide variety of jobs and careers. Learn more about career resources for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


Schedule of Presentations

10 a.m.

Biological Sciences

Room 101, First Floor

Dean’s Welcome

Room 102, First Floor

11 a.m.

Psychological Sciences

Room 102, First Floor

Biological Sciences

Room 101, First Floor

Studying Arts, Culture, and Human Experience

Room 111, First Floor

Student Panel

Room 202, Second Floor

Actuarial Science

Room 205, Second Floor


Maps of McHugh Hall

Find a map of subject area table locations on the 1st and 2nd floors of McHugh Hall.

1st Floor Map

Map of subject area table locations on the first floor of McHugh Hall during open house spring 2024. See text in earlier sections for details.

2nd Floor Map

Map of subject area table locations on the second floor of McHugh Hall during open house spring 2024. See text in earlier sections for details.

Check back for information for Spring 2024 UConn Bound Days

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Open House

Sunday, October 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
McHugh Hall

Presentations

CLAS Dean’s Talk

10:00 a.m. | Room 102

Led by the CLAS Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and a panel of current students, this talk will provide an overview of UConn and CLAS.

Biological Sciences

10:00 a.m. | Room 101
10:45 a.m. | Room 102

Presentation will include an overview of the Biological Sciences program (including the three CLAS departments and five majors) as well as faculty who will speak briefly about research.

Actuarial Science

10:00 a.m. | Room 205

Faculty from the Actuarial Science program will present an overview of the program, including curriculum, employment prospects, industry connections and other related interests.

Psychological Sciences

10:45 a.m. | Room 101
11:30 a.m. | Room 102

Topics covered will include requirements for Psychological Sciences majors, as well as an overview of the department and career paths for those with a degree in Psychological Sciences.

Studying Arts, Culture, and Human Experience

11:00 a.m. | Room 111
An informal networking session with professors and current students. Learn about the creative classes, hands-on experiences, career development, and real-world impact UConn students pursue in the humanities and social sciences.

Program Tables

  • Actuarial Science: 2nd Floor, Table 31.
  • Africana Studies: 1st Floor, Table 26.
  • American Sign Language: 1st Floor, Table 13.
  • American Studies: 1st Floor, Table 25.
  • Anthropology: 1st Floor, Table 27.
  • Biological Sciences; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular and Cell Biology; Physiology and Neurobiology; Structural Biology: 2nd Floor, Table 29.
  • Chemistry: 2nd Floor, Table 30.
  • Chinese: 1st Floor, Table 11.
  • Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies: 1st Floor, Table 12.
  • Cognitive Science: 1st Floor, Table 17.
  • Communication: 1st Floor, Table 7.
  • Data Sciences: 2nd Floor, Table 33.
  • Economics: 2nd Floor, Table 32.
  • El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies: 1st Floor, Table 1.
  • English: 1st Floor, Table 9.
  • Environmental Science: 1st Floor, Table 20.
  • Environmental Studies: 1st Floor, Table 20.
  • French and Francophone Studies: 1st Floor, Table 10.
  • Geographic Information Science: 1st Floor, Table 21.
  • Geography: 1st Floor, Table 21.
  • Geoscience: 1st Floor, Table 22.
  • German Studies: 1st Floor, Table 10.
  • History: 1st Floor, Table 24.
  • Human Development and Family Sciences: 1st Floor, Table 15.
  • Human Rights: 1st Floor, Table 2.
  • Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies: 1st Floor, Table 6.
  • Italian Literary and Cultural Studies: 1st Floor, Table 12.
  • Journalism: 1st Floor, Table 8.
  • Linguistics: 1st Floor, Table 18.
  • Marine Sciences: 1st Floor, Table 19.
  • Maritime Studies: 1st Floor, Table 20.
  • Mathematics: 2nd Floor, Table 31.
  • Philosophy: 1st Floor, Table 19.
  • Physics: 2nd Floor, Table 34.
  • Political Science: 1st Floor, Table 23.
  • Pre-Medical/Dental (handouts only): 2nd Floor, Table 28.
  • Psychological Sciences: 1st Floor, Table 14.
  • Sociology: 1st Floor, Table 3.
  • Spanish Studies: 1st Floor, Table 11.
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences: 1st Floor, Table 16.
  • Statistics: 2nd Floor, Table 33.
  • Urban and Community Studies: 1st Floor, Table 5.
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 1st Floor, Table 4.

CLAS Cross Training – May 18, 2023


Meeting Information

The CLAS Cross Training will take place in Gentry 131 on Thursday, May 18, 2023.

If you are not able to attend in person, you can join us virtually in the CLAS ADVISING WEBEX ROOM by clicking here.

If you were not able to attend and would like to the view the sessions please use the links below.

To view the recording of all of the morning sessions please click here.

To view the recording of all of the afternoon sessions please click here.

 

 

 


Schedule

9:00AM-9:05AM

Welcome - Presented by Rebecca Bacher

9:05AM-10:00AM

Biological Sciences - Presented by Biology Advising

10:00AM-10:45AM

Mathematics - Presented by Joseph Tinnel

10:45AM-11:30AM

Data Science Majors- Presented Alyssa O'Keefe

11:30AM-12:00PM

Pre-Professional Advising - Presented by Dr. Sarah Scheidel and the Pre-Professional Advising Staff

12:00PM-1:00PM

LUNCH BREAK

1:00PM-1:30PM

First Year Writing- Presented by Lisa Blansett

1:30PM-2:10PM

Psychological Sciences- Presented by Jessica Groves and Chelsea Zabel

2:10PM-2:20PM

BREAK

2:20PM-3:00PM

History/Digital Public History- Presented by Heather Parker

3:00PM-3:30PM

African Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies- Presented by Elaine Chu

3:30PM-4:00PM

Final Updates- Presented by Corina Morris


Meeting Materials

Below you will find documents and handouts from select departments participating in the CLAS Cross Training.

 

The Biological Sciences handouts are in Sharepoint.

An overview of Mathematics Majors is in Sharepoint.

The Applied Data Analysis Plan of Study is in Sharepoint. The Statistical Data Science Plan of Study if in Sharepoint. Here is a link to the Statistical Data Science and Applied Data Analysis presentation.

Pre-Professional Advising Handout is in Sharepoint.  Here is a link to the Premed/Predent Flyer. Here is a link to the Pre-Law Flyer.

Some Quick Tips for the Psychological Sciences can be found on Sharepoint. Click here to see the powerpoint shared by Psychological Sciences.

Here is a link to the Africana Studies and WGSS Presentation found on Sharepoint.

 

 

ce and Applied Data Analysis presentation.