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Dear UB Family Members,
The Family Association Recognition of Service to Students Award annually recognizes faculty and staff who have made a significant difference in students' lives. The Family Association solicits nominations through our newsletter, asking individuals to nominate a faculty/staff members that have positively impacted their students. Nominations include a short explanation of why this person was nominated.
The awards provide positive feedback to campus faculty and staff about the work they do with students. The honors also encourage good student and faculty/staff relationships and provide recognition in an area often overlooked in the formal rewards system. Click here to submit a nomination.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions, just email us at family@bridgeport.edu.
Hope to see you on campus soon!
Best regards,
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Craig Lennon
Assistant Dean of Students
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Lindsey Christiani
Director for Alumni & Family Engagement
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First STEM Bus in the state is unveiled at the University of Bridgeport
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After years of planning, STEM on Wheels, the state’s first traveling bus for learning and exploration, was unveiled to the public on November 1 at the University of Bridgeport.
Starting November 2, STEM on Wheels, a retrofitted Greater Bridgeport Transit bus loaded with a 3D printers, remote sensors, a small robot named “Dash,” and other scientific equipment, will deliver hands-on lessons in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to students in kindergarten through grade 12.
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Women's Soccer team advances to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16!
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The UB Women's Soccer team advanced to the East Regional Final of the 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship with a 3-0 home win over the visiting Golden Knights of the College of St. Rose in Second Round action at Knights Field on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, the Purple Knights, the second seed in the region, move on with a record of 16-4-1.
UB will now face LIU Post for the East Regional title on Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Bloomsburg University. Click here for tournament info and a link to view the game live and cheer on your Purple Knights!
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The Birds have landed at UB!
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The chirp around campus is that the students, faculty and staff are excited to have a new mode of transportation at their fingertips. Approximately 75 Birds have taken flight at UB. The University of Bridgeport is the first in Connecticut to have the electric-powered dockless Bird scooters on its campus. “Bird will provide a fun and environmentally friendly way to get around campus and make for a quick jaunt to Seaside Park,” said Laura Trombley, president of the University of Bridgeport. Come down to campus and join the fun!
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UB student-musician who lost relative in Sandy Hook shooting joins Parkland survivors to release album
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Tyler Suarez was 13-years-old years old when his aunt Dawn Hochsprung, the former principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, was killed trying to save students from a school shooter.
Reeling in shattered disbelief on the night before Hochsprung’s funeral, Suarez recalls how he and his grandfather, Joseph Cyr, began writing a song to help them both “try and understand what happened.” … Nearly six years following the Sandy Hook shooting, Suarez is about to share his song with the world to serve a larger purpose: fighting gun violence.
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After designing homes for the disabled, SASD students win top prizes
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For the second consecutive year, students from Shintaro Akatsu School of Design at the University of Bridgeport (SASD) have won three out of four awards at the Visitability Home Design Contest, a statewide competition that challenges aspiring interior designers to create dwellings that can best serve people with disabilities.
The contest was sponsored by Independence Unlimited, a center for independent living based in Hartford.
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What does Purple Knights Pride mean to you? Whether you’re an alumni, parent, staff, faculty, or friend of UB, your connection must mean something special if you are here! Share that sense of pride and your support in the University of Bridgeport with your gift today.
You can visit us online at give.bridgeport.edu or mail us a check at, University Relations, 219 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
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Important Contacts
Click here to view the UB Campus Directory
Dates to Remember
Thanksgiving Recess: 11/21/18 - 11/25/18
Health Sciences Commencement: 12/2/18
(Not Quite) Midnight Pancake Breakfast: 12/3/18
UB Music Holiday Concert: 12/5/18
Last Day of Classes: 12/7/18
Final Exams: 12/10/18-12/14/18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes): 1/21/19
First Day of Classes: 1/22/19
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