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Thursday, October 23, 2025
- All dayConnecticut Student Writers Submission PeriodThe Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) sponsors Connecticut Student Writers (CSW), a magazine established in 1987 by the CWP to honor excellence in writing by students from kindergarten through high school. The highlight of the publication process is the Student Recognition Night, a celebration hosted by the CWP on the UConn campus. For more details on how to submit, visit the CWP website linked below.
- All dayEight Days a Week : An Illustrated Record of Rock 'n' RollEnjoy this unique exhibition of rock music memorabilia from the archive of editor, journalist, and radio disc jockey Ken Best. This personal collection features decades worth of iconic photos, album covers, posters and promotional materials that Best has amassed while writing about music for newspapers in New Jersey and Connecticut and interviewing musicians and authors on the radio at WPKN in Bridgeport and WHUS in Storrs. Highlighted will be 50 photos of major rock 'n' roll figures by Connecticut photographer Joseph Sia, including his famous image of Jimi Hendrix at Woolsey Hall in New Haven in 1968, known as "The Shadow," from Best and Sia's 1992 book,Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock 'n' Roll (Pomegranate Books).
- All dayFRAME Contest: Your Research in the SpotlightUConn and UConn Health faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines are invited to submit striking research images, graphics, or artwork. Winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces, transforming our walls into a gallery that celebrates the creativity and diversity of UConn research. Showcase the beauty of your research – from stunning microscopy images and bold data visualizations to fieldwork photos and original research-inspired art. Share your work with the UConn community Celebrate the creativity that drives discovery Click here (https://research.uconn.edu/frame-contest/) for contest details and entry form. Deadline: November 10, 2025 Questions: Contact research@uconn.edu (mailto:research@uconn.edu).FRAME: A creative, engaging forum showcasing UConn research.
- All dayFRAME Contest: Your Research in the SpotlightUConn and UConn Health faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines are invited to submit striking research images, graphics, or artwork. Winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces, transforming our walls into a gallery that celebrates the creativity and diversity of UConn research. Showcase the beauty of your research – from stunning microscopy images and bold data visualizations to fieldwork photos and original research-inspired art. Share your work with the UConn community Celebrate the creativity that drives discovery Click here (https://research.uconn.edu/frame-contest/) for contest details and entry form. Deadline: November 10, 2025 Questions: Contact research@uconn.edu (mailto:research@uconn.edu).FRAME: A creative, engaging forum showcasing UConn research.
- All dayFRAME Contest: Your Research in the SpotlightUConn and UConn Health faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines are invited to submit striking research images, graphics, or artwork. Winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces, transforming our walls into a gallery that celebrates the creativity and diversity of UConn research. Showcase the beauty of your research – from stunning microscopy images and bold data visualizations to fieldwork photos and original research-inspired art. Share your work with the UConn community Celebrate the creativity that drives discovery Click here (https://research.uconn.edu/frame-contest/) for contest details and entry form. Deadline: November 10, 2025 Questions: Contact research@uconn.edu (mailto:research@uconn.edu).FRAME: A creative, engaging forum showcasing UConn research.
- All dayHygiene DriveAll on the flyer
- All dayScholastic Writing Awards 2025-26Entries open on October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST and the deadline for entries for the Connecticut region is Tuesday, December 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. For returning students, click here to upload entries for the Connecticut region for 2025-26. For new students, follow the directions in the Three Easy Steps to Enter below. We invite you to check out the entry process videos designed to help guide students through creating accounts, uploading original works, and completing their entries. Below you will find the information you need to enter the Connecticut Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Three Easy Steps to Enter Sign up! Create an account at Scholastic How to Enter to enter your work to the 2025 Scholastic Awards. Note you will need the email address of a parent or guardian. Create and Upload Your Work. The Scholastic Awards looks for work that demonstrates originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. After you create your work, you can upload it to your Scholastic Awards Account. Once you have logged in, follow the instructions to upload all of your entries into the system. Every category has specific requirements so please read the Copyright & Plagiarism Guidelines and Category Descriptions carefully. Note that you will need your educator's email address. Pay for Your Work. After uploading your work, you will be prompted to pay for your entry through Stripe. The cost for an individual entry is $10 and a portfolio is $30. Please note fee waivers are available for teens who express that the fee poses a barrier to participation.
- All daySport & Human Rights Summit
- All dayUConn Extension Ornamental & Turf Short CourseThis course consists of eight online modules that the student can complete independently. An instructor will meet virtually with the students weekly to review each module topic and answer questions. Expect to spend study time reviewing each module topic outside of the review class. A student who completes all the modules, works through the quizzes, and studies the resource materials independently should be able to pass both the written and oral state exam successfully.
- 4:30 PM2hFun & Friendly Volleyball – Hosted by UCAELIMeet at CISS at 4:15 PM if you would like to walk to the courts together. The games will be held at the West Campus Volleyball Court Weather permittingFun games and friendly competition All skill levels welcome Bring your friends and enjoy the game! Dress comfortably—activewear recommended!
- 5:00 PM1h 30mHonors Council & HArCo - An Evening of Halloween FunThe Honors Council & HArCo Evening of Halloween Fun is a fantastic time to decompress after taking stressful midterm exams. There will be a pumpkin decorating contest with dairy bar tickets and goodie bags as prizes. There will also be cookie decorating and a Halloween movie. Pizza, donuts, and candy will be provided while supplies last! Bring your friends, and stop by on October 23rd between 5pm and 6:30pm to have an excellent time doing Halloweeny stuff! This is an Honors Event. Seetagsbelow for category information. #UHLevent11292
- 5:00 PM2hFall Frontiers 2025The 13th annual Fall Frontiers Poster Exhibition is a celebration of student research and creative projects. Fall Frontiers provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to share their work with the UConn community. An in-person poster exhibition will be held in the Student Union Ballroom on Thursday, October 23rd from 5-7pm. More information is available at ugradresearch.uconn.edu/fallfrontiers2025/ This is an Honors Event. Category: Academic & Interdisciplinary Engagement. #UHLevent11181 Fall Frontiers is a signature event of the Month of Discovery, a series of events designed to help students discover all UConn has to offer in research, innovation, and creativity. Learn more at s.uconn.edu/discovery (https://s.uconn.edu/discovery) This event is open to the entire UConn community. If you require an accommodation to participate or attend, please contact Jodi Eskin at jodi.eskin@uconn.edu by October 13, 2025.
- 5:00 PM2hITALSA Pasta Making EventThe Italian American Law Students Association is excited to share we will be offering a pasta-making class in JMB on October 23 from 5-7PM taught by Chef Anna Landi of More Italian Pasta Lab in West Hartford! Spaces are limited, so lease consider filling out the form a commitment to attending the event. Please sign up using the QR code on our flyer and we will confirm you attendance closer to the date of the event.
- 5:00 PM4h10th Annual Wolff New Venture CompetitionThe event includes: ​Pitch Competition Startups will present a 5 minute pitch to a panel of judges who then decides which businesses are worthy of the $100,000+ in award funding. ​Keynote Speaker Hear from a renowned UConn-affiliated founder as they share insights from their entrepreneurial journey and the lessons they've learned while building a high-impact startup. ​Startup Showcase 50+ UConn startups will showcase their companies. Guests can learn about what they're building and purchase their products.See the full event details and RSVP to attend here: https://lu.ma/oi5l7nfo (https://lu.ma/oi5l7nfo)RSVP is require to attend.
- 5:30 PM2hIn-Power Support Group
- 6:00 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – 50/50For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 6:00 PM2hBetween Women
- 6:00 PM2hRainbow Center Art GalaJoin us in the UConn Rainbow Center on Thursday, October 23 from 6-8 from, in the UConn Rainbow Center Program Room (SU 403). This event will be centering queer artists, giving them a space to put their work on display and for the community to gather and enjoy an evening full of art. Snacks will be provided!
- 6:00 PM2hRainbow Center Art GalaJoin us in the UConn Rainbow Center on Thursday, October 23 from 6-8 from, in the UConn Rainbow Center Program Room (SU 403). This event will be centering queer artists, giving them a space to put their work on display and for the community to gather and enjoy an evening full of art. Snacks will be provided!
- 6:00 PM2h 30mTolland County 4-H Open HouseJoin Us for the Tolland County 4-H Open House! Thursday, October 23rd
- 6:00 PM2h 30mTolland County 4-H Open HouseJoin Us for the Tolland County 4-H Open House! Thursday, October 23rd
- 6:15 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – SpinFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 6:30 PM1hGroup Fitness Class – Gentle YogaFor the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:15 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – ABC (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:15 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Dance Fit (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:30 PM45mGroup Fitness Class – Spin (45)For the full class schedule, descriptions, and to register, please visit the UConn Recreation website (https://recreation.uconn.edu/group-fitness-schedule/).
- 7:30 PM2h 30mSouth Late Night Ramen Bowl BarProteins:Beef ChashuTofuChili crisp baby shrimpSteamed pork & cabbage dumplings Broth & Noodles:MisoPhoRice NoodlesRamen/Soba noodlePlus lots of toppings!
- 7:30 PM3h 30mCOMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI- SOL INVICTUSThe luminous ballet mixes hip-hop physicality and classic elevation with aerial style. Through beauty and grace, Koubi declares his love towards dance; to its past, to its present, and to its future.
- 8:00 PM1hWeekly Films SeriesSaturday, Aug. 23rd Monsters University Thursday, Aug 28th Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Friday, Aug. 29th Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Saturday, Aug. 30th Pirates of hte Caribbean: At World's End Thursday, Sept. 4th Shrek Friday, Sept 5th Shrek 2 Saturday, Sept. 6th Shrek the Third Thursday, Sept. 11th Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Friday, Sept. 12th F1 Saturday, Sept. 13th Superman Thursday, Sept . 18th Batman 1989 Friday, Sept. 19th The Dark Knight Saturday, Sept. 20th The Batman Thursday, Sept. 25th Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Friday, Sept. 26th Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Saturday, Sept. 27th Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Thursday, Oct. 2nd A Quiet Place: Day One Friday, Oct. 3rd A Quiet Place Saturday, Oct 4th A Quiet Place: Part 2 Thursday, Oct. 9th waitlist Friday, Oct. 10th Psycho Saturday, Oct. 11th Scream Thursday, Oct. 16th Halloweentown Friday, Oct 17th Hocus Pocus Saturday, Oct. 18th Monsters Inc Thursday, Oct. 23rd Hereditary Friday, Oct. 24th It Saturday, Oct . 25th Weapons Thursday, Oct. 30th Sinners (outdoor movie) Friday, Oct. 31st Halloween 2018 Saturday, Nov. 1st A Nightmare on ELm Street 1984 Thursday, Nov. 6th The Conjuring Friday, Nov. 7th The Conjuring: Last Rites
- 8:00 PM1hWeekly Films SeriesSaturday, Aug. 23rd Monsters University Thursday, Aug 28th Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Friday, Aug. 29th Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Saturday, Aug. 30th Pirates of hte Caribbean: At World's End Thursday, Sept. 4th Shrek Friday, Sept 5th Shrek 2 Saturday, Sept. 6th Shrek the Third Thursday, Sept. 11th Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning Friday, Sept. 12th F1 Saturday, Sept. 13th Superman Thursday, Sept . 18th Batman 1989 Friday, Sept. 19th The Dark Knight Saturday, Sept. 20th The Batman Thursday, Sept. 25th Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Friday, Sept. 26th Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Saturday, Sept. 27th Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Thursday, Oct. 2nd A Quiet Place: Day One Friday, Oct. 3rd A Quiet Place Saturday, Oct 4th A Quiet Place: Part 2 Thursday, Oct. 9th waitlist Friday, Oct. 10th Psycho Saturday, Oct. 11th Scream Thursday, Oct. 16th Halloweentown Friday, Oct 17th Hocus Pocus Saturday, Oct. 18th Monsters Inc Thursday, Oct. 23rd Hereditary Friday, Oct. 24th It Saturday, Oct . 25th Weapons Thursday, Oct. 30th Sinners (outdoor movie) Friday, Oct. 31st Halloween 2018 Saturday, Nov. 1st A Nightmare on ELm Street 1984 Thursday, Nov. 6th The Conjuring Friday, Nov. 7th The Conjuring: Last Rites