. Our ACC and B1G cheerleaders seem to have deserted us. Can anyone blame them?
My opinion about UConn to the B1G has not changed because of one football game. I am well aware that the B1G has its faults but I do think our conference is doing well at making decisions about conference realignment with a long term perspective. Yes. I think that Rutgers and Maryland will prove to be valuable additions in time. The fundamentals that make UConn, in my opinion, an attractive candidate for the B1G still exist. Among the most important of these are academic and not football. Your university is on an upward trajectory and I believe this will serve you well as conference realignment continues to move forward.
UConn’s Incoming Freshmen Bring a Wealth of Academic Talent, High Aspirations
"They’re high school valedictorians, community volunteers, varsity athletes, artists, peer mentors, aspiring scientists, accomplished writers – and they’re all part of UConn’s incoming freshman class, the most academically accomplished group to enter the University in its history."
http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/08...a-wealth-of-academic-talent-high-aspirations/
UConn Welcoming 165 New Faculty Members at Start of Fall Semester
"The large contingent of new faculty members is tangible evidence of the success of the University’s four-year
hiring initiative, which has been
described as one of the most ambitious plans of its type in U.S. higher education – especially in such tight economic times.
It’s about quality, not just quantity: UConn has recruited professors from several of the nation’s top institutions, including some who gave up tenure at their previous universities because they wanted to be part of UConn’s momentum."
http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2013/08...ew-faculty-members-at-start-of-fall-semester/
Next Generation Connecticut
"This proposal represents one of the most ambitious state investments in economic development, higher education and research in the nation. With
Next Generation Connecticut, key, targeted strategic investments in facilities, faculty, and students will establish UConn as a vital STEM institution, fueling Connecticut’s economy with new technologies, highly skilled graduates, new companies, patents, licenses, and high-wage STEM jobs."
http://uconn.edu/nextgenct/
UConn Foundation
"Academic excellence, groundbreaking discoveries and athletic accomplishments have earned the University of Connecticut prestige as a national top public research university. UConn’s success is attracting a growing number of outstanding students, scholars and researchers. We have even greater aspirations for tomorrow.
Our University is poised to become a national, even global, leader for the 21st century. Together, through
Our University. Our Moment. we will shape the University of Connecticut’s future."
http://www.foundation.uconn.edu/about-the-campaign.html