April 15, 2015 | Peter Morenus - UConn Communications
#StandWithUConn: Lawmakers Urged to Support University Budget
At an event at the State Capitol last week, speakers made the case for UConn's budget.
President Susan Herbst speaks at an event at the Old Judiciary Room at the State Capitol on April 14, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
For a video of the event, including a ‘halftime speech’ by Geno Auriemma urging lawmakers to continue supporting UConn, go to the CT-N website. “We should not apologize for trying to be great,” Auriemma said.
President Susan Herbst speaks at a USG-hosted event to urge lawmakers to support UConn’s budget at the State Capitol. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)Women’s Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma was among the featured speakers at the event at the Old Judiciary Room at the State Capitol on April 14. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)UConn senior Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS) was one of the students who made the case for the University’s budget at the State Capitol. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)State Sen. Kevin Witkos, center, speaks with William Pizzuto, director of the Waterbury and Torrington campuses, and students from those campuses at the event at the State Capitol. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)Alexandra Merkouriou ’15 (ENG) blows nitrogen vapor from a pan chilling marshmallows during the event. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)Rosse Gates ’16 (ENG), right, demonstrates an autonomously controlled quadcopter he built with a grant from the UConn IDEA program, as Zane Grady ’17 (ENG), left, Jake Lampron ’16 (ENG), and Kevin Yong ’16 (ENG) look on. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
