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Employees eat ice cream served from the UConn Dairy Bar truck during the UConn Nation Employee Appreciation Event on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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President Susan Herbst, left, poses for a photo with Nellie Schager '16 M.A., educational leadership, Kerry Peterson, registrar, and Eran Peterson, career development, duirng the Employee Appreciation Event at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Employees shoot baskets on the women's practice court at the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center during the UConn Nation Employee Appreciation Event on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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A tour of the Burton Family Football Complex during the UConn Nation Employee Appreciation Event on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Herman Casaol '98 (CLAS), center, and Kevin Brown '16 (BUS), both of UITS, throw footballs during the Employee Appreciation Event at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Staff from the Connecticut Transportation Institute pose for a funny photo during the the Employee Appreciation Event at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Kristin Tellier, dining services, left, hands a cheese steak to Tobey Lewis, facilities, during the Employee Appreciation Event at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Wendy Baker of university events and conference services is handed a cup of dairy bar ice cream from David Hille during the UConn Nation Employee Appreciation Event on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

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Madeline Grieger '20 (CAHNR) took a break from serving ice cream to take a photo with Jonathan XIV during the UConn Nation Employee Appreciation Event on May 10, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Hundreds of members of UConn Nation came together Wednesday, May 10, for an Employee Appreciation Event. A UConn Nation T-shirt giveaway, food, games, and tours of the Burton Family Football Complex and the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center were part of the early afternoon engagement.