From UConn Today

The University of Connecticut celebrated faculty, staff, students, and community partners whose achievements embody the University’s academic excellence and public service mission at the 2025 Provost’s Awards Celebration, held Tuesday, October 14, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Art Gallery.

This annual event recognizes exceptional service, scholarship, and engagement that strengthen UConn and the communities it serves. The celebration took place in the Jorgensen Art Gallery, surrounded by Eight Days a Week: An Illustrated Record of Rock ’n’ Roll — a new exhibition of rock music memorabilia from the archive of editor, journalist, and radio disc jockey Ken Best. The gallery collection features decades of iconic photographs, album covers, posters, and promotional materials, including Connecticut photographer Joseph Sia’s legendary 1968 image of Jimi Hendrix, The Shadow. The exhibit’s creative energy and spirit of collaboration offered an inspiring backdrop for a ceremony honoring UConn’s own innovators, educators, and community builders.

“Today’s honorees represent the very best of UConn,” said Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamir Alpay. “Their teaching, research, service, and partnerships show how deeply our university community is committed to making a difference — in Connecticut, across the nation, and around the world.”

COMMUNITY PARTNER CATEGORY

• Community Partner Award: HartBeat Ensemble