Ideas + Impact

Ideas + Impact

Ideas + Impact brings undergraduate students from various disciplines together on a pathway to leadership. Students will learn to become change makers through innovation and entrepreneurial experiential learning opportunities at UConn Waterbury.

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Students will unleash their creativity by solving challenges in the community. They will build skills like idea generation and project design, while benefitting from a network of campus and community leaders.

Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, February 12
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Building (Waterbury)
Tuesday, March 25
12:30pm - 1:30pm
UConn Waterbury

Current Programs & Initiatives

Students who participate in Ideas + Impact gain leadership experience by helping lead programs and initiatives such as:

Walkbury

UConn Waterbury is located in the heart of Waterbury’s revitalized downtown.  Engage with Walkbury to learn about local historic landmarks and businesses offering discounts exclusively to UConn Waterbury students, staff, faculty, and OLLI members.  Check our Events Calendar to learn more about our upcoming group tours or view our list of Walkbury Businesses to discover available discounts and explore on your own.

Two young ment in a barber shop getting hair cuts as part of UConn Waterbury Walkabury

Career Closet

The UConn Waterbury Career Closet is dedicated to empowering students by providing free, professional attire to support their career development and interview preparation.  Student leaders participating can gain hands-on project management experience while fostering professional growth for their peers with the support of community partners, faculty, and staff.

Woman looks through clothes on the UConn Waterbury campus event Career Closet

Lego Robotics

UConn Waterbury is seeking enthusiastic and motivated student mentors to support Waterbury Public School students participating in an after-school robotics program on the UConn Waterbury campus.  Programming is offered to middle and high-school students preparing to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC).

Underwater Robotics Club members, from left, Marc Lopez '25, Joey St. Hilaire '25, Joshua Okoli '25 and Simon Koepfer '25 operate the small underwater robot prototype built by the club during a test run at Mirror Lake
A young man get assistance from a UConn Waterbury police officer on how to tie a tie during the UConn Waterbury Career Closet event.
A young women gets her nails done during the UConn Waterbury Walkabury event
A young woman browses through clothes at the UConn Waterbury Career Closet event.