The UConn Student Affairs Association (UCSAA) is a student organization committed to enhancing, connecting, and supporting individuals who are interested in a career in student affairs. The executive board is constantly planning and programming ways to add to the experience of HESA students.

UCSAA writes a newsletter “The Program” several times per year that features recent news about the HESA program and Division of Student Affairs at UConn. Click the links below to view.

• Digging Deeper: The Program May 2015 Issue
• Digging Deeper: The Program, Special 2014 Conference Edition
• Digging Deeper: The Program, May 2014 Issue
• Digging Deeper: The Program, February 2014 Issue
• Newsletter Archive>>

In the past year, UCSAA hosted or participated in the following events:

• Lunch & Learns with administrators from within and beyond the UConn campus on topics such as professional development and working in different professional settings
• Professional Development Trip to Connecticut College (New London, CT)
• UCSAA Thanksgiving and Holiday celebrations
• MLK Day of Service
• Mock professional interviews for second-year HESA students
• HESA Interview Days
• HESA Hooding Ceremony

The officers for the Spring 2015 semester are:

• President – Jonathan Gomez
• Vice President for Operations – Emily Pearson
• Vice President for Finance and Membership – Leslie Lawrence
• Secretary/Alumni Relations – Alyssa Paquin
• Professional Development Coordinator – Rebecca Weintraub
• Social Events Coordinator – Jordan Walsh
• HESA Liaison – Ryan Baldassario
• Graduate Student Senate Representative – Lexy Parrill

Students having a bit of fun at a Spring 2015 UCSAA social in Vernon, CT. (above)

HESA Students who attended the 2014 professional development trip to New York City. (above)