Approximately 600 participants are college students attending the University of Connecticut in the SSS program. The Center is designed to improve academic performance, increase retention and facilitate transition from one level of education to the next for all participating students. Provides services to all students with permanent or temporary disabilities to ensure that all University programs and activities are accessible. The Center strives to promote and nurture the development of personal independence and self-reliance necessary for success in a competitive environment. The mission is to create a comprehensively accessible environment where individuals are viewed on the basis of ability, not disability.
Professional staff provide individual academic and personal counseling for varsity athletes.
There is extensive oversight and intervention in the CPIA program. CPIA serves 500 students. Project Elevate Provides group study sessions and supplemental instruction for freshmen and sophomores by utilizing undergraduate and graduate peer tutors and facilitators. A one-day conference designed to introduce mathematics, science and engineering careers and female role models who have chosen these careers to middle school girls. Faculty of the Future Provides financial support to encourage undergraduate engineering students to pursue graduate school by connecting them to research opportunities.