Events

AAFSA End of Year Social

The AAFSA E-Board invites you to the AAFSA End-of-the Year Social on Friday, June 12!

Let us gather, connect, and celebrate the conclusion of the academic year. We will meet in the Courtyard on the UConn Hartford campus. Sponsored by the African American Cultural Center.  Food will be provided.

Friday, June 12
12:00 PM — 3 PM
UConn Hartford Campus
10 Prospect Street
Hartford, CT 06103

2025 Black History Month Events

The AAFSA E-Board would like to share the African American Cultural Center (AACC) Black History Month events calendar for 2025.

All are encouraged to visit the Association for the Study of African American Life and History link below as a resource for enhancing their research and understanding. This year’s National Theme is “African Americans and Labor.”

Link: https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/

 

 

Stamford Black History Month 2025 Vendor Fair

Join the Stamford community at the Black History Month 2025 Vendor Fair! This free event is open to the public and will be held on Saturday, February 15, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, on the UConn Stamford Campus (1 University Place, Stamford, CT 06901).

Free parking is available at the UConn Stamford Parking Lot (1194 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901).

 

Celebrate Kwanzaa with the AACC

The H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC) cordially invites members of the UConn community to their annual Kwanzaa celebration. The celebration will take place on Friday, December 6, in the Student Union Ballroom (Room 330/331), on the Storrs campus. Doors will open at 5:30PM.

This celebration also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Black Student Sit-In.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the AACC at aacc@uconn.edu or 860-486-3433.

Image of a group of Black people wearing culturally African-styled clothing and the words "Celebrate Kwanzaa." At the bottom of the image, there is information on the date and location of the event and a QR code.

CETL Workshop: The Current Landscape of DEI at UConn…

The AAFSA E-Board would like to share the following CETL workshop with our community.

The Current Landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UConn and in Higher Education

September 24, 1:00-2:00
Online
Presenters:
Jeffrey Hines, Chief Diversity Officer
Jonelle Reynolds, Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Participants will be updated as to current DEIJ initiatives at UConn. Additional, participants will be updated as to current national pushes to dismantle DEIJ in higher education and discuss the implications of this push to dismantle DIEJ.

To Register for this program, please click on the following link – https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3188

Stamford Juneteenth Celebration

Join members of the Stamford community as they celebrate Juneteenth with a Freedom Day Celebration! The celebration will be held on Saturday, June 15, from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM at Mill River Park (1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT 06901). NBA All-Star John Starks will serve as the Grand Marshall with entertainment headlined by DJ Clue.