Tier III Student Org Events & Information

  • 11/30 Panel on Making UConn a Bike-Friendly Campus

    ​​Join the UConn Praxis Sustainable Skies Campaign for a panel discussion and open forum on the state of biking access at UConn. We will hear from Gaston Neville, USG Chair of the Transportation and Recreation Subcommittee, Phoebe Mrozinski, BOLD Scholar (Bold Women Bike) and Assistant Bike Mechanic at the UConn Adventure Center, Rigel Valentine, Interim Assistant Program Director of the Adventure Center & Outdoor Programs, and Dr. Norman W. Garrick, UConn civil engineer with research projects in sustainable transportation and bicyclist facility design. 

    Our discussion will cover: 

    • The barriers to biking on campus and in the surrounding community

    • Past successes of biking advocacy efforts in the town of Mansfield 

    • How students can access rental bikes and other resources on campus and in the community 

    • The benefits of biking and bike infrastructure for road safety, public health, and our planet

    This event will be held on Tuesday, November 30 at 6pm in McHugh 106. Registration is encouraged, and questions for the panelists can be submitted here: https://tinyurl.com/npxstb3h  

     
    For more information, contact: Olivia Dwight at olivia.dwight@uconn.edu