Avery Point Student Center Unveiled

The University of Connecticut at Avery Point opened doors to a brand new student center Wednesday, according to a report in The Day. 

The $9.7 million student center includes a new kitchen, café, game area with billiards, a ping pong table, a café, a meeting room and performance space. 

The center replaces the old student center which was demolished about two years ago and is about the same size at 7,000 square feet. 

Workers at the center told reporters at The Day said the center is bright and open and a lot more modern. People seemed impressed with the new feature but said the campus would greatly benefit from a new academic building also.  

Renovations to the campus are planned but specifics have not been announced yet. 

Click here to read the full report in The Day. 

Avery Point’s Fall semester begins Monday. Here is the school calendar: 

Mon. Aug. 26 Fall semester begins

Mon. Sept. 2 Labor Day - No classes

Tues. Sept. 3 Last day to file petitions for course credit by examination

Mon. Sept. 9 Courses dropped after this date will have a "W" for withdrawal recorded on the academic record

Mon. Sept. 9 Add/Drop via the Student Administration System closes

Mon. Sept. 9 Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures (See Adding/Dropping courses in the Academic Regulations section of the Undergraduate Catalog)

Mon. Sept. 9 Last day to place courses on Pass/Fail

Tues. Sept. 10 Late Add/Drop begins in the Office of the Registrar, Wilbur Cross Bldg., Room 104

Mon. Sept. 16 Last day for students to make up Incomplete or Absence grades

Tues.- Mon. Sept. 17 -23 Examinations for course credit by examination

Tues. Sept. 24 Dean's signature required to add courses

Fri. Oct. 4 Mid-semester progress reports due students from faculty

Mon. Oct. 21 Registration for the Spring 2014 semester via Student Administration System begins

Mon. Oct. 28 Last day to drop a course

Mon. Oct. 28 Last day to convert courses on Pass/Fail option to letter grade

Sun.  Nov. 24 Thanksgiving recess begins

Sat. Nov. 30 Thanksgiving recess ends

Fri. Dec. 6 Last day of Fall semester classes

Sat. Dec. 7 Reading Day

Sun. Dec. 8 Reading Day

Mon. Dec. 9 Final examinations begin

Thurs. Dec. 12 Reading Day

Sun. Dec. 15 Final examinations end

Weds. Dec. 18 Deadline for submitting Fall grades via  Student Administration System