
The Young Honors Alumni Fund, which began in 2011, was sparked by the positive experiences of three Honors alumni: Nate Eaton ’05 (CLAS, BUSN), Ajay Madkekar ’06 (BUSN), and Chintan Bhatt ’07 (ENGR). These three friends and classmates established the fund by making the initial gifts and have since worked to help engage other young Honors alumni to give back as well. The fund is specifically geared toward helping support Honors student organizations such as the Honors Council and Leadership in Action (formerly the Global Leadership Commission), which the three men were members or leaders of, during their undergraduate careers in the UConn Honors Program. Continue reading