Close to Home is part of the annual fundraising campaign that provides UConn’s faculty and staff an opportunity to make a gift to the University in a personally meaningful way. The Close to Home committee is Co-Chaired by two distinguished and respected members of UConn’s faculty and staff, Jennifer Person (Payroll) and Rob Hoskin (Accounting). The committee consists of members from UConn’s faculty and staff who believe in the importance of giving back --and know that every gift makes a difference.
The co-chairs and committee members of Close to Home encourage all faculty and staff to make a contribution to support UConn in an area that is meaningful to them. UConn employees can determine where their contribution goes:, a specific school or college, student support, the performing arts or museums, athletics or other worthwhile programs.
(Looking for a list of things you can support? Click here.)
Every donation, regardless of size, is important because when those closest to the University show their dedication and pride in the institution, it signifies to alumni and others that UConn’s education, research and public service missions are worthy of their support, too.
The Fall 2011 Close to Home e-newsletter is now available! This publication focuses on how private giving supports the University's faculty, as well as the importance of faculty and staff contributions.
The 2011 Faculty/Staff Honor Roll of Donors
View the 2011 Faculty/Staff Honor Roll of Donors (Adobe Acrobat PDF). It reflects outright gifts of cash and pledge payments received by the Foundation between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. For questions about your listing on the Honor Roll of Donors, please contact Data Services at the UConn Foundation at dsrequests@foundation.uconn.edu.
Thank you for your support of UConn!
Payment Options
There are four quick and easy payment options:
- Payment Withholding. Call Human Resources for more information. As little as $1 per pay period can be deducted from your paycheck and designated to the account of your choice until you reach your goal. You may download the pledge form to give to them or fax to Karen Santasiere at 860.486.0907.
- Online. Click here to make a gift online through our secure giving page!
- Phone. Please call Karen Santasiere, director of annual giving, at 860.486.5152.
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Mail. Complete the pledge form
Mail a check with it, payable to:
The University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.
2390 Alumni Drive Unit 3206
Storrs, CT 06269-3206
Increase the Value of Your Gift
Does your spouse work for a company that matches gifts? More than 8,000 U.S. companies match their employees’ gifts to the UConn Foundation. Click here or contact your human resources department to find out if your employer matches gifts made to the Foundation.
The Close to Home Committee (as of 09/27/11):
Members of the Close to Home Campaign Committee provide financial contributions to the University of Connecticut and serve as leaders inspiring others to make a commitment in support of fellow UConn faculty, students and staff. Committee members agree to attend committee meetings throughout the year. They also meet with groups of employees to communicate their own reasons for giving back to UConn, and to ask fellow employees to participate by making a gift.
Co-chairs
Rob Hoskin, Associate Professor of Accounting
Jennifer Person, Director of University Payroll Office
Committee
Andre Archambault, Telecommunications Network Consultant, UITS
Harold Brody, Distinguished Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Brian G. Chapman, Director of Outreach, Director of OLLI, UConn–Waterbury
Sharon Davis, Director of Architectural, Engineering and Building Administrative Services
Paul Desmarais, Operating Systems Programmer, UITS
Daniel Doerr, Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs
Mary Ann Dolan, Alumni Relations, School of Pharmacy
Jim Donohue, Assistant Director of Athletics and Executive Director of the UConn Club
M. Kevin Fahey, Senior Associate Director of Student Activities
Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries
Andrew Gibson, Dining Services Area Assistant Manager
Shawn Kornegay, Director of Marketing & Communications, Neag School of Education
Thomas Long, Associate Professor-in-Residence, School of Nursing
Lisa Mikolinski, Program Director, Donor Relations and Grants, UITS
Jen Montojo, Program Director of Constituent Groups
Glen O’Keefe, Bursar
David Ouimette, Executive Program Director, First Year Programs and Learning Communities
Rodney Rock, Director of Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Ronald Sabatelli, Professor and Department Head, Human Development and Family Studies
Stuart Sidney, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
William Stwalley, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Physics and Department Head
Janene Vandi, Business Manager, Avery Point
David Woods, Dean of Fine Arts
