Posts Categorized: Events

Think n’ Drink This Wednesday

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Hey everyone!
This Wednesday January 18 is the Think n’ Drink at Murphy’s. The event is for any first years ASDA members who want to either:

  1. ask questions about OS1, drink, and eat pizza or
  2. not ask questions about OS1, drink, and eat pizza.

and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years are welcome to come and just hang out, give pointers, and enjoy the free too as this is for all ASDA members!

The event is at 5:30-7:30 or so, but the pizzas and tab won’t last forever!
If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

Your ASDA 2nd Year Representatives:
Michael Gibilisco and Wenhui Sun

Happy Halloween (despite the storm)

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In the spirit of ASDA’s participation in the Hartford Marathon, we kicked off our own October event marathon beginning with our first trivia night.  We had an interesting combination of normal trivia questions and dental-oriented trivia questions, with a few UConn-specific facts thrown in.  Congratulations to the 4th year team, who were awarded Pinkberry gift certificates for having the most well-rounded knowledge of important pop-culture happenings, recognition of dental brand names/faculty slides, and ultimately knowing that the state animal of Connecticut is (more…)

Article from The Daily Campus

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Chelsea McGarry from the University of Connecticut’s paper, The Daily Campus, reporting about Conn ASDA’s recent fundraising for the Give Back a Smile program:

Saturday, Oct. 15, 45 UConn dental students from the School of Dental Medicine ran in the Hartford Marathon to raise money for the American Academy of Cosmetic Charitable Dentistry Foundation’s (AACDCF) Give Back a Smile program.

Give Back a Smile program began May 27, 1999, and the organization restores the broken smiles of victims of those who suffered from abuse by their intimate partner or spouse. Each dollar donated is worth approximately 16 times its amount because (more…)

Thank You To All Our Donors!

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We have officially reached our goal of $2000 for the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation’s Give Back a Smile program!!! With the help of your generous donations, 10 men or women will be given an opportunity to rebuild their lives – one smile at a time!

We cannot thank you enough for all the support received by family, friends, and the community!

Stefanie Aquilina and Alyssa McIntyre
ASDA Community Service Chairs