​Join us for BUILD Hartford’s five-year celebration — an invite-only afternoon honoring five years of student innovation, community partnerships, and neighborhood impact.

​BUILD Hartford is a UConn course that gives undergraduate and graduate students a real-world chance to hone business storytelling and digital content skills through Hartford’s business, food, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Join us to celebrate the leaders shaping Hartford’s next generation of stories! 

​Learn more about the course at ccei.uconn.edu/build-hartford.

​Why Attend?

• ​Celebrate Community Impact: Join us as we reflect on five years of business and community partnerships that have supported job pathways, entrepreneurship, and local economic growth.  

• ​Spark Collaborations: Meet students, course instructors, program Fellows, civic leaders, and business partners who are actively shaping Hartford’s future through the BUILD course.  

• ​Learn & Recruit Talent: Discover emerging storytelling and business-communication talent from UConn ready for internships, projects, and hires.  

• ​See Applied Learning in Action: Hear how students translate classwork into real projects that support Hartford’s hospitality and local business industry!

• ​Network: Talk with others who are committed to pushing Hartford and Connecticut forward through effective communication that benefits businesses, boosts tourism, and strengthens workforce pathways. 

​Agenda

​Arrival + Greetings 

​Welcoming Remarks
with BUILD Hartford's Rory McGloin, Professor of Business Communication 

​Documentary
The event will open with a short documentary that traces BUILD Hartford’s five‑year journey and spotlights powerful student–community stories. BUILD Hartford Fellows will present applied projects that delivered practical business support and creative solutions across the city.

​BUILD Hartford Student Panel
A student-impact panel of course alumni will share measurable outcomes, lessons learned, and how the immersive course launched their careers.  

​Course Partners Panel 
Civic and industry leaders will reflect on successful BUILD Hartford collaborations and the course's community impact.

​Closing Remarks

​Networking
The celebration closes with a networking reception where guests can explore ways to scale and support this UConn initiative. Food and refreshments will be sponsored by Fire by Forge.