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Students walking down Fairfield Way in front of the Homer Babbidge Library and the Information Technologies Engineering Building. Oct. 19, 2021. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Diversity and Inclusion

Belonging Engagement & Affinity Computer Hangout (BEACH)

The School of Computing’s Belonging Engagement & Affinity Computer Hangout (BEACH) was conceived in Fall 2022 and launched in Spring 2023 with support from an Undergraduate Mini-grant award from the College of Engineering, the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, and the School of Computing. The program provides a space open daily for undergraduate students to meet and collaborate, and is staffed by a team of undergraduate student leaders: school-level teaching assistants, called BEACH Lifeguards, and a program manager, the BEACH Patrol. A series of technical and career workshops, as well as social activities to promote a sense of community in the rapidly growing School of Computing, are also key components of the BEACH program.

We are grateful to the 2023-2024 BEACH staff for an excellent job leading the BEACH this year!

The students of BEACH really enjoy assisting and being apart of this program. They are all smiling and wear leis

Top row (left to right): Benjamin Acorda ’25, Jace Scaramella ’24, Connor Brush ’24, Angeline McLean ’24, Andy Garcia Gonzalez ’24, Sakeena Aimandi ’24, Alex Dolloff ’24.
Bottom row (left to right): Jacob Gerow ’25, Shreya Seshadri ’24, Zachary Young ’24, Shreya Kanetkar ’24.