Indie Major

Alexis Cordone explains how she created an individualized major in "Religion" by combining courses in English, Anthropology, Sociology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and more. She graduated from UConn in 2014 and is now an Emergency Physician at Dartmouth Health. She describes her motivation for studying religion as a way to prepare herself to be a more supportive and compassionate doctor in the face of human suffering.Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Gabby DiSalvo explains how she created an individualized major in "Disability Studies in Media and Food Culture" by combining courses in Journalism, English, Human Rights, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Sociology, Human Development and Family Sciences, Digital Media and Design, and more. She describes her passion for cooking, media, and disability studies, all of which inform her entrepreneurial project Cooking on Wheels.Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Luca Lloyd explains how he created an individualized major in "The Science of Sales & Social Capital" by combining courses in Communications, Business, Accounting, and more. He describes his longtime entrepreneurial spirit and his involvement the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UConn. Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Krithika Santhanam created an individualized major called "Health Policy and Racial Disparities" as a double major with "Molecular and Cell Biology," She plans to pursue medical school and become a physician. In this episode, Krithika describes her Honors thesis project, which entailed traveling to India and producing a documentary entitled Beyond Society's Labels: A Foundation on Disability Advocacy in South India. This interview was recorded about two weeks before Krithika graduated.Listen to Krithika's first appearance on Indie Major.Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Kevin Ly explains how he created an individualized major in "International Human Resources" by combining courses in Sociology, Psychology, Geography, Political Science, Business, and more. He describes his experience studying in France for a semester as well as his plans to teach English and pursue graduate studies in Japan. Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Honor Neal explains how she created an individualized major in "Community and Environmental Health" by combining courses in Anthropology, Sociology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Geography, Natural Resources and the Environment, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and more. She describes her capstone research project on the social and environmental issues around public transportation in Connecticut as well as her passion for community building and her plans to pursue a career in Social Work.Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Mariam Vargas explains how she created an individualized major in "International Relations" by combining courses in Political Science; Human Rights; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and more. She describes her research interest in Transitional Justice, sparked by her participation in an international studied program in Kosovo. She also describes being awarded a Rangel Graduate Fellowship, which will propel her into a career in diplomacy. Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/

Alexis Torres completed her individualized major in "Marine Resources and Indigenous Communities" at UConn in 2023. In this episode she explains how she created her major by combining courses in Marine Sciences, Maritime Studies, American Studies, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She also describes her experience as an intern at UConn CIRCA as well as her current position as a Sustainability and Resilience Specialist for the Town of Groton, CT.Episode transcript available at our website: iisp.uconn.edu/indie-major/