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UCONN WORKS: A Celebration of UConn Employees

Over the course of the fall semester, general education students met with and interviewed service-workers on the UConn Campus.  The students were enrolled in MUSI 1002 Sing and Shout! a service-learning course that combines history with song, and found inspiration in these service-workers’ stories. To pay homage to employees’ contributions to making UCONN more efficient, effective and enjoyable, students have written and composed ballads in the broadside tradition.

Below are lyrics to the student compositions with links to the full PowerPoint presentations.

Major Glenn A. Colby, Recruiting and Operations Officer		How many shots must fly down the range Before I have a steady hand? How many trails must I march down, Before we set up camp? How many times must I hold my breath, Before we can move again? [See More]
Nancy Depathy, Financial Manager, Daily Campus		Nancy Depathy grew up in Mansfield And now she lives in Tolland Her mom is French Canadian and her dad’s Italian His folks came through Ellis Island Went to Mitchell College and got her degree [See More]
Esther Feliciano, Lead Custodian		Esther was born in a far off land, uh-huh Esther was born in a far off land, uh-huh Esther was born in a far off land a beautiful island with lots of sand, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh. [See more]
Eileen Kapinos, Office Assistant, Financial Aid		I needed help to pay for school uh-huh I needed help to pay for school uh-huh So I called up financial aid And they made sure my bills got paid [See More]
Patricia Moriarty, Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services		Twas in the merry month of May, In nineteen seventy-six, Chatty Patty became a nurse And the pain, she started to fix [See More]
Cynthia Radell, Dining Services, Jitters Coffee Shop		In Connecticut Where she was born working with her parents so swell She was a bright and happy soul Her name was Cynthia [See More]