UConn Renames Campus Building For Longtime Partner, Aerospace Giant

STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut has named a campus building after Pratt & Whitney.

The dedication took place Friday with leaders from the UConn College of Engineering and Pratt & Whitney. It marked “a new milestone in innovation and collaboration,” officials said.

The renaming of the building, formerly known as the United Technologies Engineering Building, served as a “timely reminder of the interconnectedness of academia and industry,” officials said., while adding, “By bridging the gap between theory and practice, UConn and Pratt & Whitney are paving the way for transformative discoveries and advancements that will shape the future of engineering and beyond.”

UConn President Radenka Maric added, “The prevalence of the aerospace industry has been a constant in Connecticut. We come full circle today, recognizing Pratt & Whitney as one of the state’s longest established aerospace companies, and for its ties to UConn College of Engineering and the UConn mechanical engineering teams.

More details are available on the UConn Today news website.

Part of Pratt & Whitney’s recent commitment to the UConn College of Engineering includes the Pratt & Whitney Scholars Program, a $1.25 million investment to serve underrepresented minorities. Those scholars were recognized in a Vergnano Institute for Inclusion showcase later Friday.

The partnership was also recently recognized by the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy. The Vergnano Institute and Pratt & Whitney earned an honorable mention for the inaugural Governor’s Workforce Partnership Awards and were recognized last week.