Student Experience

From news updates to engaging features, insightful interviews and inspiring profiles, our stories spotlight the varied experiences, voices, achievements, and perspectives of UC's 50,000+ student population. 

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Grad student Joey Yong found leadership, networking opportunities at UC

October 23, 2025

Joey Yong is a graduate student in the UC School of Information Technology's Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) program. As she nears graduation this December, the central Kentucky native looks back on the invaluable instruction, networking opportunities and leadership lessons she gained during her time at UC.

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From political science to insurance underwriting

October 22, 2025

A career in insurance wasn’t in the cards for Max Roberts when he started his political science degree at UC, but that was where he landed. “I originally thought I’d pursue law or public policy,” said Roberts. “Political science gave me a strong foundation in critical analysis and communication, skills that turned out to be surprisingly relevant in the insurance world.”

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Grad student Joey Yong found leadership, networking opportunities at UC

October 23, 2025

Joey Yong is a graduate student in the UC School of Information Technology's Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) program. As she nears graduation this December, the central Kentucky native looks back on the invaluable instruction, networking opportunities and leadership lessons she gained during her time at UC.

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From political science to insurance underwriting

October 22, 2025

A career in insurance wasn’t in the cards for Max Roberts when he started his political science degree at UC, but that was where he landed. “I originally thought I’d pursue law or public policy,” said Roberts. “Political science gave me a strong foundation in critical analysis and communication, skills that turned out to be surprisingly relevant in the insurance world.”

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DTS introduces new IT Service Desk hours

October 20, 2025

Starting Wednesday, Oct. 29, IT Service Desk standard operating hours will be Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Service Desk will provide on-call support for major IT incidents and emergencies that could significantly impact university-wide services or operations outside standard hours, including weekends and university holidays.

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'Bearcats for Life' set to return for UC Homecoming

October 20, 2025

The University of Cincinnati community will unite on Oct. 22-25 for annual Homecoming festivities. The year’s “Bearcats for Life” theme underscores the lifelong relationship shared by the entire UC community

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Plan ahead for UC Homecoming activities

October 20, 2025

University of Cincinnati Homecoming activities on Saturday, Oct. 25, will feature the annual Homecoming Parade around campus and the football game versus Baylor University in UC’s Historic Nippert Stadium.

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PHOTOS: Celebrating Bearcats at UC Family Weekend

October 17, 2025

UC Family Weekend offered a slice of college life for thousands of UC Bearcat siblings, parents and friends. With more than 50 activities over three days, the event allowed families the opportunity to spend time with their student, experience life at UC and explore the city of Cincinnati.

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UC engineer studying complex control systems

October 14, 2025

Drawn to the University of Cincinnati by the reputation of the aerospace engineering program, Hesham Abdelfattah is working to better understand complex dynamical systems for a variety of applications in the industry. On campus, Abdelfattah is a teaching assistant for several courses, sharing his knowledge with younger students, and has published three journal papers in collaboration with his advisors. Recently, he was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.