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75 Years of Achievement 15 ships and jobs. Undergraduate programs are offered in majors like business analytics and economics, and the MBA program — finally — has a permanent home, right downtown. WATERBURY e Waterbury campus started out as a "feeder'' campus to Storrs, eventually offering one bachelor's degree program, General Stud- ies (BGS), with about 400 total students, said William J. Pizzuto, campus director. But it has grown to offer access to a multitude of concentrations with enrollment at approximately 1,150 students. e Waterbury campus offers undergraduate business programs, such as data analytics and business administration, and the part- time MBA program. e newer campus building on East Main Street replaced UConn's presence in a few 1940s-era converted houses in a resi- dential neighborhood on Hillside Avenue, said Pizzuto. Built in 2003, the campus, which continues to evolve and serve the needs of UConn students, has state-of-the-art labs, classrooms and ample parking, he said. e next phase for the Waterbury campus is expansion into space in the newly acquired "Rectory Building.'' In a partnership with the city, the four-story historic structure is being renovated for UConn to use for classroom space, meeting areas, and an upscale coffee shop. e University is expected to begin operations at the new site in the coming year. "e new campus and rectory building has put us more into the center of town," said Pizzuto, and more strategically positioned UConn to build links with the community around it. Relationships between the campus and local business neighbors are key, said Pizzuto. "Our mission here is community outreach and engagement," he said, with economic needs helping to drive academic programs. TORRINGTON UConn's Torrington campus got its start with classes offered to 72 students at Torrington High School in 1957. Local resident Ju- lia Brooker ompson left most of her estate to the University when she died in 1960 with a directive to create a Torrington cam- pus. e campus hub opened in 1965, and the road was renamed University Drive. In the 1970s, the University began offering courses for college juniors and seniors in Torrington, instead of just classes for fresh- men and sophomores. Since then, students don't have to transfer to another campus to finish work on their degrees. n UConn's present Waterbury campus opened in 2003 and offers undergraduate business and part-time MBA programs. UConn's Torrington campus, facing possible closure in Summer 2016, offers limited undergraduate business coursework. For a brief time during the late 1970s, the School of Business allowed students to bring their dogs to class, re- called Richard Kochanek, professor emeritus. One day he was sitting in his office, in the accounting department, when a student dashed in with her two Gold- en Retrievers. "Take them!,'' she wailed. "I have an interview!'' Before he could protest, she ran out the door, leaving her two companions in the custody of Kochanek, who was wide-eyed in disbelief. Soon after, the school revoked its pet-friendly policy, with the exception of service animals – and perhaps our mascot, Jonathan the Husky! NO BUSINESS DEGREE FOR FIDO