HARTFORD, CT-Gov. Dannel Malloy says the $2-billion expansion bill approved by the state's House of Representatives on Wednesday will “position UConn as one of the leading research institutions in the nation."
The governor, who helped craft the bill, is expected to sign the legislation that passed the House by a 120-21 margin.
The legislation calls for adding 6,500 students in Storrs and at the Stamford campus and building new and expanding programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. More than 250 faculty members would be hired, more scholarships would be awarded and the West Hartford branch would move to downtown Hartford, according to the Hartford Courant.
"It will support a major expansion at UConn, bring thousands of jobs to the state, and attract millions of dollars in research investment and business activity," Malloy says. See story in the Hartford Courant.
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