"I'm ready for my close-up..."

It's been a while since we've seen any action around the Rock. The past few months I've seen maybe 2 or 3 paintings. I guess I'm not surprised, since the campus is pretty quiet this time of year!

That is until today!

From what I hear, the university's communication office is filming a sequel to their "Always Part of U" commercial... and it features the Rock! Check out the photos of the crew doing their thing...

Watch the original commercial at AlwaysPartofU.com.

And by the way, I'm baaaaack and can't wait to see what artwork we get up on the Rock this year! Keep painting... I'm back watching.

3 Summers

I'm not too sure what this one is about, but I thought it was a bright, cheery painting! Love the colors. It kinda reminds me of something that would be in a tex-mex restaurant, or in the south-west part of the country... arizona, new mexico, etc.

Alumni Weekend - Welcome back!

It's been a slow summer for rock-watching... with the majority of UConn students gone from campus and enjoying their summers, there hasn't been much activity.

UConn alumni were just welcomed back to campus this past weekend for Alumni Weekend. The Student Alumni Association cleaverly painted the rock with a welcome message, and left the back side blank. I'm assuming that this was to allow the alumni to take part in the tradition and paint the rock themselves!

Keep painting... I'm still watching.

Home run for UConn Baseball

The guys from the UConn baseball team painted the Rock with their signature "C". Looks they can swing a bat AND a paint brush!

Their last regular season home game was this past Monday. They have a few more games on the road this week, and then they head into the BIG EAST conference tournament. Check out their stats and remaining schedule on the UConn Huskies website. Good luck, guys!

I love college

The Rock was painted last week - very colorfully, I might add - with an inspiring message for all UConn students. Simply stated... "I love college". This is graduation weekend for UConn, and I hope that all seniors look back on their days here with fond memories. Congrats grads! Best of luck to you all.

Community Outreach

It looks like the people at Community Outreach are reminding us that it's never too late to check out their volunteer programs, whether for the summer or to make plans for next semester. Have you gotten involved this year? You still have a chance - today through May 10th students moving home can donate their unwanted goods to Give & Go locations around campus, which will then be distributed to non-profits in the area.

A Minor hits a perfect note

What a creative use of The Rock! Not only did the co-ed a cappella group A Minor show off their spirit by painting, they also advertised their May 2nd event at the Student Union Theater. Plus, any A Minor seniors got to use this opportunity to make their mark at the Storrs campus before graduation! There's always a new, fun way to use The Rock - what will yours be?