Recent graduate Cydney-Alexis DeLaRosa '21 (ENG) shoots a scene for "The College Tour" in the Learning Community Innovation Zone at Peter J. Werth Residence Tower, known to students as a "makerspace." DeLaRosa is one of 10 students who talked with host Alex Boylan for the UConn episode of this popular series from the producers of "Survivor." It will begin streaming on Amazon Prime and Roku this summer.

In her segment "Real-World Research," the Albany, New York, native speaks about attending a Research I institution like UConn, where nearly every professor is doing research of their own. "One thing you will find about UConn," she says, "is that there are opportunities for everyone here no matter your major. I am a biomedical engineering student, yet I was selected to work in civil engineering and materials science engineering labs after speaking with my professors."

DeLaRosa tells prospective students about extracurriculars, too — about being on the board for SUBOG and UConn's chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, working as a teaching assistant and a campus tour guide, even singing the national anthem at basketball and volleyball games.