Junger Wojciech

UConn School of Nursing

Background: I was born and raised in New Britain, CT in a predominantly Polish community.  I attended a Polish catholic school and was taught Polish as my first language.  When I was 9 years old, my family moved to Newington.  I attended Newington public schools and graduated from Newington High School in 2003.  That same year, I began my undergraduate career at Uconn.  During my second year as a undergraduate student, I decided to change majors and applied to the School of Nursing.  In 2009, I graduated summa cum laude as a baccalaureate prepared nurse.  Since graduation, I have enjoyed working as a surgical staff nurse at Uconn Health Center.  In 2010, I decided to return to Uconn’s School of Nursing and began working toward earning my Master’s degree in nursing.

Related Experience: Although I have volunteer experience in my past, such as in the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s emergency department or as a hitting coach for Newington High School’s Boy’s tennis team, UST will be my first extracurricular volunteer experience working with underserved populations of CT.

Working as a  nurse in a hospital, I have witnessed the devastating effects of preventable diseases  in underprivileged patient populations.  Knowing that a disease, hospitalization, or surgery could have been prevented if the patient received proper health screenings and/or early treatment has inspired me to join UST.