Terrence Cheng, President, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

575 Pacific Street,Stamford CT 06902

30 March, 2022

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Join CSCU President Terrence Cheng for a discussion on the Future of Work in Connecticut! TechHub Executive Fireside SeriesJoin TechHub by the Stamford Partnership for an intimate fireside chat with Terrence Cheng, President of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, to discuss the Future of Work. The fireside chat portion will be pre- and proceeded by fun networking and refreshments. Your ticket includes event admission, refreshments, and a drink ticket (ages 21+). AGENDA Doors open @ 6:00pmFireside Chat @ 6:45 - 7:30pmNetworking and Socializing @ 7:30pm and beyond!Thank you to our TechHub program sponsors: StamfordNext, CT Next, UCONN, Half Full Brewery, and CSCU. To make our event accessible to our broad community, we offer both a paid and free, needs-based ticket. All responses are confidential , and we appreciate your support! About Terrence Cheng Terrence Cheng is president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system, which oversees 12 community colleges, four state universities and Charter Oak State College, and serves more than 72,000 students. The Board of Regents unanimously appointed President Cheng on May 7, 2021, and he began his presidency on July 2, 2021. He served as campus director of the University of Connecticut Stamford campus from 2016 to 2021, where he also served as a faculty member in the English department. He has also held several academic and administrative leadership and faculty roles which include associate provost/assistant vice president, Academic Programs at Brooklyn College; and associate dean, School of Arts and Humanities, and chair, Department of English at Lehman College. Both institutions are part of the City University of New York. Cheng, a first-generation student, earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Binghamton University and an MFA in fiction from the University of Miami, where he was a James Michener Fellow. He is the author of two novels: Sons of Heaven (2002), and Deep in the Mountains (2007), as well as numerous published short stories and essays. In 2005, he received a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Moderator TBA