Joining the UCMB will immediately bring your student into a family of 300, providing a small community within a large university setting.

The UCMB provides the opportunity to gain essential leadership and cooperative life skills. Our large alumni base provides a network for future job connections for many members. The “Pride of Connecticut” has led to many opportunities and memories that will truly last a lifetime.

While it is uncommon, sometimes home football games happen on Thursday or Friday nights. If your student has an evening class, it is their responsibility to share a letter of notification (written by the director) with their instructors. Most professors are willing to accept their absence for this case; students are wholly responsible for maintaining their course work and academic standing, should an excused absence be made.

In the case of a travel opportunity during Pep Band season, students will receive a similar letter from the director that notifies professors of their attendance for a university-approved trip. Once again, it is the student's responsibility to come to an agreement with their instructor for any missed course work.

Students in the UCMB represent all different majors offered at UConn; engineering, education, music, business, psychology, and computer science to name a few, as well the honors program. Our students have found that participating in band provides structure to the semester, and they have plenty of time and energy for classes, homework, friends, and other university organizations. Students can absolutely maintain exceptional grades as a UCMB member.