has been under pressures common to other universities, and at the close of the 2008–2009 academic year, men's golf, men's outdoor track, and men's indoor track were dropped as a cost-cutting measure, although the last of these was restored (as a result of a Title IX suit.)
== Notable alumni ==
Lexie Adzija – ice hockey player
Sam Anas – ice hockey player
Matthew Batten – baseball player
Bryce Van Brabant – ice hockey player
Reid Cashman – ice hockey coach
Ryan Cleckner – veteran activist
Connor Clifton – ice hockey player
Evan Conti – basketball player and coach
John Delaney – baseball coach
William D. Euille – former mayor of Alexandria, Virginia
James Feldeine – basketball player
Mary-Jane Foster – co-founder of a baseball team
John Franklin - comedian
Collin Graf - ice hockey player
Jared Grasso – basketball coach
Freddy Hall – soccer goalkeeper
Eric Hartzell – ice hockey player
Dorit Kemsley – television actor
Themis Klarides – deputy minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Chelsea Laden …