Northeast of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center and near the Krannert Memorial Library sits Connected, a bronze and steel sculpture by Bernie Carreño. The steel portions represent individuals, countries, or groups and their tendency to be isolated. The cast bronze section is the connection that keeps these entities from floating completely apart. This is the state that keeps us from ever being disconnected from our past involvements and relationships. The bronze represents flexibility and can move closer and farther apart depending on time and situation.