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CCEI’s 2019 Entrepreneurship Summer Fellowship Champs
The winners of this year’s CCEI Summer Fellowship competition presented vastly different entrepreneurial ideas, but all were united by a common, altruistic thread.
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Used Analytics to ‘Beat the Game’
OPIM professor David Bergman says analytics and strategy helped recent game-show champion James Holzhauer dramatically increase his chance of success.
Grad Students Help PCX Aero Go ‘Full Throttle’
This project was a perfect opportunity to help a Connecticut company and give students a chance to apply their analytical and project management skills.
Provost Elliott Leads International Business Education Alliance
AACSB provides quality assurance, business education intelligence and professional development services to more than 840 accredited business schools worldwide and advocates for collaboration between academe and industry.
UConn Takes 3rd Place in Global Analytics Challenge
A team of UConn students earned third place in the 2019 International Big Data & Analytics Education Conference with their passionate presentation on “The Catastrophic Effects of Global Warming—The Forces at Play.”
Business Law Professor Vincent Carrafiello Dies at 78
Beloved business law professor Vincent Carrafiello, a two-time alumnus who devoted 52 years to educating UConn students, passed away on Saturday at age 78.
Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference Announces Theme, Impressive Line-Up of Speakers
The 2019 Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference will focus on "Leading in Complex, Uncertain and Ambiguous Times," a reflection of the myriad of ways in which business is changing.
UConn’s Jamelle Elliott: Where She is Now
Former women's basketball student-athlete Jamelle Elliott is back at UConn as an administrator, after a successful coaching career. Sometimes, she stops to watch practice for a few minutes, because she misses the echo of a bouncing basketball.
UConn: Low(er) Cost, High ROI
“Among its many advantages, a college degree gives you confidence you wouldn’t otherwise have when meeting people,” said Bill Fochi '63, whose granddaughter, Ashley Fochi ’19, is the family’s newest alumna. “Of course it’s up to you to do something with the opportunity you’re given.”
Business Law Experts: Our Knowledge Is Critical for CEOs
“There is no more important time to be a legal educator in business, and no more important time for business students to receive a robust legal education,” according to Robert Bird, UConn Professor.