Melissa Ferrigno
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Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity Courses Offered
The University of Connecticut School of Business has partnered with the EC-Council Foundation to offer three distinctive courses for information technology experts who want to be certified in the high-demand field of cybersecurity.
May 25, 2016 | Claire Hall
Graduates: Listen to Your Mother!
Be kind to your siblings and your co-workers, never show up at a celebration empty handed, and always put on some lipstick to make yourself feel good.
May 20, 2016 | Claire Hall
Marketing Professor Wynd Harris Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Study at Middlebury College
Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, has awarded a prestigious fellowship to Wynd Harris, associate professor in-residence of marketing, which will allow her to pursue her interest in learning modern Hebrew, and ultimately assist her in researching the relationship between military expertise and entrepreneurship.
May 13, 2016 | Claire Hall
Real Estate Lifetime Achievement Award
David J. Reilly, the retired President and CEO of Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors, and a longtime friend of and instructor in the UConn Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies program, received the Center's Lifetime Achievement Award from Director John Glascock during the Center's 14th Annual Awards Banquet on April 14.
May 11, 2016 | Claire Hall
UConn Students Test Negotiation Skills In Vienna
Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement, while riding a tram around Vienna, one of the world's most beautiful cities, and trying not to get distracted by all there is to see.
May 9, 2016 | Nora Madjar
School of Business Launches MBA Alumni Mentorship Program
The UConn School of Business is expanding its Alumni Mentor Program to give Full-time MBA students additional professional contacts, who can guide, advise and encourage them in their career pursuits.
May 6, 2016 | Claire Hall
UConn Maintains Prestigious AACSB Business and Accounting Accreditation
The UConn School of Business has earned re-accreditation by AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business—for both its business and accounting programs. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving, global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of […]
May 5, 2016 | Claire Hall
Cybersecurity Must Be a CEO’s Top Priority
It isn't a question of if your company's cyber-security system will be breached, it is matter of when.
May 4, 2016 | Claire Hall
Corporate Compliance as Competitive Advantage
Can Corporate Compliance be Achieved without Breaking the Bank? Two UConn Professors Offer a New Way to Answer this Increasingly Important Business Question.
May 3, 2016 | Claire Hall
Mo Hussein: The Story of a Beloved Accounting Professor
Hussein has spent his 38-year career at UConn, where he has taught thousands of students and helped to build the accounting department's reputation as among the best in the nation. He also served as accounting department head from 1989-90 and from 2003-15, and as interim dean of the School of Business from 2006-07.
April 26, 2016 | Claire Hall