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CEO Evolution 2017

Business Executives to Share Insight, Strategy

Two prominent executives will reveal the secrets to business success at the fourth annual "CEO Evolution" from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, in the GenRe Auditorium at the University of Connecticut, One University Place, in Stamford, Conn.

The UConn team took first place in the Quinnipac G.A.M.E.—Global Asset Management Education—VII Forum. (Pei-ju Lee)

Graduate Student Investors’ Portfolio #1

The UConn Student Managed Fund Graduate Team won first-place in a highly competitive Student-Managed Portfolio Competition, besting some 100 colleges from all over the world.

The April 10 Net Impact program, titled, "Careers for the Common Good: The Value of Sustainability in Business" featured panelists Rene O. Deida, Susan Rochford, Sara Bronin, Benjamin Simmons-Telep, and Daryl Shore. (Zack Wussow)

‘Always Think About the Common Good’

Daryl Shore's personal story silenced the crowd at the inaugural meeting of the new UConn graduate students' Net Impact chapter, an organization of people eager to make a positive change in the environment and the world.

The seven-week UConn Business Fundamentals Program runs from May 8 to June 29. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Business Fundamentals: Gateway to a Business Minor

For the third year in a row, the School of Business is offering a 10-credit summer business program for undergraduate, non-business majors who want to gain valuable business knowledge and expand their marketability.

This year’s three School of Business retirees all hail from the Marketing Department, and include Professors Vin Carrafiello, Susan Spiggle, and William Ross. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Three Marketing Professors to Retire

School of Business Wishes a Happy Future to Professors Carrafiello, Spiggle and Ross Kayaking in South Carolina, reading, gardening and tackling new research projects are on the retirement ‘to-do’ lists of three prominent Marketing Department professors. This year’s three School of Business retirees all hail from the Marketing Department, and include: Professor Vin Carrafiello taught […]

From left: Bill Ross, Remi Trudel, Jennifer Escalas, Karen Winterich, Mark Forehand, and Robin Coulter (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Voya Conference: Self-Identity and Marketing

"Identity and the Self in Marketing," was the theme of this year's Voya Financial Colloquium on April 7 at the School of Business.

2017 GE Global Fellows Milin Chhanechhara, Nidhi Jaswal, Leonard Borriello, and Michael Ballard (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

GE Fellowship Recipient: ‘I Feel Very Privileged’

The four UConn MBA students who were awarded 2017 GE Global Fellow Scholarships to pursue their global business research interests presented their findings to faculty and administrators on April 7.

Marketing major Margo Bailey was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to the Instituto de Empress Business School in Madrid Spain. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

UConn Senior Margo Bailey Awarded Fulbright

How do you top a college career that includes two study-abroad trips, internships at international companies, and a three-part honors thesis exploring bilingual advertising and the toy industry? Margo Bailey, a senior honors student majoring in marketing, did it by earning a Fulbright Scholarship.

School of Business alumnus Joseph Briody '86, UConn's associate director for leadership development. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Leadership: 3 Tips for Students

Joseph Briody '86 (BUS), UConn's Associate Director for Leadership Development, Offers Students Three Tips to Maximize Their Potential

Professor Greg Reilly, teaching an Executive MBA course in Hartford, Conn. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Seven Business Faculty Honored

Professor Reilly Recognized for Remarkable Research; Peers Honored for Teaching Strategies Management Professor Greg Reilly earned the School of Business’ annual award for Research Excellence, an achievement that is based on five years of academic success. The award is presented to a professor with a history of nationally and internationally recognized scholarship and research, as […]