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Over 200 Would-Be Entrepreneurs Seek Mentoring, Business Advice
More than 200 students attended the kickoff for UConn’s sixth annual Innovation Quest (iQ), hoping their dreams of creating a new business will come to fruition. The iQ program offers advice, encouragement and mentoring from experts in business incubation and strategy.
Global Business Leadership Series Begins This Week
The UConn School of Business' popular Global Business Leadership Seminar Series (GBLSS) begins this week with presentations by successful business executives in diverse industries.
MBA Team Triumphs
The case challenge centered around the future of tech giant Apple Inc. and whether the company should invest money in improvements to its existing products, such as Apple Watches or AppleTV, or expand into a completely new field, for instance developing an Apple Car.
MSBAPM Team Wins Travelers Analytics Case Competition
Extra research, attention to detail, and a lively presentation boosted an MSBAPM team from Hartford to a championship in a hard-fought, three-month, four-round Travelers Analytics Case Competition.
Emeritus Spotlight: Karla Fox
Since retiring from UConn, where her last full-time appointment was Interim Dean, Karla Fox has kept busy with a number of civic activities.
2017 ‘Leadership Legacy’ Students
Two business undergraduate students have been honored as among the University's most promising. Kavisha Thakkar is planning a career as a physician, but is also pursuing a dual degree in accounting, so that she can better understand the healthcare-payment system and assist her future patients. Jeffrey Noonan, a finance major, has secured a summer internship with Bain & Co., one of the world's top management strategy consulting firms.
2017 Business Hall of Fame
Four outstanding alumni will be inducted into the UConn School of Business’ Hall of Fame in March. The ceremony, which draws hundreds of alumni and prominent business executives, is the School’s premiere alumni recognition and networking event.
Donuts with the Dean
School of Business Dean John A. Elliott hosted a “Donuts with the Dean” meet-and-greet session on Jan. 31 in the second-floor atrium at the School of Business. Dozens of students stopped by during the two-hour, informal session to say hello and to discuss their majors, career plans and summer-internship prospects. A similar event is being […]
Women in Family Business: Bridging the Gaps
"Women in Family Business: Bridging the Gaps" is the subject of a business and networking program from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at Innovate Hartford, 20 Church St. in Hartford.
World Affairs Forum with WSJ Expert Greg Ip
Greg Ip, chief economics commentator for the Wall Street Journal, will discuss "Globalism vs. Nationalism: the New Ideological Divide," at a program Feb. 16 at UConn's Stamford campus, 1 University Place in Stamford.