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Social Media Campaign Strives to Promote Acceptance
‘We Accept’ Positivity A group of business students set out with a daunting task: to reduce negativity, extremism and hate on social media. Along the way, they garnered support from the Department of Homeland Security and Facebook to challenge extremist views across the world. Students Syed Naqvi ’17, Thara Salamat ’17, Victoria King ’17, Daniel […]
Wisdom from the Experts at Leadership Conference
From genoleads.uconn.edu: Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference Offers Plethora of Advice for Rising Executives Transition is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership, but the ability to take charge in times of company turmoil or personal upheaval is the mark of a great leader. That was the message that some of the world’s top […]
Subtle Bias Can Derail Crowdsourcing Contest Results
If Not Well Managed, Crowdsourcing Contests Produce Undesirable Results, UConn Researchers Discover Crowdsourcing firms and platform designers may need to revisit their strategies, according to UConn School of Business researchers, because the competitive nature of the work, eager newcomers trying to promote themselves, and subtle biases in presentations may be skewing the outcomes.
Need for Compliance Officers Skyrockets
School of Business Partners with UConn Law to Offer New Certificate in Corporate/Regulatory Compliance The University of Connecticut School of Business and the School of Law have partnered to create a certificate program in Corporate and Regulatory Compliance in response to the business community’s growing demand for risk-avoidance expertise. “This is one of the fastest-growing […]
EBV Graduates 22 Veteran Entrepreneurs
‘I Can’t Believe How Lucky I Am!’ Veterans’ Plans Include Cookie Business, Animal Shelter, Counseling Center U.S. Army Lt. Col. Damone “D” Garner has a secret weapon for his post-military career. Hailing from a family that boasts three generations of talented bakers, Garner has a collection of secret, family-cookie recipes that will make other bakers […]
Brainstorming, Friendships & Mansions
CIBER Challenge Gives Students an Advantage in the Workplace Career advice from GE executives, a scavenger hunt at Newport, R.I.’s famous mansions, a brain-teaser on global transportation, and a chance to meet business students from around the globe highlighted the 2016 UConn CIBER Case Challenge. The annual event drew 48 undergraduate students, from the U.S. […]
Women MBAs Connect at UConn-Sponsored NAWMBA Event
School of Business Lead Education Sponsor for National Association of Women MBAs Conference The path to a top executive position isn’t a straight line, but, instead, a series of zig-zags that build competence, expertise and wisdom. That’s what Melissa B. Cummings ’98 MBA, senior vice president and chief customer officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield […]
A Whirlwind Autumn for Freshman Megan Go
Megan Go Gains U.S. Citizenship, Settles into College, Casts Ballot for President—All in Same Semester This autumn has been a season of important first-time events for freshman Megan Go. Not only did she conquer the adjustment to college life, but the prospective business major and Business Connections Learning Community member also prepared to become a […]
Finance Students Take 3rd in Stock Pitch Challenge
A team of UConn undergraduate finance students took third place in the highly prestigious Cornell Stock Pitch Challenge in Boston, going toe-to-toe with teams from Harvard, Columbia, Duke, Notre Dame and Amherst. “We are very proud of our students’ success in the face of extremely tough competition,” said finance professor and department head Chinmoy Ghosh. […]
MSBAPM Program Coming to Stamford Campus
Need for ‘Analytic Talent’ in Fairfield County Drove Decision to Expand Degree Offering The rapidly growing and immensely popular master’s degree in business analytics and project management (MSBAPM), currently offered exclusively in Hartford, will soon be added to UConn Stamford’s curriculum. “The masters in business analytics and project management, now celebrating its fifth anniversary, has […]