School of Business

Alina Lerman and Debanjan Mitra will join the UConn School of Business faculty this fall. (Alina Lerman, Debanjan Mitra)

New Business Faculty Drawn by UConn’s Reputation

The UConn School of Business is welcoming two distinguished veteran faculty members this fall, including an accounting expert from Yale and a marketing professor who studies innovation.

From left, Kazem Kazerounian, dean of the School of Engineering; YouCOMM co-founder Daniel Yasoshima; Lucy Gilson, head of the Management Department; YouCOMM co-founder Tom Cotton; Provost Craig Kennedy; student Jeren Koh; UConn iQ founder Keith Fox '80 and iQ Director Professor Rich Dino pose for a photo after the announcement that YouCOMM won the grand prize. (Nicolle Anderson/UConn School of Business)

Innovation Quest (iQ) Sets Participation Record

The Innovation Quest (iQ) competition, sponsored by the School of Business, is now in its seventh year and continues to attract talented students from all schools, colleges and majors within the University.

Baseball player Chris Winkel ‘20 (BUS), right, talks with teaching assistant Jungang Li during a Calculus for Business and Economics class in Monteith. To Winkel, being a Husky is having 'a mindset to embrace every obstacle ahead ... and overcome it.' (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Chris Winkel

To baseball player Chris Winkel, being a Husky is 'a mindset to embrace every obstacle ahead ... and overcome it.'

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Turner '18 (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Lizzie Turner ’18: What Will Your Google Page Say?

When Elizabeth “Lizzie” Turner ’18 applied for a full scholarship to attend UConn and enroll in the Honors Program, interviewers asked her why they should admit her. “My answer was something along of the lines of, ‘Because when you google my name in 20 or 30 years, next to the company that I will run or whatever impact I will have on this world, will be that I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut. That I am a UConn Husky.'” “And that, ladies and gentlemen, will be true of many in the Class of 2018. What do you want Google to say about you?'” Turner asked in the keynote speech for the Honors Medal Ceremony prior to graduation.

Shot of two surgeons analyzing a patient’s medical scans. (Getty Images)

Supervisors: Learning on the Job is Key, says Study

Informal learning on the job plays a crucial role in many work environments, but supervisors don’t always recognize the benefit, according to UConn researchers.

The skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City seen on May 9, 2018 from Weehawken, New Jersey. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images)

Op-ed: Would a Long Island Sound Tunnel Help Revive Connecticut’s Failing Economy?

Finance professor Fed Carstensen suggests that a tunnel under the Sound could benefit both Long Island residents and the Connecticut economy, and pay for itself over time.

Photo from the 2018 UConn School of Business Commencement ceremony taken Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. (G.J. McCarthy / UConn Foundation)

School of Business Commencement 2018

Live the life of your dreams, commencement speaker and alumna Kathleen A. Murphy '87 JD told almost 700 ecstatic undergraduate business students, their family, and friends, during the School of Business commencement ceremony Sunday, May 6.

(Sunil Yernagula '18 MSBAPM)

Industry Panelists Talk Sustainability with Students

A diverse panel of business experts from around the world addressed graduate students during a discussion titled, "A Global Environmental Response: CSR in Practice," on April 19 at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford.

The annual School of Business Hall of Fame offers an opportunity for local and global business leaders to exchange ideas, network, and enjoy camaraderie with more than 300 guests, all business champions. (Rick Kollmeyer '82 (CLAS))

Business School Hall of Fame a Premier Engagement Opportunity

The School's premier event celebrates and honors top UConn alumni who are outstanding business leaders by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. But the evening also offers an opportunity for local and global business leaders to exchange ideas, network, and enjoy camaraderie with more than 300 guests, all business champions.

(Xiao Wang/UConn School of Business)

Risk Management Students Win Prestigious Global Competition

A group of UConn graduate students in financial risk management can now add the title of "international competition champions" to their resumes.