School of Business
Fund Provides UConn Business Startups Financial Support
Assistance of up to $100,000 is available to any student, faculty member, or alumnus of the University with an in-state business venture tied to research, advanced technologies, or innovations developed at UConn.
A ‘No Phony Gimmicks’ Guy
One of the biggest decisions that anyone will make in life is whether to work for themselves—or work for someone else, said UConn business school alumnus Bob Kaufman ’74, founder and president emeritus of Bob’s Discount Furniture.
IBM Internship Changes Student’s Career Plans
The rising junior went into his internship planning to be a software developer. Now he hopes to become a technology manager.
‘Analytically Eloquent’ Dissertation
Margaret Luciano ’15 Ph.D. (management) was recently awarded the J. Richard Hackman Award for her Ph.D. dissertation.
UConn Alum Joins USA Track and Field Medical Team
Chiropractor Norman Eng ’99 (BUS) is a member of the medical team supporting America's top athletes at the Olympics.
School of Business to Remain on Constitution Plaza
UConn School of Business to Remain on Constitution Plaza Expanding UConn's Overall Presence in Downtown Hartford
2016 iQ Winners
“I Was Surprised That Someone Hadn’t Invented This Yet” UConn senior Stephen Hawes debuted as an entrepreneur several years ago, working diligently to perfect his first invention: a wrist-mounted, propane-driven flame thrower. His parents worried that their son, a mechanical engineering student, would burn down their home. But Hawes persisted, and brought his prototype to […]
‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’
‘Treat People Right Throughout Your Life’ Says Former Walmart CEO Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA A store manager had been abruptly fired in a small North Carolina town and Walmart president and CEO Bill Simon‘s phone was ringing off the hook. Customers were irate, store associates were upset, and even the town’s mayor called to […]
Watch Out!
Security Experts Offer Warnings, Recommendations During UConn’s Cybercrime Prevention Conference The world is in the throes of a love affair with mobile technology and it shows no signs of abating. We love to do our banking on our phones, text our friends—whether a block away or halfway around the world—and even set our thermostats using […]
Framing UConn’s Future: Tech Park
Tech Park executive director Radenka Maric discusses strategies for creating ‘a vibrant facility that attracts people from the Northeast to the West Coast.’