School News Archives
22nd Annual Connecticut Commercial Real Estate Conference6/13/2013 - On May 9, 2013, the UConn School of Business Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics hosted its 22nd Annual Connecticut Commercial Real Estate Conference at the Hartford Marriott Farmington. The co...
Ph.D. Student Scholar Awards 20136/7/2013 - We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 Departmental Outstanding Ph.D. Student Scholar Awards. The following doctoral students have demonstrated outstanding scholarly performance, regar...
Dean's 2013 Pre-doctoral Fellowship6/7/2013 - We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Dean's 2013 Pre-doctoral Fellowship. This is the first time such an award has been made at the UConn School of Business. Dean's 2013 Pre-doctora...
Rajendra S. Shirolé Appointed New Director for the UConn Full-time MBA Program6/5/2013 - After a global search we are pleased to announce that Rajendra Shirolé will be joining UConn on July 1, 2013 as the Director of the Full-time MBA Program. Rajendra has most recently been Director of t...
Bridging the Gap between Business and Human Rights5/28/2013 - Business law faculty in the marketing department hosted a colloquium titled, "Bridging the Gap between Business and Human Rights." The event took place on May 14-15, 2013 at the UConn School of Busine...
Travelers EDGE Scholars Identify Growth Opportunities for Local Organization5/20/2013 - Travelers EDGE Scholars Begum Abadin '15, Kurtis Adei '14, Janice Tate '14 and Andrea Llivichuzhca '14 recently presen...
MIS Students Develop Tracking System for Connecticut Department of Banking5/16/2013 - This semester, a team of Management Information Systems (MIS) students, as part of their capstone course taught by Professor Sulin Ba, developed a Microsoft SQL Server based Enforcement and Exa...
Accounting Graduate Accepted to Yale School of Management Global Pre-MBA Leadership Program5/15/2013 - Kimberly Foster '13, a recent graduate of the UConn School of Business accounting program has been accepted to the prestigious Yale School of Management Gl...
Business Leadership Council and Macy's Host "Suits2Shorts" Picnic5/13/2013 - On Friday, May 3rd, the Business Leadership Council and Macy's hosted "Suits2Shorts," an end-of-year celebration...
Colloquium Announcement: Bridging the Gap between Business and Human Rights5/10/2013 - Multinational corporations can deeply influence human rights. Inspired by the United Nations Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights, the UConn School of Business, together with the Ind...
20th Anniversary Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Celebration 20135/9/2013 - On Friday, May 3, 2013 the UConn School of Business celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its annual Hall of Fame Induction and Award Celebration. Around 200 guests gathered in the Rome Ballroom on the ...
Students "Make Data Tell a Story" in MSBAPM Capstone Course5/8/2013 - Analyze…Manage…Communicate… Analyze an industrial size dataset, manage the project risk and time commitment, present and "sell" your results to all the stakeholders. This was the theme of the capsto...
Marketing Students Develop Advertising and Promotional Campaign for 2013 Honda Civic5/3/2013 - In an Integrated Marketing Communications (MKTG 3265) course this semester, a team of students—named the "Blueprint Integrated Marketing Team"—engaged with EdVentures, Inc. to develop an a...
UConn Students Win 1st Place in Statewide Competition - Venture Business Category5/1/2013 - On Friday, April 26, eighteen finalists from nine Connecticut universities competed in the statewide 2013 Connecticut Collegiate Business Model Competition. Among the first place winners were UConn Sc...
UConn NABA Inaugural Awards and Recognition Reception4/29/2013 - On Tuesday, April 23, the UConn chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) held their inaugural awards and recognition reception at the School of Business to recognize the organiz...
Office of Diversity Initiatives Hosts Promising High School Prospects4/23/2013 - Eighteen high school students from Murry Bergtraum High School in New York recently spent a day at the UConn School of Business learning about college opportunity and all that the University of Connec...
CCEI Startup Challenge - Pitch Competition Winners and Written Plan Competition Announced4/22/2013 - On Monday April 8th 2013, students chatted excitedly amongst themselves as they waited in line to register to pitch their business ideas at the CCEI Startup Challenge Pitch Competition. Th...
CCEI Startup Strategy Competition - $40,000 in Prizes4/22/2013 - The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) at the UConn School of Business will host a Startup Strategy Competition as the second part of a two-event Startup Challenge Initiativ...
Business Honor Society to Induct New Members and Award Scholarships4/15/2013 - The University of Connecticut chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for business programs accredited by AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Bus...
Digital Media Symposium: Innovative Collaborations4/9/2013 - Representatives from business, creative, digital humanities/social sciences and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines gathered in the Rome Ballroom on Thursday, April 4t...
CCEI Startup Challenge - Pitch Competition - $10,0004/8/2013 - The CCEI Startup Challenge Pitch Competition is an event where $10,000 in prize money will be awarded to individuals or teams across multiple categories. Individuals or teams can pitch more than one i...
New Bachelor of Science Degree in Financial Management offered at UConn-Stamford4/2/2013 - This fall, students at the UConn-Stamford campus will be able to choose a new major designed to fit the needs of the business base in Fairfield County. Graduating its first class in 2017, the BS in Fi...
PhD Student Teaching Awards 20134/1/2013 - On February 27, business PhD students and coordinators for the five PhD concentrations celebrated student accomplishments during the last year at the sixth annual "PhD Student Night of Appreciation." ...
Innovation Quest Competition Accepting Applications Until April 13/27/2013 - Idea to Prototype to Company: all University of Connecticut students who have an innovative business or product idea are eligible to enter the second annual
UConn School of Business Ranked Among "Top 100 Most Social Media Friendly MBA Schools for 2013"3/21/2013 - Evaluated on presence and activity levels on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, ...