Another program providing additional experiential learning is UConn's Student Managed Fund (SMF). UConn is the only public research university in New England to have such a program and one of only a handful in the nation to have $2 million to manage. Since 1999, UConn has entrusted students with decision-making authority over certain equity investments. The Student Managed Fund consists of selected MBA students and undergraduate students (grouped separately) who are chosen to be managers of the fund responsible for investing a total of $2 million to buy and sell stocks and bonds.

Students use their intensive classroom training in stock market theory to help them research and analyze the stocks. At mandatory fund meetings they plan strategies for each stock. The students also learn about the accounting and reporting necessary for professional fund management, and are treated in this regard by the UConn Foundation like any other outside manager of the University's endowment money.

Aside from enhancing their marketability to potential employers, the students gain vital first-hand experience in investment and portfolio management, and work closely with seasoned professional investment managers within the Investment Advisory Board.

Visit the Student Managed Fund website