Month: February 2011

New School of Business Mentor Program

Posted on by Claire Hall

University of Connecticut School of Business alums Rob Amenta ’07, Ben Duell ’07 and Tim Kelley ’08 MBA from the UConn New York City Alumni Chapter had a vision of how they could give back to their alma mater. Together with a team of talented young alumni and Jim Lowe, Executive Director of the School of Business Career Center, they developed a new mentor program around the idea that young alumni would be able to share their experiences and expertise with the students to help direct them into a more focused study and career plan.

The group held their first event on Thursday, February 17th when alumni were paired with undergraduates at a meet and greet dinner in the School’s Board Room. The School is extremely grateful for the time and talent that these young alumni bring to this program.

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Faculty Awards 2011

Posted on by Claire Hall

The Teaching and Research Committee at the University of Connecticut School of Business has met and evaluated the nominations for annual Faculty Awards.   The following winners were selected:

Best Paper:  (3-way tie)

Xue Bai and Manuel Nunez: “Managing Data Quality Risk in Accounting Information Systems” 
(with Jayant Kalagnanam), Information Systems Research

Xinxin Li: “Price Effects in Online Product Reviews: An Analytical Model and Empirical Analysis”   
(with Lorin M. Hitt), MIS Quarterly

David Souder and Zeki Simsek: “The Differing Effects of Agent and Founder CEOs on the Firm’s Market Expansion” (with Scott G. Johnson), Strategic Management Journal

Research Excellence:  John Zhang

Undergraduate Teaching:  Dave Papandria

Graduate Teaching:  Amy Dunbar

Teaching Innovation:  Andy Rosman (with Roger Travis, Modern and Classical Languages)

Service Award:  Tim Dowding

UConn Business School Organizes an International Conference in India

Posted on by Claire Hall

The Management Development Institute in India and the University of Connecticut School of Business jointly organized a two-day conference in new Delhi on Financial Innovations and Change during January 7-8, 2011.  The conference covered a wide range of issues such as the dynamics of the financial markets and price discovery process for financial assets, requirements for innovative financial products and services for corporate and other sectors, issues of governance, financial  regulations, accounting, and financial inclusion.

About 60 academics and Indian executives attended the conference. It provided them a platform for brainstorming to identify the “fault lines” and envisage a robust financial system for future growth.

Dr. Shantaram Hegde from the Department of Finance at the UConn School of Business served as the co-chair of the conference. Finance head, Chinmoy Ghosh was one of the keynote speakers at the conferences.

For further information, contact Dr. Shanta Hegde.

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  • Mr. C Rangarajan inaugurates FINCON 2011 at MDI Gurgaon

Pictured: Dr. Hegde and Dr. Ghosh at the keynote address by the Economic Advisor to India’s Prime Minister.

Ackerman Scholars Announced

Posted on by Claire Hall

The Dean’s Council has reviewed the Ackerman Scholars at the University of Connecticut School of Business and made the following awards:

Appointed for the next two years (2011-12 and 2012-13) are:

  • Sulin Ba, OPIM
  • Joe Golec, Finance
  • John Harding, Finance
  • Suresh Nair, OPIM
  • Rex Santerre, Finance
  • Zeki Simsek, Management

Continuing in their second year are:

The Ackerman Scholar award recognizes significant and continuing all round academic productivity among the faculty of the School. It is awarded to faculty who are not already supported by Chair or Professorship appointments. The award is supported by the Ackerman Fund, the School and the departments. The purpose of the Ackerman Fund is to “grant a monetary reward to faculty members who have excelled in classroom teaching, curriculum development, research, outreach to business and state agencies.”

The Business Mastery Program for Public Service Professionals Certificate Ceremony

Posted on by Claire Hall

The University of Connecticut School of Business Executive Education Business Mastery Program for Public Service Professionals held its certificate ceremony at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford on December 15, 2010.

Dr. Lucy Gilson welcomed honorees, friends and family, distinguished guests and program faculty and staff.  She also shared experiences from her course module, Introduction to Management.  Dr. Robert Bird and Dr. Michelle Stronz addressed the group with regard to their course modules, Introduction to Employment Law & Government Processes.   Distinguished guests attending the ceremony and assisting Dr. Gilson with the distribution of certificates included: Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Thomas;  Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Richard Nicholson; CT Housing and Finance Authority Administrator, Nancy O’Brien;  State Elections Enforcement Commission Executive Director and General Counsel, Albert Lenge; and Department of Development Services Commissioner Peter O’Meara.

Certificate recipients honored included:  Troy Anderson and Patricia Johannes, (Department of Public Safety); Carol Andrews, (Department of Revenue Services); Oddler Fils and Justin Giorlando, (Department of Transportation); Leanne Harty, (University of Connecticut); Audrey Horan and Erica Garcia, (Department of Social Services); Mark Hirsch, (CT Housing Finance Authority); Sheri-Lyn Lagueux, (State Elections Enforcement Commission); Cristina Boisvert-MacGillis, (Department of Social Services); Linda Rooney and Dawn Stephenson, (Department of Developmental Services).

The two-course Public Service Professionals Certificate Program offers Introduction to Management and Introduction to Employment Law & Government Processes.   Participants either earn 4 undergraduate or 3 graduate non-degree credits per course. To date, 47 participants have completed the program from agencies and departments, in addition to those above, that include the Department of Public Health; Department of Mental Health & Addition Services; Office of the State Treasurer; the UConn Health Center; Veteran Affairs; and the CT Commission on Culture & Tourism. By providing customized educational opportunities to public service professionals, the program enhances participants’ skills, while benefiting State agencies and the residents of the State of Connecticut.  Our alumni have credited the program with networking and promotional opportunities as well as the development of advanced management skills.

Testimonials on the value and benefits of the program can be found at: www.business.uconn.edu/publicservice.

Pictured (top right): Business Mastery Certificate Program for Public Service Professionals 2010 certificate recipients. Pictured (below, left to right): Dr. Lucy Gilson addresses the audience. Dr. Robert Bird discussing his Introduction to
Employment Law course module. Dr. Michelle Stronz congratulates the honorees.