January 16, 2025
UConn Today – Women’s swimsuit entrepreneur and UConn alum Hayley Segar ’17 (CLAS) will appear on next week’s segment of “Shark Tank,’’ the competitive entrepreneurship TV show with almost 3 million viewers.
Segar, whose swimsuit company onewith came to fruition with the support of UConn entrepreneurship programs, will appear on the show at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 on ABC.
December 23, 2024
CT Insider – That’s a complicated question for a lot of us. For the state as a whole, it’s even more so. Connecticut held the claim as the nation’s richest state, measured by average income per person, from 1987 until 2021. Massachusetts passed us that year, powered by a biotech boom in the Boston area.
December 20, 2024
UConn Today – Junior Chapal Bhavsar is interested in big, sustainable-technology projects, including the creation of climate-friendly power plants, and is eager to use his finance knowledge to find ways to fund their construction.
As one of 14 UConn students, and five faculty and staff, to attend the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan last month, Bhavsar met many people—including some international power figures—who share his ideology.
December 18, 2024
UConn Today – The UConn Online MBA program debuted at No. 33 among the best online programs in the nation, considered an honor for a program that recently entered the academic arena.
Poets & Quants, a news and ranking organization focused on graduate business education, announced the results this week. The UConn program also ranked No. 27 for career outcomes and No. 26 for academic experience.
December 17, 2024
At the School of Business, our main mission is to prepare our college students to begin or grow their careers and differentiate themselves in the workforce. But it isn’t our exclusive goal.
We also work with Connecticut high schools to ensure that our state’s aspiring youth have the foundation that they need to meet their business and financial goals, as well.
One of the programs I’m most excited about is the School of Business’ Financial Literacy Innovation Program, known as FLIP. The program began in 2019, serving just 20 students. This semester, it drew 140 students to Storrs on Saturdays to learn about financial decision making. The plan is to expand the program to Stamford starting in spring 2025.
The program began with the realization that many high school students were lacking financial knowledge, a problem that could easily derail their futures. Spurred on by the enthusiasm and generosity of our alumni, we welcomed several high schools to participate in the original program. Since then, it has continued to grow.
This year we’ve extended the program from just a spring offering to both spring and fall. We were able to serve some 280 students from more than nine high schools, including Bloomfield, Bristol, Hartford, Windham and Vernon.
One of the highlights of the program is that these high school juniors and seniors are being mentored by UConn business students, who can explain the real-world financial decisions that they make as college students living on limited budgets. Beyond that, they discuss everything from borrowing money to paying taxes to the cost of rent. They also talk about the cost of higher education and the return on investment, as well as the opportunity to start a business at an early age. All these lessons are extremely valuable, but more impactful when delivered by an older peer.
FLIP also introduces high school students to the experience of being on a college campus, something of particular benefit to first-generation students for whom this experience is very new.
Professor Nora Madjar, our associate dean for undergraduate programs, has been deeply invested in FLIP and recognizes the success of the program.
“These high schoolers are now more knowledgeable about bank accounts, credit cards, credit scores and taxes,’’ Nora said. “They are in a great position to manage their finances, and we ask them to share that knowledge with their family and friends as a way to ‘pay it forward.’ ’’
In the School of Business, we want to ensure that the students who come to us do so with eyes wide open and are fully prepared for the next two- to four- years of their growth and education. The FLIP program contributes to that readiness, and we know it makes a difference in the ultimate success of our graduates.
We appreciate the help and support of so many of our alumni and friends in executing this program and ensuring that our high school students are aware of the opportunities that await them.
December 12, 2024
UConn Today – The School of Business is launching a master’s degree in Supply Chain Management next year, capitalizing on student interest, faculty expertise, and the identification of New England as a “hot spot’’ for supply-chain management positions.
“I’m very excited about this new degree program,’’ said professor Cuihong Li, a supply-chain expert who leads the Operations and Information Management department at the School of Business.
December 10, 2024
UConn Today – When professor Lingling Wang teaches finance to undergraduates, she also shares her personal investment strategy. She explains how she builds her portfolio, mitigates risk, and allocates savings for her teenagers to attend college.
“Not all of my students will be CFO of a corporation, but they will all be the CFO of their personal finances,” she said. “I want them to leave my class with knowledge that will be very useful in their lives.”
December 6, 2024
Professor Greg Reilly, an advocate for innovative learning and a leading strategic management scholar with extensive experience training executives globally, has been appointed interim dean of the School of Business effective Jan. 3. Continue Reading
December 4, 2024
Hartford Business Journal – In response to growing industry needs, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, business schools across the country are expanding their offerings in supply chain management.
In Connecticut, several colleges — including UConn, Quinnipiac University and the University of Hartford — are falling in line to help support numerous industries by turning out skilled workers in the supply chain field.
UConn Today – After a dozen remarkable years at the helm of the School of Business, Dean John A. Elliott will step aside next month and return to the accounting faculty.
Elliott’s many achievements include creating new academic programs, expanding hands-on learning opportunities, championing the development of entrepreneurship programs serving all students, and expanding business education at regional campuses in Stamford and Hartford.
He spearheaded the rapid and successful pivot from in-person to online education at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, something he described as one of his biggest challenges.
His impact extends well beyond UConn, having mentored three associate deans who went on to lead business schools at the University of New Hampshire, Michigan State, and DePaul during the last three years.