OPIM Welcomes Back Students

September 12, 2017

On Friday September 8th the Operations and Information Management Department (OPIM) held an ice cream social reception to welcome back their students. Management Information System (MIS) and Business Data Analysis (BDA) majors, new and returning alike, gathered in the OPIM department to learn about the resources available to them.

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Fox Annual Ph.D. Research Competition: Second Place for Tom Adams

September 8, 2017

Thomas D. Adams III, an assistant professor, won a second-place award in Temple University’s Fox School of Business Annual Ph.D. Research Competition in the dissertation category. His research topic was: “Does Adding Accounting Expertise Matter? A Study of Audit Committees in Mergers and Acquisitions.”

CT Department of Revenue Services Hosts New Business “Tax Help Day”

Connecticut Department of Revenue Services – New business owners from around Connecticut attended the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) “Tax Help Day.” The event was a sell-out at the DRS main office new location at 450 Columbus Boulevard in downtown Hartford.

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Coming Home to Hartford

With one new campus and one expansion, there is little doubt that Hartford is “Husky territory.” Here are some of the other milestones in our Hartford history: Continue Reading

A Leap Toward Entrepreneurship

September 5, 2017

Members of 10 Summer Fellowship teams, with CCEI Staff, mentors, and Greg Wolff (Jennifer Murphy, UConn School of Business)
Members of 10 Summer Fellowship teams, with CCEI Staff, mentors, and Greg Wolff (Jennifer Murphy, UConn School of Business)

After Completing CCEI’s Summer Fellowship Program, Students Prepare for Wolff Competition and $15,000 Grand Prize

Ten aspiring UConn entrepreneurs delivered final business model presentations on Aug. 3, marking their completion of the 2017 Summer Fellowship program, sponsored by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI). Continue Reading

MBA Project Guides CCMC’s Sleep Lab Expansion

Hartford Business Journal – Last year, with demand and wait times for pediatric sleep tests on the rise, executives at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center knew they needed to do something.
So like any business evaluating an investment opportunity, the hospital embarked on an in-depth analysis.

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