Hartford Business Journal– Connecticut’s manufacturing industry posted 1,000 new jobs in 2016, one of the first positive growth years the sector has experienced since the 1980s.
CT Manufacturing Wages Shrink Despite More Jobs
February 1, 2017
Experts: Differences Between Verizon and Charter Could Protect Stamford Employees
Internship & Co-op Fair – There’s an App for That!
UConn Spring 2017 Internship & Co-op Fair
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
11am – 3pm
Storrs Campus, Student Union Third Floor
For a full list of employers attending the fair, download the UConn Career Fair Plus app for Apple or Android, now the BEST way to view all the fair information!Continue Reading
OPIM Workshops for the Spring 2017 Semester
January 31, 2017
The OPIM Department is excited to announce the schedule for this semester’s technology workshops. The first in a series of skill-building workshops will be held next week, followed by three others over the course of the semester.
All workshops will be held in the OPIM Research Lab (BUSN 391). Food and refreshments will be provided for participants.
Over the course of the spring semester we plan to have the following workshops:
- Introduction to Linux – Friday, February 10th
- Introduction to SQL – Friday, February 24th
- Introduction to SAS – Friday, March 24th
- Introduction to Raspberry Pi – Friday, April 7th
- Introduction to Gamification – Friday, April 14th
- Exploring IOT through SPLUNK Analytics – Friday, April 21st
All workshops will be capped at 20 people so be sure to register online ahead of time.
2017 ‘Legacy’ Students
January 25, 2017
Two Business Undergrads Honored as among University’s Most Promising
Kavisha Thakkar is planning a career as a physician, but is also pursuing a dual degree in accounting, so that she can better understand the healthcare-payment system and assist her future patients. Continue Reading
Women in Family Business: Bridging the Gaps
School of Business Co-Sponsors Program for Women in Family Businesses
“Women in Family Business: Bridging the Gaps” is the subject of a business and networking program from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at Innovate Hartford, 20 Church St. in Hartford. Continue Reading
Pursuing Your MBA Could Be A Matter Of Looking Out Your Window…
January 24, 2017
HYPE Blog– Master degrees in Business Administration (MBAs) seem like they’re a dime a dozen. And if you look at any compiled list of colleges and universities that offer MBAs, it certainly looks like it. But there are a small number of schools that can boast their MBA return on investment (ROI) are “among the best in the country with affordable tuition and competitive base salaries”. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could say you got your MBA from a school that ranks in the top 25 public universities by US News, or in the top 100 MBA programs by the Financial Times, or in the top schools by Forbes Magazine and Business Week?
Stamford Office Named Coolest Work Space in Connecticut
January 23, 2017
Famous MBA Alumni And The Schools They Went To
Tech Featured– There are many different factors that go into deciding what MBA programs a candidate should apply to. While location, cost, reputation, and acceptance difficulty are certainly the major factors that one should consider, many students would also like to know where many of today’s most successful business leaders got their MBA’s from. Apart from individually searching one by one, it is hard to find a resource to find out this information. For this reason, I’ve compiled a collection of some of my favorite MBA business leaders and where they went to school.