The MSBAPM program continues to receive recognition for excellence, with the latest achievement including a No. 6 ranking in the nation from the web site Predictive Analytics Today. Continue Reading
Author: Claire Hall
Samuel Brandt ’50 Bequest: $1.5M for Scholarships
The late Samuel Brandt ’50 has bequeathed $1.5 million to the School of Business creating an endowed scholarship in his name. Continue Reading
Creative Traffic Analysis Earns Grad Student Recognition
Graduate student Ankit Borkhataria ’17 MSBAPM took third place at the Tableau Student Viz Assignment Competition, which drew more than 100 submissions from 14 countries.
Winners were selected based on creativity, analytical depth, beauty and design and overall score.
“Ankit took a creative approach in wrangling a large data set with over 1 million rows of Montgomery County (Maryland) traffic violation data. The judges loved his choice of using a bold color palette and embedding Twitter feeds from @mcpnews and #mdtraffic,” Tableau posted in its announcement.
Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?
More than 300 Sign-up for iQ Kickoff As Entrepreneurship Takes Root at UConn
When he was a high school lacrosse player, Frank Amaefuna took a slash from an opponent. Although he was wearing a helmet, his head smacked the ground hard. Continue Reading
Joanne Crevoiserat ’85 Helping Revitalize Abercrombie & Fitch
(Abercrombie & Fitch Co.)
Spirit of Adventure
Joanne Crevoiserat ’85 sounds euphoric when she talks about the history of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the American clothing company where she is celebrating one year as chief operating officer. Continue Reading
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Four Alumni to be Recognized for Business Achievements, Community Service at Business School’s Premier Event
Four outstanding business leaders will be inducted in the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame on March 24. Continue Reading
Financial Times: UConn MBA No. 2 in Value for Money
2018 Global MBA Ranking Recognizes UConn’s Full-time MBA Program for Quality and Financial Value
Financial Times has ranked the UConn MBA program No. 2 in the nation for financial value, according to its 2018 rankings. Continue Reading
Negotiation Champs
MBA Candidates, Law Students Test Skills in Two-Day UConn Negotiation Challenge
MBA candidate Chris DiGiacomo is accustomed to negotiating project dates and deadlines through his job as a program management specialist at Pratt & Whitney. Continue Reading
MBA Alumni Report Sizable Salary Increase
MBA Program Ranks Third in the World for New Alumni “Salary Uplift”
Jessica V. Hoffman did her homework before selecting UConn to pursue an MBA.
“If I was going to take two years off from work, I wanted to come out with impressive job opportunities,” said Hoffman, who earned her UConn MBA in 2014 and is now a senior vice president at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
“It ultimately came down to UConn or one other highly-ranked, private institution. I found that UConn graduates were getting a great education and being hired by the same companies as the alumni from other MBA programs,” she said. “But UConn’s tuition was a fraction of the cost of the others.” Continue Reading
Professor Stephen Park Named Satell CSR Fellow
Solutions to Climate Change, Poverty, Other Social Challenges Require Collective Effort, New Approaches
Business Law Professor Stephen Park has been named to the newly created position of Satell Fellow in Corporate Social Responsibility.
“The School of Business is deeply invested in the development of corporate social responsibility guidelines and shares the belief that this work is of utmost importance,” said Dean John A. Elliott. Continue Reading