Author: Claire Hall

NBC Sports and Olympics at Stamford Learning Accelerator

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Executives from NBC Sports and Olympics in Stamford met recently with over 80 UConn students at the UConn School of Business Stamford Learning Accelerator (SLA). The event was video streamed live from Stamford to the School of Business Cafe in Storrs, where students at that campus were able to simultaneously participate and pose questions to the NBC Sports team.

NBC Sports kicked off the event showing video highlights from its award winning Sports and Olympics programming. Next, Emanuel Adjekum, Manager Diversity & Pipeline Programs at NBC Sports Group, led a presentation on joining NBC Sports for a number of full-time positions and internships, including internship opportunities for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Students were also able to participate with a panel of NBC Sports executives represented by Eric Hamilton, Senior Broadband Producer, Nathan Suh, Director Business of Development and Michael Benjamin, Production Associate. The panel spoke of their experiences at NBC Sports and Olympics, discussed their own career paths and enthusiastically answered students’ questions from both Stamford and Storrs.

After the presentation, all panelists were available for further discussions and students were encouraged to personally bring up their resumes to Mr. Adjekum for upcoming internships and employment opportunities. A long line of students, resumes in hand, were delighted to do so.

The event was arranged by Brian Brady, Director of the Stamford Learning Accelerator, along with Halina Holloway and Celeste Baran from the UConn Stamford Career Center, in cooperation with Kathy Hendrickson at the School of Business Career Center in Storrs. Live streaming was made possible with support from Jeremy Pollack, Director of IT for the School of Business, James Simon, Director of IT for the School of Business Stamford campus, and Matt Proulx and Ian Hollis from UConn Stamford’s Technology Services.

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UConn Undergraduate Team Wins 1st Round of Hartford Financial Services Case Competition

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On Friday, March 1, 2013 Rebecca Kantor ’15, Katharine Coulter ’14, Blake Molnar ’14, and Stephanie Simko ’14 won first place in the third annual Hartford Financial Services Group Campus Case Competition held at the University of Connecticut School of Business.

The case competition focused on a team’s ability to research and analyze a business technology issue and to provide creative solutions. Four teams participated in the competition, assisted by mentors provided by The Hartford Financial Group. At the conclusion of a two-week long process, the teams presented their solutions to a panel of judges consisting of senior executives from The Hartford.

The winning team will now go on to represent the University of Connecticut School of Business at The Hartford’s regional competition which includes students from Quinnipiac, Bentley, Bryant, Boston University and the University of Hartford.

UConn MBAs Take 1st Place in Illinois Strategy Case Competition

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A team of four University of Connecticut MBA candidates took first place in the fifth annual MBA Strategy Case Competition hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held February 7-9. Ten schools participated in the competition: Arizona State, Baylor, Connecticut, Hong Kong UST, Illinois, Iowa State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue. Continue Reading

UConn Ranked #1 Worldwide for Sustainability

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The University of Connecticut has been ranked #1 worldwide for campus sustainability and environment friendly university management, according to the results of the third annual Universitas Indonesia (UI) Greenmetric Ranking of World Universities. Started in 2010, the international ranking was initiated to give “credit to those [universities] that were making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and thus help combat global climate change.”Continue Reading

MBAs Enhancing “The Palace – Stamford Center for the Arts” Brand

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Experiential learning in action. As part of Professor Wynd Harris‘ strategic brand marketing class at the University of Connecticut-Stamford, MBA candidates received a backstage tour of The Palace Theatre prior to attending a live performance of The Temptations & The Four Tops last Wednesday evening. The experience is all part of an introduction to their semester-long team project to help enhance “The Palace – Stamford Center for the Arts” brand.

The MBA candidates will create a brand audit review and a brand-oriented marketing action program for “The Palace – Stamford Center for the Arts,” and will be meeting with The Palace management team throughout the course. Each team will present their findings and recommendations to management at the end of the semester.

2nd Annual UConn Innovation Quest Competition

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Do you have an idea for a new product, service, or business process? Ever wonder what you can do with your idea? All University of Connecticut students are invited to join the 2013 Innovation Quest (IQ) Kickoff event on Tuesday, February 12th.

The iQ Competition was brought to UConn at the encouragement of of Keith R. Fox ’80, a longtime entrepreneur, executive, and philanthropist who offered to sponsor the contest after seeing its success at Cal Poly.

The iQ kickoff event on February 12th will feature a team of current students and UConn alumni explaining the competition guidelines and instructions on how to enter and win up to $15,000 in cash prizes.

Winners and selected runners-up will have the opportunity to build their businesses as part of a training program known as the inQbator. “The InQbator program finally forced us to sit down and think about how to scale our business,” says Adam Boyajian ’12, whose idea was one of the few chosen for the program last year.

Discover the potential in your ideas – attend the February 12th kickoff event to learn about competition details and requirements. RSVP for the Feb. 12th Kickoff Event:

Innovation Quest Kickoff Event*
Idea to Prototype to Company
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
7:00 PM
CUE Building, Room 134, UConn Storrs Campus
RSVP at:

Refreshments will be served

*This event is open to UConn students only

Engage – Inspire – Lead

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Leadership has never held a more critical role than in today’s fast paced and ever-changing culture. Remaining innovative and agile within a multi-generational and technologically advanced workforce requires the ability to sustain leadership excellence.

Join the University of Connecticut School of Business and Coach Geno Auriemma for an intimate two-day workshop to hear from the nation’s top leaders, including keynotes from Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA, president & CEO of Walmart U.S. and Charlie Denson, president of NIKE Brand.

Open to all industries and executives, the Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference brings together provocative thinkers from various fields who will share perspectives on leadership, identify best practices and discuss how approaches change as the workforce evolves.

For full conference details and registration options, visit genoleadership.com – Fewer than 80 spots left – Sign up today!

UConn Faculty Explore Sustainability Initiatives through CIBER “Green Business: Australia” Program

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The University of Connecticut Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) hosted the inaugural “Green Business: Australia” Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) program January 7-19, 2013.

Objectives of this development program focused on how Australian businesses are incorporating sustainable development strategies for environmental, social, and economic benefit.Continue Reading