Poets & Quants for Undergrads– As a freshman business major at the University of Connecticut, Elizabeth Perry has already hobnobbed with the dean of the business school, helped organize a case competition for Target and attended speed-networking events that have helped her forge valuable connections in the business world. Those types of experiences would have been out of her reach had she not checked off a box on the housing application for UConn’s Business Connections Learning Community back when she was a senior in high school.
In the Media
External media mentions
Study on Naugatuck Greenway Notes Potential Economic Impact
The Register Citizen– The final version of a study on the potential impact of the Naugatuck River Greenway was released last week by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments and it predicts strong economic benefits and as many as 2.6 million visits by 2031.
West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor Inducted Into UConn Hall of Fame
UConn School of Business Dean Elected Officer of International Business-School Accreditation Program
Hartford Business Journal– John A. Elliott, the dean of the University of Connecticut School of Business, has been elected an executive officer of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the ‘gold standard’ accrediting body for business schools.
Looking Through the Glass Ceiling
Symposium Examines State of Women’s Advancement
News @ Northeastern– Kim Eddleston, professor of entrepreneurship and innovation in Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business, and Gary Powell, management professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business, have studied the differences between male and female entrepreneurs. While they cautioned that their findings are broad and can’t be applied to every individual, Eddleston and Powell said that women and men define success very differently.
Stamford-Based Nestlé Waters Brews New Lines of Nestea
Students Startup Their Internship Careers
The Daily Campus– Many interested in innovation, creation and changing the world through technology, spent their Tuesday afternoon at the Start-Up Nation Technology Fair in the Rome Ballroom.
UConn School of Business to Induct Four Alumni Into Hall of Fame
Hartford Business Journal– Four UConn alumni will be inducted into the University of Connecticut School of Business’ Hall of Fame in March.
The UConn School of Business Will Induct Westfield Man as Outstanding Alumni Into ‘Hall of Fame’
The Right to Disconnect Off-Work Contacts
Knowridge Science Report– A new ‘Right to Disconnect’ law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2017 gives French employees a qualified legal right to ignore work emails outside of normal business hours.