Claire Messina, a junior Marketing major, worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance as a Sales Intern last summer. As a member of Pi Sigma Epsilon, Claire had the opportunity to network with representatives from Liberty Mutual at a golf outing event hosted by the fraternity. She connected with one of the representatives at the event and through him, was introduced to a campus recruiter. Continue Reading
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Need for Compliance Officers Skyrockets
School of Business Partners with UConn Law to Offer New Certificate in Corporate/Regulatory Compliance
The University of Connecticut School of Business and the School of Law have partnered to create a certificate program in Corporate and Regulatory Compliance in response to the business community’s growing demand for risk-avoidance expertise.
“This is one of the fastest-growing specialties in business today and, with the right credentials, experts are commanding top jobs,” said Business Law Professor Robert Bird. Bird is one of the co-founders of the graduate-level program with Peter Lindseth, the Olimpiad S. Ioffe Professor of International and Comparative Law and Director of International Programs at UConn Law. Continue Reading
Brainstorming, Friendships & Mansions
CIBER Challenge Gives Students an Advantage in the Workplace
Career advice from GE executives, a scavenger hunt at Newport, R.I.’s famous mansions, a brain-teaser on global transportation, and a chance to meet business students from around the globe highlighted the 2016 UConn CIBER Case Challenge. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Cameron Miller
Cameron Miller, a senior Marketing Major with a DMA concentration and a Communication minor, was the Primary Marketing Research intern for Travelers’ Enterprise Market Research team this summer. He learned of the opportunity through an email sent from the Marketing Department and reached out to the Human Resources contact provided. The contact got him started with the interview process and Cameron was eventually offered the position. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Alexa Santos
Alexa Santos, a senior Marketing major, interned with Avid Marketing Group in Rocky Hill, Conn. this past summer. She spent her previous spring semester studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Alexa proactively contacted and networked with employers while overseas to express her interest in interning with them for the summer. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Melissa Birnbaum
Melissa Birnbaum, a junior Marketing major, was an Audience Marketing Intern at Penske Media Corporation this past summer. PMC is a digital media, publishing and information services company that owns publications like Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) and Variety magazine. Melissa had the chance to apply through a referral who introduced her to the company. Continue Reading
Building a Culture of Corporate Compliance
This event has been cancelled.
Corporate compliance is one of the hot-topic issues in business today, and it will be the the subject of a Nov. 15 Executive Education breakfast program, “Building a Culture of Compliance,” offered by the University of Connecticut School of Business at its Stamford Campus. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Richard Prackup
Richard Prackup, a senior Marketing major, spent his last four summers interning at Univision in New York City through The Emma Bowen Foundation. His most recent internship at the company was as a Digital Marketing Intern. He has also worked as a Strategy Insights Intern, Social Media Intern and Business Development Intern. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Eliza Conrad
Eliza Conrad, a dual-degree student with majors in Business Management and Political Science, interned at Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits in Stamford, Conn. over the summer. Her official position was the Brand Management Intern for Josh Cellars Wines. Eliza applied for the position through the company’s Human Resources Department and completed a full day of interviews plus dinner with her future supervisors before being offered the position. Continue Reading
UConn Called Key to Stamford’s Business Future
News times – The University of Connecticut maintains its headquarters upstate, but its brand is quickly growing in the state’s southwestern corner.
The launch last week of a Stamford conference for businesswomen shows that university officials are intent on expanding UConn’s presence in the city through more programming and closer ties with the local business community.