UConn Today – During the early days of March Madness, which now seem like the distant past, Lucy Gilson was scheduled to meet with a business major who had wedged the half-hour appointment to discuss her independent study into a hectic schedule.
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Student Ideas Become Reality at Innovation Quest Workshop
The Daily Campus – Having an idea and turning it into something real is the premise behind the world’s greatest achievements, from jets that fly around the world to electric cars. At the second Innovation Quest workshop at the University of Connecticut School of Business lounge, students began to make some of their ideas into a reality.
Risk in Retirement
Ph.D. Student Speaker Series Continues with Marketing
UCLA Marketing Professor Suzanne Shu discussed retirement savings, and how individuals make their decisions about how much to save and how much to spend, during a presentation to faculty and doctoral students on Jan. 29.
“Risk, Ownership and Loss in Decumulation During Retirement,” was the topic of her speech, presented as part of the School of Business Ph.D. Student Speaker Series, which was attended by faculty and doctoral students. Continue Reading
Courage and Expertise
Executive MBA Grads Reconnect at Hartford Event, Say UConn Education Bolstered Their Careers
Joe Connolly ’06 MBA, the vice president of administration and chief experience officer at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, earned an MBA degree through UConn’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program because he thought greater financial knowledge would enhance his career. It did.Continue Reading
Careers in Finance: Perspectives from the Hartford CFA Society
On November 11th, 2015, the UConn School of Business Graduate Finance Association (GFA), in collaboration with the Office of Alumni Relations and CFA Society Hartford, hosted this year’s Careers in Finance CFA Panel and Networking Reception. Over 30 students from the Financial Risk Management (FRM), Full-time and Part-time MBA Programs were in attendance.Continue Reading
2015 Graduate Career Fair
The room buzzed with opportunities and excitement for students, recruiters and business leaders during the UConn School of Business Graduate Career Fair.
The Oct. 23 event welcomed 50 recruiters and business leaders from 21 companies, including Cigna, Target, Prudential, CVS Health, Northwestern Mutual, UTC and Eversource.
Students actively engaged in lively discussions and productive networking with company representatives during the second annual event hosted by the School of Business Graduate Career Development Office.
Almost 500 students attended the Career Fair at the Marriott in Downtown Hartford. Positive feedback was given from students and corporate partners.
Students were prepared to talk about internships and fulltime opportunities. One company even scheduled a follow-up interview for the next day!
Fighting Breast Cancer
‘Pink Tie Affair’ Spreads Message that Disease Impacts Everyone
Students, faculty and families gathered in a powerful display of reflection and hope during a breast cancer awareness fundraiser called The Pink Tie Affair.
Hosted by the UConn Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and Travelers EDGE, the most touching moment of the Oct. 16 evening was when members of NABA and the audience shared their personal stories of how breast cancer has taken their loved ones.Continue Reading
MasterCard Worldwide Champions Women at Work
MasterCard Worldwide, the recent platinum sponsor of UConn’s third annual Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Forum, has been a long-time champion of women in the workplace.
In addition to offering a powerful mentoring program to help women advance up the career ladder within its own company, MasterCard also monitors gender issues around the globe.Continue Reading
Up Next: Compliance
‘Building a Culture of Compliance’ Continues Executive Education Breakfast Series
The Chief Operating Officer of a nuclear utility in Washington state noticed an employee trip on the stairs after catching her heel on some loose carpeting. The executive, laden with a full schedule of meetings and decisions, “stood guard” in the stairway until a repair person could arrive, ensuring that no one else got hurt.
That is one example of what a ‘culture of compliance’ looks like, where everyone, including key executives, takes individual responsibility for the values of the organization, said Robert Bird, a UConn professor of business law and the keynote speaker at an upcoming UConn School of Business Executive Education breakfast program titled, “Building a Culture of Compliance.”Continue Reading
Cosmo Editor Shares Advice
Work Becomes Easier When You Get to the Top
How do I ask for a raise?
That’s one of the most common questions that the editors of Cosmopolitan magazine are asked every year, said Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles.
Coles, who since 2012 has led the world’s largest women’s magazine, with 18 million readers in the U.S. alone, regaled some 300 women with stories of career and life, at the third annual Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Forum on Sept. 18. The event was presented by Platinum Sponsor MasterCard and hosted by the UConn School of Business at UConn Stamford.Continue Reading