Stephen Park, an assistant professor of business law, was recently honored by the MS in Financial Risk Management Program for outstanding teaching. This past December, Park was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award by the graduating class for the second consecutive academic year. Park teaches a course on Legal and Ethical Issues in Financial Risk Management. His innovative teaching emphasizes qualitative risk analysis and writing skills, and incorporates role-based simulation exercises.Continue Reading
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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
MSFRM Middle Autumn Festival Celebration
Middle-Autumn Festival is also known as Chinese Moon Festival. It is a time for families to be together, so people far from home will gaze longingly at the moon and think about their families. The event is open to anyone and everyone on campus. Delicious potluck dinner, music, dance, fun games and sharing traditional culture!Continue Reading
In-demand Skills: Risk Management, Business Analytics
Hartford Business Journal – While an MBA is considered the higher-education degree of choice for many Connecticut companies, there are other in-demand skill sets. Financial risk management, business analytics, accounting, cyber security, and science, technology, engineering and math are among the areas of expertise sought by Connecticut employers, who are also looking for people with “soft” skills like the ability to communicate and think critically, according to university educators.
These are ‘Best of Times, Worst of Times’ for Risk Managers
When a major retailer had a security breach, and consumer information was compromised, it created a ripple effect at Stamford-based First County Bank.
First County Bank customers inundated their local branches seeking new debit cards, and many wanted replacements right away. The bank is able to produce about 1,000 new cards a day in-house, but has to contract out for bigger projects, said John Bonora, senior vice president and chief risk officer at the bank, and a 2011 graduate of UConn’s MSFRM program.Continue Reading
MSFRM Storrs Campus Tour
Since the MS in Financial Risk Management is offered on the Hartford and Stamford campuses, we’ve been taking an annual trip to visit the University’s main campus in Storrs as a group. We start by following the Lodewick Visitor Center student staff to explore the School of Business, then walking across the street for a tour of Gampel Pavilion—home of champions. The visit includes Continue Reading
Enterprise Risk Management and its Diverse Challenges Are Subject of Conn Risk Conference on March 20
The University of Connecticut School of Business and Law School will co-host the third annual Connecticut Risk Management Conference on March 20 at the UConn Stamford campus. Continue Reading
MSFRM Spring Festival Gala with UConn CSSA
Happy Chinese New Year! Spring Festival is the most important holiday in Chinese culture. Last Friday the MSFRM program joined the UConn CSSA (Chinese Student and Scholar Association) for the UConn 2015 Spring Festival Gala. The free event for UConn students included a buffet, performance from UConn students and scholars, and a lot of fun games and gifts!Continue Reading
UConn ups business on the syllabus
“In a lightning-fast economy, universities must constantly adapt to the shifting job market by adding and subtracting courses, instructors and professional degrees, all while maintaining budget. Over the past several years, The University of Connecticut in Stamford has been responding to the job market by expanding its business school programs and strengthening its ties with the business community…
UConn Business School Executive Director Jud Saviskas said there’s been a definitive growth in the college and the business community plays a big role in providing direct input into that growth. Three new business programs have emerged in just four years
Four years ago, the business school launched a master’s degree program in financial risk management. Last fall, it started an undergraduate financial management program.
The one-year graduate program in financial risk management, which is offered in both the Hartford and Stamford campuses, grew from 23 students total in 2010 to 86 students [in Fall 2012]. The enrollment number is expected to reach 140 this fall.”
The full article from insurancenewsnet.com, written by Crystal Kang (May 19, 2014) may be found here.
Domestic Students Now Allowed Part-Time Option
Important Change for Domestic Students
(Effective Immediately)
The MsFRM program now allows domestic students both full-time and part-time options. The course sequence under the full time option is as follows:
Full-Time Option
- Fall I – 2 courses
- Spring I – 3 courses
- Summer I – 3 courses
- Fall II – take 3 courses
Total – 11 courses (33 credits)
Graduation in the December of following year.
All course are lock-step and must be taken in sequence
Part-Time Option
Under the part-time option, students are allowed the maximum possible flexibility to take as many or few courses as they wish every semester. However, courses are still lock-step and part-time students must wait until the course is offered again next academic year.
A suggested sequence of courses for part-time students is as follows:
- Fall I – 2 courses
- Spring I – any 2 courses (should take Fin Modeling II)
- Summer I – any 2 courses (should take Fin Modeling III)
- Fall II – 3 courses
- Spring II – 1 remaining course from Spring I
- Summer II – 1 remaining course from Summer I
Total – 11 courses (33 credits)
Graduation in the May of second year.
All course are lock-step and must be taken in sequence
Under the above Part Time scheme, part-time students will graduate in May of second year.
However, the program allows the students the maximum possible flexibility to choose as many or few courses as the part-time student wishes, subject to the following caveats:
- Domestic students will be allowed to take as many (not exceeding 3) or as few (including not taking any course) courses they choose during each semester.
- All domestic students are strongly advised to take at least one course each semester.
- All domestic students are strongly advised to take the Financial Modeling course sequence before they take the Financial Risk Management sequence, to the extent possible.
- Domestic students must finish the experiential learning project with the group to which he/she is assigned.
- All domestic students are strongly advised to finish the program within 2 years.
- All domestic students must finish the program (33 credits for the 15 month, 42 credits for the 20-month program) within 3 years from starting the program.
***Important – Students need to take a certain number of credits to be eligible for financial aid and to not have to repay loans. Students should be careful about their funding availability if they choose to take less credits per semester. Students are responsible to check with Financial Aid Office regarding this issue.
The part-time option is available to all domestic students with immediate effect, meaning current domestic students can take advantage of this change from this summer. Please also note that the current students choosing the part-time option will have to wait until next year when the same courses will be offered again, unless the course sequence is changed in which case they will be informed immediately.