Graduate Programs



MBA Project Guides CCMC’s Sleep Lab Expansion

Hartford Business Journal – Last year, with demand and wait times for pediatric sleep tests on the rise, executives at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center knew they needed to do something.
So like any business evaluating an investment opportunity, the hospital embarked on an in-depth analysis.

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Grad Students Eager to Enhance Their Careers

Expert Advice: “Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable”

Jeffrey Hudson Jr. ’07 MBA, the co-founder of One Light Research, a media and operations advisory firm dedicated to setting strategy and growth for Fortune 500 clients, had three key pieces of advice for UConn graduate students: Continue Reading


‘I Love What’s Happening With My School’

John Elliott, dean, greets School of Business alumni gathered at a rooftop reception celebrating the opening of the first residence hall to serve the Stamford campus. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
John Elliott, dean, greets School of Business alumni gathered at a rooftop reception celebrating the opening of the first residence hall to serve the Stamford campus. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Business Alumni Overjoyed with Direction of Stamford Campus; Opening of New Residence Hall

Pengfei Yang ’15 MSBAPM is several years into a great career as a senior business analyst at Charter Communications, but on Aug. 17 he longed to be a UConn student again.

Yang was among 75 School of Business alumni gathered at a rooftop reception celebrating the opening of the first residence hall to serve the Stamford campus, located at 900 Washington Boulevard in the heart of downtown. Continue Reading


UConn Opens New Downtown Hartford Campus

UConn Today – UConn has come home to Hartford.

After years of planning, the new downtown UConn Hartford campus opened Wednesday to the cheers of scores of onlookers who gathered at 10 Prospect St., where the campus is anchored at the historic Hartford Times building.

The move returns UConn to its roots in Hartford, where it had been located from its opening in 1939 until it moved in 1970 to West Hartford. It also helps UConn fulfill core aspects of its academic and service missions, while establishing a classic urban campus that complements the capital city and will become part of its fabric.



As UConn Returns, A Chapter in Hartford’s History is Completed

Hartford Business Journal – For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street in Hartford.

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CT Biz Schools Aim to Build Women C-Suite Pipeline

Hartford Business Journal – When Nancy Lennert decided to transition her career from animation to marketing, one of her first steps was to enroll in UConn’s part-time MBA program.

“I wanted a more solid foundation of business knowledge, including finance and accounting,” Lennert said.


Grad School Programs Increasingly Call Hartford Home

Hartford Business Journal – When classes begin in late August, hundreds of UConn graduate students in social work, public policy and education will be coming to downtown Hartford.

They will join nearly 1,400 graduate students at UConn’s center-city business school along with the 250 or so grad students enrolled in the University of St. Joseph’s School of Pharmacy, located in the XL Center