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Graduate Programs
Strong Backgrounds, Proven Scholarship Are Hallmarks of School’s New Faculty Members
The incoming cohort of new business faculty includes a consultant on human rights for the United Nations, an award-winning researcher focused on fintech, two enthusiastic accounting experts, and a management professor who researches corporate governance, innovation and performance.Continue Reading
Lobster, Innovation, and A Dream Job Are All on the Menu for This Recent Grad
Fresh out of college and struggling to pay his sky-high New York City rent, Joshua Allen applied for a job as a restaurant busboy to supplement his full-time income.
He not only landed the job, but also earned some powerful insight into the restaurant industry and developed new ideas for improving it.Continue Reading
Ph.D. Alumna Wins Highly Competitive Management Research Award
The Academy of Management has awarded a prestigious dissertation award to UConn Ph.D. alumna Semin Park ’19 for her research about friendships and conflicts among future paramedics participating in a mock emergency drill.Continue Reading
Former WWE Exec: You Can Bend the World To You, If You Do the Right Things
Entertainment titan and UConn alumnus George Barrios is frequently asked for career advice, and he tells his proteges is to be optimistic, passionate, and maintain a good attitude.Continue Reading
Mia Hawlk Promoted to MBA Executive Director
Mia Hawlk has been named to the newly created position of Executive Director of MBA programs at UConn, where she will supervise four distinct graduate programs serving 1,100 students.Continue Reading
MBA Program Helped Physician Make Bolder Leadership Choices During Pandemic
During the height of the pandemic, when hospitals were overflowing with COVID-19 patients, Dr. Mohammed “Ameer” Shams ’18 MBA made a bold decision.Continue Reading
MSA Candidate Bailey Crowe Awarded $10,000 Scholarship
MSA candidate Bailey Crowe ’20 has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The scholarship will be a tremendous help as he begins his graduate studies this week, Crowe said.Continue Reading
Two Alumni Score Among Best in Nation on CPA Exam
Two UConn accounting alumni have earned among the highest scores in the nation on their CPA exams.Continue Reading
Executive MBA Program Offers New, Convenient ‘HomeLink’ Option for Fall ’21
UConn’s popular Executive MBA program is launching a ‘HomeLink’ option this fall that will enable students to participate in some live classes from their homes and require in-person attendance one weekend every other month.Continue Reading