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2012 Risk Management Conference

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The University of Connecticut School of Business was proud to host our First Annual Risk Management Conference on November 9, 2012. Over 165 risk management and regulation professionals, faculty members, and graduate students in the Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program gathered to discuss new challenges and opportunities in the field. Among the many notable guests in attendance were faculty members from several other universities, including Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. Continue Reading

Risk Management Conference Draws Audience of 165+

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The University of Connecticut School of Business was proud to host our First Annual Risk Management Conference on November 9, 2012. Over 165 risk management and regulation professionals, faculty members, and graduate students in the Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program gathered to discuss new challenges and opportunities in the field. Among the many notable guests in attendance were faculty members from several other universities, including Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. Continue Reading

2012 MBA Women International Conference & Career Fair

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The 2012 MBA Women International (MBAWI) Conference & Career Fair was held October 18-20 in Phoenix, Arizona. Marlys Rizzi represented the University of Connecticut School of Business at the event and served on the conference planning committee. This year’s theme, “Leadership Trends, Achieving Peak Performance,” was designed to assist women, both students and professionals, as they continue along the journey to develop and enhance their leadership skills. Continue Reading

Risk Management: New Challenges and Opportunities Conference

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The University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Business announced today it will host the inaugural Risk Management: New Challenges and Opportunities Conference on Friday, Nov. 9 in Stamford, Connecticut.

James B. Comey, Jr., former U.S. Deputy Attorney General and general counsel, Bridgewater Associates LP, will deliver the keynote address.

“Following recent economic turmoil, the finance and accounting sectors are taking a more proactive role in risk management, as well as adjusting to more rigorous requirements and regulations within the industry,” says Jud Saviskas, Executive Director for the School of Business at UConn-Stamford. “The Conference will bring together financial and accounting professionals, faculty and graduate students to discuss key issues and challenges in risk management.”

Sessions emphasize the common forces affecting a wide range of institutions, including banking, insurance and investment management, as well as regulators, industrial firms and accounting/consulting firms. The event is organized by the Master of Science in Financial Risk Management program at UConn.

The event is from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and topics include:

  • Measuring and Managing ERM Effectiveness
  • New Perspectives on Risk Appetite and Hedging Policies
  • Moving Towards a More Integrated Approach to Risk Management
  • Risk Management from a Legal/Regulatory Perspective
  • Risk Management: Advancing Multiple Stakeholder Mandates
  • Emerging Risks – Identifying and Managing Over-the-Horizon Risk Events

Registration is $200 and includes all sessions, breakfast and lunch. To register, visit business.uconn.edu/riskconference. For more information, contact Chinmoy Ghosh at chinmoy.ghosh@business.uconn.edu or Jud Saviskas at jud.saviskas@business.uconn.edu.

The Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program at the University of Connecticut School of Business is a 15-month program offered on both the Hartford and Stamford, Conn. campuses. The program is designed for business professionals who want to enhance their careers by fully understanding how to identify and manage various types of risk faced by multinational firms. Learn more at msfrm.uconn.edu.

For more information, contact:

Jud Saviskas, UConn School of Business, Executive Director
(203) 251-8442 or jud.saviskas@business.uconn.edu

Chinmoy Ghosh, Professor and Department Head of Finance
(860) 486-4431 or chinmoy.ghosh@businesss.uconn.edu

Michael J. Deotte, UConn School of Business Director of Marketing
(860) 486-4478 or mdeotte@business.uconn.edu

Dean Elliott Welcomes Incoming Class of MBAs

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On Wednesday evening, University of Connecticut School of Business alumni, faculty, and MBA students joined together at the UConn Graduate Business Learning Center for a networking & cocktail reception hosted by the School of Business. Event guests included representatives from Cigna, GE, and UTC, as well as faculty and administration from across the University.

The annual event welcoming new MBA students and alums for a networking reception featured new School of Business Dean John A. Elliott as keynote speaker. Dean Elliott was welcomed by University Provost Mun Choi. Choi briefly discussed future plans for the University, addressing the upcoming development of innovative, up-to-date infrastructure projects over the next three years. These projects include the UConn Health Center’s Bioscience Connecticut and a new Technology Park at the Storrs Campus, which will be designed to create an environment where industry partners, entrepreneurs, students and faculty can collaborate on exciting new projects that are expected to add billions of dollars to the Connecticut economy over the next few years.

In just the eighth day of his position as Dean, Elliott noted his observations of the impressive level of commitment to education and the university from President Herbst, alumni, corporate partners, and the State of Connecticut. He commended the numerous collaboration efforts taking place between University departments, and stressed the value of Learning Accelerators in supplementing business education with practical experience.

In closing, Dean Elliott provided the incoming MBA class with some advice, encouraging students to maximize their time in the MBA program by being “active learners,” seizing opportunities as they arise, and using the many resources available to them as students.

Professor of Accounting Awarded $10,000 Grant

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Gim Seow, an associate professor of accounting at the University of Connecticut School of Business, was awarded a $10,000 grant by the PwC Foundation this summer.

Dr. Seow will be using this grant to develop an International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) component to his financial accounting theory course, offered to students in the online Master degree in Accounting (MSA) program at the University of Connecticut. He will also be working on a research project that examines the adoption of IFRS in different stock exchanges across the world.

The award is part of the PwC INQuiries program, whose goal is “to help domestic colleges and universities incorporate important updates and issues facing the accounting profession into their curricula.” Grants from the PwC INQuiries program also support faculty research in the accounting field.

PwC donated $520,000 to 52 universities in the U.S. this year and has contributed more than $59 million to educational institutes since 2007.

Director of UConn School of Business Part-time and Executive MBA Programs in Hartford Named

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Colleen McGuire, an executive consultant with three decades of wide-ranging business experience, has been named the new director of the Part-time and Executive MBA Programs at the University of Connecticut’s School of Business Graduate Business Learning Center in downtown Hartford. These programs draw students from throughout New England who want to build their skills through UConn’s highly ranked offerings.Continue Reading

UConn MBA Students Win ACG CT Cup

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On April 2, 2012, UConn School of Business won the Third Annual ACG Connecticut Cup Competition.  UConn’s MBA team consisted of Vivek Goel, Isaac Park, Archit Patel, Tom Wang, and Dawei Zheng.  The other schools competing in the competition were Yale University School of Management (2nd place), Sacred Heart University College of Business (3rd place), and Quinnipiac University School of Business (4th place). Continue Reading

UConn MBAs Win First Prize in APICS Supply Chain Case Competition

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UConn MBAs stood first in the APICS Northeast Region Supply Chain case competition hosted at UConn’s business school on Saturday, April 21st, 2012. Twenty one teams from across the northeast participated, including undergraduate and MBA teams from Boston University, Rutgers, Northeastern, and Bryant. Prof. Manuel Nunez mentored the UConn undergraduate team and Prof. Suresh Nair mentored our MBA teams. The winning team members were Anup Ratnakaran, Nanxin (Nick) Li, and Samir Mohanty. Another UConn MBA team won the fourth place in the competition. Continue Reading

Ph.D. Student Teaching Awards

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On March 22, the Ph.D. students and coordinators for the five Ph.D. concentrations met at Willington Pizza for a “BUS Ph.D. Student Night of Appreciation,” where we celebrated student accomplishments during the last year.

At this event, we announced the winners of the school’s 2012 Ph.D. student teaching awards.  Each of the five Ph.D. program concentrations gave a teaching award to a qualified student in their concentration.  The coordinators of the five concentrations (John Phillips – ACCT,  Joe Golec – FNCE,  Lucy Gilson – MGMT,  Bill Ross – MKTG, and Jan Stallaert – OPIM), along with the program director (Gary Powell), then decided as a group which of the winners of a teaching award in a concentration would receive this year’s School of Business teaching award.Continue Reading