The School of Business is pleased to announce the newly redesigned Business Data Analytics undergraduate major, currently known as Business and Technology, which is offered at UConn’s regional campuses. The redesigned major was officially approved by the Provost’s Office on February 10, 2014, after being unanimously approved by the business school’s faculty body earlier in the month. Continue Reading
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2014 Chinese New Year
Below are photos from the 2014 Chinese New Year Celebration at the Storrs, CT Campus
2013 Ph.D. Awards
Congratulations to doctoral students who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in research and/or teaching:
2013 School of Business Hall of Fame Award
- Marketing – Hang Thu Nguyen
Dean’s 2013 Pre-doctoral Fellowship
- Accounting – Erin Henry, Elizabeth Kohl
- Finance – Tingyu Zhou
- Management – Margaret Luciano, Lauren D’Innocenzo
- Marketing – Jeffrey Carlson
- Operations & Information Management- Mark Schneider, Gang Wang
2013 Departmental Outstanding Ph.D. Student Scholar Awards
(*Nominated for Program-wide Outstanding Scholar Award)
- Accounting – Erin Henry*, Biyu Wu, Valerie Tellez
- Finance – Tingyu Zhou*, Charles Clarke, Steven Rush, Steven Kozlowski
- Management – Margaret Luciano* (Congratulations to Margaret for also winning the Ph.D. Program-wide Outstanding Ph.D. Scholar Award)
- Management – Brian Fox, Hyoun Sook Lim
- Marketing – Jeffrey Carlson*, Shan Lin, Selcan Kara, Anna Vredeveld, Bin Li
- Operations & Information Management – Mark Schneider*, Gang Wang, Lei Wang
2013 Departmental Ph.D. Student Teaching Awards
- Accounting – Elizabeth Kohl
- Finance – Tingyu Zhou
- Management – Lauren D’Innocenzo (Congratulations to Lauren for also winning the Ph.D. Program-wide Teaching Award)
- Marketing – Jeff Carlson
- Operations & Information Management – Gang Wang
John Fodor Named 2012-13 Outstanding Alumnus
Storrs, CT – John Fodor ’85, executive vice president, sales & distribution, The Capital Group/American Funds, has been named the 2012-2013 Outstanding Alumnus for his exceptional support of the Marketing Department, including the recent establishment of the Fodor Family Scholarship Fund. Fodor, an ’85 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and varsity-letter football player (receiver and safety) wanted to align his commitment to both academics and athletics through this endowment. The Fodor Family Scholarship will be awarded annually to varsity student-athletes pursuing a minor or certificate in Professional Sales through the Program of Sales Leadership, who have a demonstrated financial need, and who are engaged in a University community service or community outreach program.
In a recent conversation, John Fodor offered, “I wish they had this program when I was at UConn. In all my years in business, I have seen that those that have the ability to ‘sell’ themselves, which can present, motivate and persuade others, achieve the most success in their careers. This holds true across all vocations, not just professional salespeople. An accountant, marketer, really anyone who aspires to lead an organization needs to master these skills. The unique experiences and skills gained through the UConn Program for Sales Leadership will enable graduates to be more marketable in today’s competitive job market, and prove invaluable as they venture out in the business world. Who wouldn’t want to help support that?”
At American Funds, John is responsible for broad distribution efforts, including Non-U.S. Retail, Separately Managed Accounts, Insurance, and a host of other Capital Group solutions. Prior to joining American Funds in 1993, he was a senior account supervisor for CIGNA Group Pension. John is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; he sits on the Board of several charitable organizations, including The Foundation for Financial Planning, an industry group committed to delivering pro bono financial planning to those in need.
John lives in Southborough, MA with his wife, Sally, and their two daughters, Sarah and Jessica.
Planning for Connecticut’s Economic Future: UConn goes to Israel to expand academic partnerships
“STORRS – A delegation of UConn’s top administrators visited Israel for 10 days in late October and early November, to explore ways to expand partnerships and collaborations with the country’s leading academic institutions.
The trip is especially timely as the state launches Next Generation Connecticut and Bioscience Connecticut, two collaborative initiatives with UConn aimed at building the state’s economy through educational opportunities, research, and innovation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and bioscience.”
Professor Jain, Recipient of 2013 AMA Global Marketing Award, Retires
Professor Subhash C. Jain received the 2013 Significant Contributions to Global Marketing Award, honored by the Global Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Marketing Association for his preeminent contributions advancement of global marketing and thought. The award ceremony occurred during the American Marketing Association 2013 Summer Educators’ Conference in Boston.
Professor Jain joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut in 1976,after completing graduate work at the University of Oregon, Stanford University, and the University of Rajasthan, India. He has served, with distinction, as Professor of Marketing and Department Head of the Marketing Department. Since 1995, Dr. Jain was Director of the UConn CIBER(except in 1999),and also served as Director of the GE Capital Global Learning Center, School of Business. His teaching, consulting, and research activities included marketing strategy and multinational marketing. Dr. Jain is the author of more than 100 publications, including articles in Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, Journal of Economic Abstracts, Long Range Planning, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Columbia Journal of World Business. He is the author of several books, including Marketing Planning and Strategy, 9th edition (South-Western), International Marketing Management, 7th edition (South-Western), Export Strategy (Quorum Books), and Market Evolution in Developing Countries (Haworth Press).
Dr. Jain has served on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Marketing, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and a number of other international journals. He is an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Marketing Association and the Academy of International Business. In addition to the American Marketing Association’s Global Marketing Special Interest Group’s 2013 Significant Contributions to Global Marketing Award, he has been honored by the Swiss Management Association for his life-long achievements. Dr. Jain has presented seminars in the United States and abroad, and has frequently served as a consultant to foreign government agencies on their trade problems, as well as to organizations such as Xerox Corporation, General Electric, GATT (now WTO), and United Technologies Corporation.
Dr. Jain has been active in the community as a Treasurer of the Mansfield Democratic Party, and has served on the Boards of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut and Windham Hospital. In 2005, he was appointed as a member of the Connecticut District Export Council by the Secretary of Commerce. In 2006, Dr. Jain was honored by Governor Jodi Rell as a worthy immigrant to the U.S. and a fine representative of the State of Connecticut.
Professor Frank Franzak, Secretary of the Global Marketing SIG, Virginia Commonwealth University; Robin Coulter, Department Head; Subhash Jain, Former Director of CIBER.
MBAs Continue to Collect Competition Honors
For the second year in a row, UConn MBAs won first place in the APICS Northeast Supply Chain Business Case Competition held this year February 7-8, 2014 in Albany, NY.
The winning “Grand Champion” team, comprising Jaimin Bhatt ’15 MBA, Mohit Ganotra ’15 MBA, and Bhupender Singh ’15 MBA, will represent the Northeast District in APICS International Student Team Competition scheduled for October in New Orleans. Continue Reading
UConn’s CFA Research Challenge Team Advances to Americas Regional Competition
Hartford, CT – The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis. The Hartford CFA chapter hosted the local CFA Research Challenge competition for the first time this year. By participating in this competition, students gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a research analyst and are tested on their ability to value a stock, write an initiation-of-coverage report, and present their recommendations.
We are pleased to announce that with the assistance of the CFA Society Hartford Industry Mentor Leslie White and Finance Department Professor Michael Oancea, the CFA Research Challenge team representing the University of Connecticut School of Business was victorious in completing the research challenge for the local Hartford region and are moving on to the Americas Regonal finals in Denver this March. UConn’s CFA Research Challenge Team consists of the following MBA students: Kamran Momenzadeh, Pornpong Lueang (Omo), Jon Singsen and Jeff Makray.
This global competition tests university students’ skills on equity research and valuation, investment report writing and presentation skills. The competition consists of a written investment research report on a single, publicly traded company and a 10 minute presentation to the judges. The winning team is selected based on the thoroughness of the equity analysis and full research report as well as the overall knowledge of the company. Last year, over 775 universities in 54 countries participated in this global challenge.
From Left to Right: Leslie White – CFA Industry Mentor, Kamran Momenzadeh, Pornpong (Omo) Lueang, John Singsen and Jeffrey Makray
Shirkani Presents “Emotional Intelligence: Skills for Success”
Storrs, CT – “The rules for work are changing. We’re being judged by a new yard stick – not just by how smart we are but by how we handle ourselves and each other,” said Jen Shirkani, the CEO and president of Penumbra, a talent management consulting practice. Shirkani drew from her 20 years of personal and professional experience as she presented “Emotional Intelligence: Skills for Success” to UConn students and faculty on January 29th.
This presentation, brought to UConn by Target and the School of Business Career Center, educated an audience of undergraduate students and UConn faculty members on emotional intelligence, or EQ, and how it contributes to success in the workplace.
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to control impulses, read situations and people appropriately, influence others and manage stress. According to Shirkani, emotional intelligence is just as, if not more important than having the proper technical skills in most jobs. “The number one reason new employees fail is lack of coachability… the last reason was due to technical skills” Jen explained. Along with this information the audience received insight on practical techniques on how to improve your EQ and apply it to work situations. The key points taken from her engaging and practical lecture included:
- Your comfort zone is the enemy of EQ; you need to take risks to better yourself.
- EQ is a collection of skills that can be learned through increased awareness, practice and coaching; your EQ level is not static.
- There is a correlation between high EQ and success in life; book smarts alone will not take you to high places.
For more information on emotional intelligence or Jen Shirkani you can go to: http://jenshirkani.com/ or read Shirkani’s book “EGO vs EQ.”
Pictured (from left): Allison (Allie) Lavista ’12, ’13 CLAS, Target Executive Team Leader; Lorraine Liswell, School of Business Career Center; Jen Shirkani; and student Lauren Harrigan, Target Campus Liaison.
CEO Evolution
On January 29, 2014 more than 200 participants attended CEO Evolution, a panel discussion featuring four exceptional Connecticut CEOs discussing the challenges they’ve faced while leading their businesses through tremendous periods of growth.
Named after his column in the Business Journal, panel moderator Mark Fagan, managing partner of the Norwalk office of Citrin Cooperman, believes that CEOs should focus their attention on strategic activities versus tactical ones, adding that the success of a company is heavily weighed on a CEO’s understanding of the business, anticipation of changes and strategic thinking.
Roundtable panelists featured Linda McMahon, co-founder and former CEO of WWE in Stamford; Austin McChord, founder and CEO of Datto in Norwalk; Paul Senecal, partner of United Services of America, in Bridgeport; and John Votto, president and CEO of the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain.
In addition to emphasizing hard work and dedication as traits for success, all four panelists stressed the importance of hiring qualified staff and allowing them to do their jobs so that the CEO can devote all efforts toward keeping their business on track.
Held at UConn Stamford, the event was hosted by the School of Business and Citrin Cooperman.