Richard Prackup, a senior Marketing major, spent his last four summers interning at Univision in New York City through The Emma Bowen Foundation. His most recent internship at the company was as a Digital Marketing Intern. He has also worked as a Strategy Insights Intern, Social Media Intern and Business Development Intern. Continue Reading
Undergraduate Programs
‘I Can Represent a Company Well’
September Career Expo Gives Students, Companies a Jump-Start on Hiring Search
Junior Auna Harvey arrived 15 minutes early for the School of Business’ popular Career Expo—prepared with a clear strategy and an optimistic attitude.
Harvey is looking for a summer internship in human resources and is particularly interested in programs offered by Travelers, Aetna and United Technologies.
“I’ll try to get across that I’m very personable and comfortable talking to people, and that I can represent a company well,” said Harvey, who developed professional and networking skills as a freshman in the Business Connections Learning Community and later served as a resident adviser there. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Eliza Conrad
Eliza Conrad, a dual-degree student with majors in Business Management and Political Science, interned at Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits in Stamford, Conn. over the summer. Her official position was the Brand Management Intern for Josh Cellars Wines. Eliza applied for the position through the company’s Human Resources Department and completed a full day of interviews plus dinner with her future supervisors before being offered the position. Continue Reading
Connecticut Manufacturers Finding it Difficult to Hire Millennials
New Haven Register– Connecticut manufacturers are having difficulty hiring members of the millennial generation to replace the retiring baby boomers in the workforce, despite the fact that the average compensation for workers in the sector is $95,671 per year, according to National Association of Manufacturers.
UConn Called Key to Stamford’s Business Future
News times – The University of Connecticut maintains its headquarters upstate, but its brand is quickly growing in the state’s southwestern corner.
The launch last week of a Stamford conference for businesswomen shows that university officials are intent on expanding UConn’s presence in the city through more programming and closer ties with the local business community.
Internship Success Story: Shayla Belanger
Shayla Belanger, a junior Marketing major, worked at Julia Balfour, LLC as their Digital Content Management Intern over the summer. Julia Balfour, LLC is a full-service creative agency based in East Haddam, Conn. specializing in all aspects of digital marketing from web design to web advertising. Shayla met recruiters at the Spring 2016 Career Fair. Continue Reading
‘Their Success is My Success’
Marketing Professor Kevin McEvoy Wins Stamford Faculty Recognition Award
Marketing professor Kevin McEvoy doesn’t mind putting in extra work if it fosters greater success among his students.
Each week he reviews around 130 student critiques in addition to student team presentations, a time-consuming task, because he believes that writing them helps students become more focused, better thinkers and stronger learners. Continue Reading
Internship Success Story: Gloria Chin
Gloria Chin, a senior marketing major, spent her summer interning at Indeed for their Client Support team in New York City. After hearing about the company from other members of the professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, she decided to speak with a recruiter at the Fall Career Fair and received an interview days later. Continue Reading
Fund Provides UConn Business Startups Financial Support
Making an Impact: Student-led Group Helps Startups
Student-led UConn Consulting Group Offered Helping Hand to Financial Startups
Two financial services startups were the recent beneficiaries of a helping hand from the UConn Consulting Group, an undergraduate, student-led organization that works on real-life business projects to both assist companies and broaden student experiences.
“By working on a project for a startup, I had direct access to the CEO and felt like the UConn Consulting Group was consistently making an impact on the company,” said junior Matthew DeLeon. “The trust that the company placed in the group allowed us to push beyond what we had done in the past.” Continue Reading