Undergraduate Programs

UConn Team Places First in Regional CFA Research Challenge

Posted on by Laurel Grisamer
CFA Research Challenge winning team with mentors. Pictured L to R: faculty mentor Chris Wilkos, finance students Tom MacLean, Tommy Stodolski, Sean Phelan, Louis Beck, and Anna Pojawis, and industry mentor Leslie White.
CFA Research Challenge winning team with mentors. Pictured L to R: faculty mentor Chris Wilkos, finance students Tom MacLean, Tommy Stodolski, Sean Phelan, Louis Beck, and Anna Pojawis, and industry mentor Leslie White. (Lisa Piker/Cigna)

A team of undergraduates from the UConn School of Business placed first in this year’s regional CFA Research Challenge case competition. Ten teams representing colleges and universities in the Connecticut/Rhode Island area participated in the event, which was sponsored and coordinated by the Hartford CFA Society.

Each team prepared extensive written reports on the assigned case (Barnes Group), which were then submitted for review by judges at the Hartford CFA Society. Four were chosen to compete in the second round – the “presentation round.”

Teams were given 15 minutes to report the findings from their written reports, with an additional 10 minute Q&A session with the judges.

The UConn team now moves forward to compete in the CFA Research Challenge National Case Competition to be held in April in Chicago, Illinois.

Internship Success Story: Kendra Andrada

Posted on by Nancy White

Kendra Andrada had an internship this past summer with Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 250 American life insurance company who provides advice and solutions to help customers with their financial futures. She heard about this internship by talking to a Lincoln employee at the Spring Career Fair. She did not hear anything from them until she sent in her updated resume to the HR contact. Kendra applied for a position in Radnor, Pennsylvania. After two phone interviews, she received an offer right away!Continue Reading

Back By Popular Demand

Posted on by Claire Hall
A focused person with glasses takes notes in a classroom setting.
For the second year in a row, the School of Business is offering a 10-credit summer business program (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

B-School Offers 10-Credit Summer Program for Non-Business Majors

For the second year in a row, the School of Business is offering a 10-credit summer business program for undergraduate, non-business majors who want to gain valuable business knowledge and expand their marketability.

The seven-week UConn Business Fundamentals Program includes the following three-credit courses: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Managerial and Interpersonal Behavior, and Business Information Systems, plus a one-credit course on Workplace Readiness.

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Play Ball, Cancer Survivor!

Posted on by Claire Hall
Portrait of Ryan Radue.
Ryan Radue ’15, who was able to complete his undergraduate degree in accounting, with a certificate in management information systems a semester early. Then he started his master’s degree in accounting—all while undergoing six brutal rounds of inpatient chemotherapy. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

UConn Baseball Pitcher/Grad Student Ryan Radue Didn’t Let Cancer Call the Play

On the baseball mound, UConn pitcher Ryan Radue can strike out his fiercest opponent with the combination of a steely gaze, a powerful right arm and a sizzling fastball.

If only cancer were that vulnerable.

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Internship Success Story: Isabelle Hou

Posted on by Nancy White

Isabelle Hou is a marketing major who completed an internship with Alibaba Group, a leading online and mobile marketplace for retail and other services in the world headquartered in Hangzhou, China. She heard about the internship from her cousin when she studied abroad in China last semester. After she completed her application and essay, which were done in English, she landed a group interview and an individual interview with HR. A month later, she was offered the internship position.Continue Reading

As UConn Career Ends, Goalie Elaine Chuli Sets Sights On Olympics

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

Hartford Courant – Elaine Chuli, 21, an accounting major, is nearing the end of her college career. A four-year starter, she has been a constant in a complicated and important time in UConn women’s hockey history. Her sprawling saves have made an imprint that will leave the program in a better place than where she found it.

Internship Success Story: Stacia Smart

Posted on by Nancy White

Stacia Smart is a marketing senior who interned with Frito-Lay, a large corporation that markets and sells corn chips, potato chips and other snack foods. Over the course of the summer, Stacia worked as a Consumer Insights Marketing intern for the Oven Baked Lays brand. She was responsible for developing a comprehensive situation analysis of the Oven Baked business while collecting historical work, marketplace audits, organizing data and key stakeholders, looking at trends and identifying opportunities. After all this, she initiated a re-branding project and research for the brand.Continue Reading