Four prominent business leaders will share their expertise with students this semester as part of the Global Business Leadership Seminar Series (GBLSS). Students who attend at least three of the four presentations will earn a Professional Development Certificate from the School of Business. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Continue Reading
Undergraduate Programs
Ashley DeCarlo: ‘I Don’t Want to Wish I’d Done More’
Ashley DeCarlo could best be described as unstoppable.Continue Reading
Dean’s Report 2018
UConn School of Business Dean’s Report 2018
Entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Peter J. Werth pledged more than $22 million to the University of Connecticut last winter, for the creation of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, a new chapter was written in UConn’s history.Continue Reading
Inaugural Entrepreneurship & Innovation Expo Draws Many
Nursing students Jasmeen Mohammed and Katlin DiPietro couldn’t wait to tell visitors at the Fall Entrepreneurship & Innovation Expo about their project designed to calm elderly patients when they’re in the hospital.Continue Reading
Help Wanted: Self-Starters with Leadership Skills
The Undergraduate Business Career Expo garnered an impressive turnout on Sept. 12, with some 50 employers, traveling from as far as Michigan, to UConn’s Student Union, in hopes of recruiting passionate, hard-working students.Continue Reading
Accounting Alumnus Earns a Top Score on CPA Exam
Matt Bradford ’16, ’17 MSA Earns One of the Best CPA Exam Scores in the Nation
Two-time accounting alumnus Matthew Bradford ’16, ’17 MSA earned one of the best CPA exam scores in the nation, and the top one in Connecticut, during 2017. Continue Reading
xCITE Conference Fosters Camaraderie Among Women Entrepreneurs
Senior Elizabeth Gallucci ’19 already has a long list of achievements on her resume, including working as an undergraduate teaching assistant, volunteering at a startup that serves underprivileged children, and studying in London. Continue Reading
Student-Athlete Strong: Chris Winkel
UConn Today– UConn’s student-athletes are often lauded for their on-field or on-court achievements, but there’s an equally important – often unseen – dimension to the student-athlete. UConn Today’s Student-Athlete Strong series highlights the academic prowess of selected high-achieving student-athletes and provides an inside look at their lives beyond their sport.
Chris Winkel ’20 (BUS)
Decrease Seen in Hiring for Graduates
Waterbury Republican-American– While the job market for this spring’s college graduates might be less robust than in 2017, those who’ve already received their degrees or will in the next few weeks sounded optimistic about their prospects for landing jobs.
Lizzie Turner ’18: What Will Your Google Page Say?
When Elizabeth “Lizzie” Turner ’18 applied for a full scholarship to attend UConn and enroll in the Honors Program, interviewers asked her why they should admit her. Continue Reading