Undergraduate Programs

OPIM Innovate Allows Immersion in Emerging Tech

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Carina Zamudio ’19 (CLAS) (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
With a virtual reality headset on, junior Carina Zamudio ’19 (CLAS) spent part of a recent Friday afternoon at the OPIM Innovate Lab trying to slay villains who were intent on breaching the security around a virtual castle. The lab offers students, faculty, and staff members the chance to experiment with five different emerging technologies and acquire new skills. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

With a virtual reality headset on, junior Carina Zamudio spent part of a Friday afternoon trying to slay villains who were intent on breaching the security around a virtual castle. Continue Reading

Four Alumni Join School of Business Hall of Fame

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From left: David Acampora '79; Dean John A. Elliott; Timothy Curt '84, Gayle A. Russell '88 MBA, '95 Ph.D. and Christopher Lafond '87. (Thomas Hurlbut Photography)
From left: David Acampora ’79; Dean John A. Elliott; Timothy Curt ’84, Gayle A. Russell ’88 MBA, ’95 Ph.D. and Christopher Lafond ’87. (Thomas Hurlbut Photography)

The School of Business inducted four accomplished business leaders into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 24 in a joyful ceremony that included memories of favorite professors, 50-cent UConn basketball tickets and enormous Dairy Bar hot fudge sundaes. Continue Reading

UConn Team Wins First Place

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Pictured, from left: Chris Wilkos, CFA (advisor), Vivek Tedla '18, Jack Leyland '18, Bartosz Walas '18, Ana Walas '18, Anthony Mottolese '18 and Leslie White, CFA (industry advisor). (Ana Walas/UConn School of Business)
Pictured, from left: Chris Wilkos, CFA (advisor), Vivek Tedla ’18, Jack Leyland ’18, Bartosz Walas ’18, Ana Walas ’18, Anthony Mottolese ’18 and Leslie White, CFA (industry advisor). (Ana Walas/UConn School of Business)

Senior Finance Majors Win CFA Challenge; Proceed to Boston

A team of five undergraduate finance majors won first place in the CFA Institute Research Challenge Hartford, and will advance to the Americas Regional Challenge in Boston from March 19-20. Continue Reading

‘We Can Actually Do This!’

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Benjamin Grosse '21 (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)
Benjamin Grosse ’21 (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Ben Grosse, UConn Freshman and Business Owner, to Advise New Werth Institute

It isn’t easy running a $100,000-a-year, innovative, premium-performance earbud company while balancing the demands of academics and college activities, but freshman Ben Grosse doesn’t shy away from a challenge. Continue Reading

‘Udder’ Geniuses

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Oakridge Dairy
Oakridge Dairy, a sprawling, 1,600-acre farm, has recently invested in new facilities and modern equipment to care for its 2,500 cows and is looking to agri-tourism as a means of offsetting the cost of modernization. (Seth Bahler/Oakridge Dairy)

Student Marketing Team Wins Oakridge Dairy Competition with Creative Ideas to Draw Consumers to Farm

While all the students in Professor Cinthia Satornino’s capstone marketing class brainstormed unique and creative growth ideas for Ellington’s Oakridge Dairy, Team 2 was comprised of “udder” geniuses. Continue Reading

Samuel F. Pierson SIOR Scholarship Recipients

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2017-2018 recipients of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) scholarship in memory of Samuel F. Pierson included Jordan Angel ’18, Kelly Yates ’18, Hannah Schmidt ’18 and William Golonka ’18. The students have demonstrated academic excellence while pursuing a degree in real estate with intent toward a real estate career. Each of the seniors embrace the learning of real estate with great enthusiasm and look forward to starting their careers this spring.