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9/14Werth Coffee Chat With Sarah Broderick
Werth Coffee Chat With Sarah Broderick
Monday, September 14th, 202002:00 PM - 03:00 PMOtherOnline - Zoom On Wednesday, August 26th at 2pm EST, The Werth Institute's Coffee Chats will be hosting UConn alum Sarah Broderick, Founder and CEO of FEAT Capital & Advisory. Sarah will discuss her career journey and lessons students can deploy in their own journey.
Werth Coffee Chats are intimate discussions with authors, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs about issues of relevance to students. Leveraging our alumni network, we offer these intimate chats to provide topical thought leadership access to the curated student groups.
Attendance is capped at 12 UConn students to keep the ability to ask questions and engage with the guest speaker. Please RSVP by ordering a free ticket and the zoom link will then be sent to you.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/werth-coffee-chat-with-uconn-alum-sarah-broderick-tickets-119649132777
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9/14Women's Finance Association
Women's Finance Association
Monday, September 14th, 202006:00 PM - 07:00 PMStorrs CampusVirtual Platform For more information, contact us via email or visit our social media pages.
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9/15Virtual Business Involvement Fair
Virtual Business Involvement Fair
Tuesday, September 15th, 202010:00 AM - 02:00 PMOtherVirtual Event UConn offers 400+ clubs and organizations, and we have 30+ student organizations that partner directly with the School of Business to help business students connect with each other. Get introduced to these organizations at the Virtual Business Involvement Fair. You can meet representatives from business student organizations by clicking https://undergrad.business.uconn.edu/experience/vbif/ on either Tuesday, September 15th between 10am - 2pm or Wednesday, September 16th between 4pm - 6pm. Watch the included video introductions to the groups to learn what they do, then click to enter the virtual meeting rooms to start networking by video chat.
Browse the Master List of Business-Affiliated Student Orgs ahead of time: https://undergrad.business.uconn.edu/experience/student-orgs/
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9/15Healthcare Management Society - Introductory Meeting
Healthcare Management Society - Introductory Meeting
Tuesday, September 15th, 202007:30 PM - 08:30 PMStorrs CampusVirtual The Healthcare Management Society at UConn is a student-run organization that unites students in the Healthcare Management major or those who have interest in the healthcare industry. Members further their healthcare knowledge by listening to speakers, attending networking events, and participating in discussions about current events.
Our first meeting will be an introduction to our organization and E-Board, an explanation regarding our virtual meeting operations, and an interactive activity about the Healthcare Field.
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9/16Virtual Business Involvement Fair
Virtual Business Involvement Fair
Wednesday, September 16th, 202004:00 PM - 06:00 PMOtherVirtual Event UConn offers 400+ clubs and organizations, and we have 30+ student organizations that partner directly with the School of Business to help business students connect with each other. Get introduced to these organizations at the Virtual Business Involvement Fair. You can meet representatives from business student organizations by clicking https://undergrad.business.uconn.edu/experience/vbif/ on either Tuesday, September 15th between 10am - 2pm or Wednesday, September 16th between 4pm - 6pm. Watch the included video introductions to the groups to learn what they do, then click to enter the virtual meeting rooms to start networking by video chat.
Browse the Master List of Business-Affiliated Student Orgs ahead of time: https://undergrad.business.uconn.edu/experience/student-orgs/
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9/21Accelerate UConn Application Deadline
Accelerate UConn Application Deadline
Monday, September 21st, 202012:00 AM - 11:59 PMOtherVirtual Accelerate UConn is UConn’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site and its mission is to catalyze the transition of new scientific discoveries and capabilities from the lab to the marketplace. Participating teams will receive an introduction to the most critical elements of the I-Corps Curriculum and Lean Launchpad methodology. Over the course of 7 weeks, teams will learn how to determine the market opportunity for their product or technology.
Participants will learn how to:
Develop new ways to communicate the value of their product or technology, understand the structure of the market they are entering, develop strategies for generating demand for their product or technology, identify next steps needed to launch their venture, and identify customers most likely to bring first revenue.
Teams will receive:
7 weeks of training on the Business Model Canvas and Customer Discovery Process
Coaching from industry experts and access to next step resources, $3,000 to support customer discovery and development of minimum viable product and help to identify team members.
Applications for the Fall 2020 cohort will close on Monday, September 21 at 11:59 p.m.
For more information and to apply please visit:
https://accelerate.uconn.edu
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9/21Women's Finance Association
Women's Finance Association
Monday, September 21st, 202006:00 PM - 07:00 PMStorrs CampusVirtual Platform For more information, contact us via email or visit our social media pages.
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9/21Professional Development Series - Growth Mindset & Goal Setting
Professional Development Series - Growth Mindset & Goal Setting
Monday, September 21st, 202006:30 PM - 07:30 PMOtherVirtual The School of Business, Office of Diversity Initiatives will be offering a series of professional development workshops. This opportunity is open to all UConn students. Students must register through the link below to receive login credentials which will be sent the day of the workshop.
Session #1 of 15: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting - Monday, September 21, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #2 of 15: Effective Study Habits - Monday, September 28, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #3 of 15: Basic Coping Skills & Managing Stress - Monday, October 5, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #4 of 15: Interpersonal Skills - Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #5 of 15: Financial Literacy & Budgeting Part I - Monday, November 2, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #6 of 15: Financial Literacy & Budgeting Part II - Monday, November 16, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #1:
Registration - http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=c9ae6stab&oeidk=a07ehb1coc18cab6a09
Sponsored by Travelers & Travelers EDGE Program
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9/22Verge Consulting Final Presentations
Verge Consulting Final Presentations
Tuesday, September 22nd, 202012:00 PM - 01:00 PMHartford: Graduate Business Learning CenterVirtual Verge Consultants are graduate students that work with CCEI and Connecticut's SBDC to support startups and small businesses as they are overcoming the various hurdles of starting and growing their companies.
This summer 8 Verge Consultants helped to support more than 25 CT businesses across 10 weeks. Please join us to learn more about their experiences this summer. If you are interested in applying to program for Summer 2021, you should consider attending this event. For more information about the program, please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/verge-consulting-group/
Please RSVP to Chereace
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9/22Werth Coffee Chat With Mark Kepner
Werth Coffee Chat With Mark Kepner
Tuesday, September 22nd, 202007:00 PM - 08:00 PMOtherVirtual RSVP to receive zoom link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/werth-coffee-chat-with-uconn-alum-mark-kepner-89-tickets-121241399289?aff=affiliate1
On Tuesday, September 22nd at 7pm, The Werth Institute's Coffee Chats will be hosting UConn alum Mark Kepner, Electronic Equity Product Specialist for State Street Bank Boston . Mark will discuss his career journey and lessons students can deploy in their own journey.
Werth Coffee Chats are intimate discussions with authors, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs about issues of relevance to students. Leveraging our alumni network, we offer these intimate chats to provide topical thought leadership access to the curated student groups.
Attendance is capped at 12 UConn students to keep the ability to ask questions and engage with the guest speaker. Please RSVP by ordering a free ticket and the zoom link will then be sent to you.
More about Mark...
Mr. Kepner is the Electronic Equity Product Specialist for State Street Bank in Boston. He is responsible for the entire electronic equity product including customization, analysis and coverage. Mr. Kepner was recently an equity trader and market structure analyst for Themis Trading in Chatham, NJ and before that spent 19 years at the pioneer of electronic equity trading, Instinet LLC. He graduated UConn in 1989 with a BS in Finance and received his Masters in Business Administration from NYU's Stern School of Business in 1993.
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9/28Women's Finance Association
Women's Finance Association
Monday, September 28th, 202006:00 PM - 07:00 PMStorrs CampusVirtual Platform For more information, contact us via email or visit our social media pages.
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9/28Professional Development Series - Effective Study Habits
Professional Development Series - Effective Study Habits
Monday, September 28th, 202006:30 PM - 07:30 PMStorrs CampusVirtual The School of Business, Office of Diversity Initiatives will be offering a series of professional development workshops. This opportunity is open to all UConn students. Students must register through the link below to receive login credentials which will be sent the day of the workshop.
Session #1 of 15: Growth Mindset & Goal Setting - Monday, September 21, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #2 of 15: Effective Study Habits - Monday, September 28, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #3 of 15: Basic Coping Skills & Managing Stress - Monday, October 5, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #4 of 15: Interpersonal Skills - Wednesday, October 21, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #5 of 15: Financial Literacy & Budgeting Part I - Monday, November 2, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #6 of 15: Financial Literacy & Budgeting Part II - Monday, November 16, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session #2:
Registration - http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=c9ae6stab&oeidk=a07ehb1i4hs7ea7e67a
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9/29Virtual Career Tuesdays-TBD
Virtual Career Tuesdays-TBD
Tuesday, September 29th, 202012:00 PM - 01:00 PMOtherWebex Career Tuesdays are open to all students.
Why should you attend? This is a chance for you to virtually engage with employers- think of it like a pop-up Career Fair.
This is your chance to talk with top employers to learn about their company and their culture. Bring your questions for the Q&A at the end.
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9/29Get Seeded Kickoff
Get Seeded Kickoff
Tuesday, September 29th, 202006:00 PM - 07:30 PMOtherVirtual Get Seeded provides seed funding, mentorship, networking, and next step resources to students that have ideas for a business, invention or innovation. At the kickoff event more information will be shared about the pitch events, how to apply, and providing insights into developing a business idea.
This event (and all other Get Seeded events) are open to the UConn community. Students are highly encouraged to attend, even if you don't have a business idea. Students in the audience vote on which teams are funded.
Do you have a business idea, invention, provide or service you have designed, apply to pitch at one of our pitch nights this year for the chance to be awarded up to $1,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
For more information and to RSVP to attend please visit: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
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9/29Healthcare Management Society - Biweekly Meeting/Guest Speaker
Healthcare Management Society - Biweekly Meeting/Guest Speaker
Tuesday, September 29th, 202007:30 PM - 08:30 PMStorrs CampusVirtual The Healthcare Management Society at UConn is a student-run organization that unites students in the Healthcare Management major or those who have interest in the healthcare industry. Members further their healthcare knowledge by listening to speakers, attending networking events, and participating in discussions about current events.
We will be featuring a Guest Speaker from the industry at this meeting.
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9/30NetWerx Student/Alum Mentor Info Session
NetWerx Student/Alum Mentor Info Session
Wednesday, September 30th, 202005:00 PM - 06:00 PMOtherOnline Students who would like to participate in the next student/alum mentor cohort are required to attend a virtual info session held on Wednesday, 9/30 5:00-6:00pm.
Are you looking to broaden your network? Would you like the opportunity to hear some career advice from a UConn alum? Would you like to explore your entrepreneurial mindset and career path?
The Werth Institute NetWerx student and alumni connections initiative matches students with UConn alumni over video conferencing technology. The goal is to expand students' networks by connecting them with experienced alumni, so students may begin to enhance their entrepreneurial mindset and imagine their personal pathway to leadership. NetWerx is open to all students, in all majors who are looking to expand their personal network and connect with people who are passionate about entrepreneurship. This community welcomes all students, regardless if they would like to start their own company. Over time, we believe these initial conversations will lead to greater levels of confidence, networking and professional development opportunities beyond the first alumni match.
Where: Meetings take place via video conference (Zoom, WebEx, Google Hangouts)
Time Commitment: Four, 30-minute conversations with alum over a period of 8 weeks
The next NetWerx cohort begins the week of October 19th! Learn more about NetWerx on The Werth Institute's website.
If you would like to participate in the next student/alum mentor cohort, please fill out the NetWerx Student Match Questionnaire.