Corporate Social Responsibility is Topic of UConn’s ‘Thought Leadership’ Breakfast on April 26

Posted on by Claire Hall

Executive Breakfast: Global Corporate Social Responsibility | Apr. 26, 2016

“Global Corporate Social Responsibility: What Every Manager Should Know,” is the subject of the University of Connecticut School of Business’ third Spring 2016 Thought Leadership Breakfast Seminar.

The April 26 program will be held at the Graduate Business Learning Center, 100 Constitution Plaza in Hartford. The event begins with breakfast and networking from 7:30 to 8 a.m., followed by the presentation and questions from 8 to 8:45 a.m. The program is free, but registration is limited. For more information or to register, please call Amanda Spada at 860-486-5498 or email Amanda.Spada@business.uconn.edu.Continue Reading

UConn Team Places First in Regional CFA Research Challenge

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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)
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.

MGM Springfield Could Be ‘Devastating Blow’ to Conn. Gaming, Tribal Leaders Say at Hearing

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

MassLive – MGM Resorts International and Connecticut’s two tribal casino operators delivered opposing arguments before Connecticut lawmakers Thursday, as the legislature’s Commerce Committee considers whether to require additional study before allowing construction of the state’s third casino.

7 Pieces of Advice for Starting Your First Job

Posted on by Kaitlyn Richard

It’s tough to admit but I’m about to graduate college. I am about to get a full time job, live on my own and support myself. Everything about that sentence sounds terrifying but I’m oddly excited. Most college students feel anxious and excited about leaving college because we are leaving a sense of home and diving into the unknown. After reading articles and talking to people about their own experience leaving college to enter the real world, I’ve gathered seven pieces of advice that everyone should know when they are facing one of the most fundamental moments in their life. Continue Reading

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

‘Where You Go In Life Is Up To You’

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During his extensive career with GE, Denis Nayden ’76, ’77 MBA (second from right) frequently came to speak on campus, often flying in on the company’s helicopter. With Denis are the School’s former director of MBA career services, Pat Mochel (far left) and Dick Kochanek, former associate dean and accounting professor (far right). (UConn School of Business)

Finance Chief, Philanthropist, Innovator Denis J. Nayden is a Husky Through-and-Through

A year after Denis J. Nayden ’76, ’77 MBA, graduated from UConn, he was visiting his parents in the Annapolis, Md.,-area, and attended a function at the U.S. Naval Academy.

“My father introduced me to the commandant and said, ‘This is my son, Denis, and he just graduated from UConn,'” Nayden recalled. Apparently, the commandant was only familiar with the other Yukon.

“Congratulations, son!,” the commadant replied. “I didn’t know Alaska had a university.”Continue Reading

Communication is Key When it Comes to Business

Posted on by Kaitlyn Richard

Throughout my four years at college, I’ve realized business is important but not as important as communication. Business is communication. If you are not able to explain your thoughts and ideas, you will not be able to do business with anyone. To help you out, I’ve come across some tips for proper business etiquette: Continue Reading