On April 2, 2012, UConn School of Business won the Third Annual ACG Connecticut Cup Competition. UConn’s MBA team consisted of Vivek Goel, Isaac Park, Archit Patel, Tom Wang, and Dawei Zheng. The other schools competing in the competition were Yale University School of Management (2nd place), Sacred Heart University College of Business (3rd place), and Quinnipiac University School of Business (4th place). Continue Reading
Women In the Corporate Boardroom
The School of Business co-hosted a program titled, “Women in the Corporate Boardroom: A Business Imperative for American Companies,” Sept. 16 at the Bushnell in Hartford.
Some 500 people attended the event, during which an expert panel discussed the challenges, and benefits of getting more women on corporate boards. At the 1,500 biggest public companies in the nation, only 15 percent of the board members are women.Continue Reading
Big Data Misconceptions, Myths and Magic
Westfair Communications- To clarify the misconceptions and share the truth behind what makes big data collection and analysis valuable for businesses, the University of Connecticut’s School of Business is offering an executive education program called “Demystifying Big Data” Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the UConn campus in Stamford.
In It To Win It
Corporate Stadium Sponsors’ Stock Fluctuates With an NFL Team’s Success, Failure
Your favorite NFL team has “skin in the game,’’ but perhaps more surprising is that the large corporations that sponsor the stadiums do too.
Those are the findings of UConn Professor of Finance Assaf Eisdorfer and alumna Elizabeth Kohl, ’15 Ph.D., now a professor at the University of Cincinnati. The two football enthusiasts will have their research published in a future issue of the journal Critical Finance Review.Continue Reading
Kevin Bouley’s Passion Is Promoting Connecticut’s Brainpower, Creativity, Innovations
As a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Kevin Bouley ’80 is always searching for the next great innovation.
But what he really seeks—which is even more rare and a thousand times more intriguing—is the next great innovator.
“I spend a fair amount of time at UConn, visiting the labs and walking the hallways meeting with faculty, undergraduate students and graduate students, looking for that spark, looking for that student or faculty member who wants to build a business, wants to launch a company based on a technology they’ve developed in a lab,” he said.Continue Reading
CT’s MBA Programs Get a Re-Make
Hartford Business Journal – Scheduling flexibility. Online availability. Subject concentrations. International trips. Dual degrees. Accelerated studies. Coaching and networking. They’re among the buzzwords and offerings Connecticut universities pitch as they strive to stand out in the competitive MBA marketplace.
In-demand Skills: Risk Management, Business Analytics
Hartford Business Journal – While an MBA is considered the higher-education degree of choice for many Connecticut companies, there are other in-demand skill sets. Financial risk management, business analytics, accounting, cyber security, and science, technology, engineering and math are among the areas of expertise sought by Connecticut employers, who are also looking for people with “soft” skills like the ability to communicate and think critically, according to university educators.
New Faculty Members
School of Business Welcomes 10 New Professors, Each ‘Well Chosen’
During the first faculty meeting of the new semester, Dean John A. Elliott formally welcomed 10 new faculty members to the UConn School of Business.
“The group is a mix of tenure track, in-residence and visiting professors. They range widely in experience, but each is well chosen,” he said. “Our students, our research mission, and our role in advancing the success of our corporate partners, and the state, will all be well served by their engagement.”Continue Reading
Scholarships to Benefit Future Public Servants and Business Leaders
1975 Graduate’s “Generous Gift” to help UConn Students
The UConn Foundation has received a $1.5 million commitment that will help students majoring in political science or a business discipline pay for college.
Alumnus Richard Minoff ’75 has bequeathed the scholarship funds for students in those majors. The gift will be evenly split between the political science department and the School of Business, helping students well into the future.Continue Reading