This past summer, two of UConn’s MBA students had the opportunity to intern at Walmart. Seniors, Vipul Chawla and Roxie Sieu, spent their summer at the Walmart headquarters. They had an amazing learning experience working with Bill Simon, President and CEO of Walmart.
Photo: Bill Simon with interns, Vipul Chawla and Roxie Sieu.
Marlys Rizzi and Angela Atkinson represented UConn at the 2011 NAWMBA conference. The 2011 National Association of Women MBA Conference and Career Fair were held on September 15-17, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. The theme was “Are you Ready?” The Conference was designed to assist both students and professionals on their journeys to develop and enhance their leadership skills. The conference was attended by student MBA chapters and by the seventeen professional chapters.
During two jam-packed days, attendees had the opportunity to attend networking receptions, participate in development panels and workshops, hear keynote speakers share their insights and experiences and visit with company representatives at the Career Fair and throughout the conference. Conference sponsors included American Airlines, MetLife, McDonalds, The Home Depot, AT&T, Dell, Ford and others.
During the career fair, participants met with over 30 sponsors to interview for internships and full-time positions. Many interviewed at the conference with job offers to follow. Included in the event were case competitions where three teams received monetary awards for their achievements. These teams were from Notre Dame, University of Chicago, and the University of Texas at Dallas. Women were also awarded scholarships at the closing reception for their outstanding contributions to NAWMBA.
Marlys Rizzi was the chairman of the national logistics committee, recruiting volunteers for the conference events for the fourth year in a row.
Photo: Rizzi andAtkinson at the 2011 NAWMBA Conference, in Dallas.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (AFCE) is proud to recognize Dr. Richard Hurley with the 2011 ACFE Educator of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions in fraud examination and curriculum development.
Dr. Hurley developed and teaches an MBA course in “Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination” at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. He is currently developing a course in “Accounting and Securities Fraud.” He authored the “FraudEDge” column from 2008–2010 and is currently the co-author of the “Global Fraud Focus” column.
The Bank of America Foundation has announced a $50K grant to support the continued development and expansion of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program at the University of Connecticut School of Business. The EBV program is an experiential business development initiative provided through a network of some of the best business schools in the United States, including UConn.
The EBV program was founded in 2007 to offer training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their military service. The aim of the program is to open the door to economic opportunity for veterans by developing competencies in the many steps and activities associated with creating and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture. More than 300 service-disabled veterans have graduated from the EBV program since its inception and graduates are responsible for the creation of more than 150 new, small businesses. The training is provided at no cost to eligible veterans and is currently offered at UConn, Syracuse, UCLA, Purdue, Florida State, Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University.
The University of Connecticut joined the EBV consortium in 2010 and conducted its first training program last fall. The EBV training consists of three stages: an online curriculum for 4 weeks; resident training on campus at an EBV university for 10 days; and mentoring and continued support for 12+ months. More than a dozen returning Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans attended UConn’s initial classes on the Storrs campus. Going into its second year, Mike Zacchea, a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel and highly decorated combat veteran who directs the program for UConn, anticipates doubling the number of veterans attending in 2011. UConn School of Business alumnus William S. Simon, Walmart U.S. president and CEO, was the featured speaker at the graduation ceremony held in Hartford last fall. Mr Simon will be returning to speak to the 2011 class of UConn’s EBV program at their graduation ceremony this October.
“I cannot think of a single more important endeavor for us than helping support those individuals who have committed so much of themselves on behalf of their nation,” says Dean Chris Earley of UConn’s School of Business. “The EBV program is unique and compelling in that we not only reach out to these highly deserving individuals, but we also help foster the economy through their business successes at a time that the nation needs such ingenuity and impact. We are extremely proud to be one of the host schools for the EBV program.”
“Supporting the EBV program is one way to show appreciation for the sacrifices of our brave men and women in uniform, while at the same time helping to fuel local economies,” said Kevin Cunningham, Bank of America Connecticut president. “In just four years, these budding entrepreneurs have created more than 150 small businesses across the country. This is an exciting partnership, particularly for our Connecticut employees who have served in the military or count themselves among UConn School of Business alumni.”
More information about the EBV Program at UConn is available at http://www.business.uconn.edu/ebv.
The Journal of Management (JOM) reviews all articles published in JOM five years prior and awards the top five highest impact papers . All JOM papers published in 2006 were considered for the 2011 Scholarly Impact Awards. A committee of four Associate Editors considered each paper according to the following criteria:
The committee explored who cited each paper–whether the papers are being cited by top journals, as well as whether the papers are having wide penetration. Then the committee considered the strength of each paper and its potential for continued contribution.
The University of Connecticut School of Business is honored to have a paper written by three of its professors and a Ph.D. graduate recognized by the JOM. The paper, titled “Ambidexterity and performance in small- to medium-sized firms: The pivotal role of top management team behavioral integration” was written by: Michael Lubatkin, Thomas John & Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship and Professor, Management Department; Zeki Simsek, Associate Professor and Ackerman Scholar, Management Department; Yan Ling, UConn Ph.D. graduate; John Veiga, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Northeast Utilities Chair in Business Ethics, Management Department.
Sage, SMA, and JOM will be recognizing this achievement at their annual board meeting at the Academy of Management conference. At this event, a Best Paper Prize will be awarded. The Best Paper Prize comes with a cash honorarium.
Students from the Business Connections Learning Community at the University of Connecticut School of Business escorted by the School’s Office of Alumni Relations took their inaugural international trip to France to explore the culture and visit corporations in Spring 2011.
The University of Connecticut, School of Business, Office of Diversity Initiatives is hosting the National Black MBA Association’s Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) 10th Annual National Business Case Competition at the Storrs campus on June 24-26, 2011. Continue Reading
The MS in Accounting Program at the University of Connecticut School of Business welcomed over a hundred new students last week. This new class converged on Storrs for the week- in-residence class, “Understanding the Responsibilities of an Accounting Professional,” and infused the campus with their enthusiasm and learning. The students left excited about starting summer classes next week.
The popularity of this program reflects the growing reputation and demand for this acclaimed online program. Out of 133 admitted for the current semester, 123 accepted the admission offers with four deferring until next year. The incoming class represents 44 different undergraduate universities from 17 states and the country of Lebanon. 54% of the students come from undergraduate programs other than UConn.
The School of Business would like to extend congratulations to the Accounting Department, especially Andy Rosman, Marg Sweeney and Linda Petrofsky, for recruiting another outstanding MS in Accounting Program class.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the accrediting agency for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting, has extended the accreditation for the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business offered by the University of Connecticut through 2016.
The peer review team report notes that the University of Connecticut is to be commended on the following strengths and effective practices:
The School has continuously been accredited by the AACSB since 1957.
AACSB Accreditation is known, worldwide, as the longest standing, most recognized form of specialized/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn. AACSB Accreditation Standards are used as the basis to evaluate a business school’s mission, operations, faculty qualifications and contributions, programs, and other critical areas. AACSB accreditation ensures students and parents that the business school is providing a top-quality education.
As of April 2011, 620 member institutions hold AACSB Accreditation. Overall, 38 countries are represented by AACSB-accredited schools. Only 10 percent of all U.S. colleges of business have all of their programs – accounting, business, undergraduate and graduate – accredited by AAACSB.
The University of Connecticut School of Business Ph.D. Program awarded its second annual Student Scholar Award to Hang Nguyen. Hang was unanimously selected for the award from a group of highly-deserving doctoral student nominations and based on a vote by the five department coordinators and Ph.D. Program Director.
The Student Scholar Award is given in recognition of a student’s scholarly accomplishments during the program. The purpose of this award is to reward a Ph.D. Student Scholar in the School of Business, regardless of stage in the doctoral program, for outstanding scholarly performance.
Hang will be entering her fourth year in the Marketing concentration of the doctoral program in Fall 2011 as an ABD (all-but-dissertation) student in residence. Her advisory committee consists of Bill Ross (chair), Robin Coulter, and Joseph Pancras.
“Ph.D. students like Hang make us look good, and make us proud,” notes Gary Powell, Director, School of Business Ph.D. Program and Professor in the Management Department.