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Real Estate: The Practical Approach International Real Estate Moguls Share High-Stakes Tactics with UConn Protégé As the CEO of one of the largest real estate advisory firms in the world, David J. Reilly has plenty to keep him busy. But despite his many commitments, the man at the helm of a $44 billion, Hartford-based real-estate empire, along with three members of the company's executive team, devotes one evening a week to teach a realistic, challenging and pragmatic course to UConn real estate students. |
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'Resilient Astronauts' School of Business Professor Uses Expertise in Teamwork to Help NASA Prepare 'Resilient Astronauts' to Travel to Mars Management Professor John Mathieu, an expert in team dynamics, is helping NASA figure out the complexities of developing a socially compatible and resilient crew of astronauts to travel to Mars. |
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Going Once, Going Twice... OPIM Professor Robert Day's Combinatorial Auction Algorithm Employed Throughout Europe, Canada in Billion-Dollar Bidding Deals When the Canadian government wanted to apportion mobile broadband services in February 2014—so that there would be plenty of cell-phone coverage, competitive prices and more provider options nationwide—it used an algorithm devised by UConn Business Professor Bob Day and his colleagues. |
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Creating a Better World Mission-Focused Businesses Subject of Recent Conference "UConn Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Conference: Creating Value for Business and Society," was held on April 23-24 in Storrs. In addition to business practitioners, the conference included a full-day symposium featuring academic researchers. |
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'Accelerate UConn' Begins New Program Prepares to Welcome Inaugural Teams of Inventors The University of Connecticut is launching a new program, called Accelerate UConn, which will encourage and fund student and faculty teams interested in developing technology-focused start-up companies. |
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HR Strategy Matters, Says Professor Human Resources Professionals Taking On Larger, More Strategic Roles, Professor Greg Reilly Tells CBIA Conference Members The most sought-after human resources professionals today are full partners in the strategic leadership team, identifying weaknesses within an organization and hiring the right people to make a company more competitive and robust. |
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Business Fundamentals Certificate School of Business Offers New Summer Program for Non-Business Majors Due to unprecedented demand, the School of Business is offering a new, 10-credit summer business program for undergraduate, non-business majors who want to gain valuable business acumen and expand their marketability. |
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Dinner and a Show Faculty Retirees Gather to Socialize, Reminisce Retirees from the School of Business recently participated in a second social event this academic year, which included a scrumptious dinner in the School's Boardroom and the opportunity to attend a performance of Rhythmic Circus at the Jorgensen Auditorium. |
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The UConn School of Business would like to extend its deep appreciation to the following sponsors whose gifts to the School have helped make the upcoming 2015 Hall of Fame event possible: Gold Sponsor Hanover Insurance Bronze Sponsors Kevin & Lorraine Bouley '80, Joel & Heidi Douglas '77, Day Pitney, Trans-Tek, Inc., Garage Juice Bar, Webster Bank, Hinkley Allen, Jackson Lewis, Decision Analytics, KPMG, Prudential, Andersen Tax, UConn Foundation, Inc., and David B. Greenfield '84 |
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Accounting student Gabriel Bachinelo '16 and his two sisters are the first generation in their family to attend college. #WhyWeAreHuskies -UConn Today. Watch video>> Professor Sudip Bhattacharjee presented, "The Economic Impact of Gig Networks" at a May 4 conference at Yale University. His talk discussed the results of an MSBAPM capstone course project with CT Gig, a coalition to bring high-speed, low-cost internet to all residents and businesses in Connecticut. Professor Yuntao Dong explains why certain managers thrive in tough new jobs while others get fed up. -Harvard Business Review. Read more>> UConn student Anthony LeClair will spend his summer as a budding entrepreneur. -The Middletown Press. Read more>> UConn alumnus Dan Toscano '87 says the best part about giving to scholarships is seeing the blossoming that can happen to a student during his or her college career. -UConn Foundation. Read more>> Rebecca Ranucci '05 MBA, a fifth-year doctoral student in the Management Department, received the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from UConn's Institute for Teaching and Learning. Read more>> In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies, the Center hosted an international academic symposium, drawing the submission of nearly 60 papers, from which 14 were presented. Read more>> On March 25, UConn marketing faculty, alumni, students, and professionals gathered in the Benton Art Museum for the annual Marketing Student and Alumni Networking Event to exchange ideas, experiences, and advice. Read more>> Stephen Pednault, principal of Forensic Accounting Services, LLC, received the MSA Instructor of the Year award. Read more>> Value Colleges, an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate college education, has published its 2015 ranking of the Top 50 Best Value Undergraduate Business Schools. -The Dallas Morning News. Read more>> |
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Featured Events Alumni Gathering and Beer Tasting 2015 CEO Evolution
Graduate Infosessions All MBA Programs, MSFRM, MSBAPM, MSHRM, Ph.D. and GMAT/GRE Strategy Session Part-time MBA, Executive MBA, and MSFRM |
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Donald L. Anderson, Jr. '99 has been appointed to the position of senior vice president at the Federal Bank of Boston. Anderson will be in charge of the bank's business technology and building management functions. Robert M. Casey '05 MBA has joined Cipperman Compliance Services in Wayne, Pennsylvania as managing director. Cipperman provides a variety of compliance and consulting services to investment firms, advisors private equity firms and hedge funds. David M. Csere '75 is the recipient of the 2015 Morgenstern-Clarren Social Justice Employee Prize. Csere is the chef for Bon Appetit at Wesleyan University. Even though he is noted for his grilled cheese sandwiches, this award is based more so on his interaction with the students. He has worked for Wesleyan for over thirty years. Scott C. Larmee '95 has been named account lead for Wray Ward. Larmee will be part of the agency's client engagement group and brings more than a decade of experience guiding client initiatives. Raymond E. DiDonna '84, '08 EMBA has been named the new chief executive officer of LOGIQ3 Corp. DiDonna was serving as the senior vice president and chief operating officer of joint venture subsidiary, mL3 Global Life. He has been working closely with LOGIQ3 Corp. in an advisory capacity for the past 18 months and sees the great potential this company has and is ready to lead them through their next phase of growth. Patricia H. Friar '80 has been inducted into the UConn Honors Program Hall of Fame. Friar is retired from GE Capital Consumer Finance after serving as their senior vice president of human relations. Iraj Kamili '13 MBA has been appointed general manager of De Rigo Vision USA and will be based out of Miami, Florida. Kamili is an administrator with extensive experience in the management of international companies. Kamili will supervise and develop DeRigo's business in the North American market where he will be responsible for coordinating an optimizing all operational activities and strategies for the company. Margaret M. Luciano '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, "Unpacking the Dynamics of Cross-Unit Coordination: A Multilevel Quasi-Experimental Investigation of Patient Handoffs." Shan Lin '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended his dissertation titled, "When Marketing Strategies Meet Wall Street." Rebecca A. Ranucci '05 MBA, '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, "At the Manager-Analyst Interface: Bonding, Reciprocity and Assurances." Mark A. Schneider '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended his dissertation titled, "Essays on Decision Making Under Risk in Decision Theory and Auction Theory." Anna S. E. Jansson Vredeveld '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, "Consumer-Brand Engagement: Cultural and Moral Manifestations." Biyu Wu '06 MBA, '15 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, "Do IPOs Face Higher Accounting-Related Litigation Risk? Evidence from Restatements." |
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