Business Today: the latest news, events, and research updates from the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Gov. Lamont Honors Grad Students Who Won Global Investment Championship
Gov. Ned Lamont, UConn Interim President Radenka Maric, and School of Business Dean John A. Elliott on Friday, Jan. 21 honored five graduate students whose investment prowess beat almost 500 teams worldwide, capturing the top award in the 2021 Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge.
UConn’s MSA Program Ranked Among the Best in the Nation
A relentless commitment to continuous improvement is one factor that contributed to the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program’s Top 10 ranking by U.S. News and World Report. Keep Reading
UConn Redesigns MBA Programs to Offer More Flexible Course Options
"This new approach will offer more flexibility, accessibility, and convenience in obtaining the highly regarded UConn MBA degree," says School of Business Dean John A. Elliott. Keep Reading
Professor Leanne Adams To Accounting Students: Your Skill Can Change Lives
What started as a good-will gesture, helping low-income people get their tax refunds, turned into a transformative personal and professional experience for UConn accounting professor Leanne Adams. Keep Reading
Alumnus Dags Chen ’07 MBA has joined Barings, a global investment management firm, as Head of U.S. Real Estate Research and Strategy. Chen earned his bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University and an MBA in finance and real estate from UConn.
"The opportunities presented before our industry are massive, exciting, and challenging,’’ he said during Monday’s announcement. “The COVID pandemic has shifted, and will continue to shift, the real estate investment landscape in ways we never anticipated. I am thrilled to join the dynamic professionals at Barings Real Estate and to help plot the way forward alongside a deep bench of researchers.’’
The Office of External and Alumni Engagement has made a page for the webinars in the Career Conversations Series. If you haven't had a chance to join live, now is your chance to catch up. Watch the videos
