Business Today: the latest news, events, and research updates from the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Fueled by Curiosity and Hard Work, MSBAPM Student Wins International Sustainability Challenge
Olaoluwa ‘Ola’ Ogunseun won the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge, which brings together graduate students from 28 universities around the world. The four-month long competition, which ended in December, asked students to examine sustainability in business practices and recommend solutions.
Management Professor Nora Madjar Appointed Associate Dean
“I’ve inherited an excellent program,” said Madjar, a 20-year faculty member. “I’m excited about the future, and the ways that we can grow. I’m committed to working with students and, together with our faculty and staff, mentoring them for academic, professional and personal success.”
In her new position, Madjar will oversee the education of more than 3,000 students across five campuses. She said that today’s business undergraduate students are more focused than their peers were two decades ago.
Keep Reading
U.S. News Ranks MSA Program Among the Best in Nation For Ninth Consecutive Year
This is the ninth consecutive year that the program has achieved that distinction, this year ranking No. 6 among online, non-MBA business graduate programs in 2023. The UConn program is up from No. 7 last year, and No. 11 two years ago. Keep Reading
Josephine Baah '01, '11 MBA, founder of Blissful Royal Creations, was featured as one of the best wedding planners in Connecticut by Best Things Connecticut.
Willard I. Hill, Jr. '95 MBA was named one of the "Directors to Watch" by Directors & Boards magazine. As director of PCSB Financial Corporation, Hill serves on its audit, executive, and nominating corporate committees and as chair of PCSB Bank's risk committee.
Mark Voytek '95 MBA has been appointed to the Board of Directors of TRIPA, a human assessment platform developed to transform how human resources are valued. Voytek is founder and managing partner of Voytechnology Partners.
Mike Zacchea '12 MBA, founder of UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2022 posthumously. Zacchea, a decorated veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, founded the EBV program in 2009. EBV offers cutting-edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities resulting from their service to our country.
