Business Today: the latest news, events, and research updates from the University of Connecticut School of Business.
UConn Women in Baseball: ‘You Never Know Who Is Going to Have the Perfect Role for You’
Kelly Kennedy, director of transformative learning at the School of Business, says the students she meets have a strong desire to explore different industries, companies, and roles that appeal to both their academic and personal interests.
Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids
The entrepreneurs who created Feel Your Best Self, a startup focused on social-emotional learning for elementary school-aged students, won the highly coveted Wolff New Venture Competition and a $25,000 prize in October. Keep Reading
Marketing Students Played a Pivotal Role in Creating a Safer UConn
Capt. Justin Gilbert believed the new LiveSafe app offered by the UConn Police Department could be a potential lifesaver for students, but after a semester of availability, the app had only 400 active users. Enter the UConn School of Business Marketing Department. Keep Reading
In Memory of Larry Gramling
With the passing of professor emeritus Larry Gramling, the School of Business has lost a beloved leader, who taught tens of thousands of accounting students during his 38-year tenure at UConn. Keep Reading
Stanislaw "Stan" Jankowski '02 MBA, vice president and chief information officer for the Hospital for Special Care, received the Hartford Business Journal’s 2023 C-suite Award in the Chief Technology/Information Officer, Nonprofit category.
Olivia White ‘80 MBA was named interim director for The Connecticut Forum effective September 6. White most recently worked for The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum.
