Business Today: the latest news, events, and research updates from the University of Connecticut School of Business.
Bright, Young Business Leaders: ‘Stay Open, Stay Curious, Explore’
Read about three UConn alumnae to be honored with a ‘40 Under Forty’ award from the Hartford Business Journal, recognizing young professionals in the Greater Hartford area who have made significant professional contributions at a young age.
School of Business Welcomes Four Experienced Faculty to its Ranks
The School of Business has added four faculty members to its ranks, all with extensive classroom experience. The new professors include a trio of OPIM experts, who will be based in Stamford, and a former LEGO-company innovator who is joining the Marketing Department. Keep Reading
Veterans-Turned-Entrepreneurs Demonstrate Initiative, Courage, Dedication
This year’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) cohort had 16 members who are aspiring to create a diverse range of businesses. The startups address mental wellness for teen girls and women, forest mulching and land management, specialty clothing, indoor playgrounds for families, a leadership and management advising firm, and more. Keep Reading
Big Changes for Big Business as EU Human Rights Law Nears Enactment
From Business Law professor Rachel Chambers - The European Union will soon require thousands of large companies to actively look for and reduce human rights abuses and environmental damage in their supply chains. And although it’s an EU law, it will also cover foreign businesses – including American ones – that have operations in the region. Keep Reading
Ilona Bastiaansen '23 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Bankruptcy Spillovers in Firm Payout Policy”. Bastiaansen has accepted a position as an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame.
Oriana D. Freidenberg '16 MBA has been named by Transamerica to a new position as Head of Customer Experience and Marketing for the company’s Individual Solutions division, which provides life insurance and annuities to customers throughout the U.S.
Julia Winer '16 MBA has been selected to serve as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer for the Watkinson School, a co-ed independent school for grades 6-12.
