The LAUNCH List is a list of curated events to assist students interested in business with finding opportunities for wellness, professional development, academic development, and experiential learning at all of UConn campuses. Read on to see how you can engage today!

There are 8 challenges per UConn Campus that update on Mondays every two weeks.

Drawings happen biweekly (1 Winner Per Campus) and grand prize drawing will be at the end of Fall 2022.

Third Drawing will be 10/10

Fourth Drawing will be 10/24

Fifth Drawing will be 11/7

Sixth Drawing will be 11/18

Seventh Drawing will be 12/5

Grand Prize Drawing will be 12/8

Congratulation to the winners for September 26th's drawing!

Arfa B.

Avery Point Campus

Gabriel C.

Hartford Campus

Anthony M.

Stamford Campus

Sharanya C.

Storrs Campus

While Avery Point offers opportunities to engage, we also encourage you to seek intentional experiences in business on the campus of the major you are seeking. Many of our organizations offer virtual ways to engage and hope to connect with students outside of the campus where they host in-person events.

Apply for an Alternative Break in 2022-2023!

What are Alternative Breaks?

Service-learning experiences designed to heighten participants' awareness of social issues, enhance their individual growth, and prepare them for lifelong social action. Trips integrate service, reflection, and education. They allow participants to immerse themselves in a community beyond UConn. 

Each trip highlights one of the following social issues:



Community Development HIV/AIDS Awareness & Advocacy Civil Rights and Racial Justice Housing Security Food Systems in Cities Healthcare Access & Education Cultural Preservation in Rural Communities Development in Rural Communities Refugee Resettlement 

Did you know there are multiple kinds of stress? Come talk about the different stressors in your life and ways to combat the negative results of stress.

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022

3 PM - 4 PM

HTB 202

Fall Career Fair

The UConn Stamford Fall 2022 Career Fair is open to all UConn students and recent alumni to explore internships, part time jobs and full time jobs. Every major and class year are welcome. Over 75 businesses, creative agencies, government and nonprofit organizations joining us. Whether you are looking for an opportunity now or in the future, come chat with our friendly employer guests who are here to meet YOU! Dress to impress and bring lots of resumes!

Wednesday October 12th

1:30 PM - 4 PM

Rich Concourse, GenRe Auditorium, and Light Spine

Stamford Campus

The Office of Admissions is currently working to recruit for their Husky Ambassador, Husky VIP (Visitor Information Program) and Husky Insider positions!

Husky Ambassadors are a student group which allows prospective students to shadow current UConn students, learning about our academics, organizations, daily life, and resources that UConn has to offer. They also help with our large open houses each semester and greeting students and families on Saturdays for our campus tours. 

Husky VIP is our tour guide program. This is a paid position and students work an average of ten hours a week greeting students and families at the Lodewick Visitors Center and Tasker Hall and welcome them to the UConn community. They give campus tours Monday – Saturday to close to 40,000 visitors each year. 

Husky Insiders is a group of current UConn students dedicated to helping underrepresented prospective students find their home at UConn. They provide concierge-level service to help students with the application and enrollment process, give reminders about events and deadlines, travel to local high schools to recruit, host virtual student chats and events dedicated to recruiting a diverse student population and give tours to schools and groups visiting our campus. This is also a paid position. 

Career Tuesday with Aetna

Why should you attend? This is a chance for you to engage with employers in a casual setting - think of it like a pop-up Career Fair without the long lines.

This is your chance to stop by for a visit with top employers to learn about their company and their culture. Learn interview tips and make personal connections. No formal presentations, come as you are.

Tuesday, October 18th

1 PM - 3:30 PM

School of Business

Atrium 2nd Floor

Business Career Expo

This event combines the best aspects of a career fair and a networking event. The purpose is too make connections between students and our key employers who want to hire them for jobs or internships. 



Tuesday, October 11th

11 AM - 3 PM

Student Union Ballroom

(SU 330 & 331)

SafeHaven Student Workshop

Student Workshop "H.E.A.R.T.S" Healthy Equality & Attitudes Respectfully Together with Safety. This event is open for up to 50 students, please register at the link below.

This event is only open to students.

Tuesday, October 11th

12:30 PM - 2 PM

MPR 113, 116 &119

This is an Honors Event. Categories: Career, Professional, & Personal Development OR Social Change, Service, & Sustainability.

Speed Friending

Starting college can be very anxiety provoking, especially because you’ll be the new kid on the block and haven’t met many other students on campus. Take a deep breath and join us for “Speed Friending”!!! Speed Friending is an event where individuals are paired off for short periods of time in a round-robin fashion. During these short intervals, each pair will get the opportunity to talk, answer some prompts from the host, make a connection and possibly spark a new friendship. Come with a friend or come to make some new ones! Speed Friending will be a fun event where you can meet a lot of new people in a short amount of time!

Thursday, October 13th

12:30 PM - 2 PM

MPR 113, 116 &119

UNIV 3088 - SEC 003: U.S. Anti-Black Racism

This 1-credit course introduces students to foundational history and concepts related to systemic and anti-Black racism. It also exposes students to foundational concepts related to Black consciousness, Black resistance, Black resilience, and intersectional solidarity.

UNIV 3088 - SEC 004: Exploring the Entrepreneurial Perspective

This 1-credit course introduces students to entrepreneurship as a way to create value. It also exposes students to qualities of effective entrepreneurs.

Courses are offered asynchronous online via HuskyCT from Monday, October 17 - Friday, December 9, 2022. 

Note: these courses will not count toward full-time enrollment status for financial aid if added after September 12th.

Come chat with a technology futurist with many years of research and emerging tech experience! Dale Kutnick is a researcher with many years of experience as an analyst at Gartner. He is now a vice president at Garnter and has over 17 years of experience there. Additionally, he serves on the boards of several other companies and charities.

Thursday, October 13th, 2022

Virtually via Zoom

6 PM - 7 PM

This is a Month of Discovery Partner Event.

Traction Program 

Participants will learn the key elements of the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and the lean startup methodology. Participants will engage in customer discovery efforts that will allow them to better understand the market they are entering and the value they plan to provide to key stakeholders in the process.

Applications close on Monday, October 31.

Get Seeded

Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights. Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience. At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas. The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea! In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!

Accelerate UConn

Participating teams will receive an introduction to the most critical elements of the I-Corps Curriculum and Lean Launchpad methodology. Over the course of this 5-week program, teams will learn how to determine the market opportunity for their product or technology.

Participants will learn how to: 

• Develop new ways to communicate the value of their product or technology 
• Understand the structure of the market they are entering
• Develop strategies for generating demand for their product or technology
• Identify next steps needed to launch their venture
• Identify customers most likely to bring first revenue 

Teams will receive:

• 5 weeks of training on the Business Model Canvas and Customer Discovery Process
• Coaching from industry experts and access to next step resources
• $2,000 to support customer discovery and development of minimum viable product 
• Assistance identifying additional team members

Applications for the Fall 2022 cohort will close on Monday, October 17.

During Fall 2022, Experiential Global Learning (EGL) is thrilled to provide the opportunity for students to apply to receive a free passport, and support through the process of your application. This project will nominate select students for the funding. Not all students who submit a form will receive the funding.

Eligibility requirements:

• A UConn student, who is 18 years or older
• Eligible to receive a U.S. Passport, you need to be a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization or be a U.S. national
• Applying for an adult passport for the first time

Complete the nomination form by October 15th at 11:59 PM.

Once a student is nominated, they must participate in a series of presentations to learn more about the application process and opportunities available to use their passport.

Wishing to improve your writing? The Business Communication Lab recommends that you following these helpful tips. This week's tip is centered on run-on sentences.

Run-on sentences are one of the most common problems in writing. Because popular word processors like Microsoft Word and Google Docs can overlook these mistakes, you need to understand the elements of a sentence to avoid them.

Use coordinating conjunctions to connect your ideas

Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect items in your sentences and include “and,” “but,” “so,” “or,” “for,” “nor,” “yet.” When connecting two independent clauses in a sentence, use a comma and coordinating conjunction. The comma should always come before the coordinating conjunction.

Ex. “Laticia wrote the report, and Ahmet revised it.”

"As an overwhelmed, busy college student, just like most of my peers, it can be difficult to make sure we are taking proper care of our wellbeing. Our bodies do so much for us, and we all must remember to thank them. Whether it be doing face mask, going for a walk on a sunny day, or even treating yourself to your favorite coffee, I try and do one thing each day for my well-being, and you should, too! Wellness, fitness, and balance are all passions of mine!"



-Lauryn S

Marketing, Storrs

Find Your UConn

@UConnBusinessUG

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