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!

Enter to Win School of Business Items!

There will be 1 highlighted challenge per UConn Campus that will be updated on a weekly basis. A highlighted challenge will be worth additional entries instead of the standard 1 event = 1 entry.

In order to earn entries, please attend an event, or challenge of your choosing and log it on our LAUNCH Level Up Website.

Drawings happen biweekly and grand prize drawing will be at the end of Spring 2023. There will be one winner per campus for each drawing.

First Drawing will be 1/30

Second Drawing will be 2/13

Third Drawing will be 2/27

Fourth Drawing will be 3/20

Fifth Drawing will be 4/3

Sixth Drawing will be 4/17

Grand Prize Drawing will be 04/38

Congratulation to Our Fall 2022 Grand Prize Winners!

Arfa B.

Avery Point Campus

Keziah D..

Hartford Campus

Anthony M.

Stamford Campus

Victoria M.

Storrs Campus

Anonymous

Waterbury Campus

Students are welcomed back to campus with free hot chocolate, coffee, and a polaroid picture.

Tuesday, January 17th & Wednesday, January 18th

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Student Center

Invest in your wellness with Wellness Weds! This week's offering is creating a vision board to start off the year.

Wednesday, January 18th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Student Center

Duties included but not limited to:

• Engaging students with icebreakers and making them feel connected to others
• Act as a peer advisor ie where to find general education courses, explain content areas, and how to use the UConn Course Catalog
• Assist in the mechanics of the class registering process such as: how to use Student Administration system
• Provide advice regarding the transition from High school to college or from a previous institution to UConn
• Participate in training activities
• Give tours and familiarize students with the campus community and surrounding areas
• Discuss, uphold, and enforce all aspects of the University Code of Conduct
• Need to be willing and enthusiastic about connecting with new students

See job posting for full list of duties and responsibilities

Orientation Leader Training

• 2/24: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• 3/3: 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
• 3/24: 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
• 4/7: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• 4/21: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• 5/10-5/17: 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Dates tentative

Orientation Dates

• 5/22 & 5/23
• 5/25 & 5/26
• 5/31 & 6/1
• 6/5 & 6/6
• 6/8 & 6/9
• 6/13 & 6/14
• 6/20 & 6/21
• 6/26 & 6/27
• 7/18
• 7/20 & 7/21
• 8/23

Dates tentative

The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (“LCD”) announces its 6th annual Summer Internship Pipeline Program for college students of color. The mission of the LCD is to unite the resources, energy and commitment of Connecticut’s leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools and bar associations to make Connecticut a more attractive place for attorneys of color to practice law and find satisfying professional opportunities.  

We are looking to recruit Connecticut residents who are high achieving student leaders attending colleges and universities and have an interest in a legal career. The program provides exposure to the legal profession and guidance and support along their path towards a career in law. The program focuses on diverse students from Connecticut who come from racial and ethnic backgrounds that have been historically under-served and underrepresented in the legal profession.

To be eligible, the interested applicant must:

• Be a rising sophomore, junior or senior at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2023. Current seniors graduating May 2023 are not eligible
• Be a resident of Connecticut (the program does not provide housing accommodations or transportation)
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States

The application deadline is Friday, February 3rd.

Hartford Huskies -- stop by and grab breakfast at the Welcome Back event in the HTB Atrium on the 1st day of school!

Tuesday, January 17th

8:45 AM - 10:45 PM

HTB Atrium

Join Student Government Association at Stamford as they welcome you back from Winter Break with a free winter kit. There will be supplies for the first 200 students, the kits include candy, a beanie, a mug, and a stuffed Polar Bear.

This event is open to UConn Stamford Undergraduate Fee Paying Students, make sure to have your Student ID Ready.

Tuesday, January 17th

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Room 2.02

Join Student Government Association at Stamford as they kick off the semester with free tacos in the Concourse, students will be able to create their own tacos and catch up with peers.

This event is open to UConn Stamford Undergraduate Fee-Paying Students, make sure to have your Student ID Ready.

Tuesday, January 17th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Rich Concourse

MKTG 4895

LiveSafe Integrated Marketing Communication Project Course

3 Credits

Prerequisites: MKTG 3101



MKTG 4895 will be designed to implement an integrated marketing communications (IMC) campaign in Spring 2023 to encourage and maximize the adoption of the LiveSafe app by UConn students on the Storrs campus. 

Skills and Outcomes

• Design and evaluate advertising, promotion and related social media strategies for LiveSafe adoption by UConn students
• Demonstrate and discuss what aspects of advertising and promotion were more effective in increasing LiveSafe adoption
• Develop and test different communication vehicles and evaluate ad media, programs, budgets and schedules in the LiveSafe campaign

Interested students should email Dr. Pancras ASAP at Joseph.Pancras@uconn.edu.

Please include your student ID, list the marketing courses you have taken so far, and a short description on why you want to take the course!

MKTG 4895-001 (Business Students)

Meeting Dates and Times:

Wednesday 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM Hybrid/Blended

BUSN 324

MENT 3501

Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship II

3 Credit

Prerequisites: ENGR 3500 or MENT 3500



The product design process combined with business principles required for a viable technology-based startup and enterprise. Students will take proof-of-concept designs from ENGR or MENT 3500 to the point of further iterating a minimum viable product for field testing, with a heavy focus on physical prototyping. Development of a testable business model, successful business pitch strategies. Students will present their business model to entrepreneurs and potential customers. Taught with ENGR 3501. Formerly offered as MGMT 3501.

MENT 3501-001 (Students in Business, Fine Arts, and Engineering)

Meeting Dates and Times:

Mondays 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM In Person

MCHU 205

UConn Sport Business Conference

UConn Sport Business Association is excited to announce that they will be celebrating the 50th year of Title IX with a panel featuring prominent female figures in sport.

The UConn Sport Business Conference provides a unique opportunity to engage with professionals from a variety of career paths and areas of expertise from within the sport industry. The conference is a formal, full-day event which includes keynote speakers and panels, break-out workshop sessions, designated networking time, and opportunities to seek internships and jobs. The UConn Sport Business Conference strives to help all attendees gain real-world knowledge and applicable skills that will provide a foundation to build upon throughout their professional careers. The conference promotes networking and relationship building between our mentors and attendees, to use as building block for future professional connections and mentorship. Each year we are thrilled to welcome new students and professionals to our event, as well as returning attendees and mentors who have been and will continue to be part of our UConn Sport Business Conference.

Sunday, February 19th

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

McHugh Hall

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Business & Economics Program in London Infosession

Go global with Business & Economics in London! Through intensive internships and coursework, Business & Economics in London offers business and economics majors the chance to work in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, get a semester’s worth of academic credit, and to engage with critical global issues both inside and outside the classroom.

Thursday, January 26th

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

BUSN 214 or virtually

UConn Formula SAE is dedicated to making leaders that get an innovative experience beyond what is available in classes and internships, while creating the most enjoyable, inclusive, and safest environment possible. They are a student run organization that designs, builds, and competes a formula style race car every year. Formula SAE competes with top universities around the world and works with some of the best companies in the nation.

Currently, SAE is looking for people to help run our social media accounts, newsletter as well as networking and reaching out to companies like Lockheed Martin and General Electric.

Hosted by the School of Business, Office of Undergraduate Advising, students are invited to participate in a workshop designed to discuss tips, techniques and strategies to enhance academic success.

Thursday, January 19th

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

BUSN Room TBD

Friday, January 20th

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Virtual

The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to announce the 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Legacy Convocation! This year's speaker is Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., New York Times Bestselling Author & Chair of Princeton’s Department of African American Studies.

Thursday, January 19th

Informal Student Discussion with Dr. Glaude

4.00 PM - 4.45 PM

In person and virtual.

Convocation Event

6.30 PM - 8.30 PM

Jorgensen Theater



Professor Newport's talk will consider Dr. King's time in Chicago and his impact on jailed people's struggles in the Chicago House of Correction and Cook County Jail, exploring how politicized people in the city's predominantly Black jails reveal that King's tactics and ideologies became central to resisting mass incarceration.

Food will be provided to all attendees.

Tuesday, January 17th

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Multipurpose Room

Welcome back to campus!

Stretch out, rub your eyes, and stop by the lobby to grab a muffin, donuts, tea or coffee.

Tuesday, January 17th & Wednesday, January 18th

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lobby

Business & Economics Program in London Infosession

Go global with Business & Economics in London! Through intensive internships and coursework, Business & Economics in London offers business and economics majors the chance to work in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, get a semester’s worth of academic credit, and to engage with critical global issues both inside and outside the classroom.

Thursday, January 26th

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Virtually

National Day of Racial healing

In this session UConn Faculty and Staff will share counternarratives on their individual and collective lived experiences both in and outside of the classroom related to the impact of race in higher education.

Tuesday, January 17th

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1947 classroom, Library, & Virtually

Join us for the next installment in the UConn Technology commercialization Services (TCS) Venture Series. This presentation will discuss how early-stage VC’s make decisions on investing and the tips, tricks and strategies to close.

Caleb is a seasoned Entrepreneur, Executive, Director, and Investor with international experience. He was involved in over $550 million in biotech financings and partnering transactions, ranging from the raising CEO to the lead investor to a financial advisor. Caleb is currently a venture partner with Beyond Next Ventures and Corundum Systems Biology involved in deep tech investing with a transpacific slant. He has worked previously with CTIC Capital, Arcline Investment Management, G4S Capital, and Prime Movers Lab. Caleb sits on selected Boards and serves pro bono for some startup accelerators/incubators ((Stanford’s StartX, Blockbuster Tokyo, FAST, Jlabs, etc.) and industry associations (Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, CLSI, BIO, etc.) all with the goal of growing the bio venture ecosystems in the US and Asia through strengthening collaborative bridges.

Thursday, January 26th

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Virtually

Need help putting together a pitch deck for a class or editing a report? Don't understand your assignment guidelines, or aren't sure how to get started on a project? Schedule a 20-minute virtual meeting with the Business Communication Lab.

The material you would like to review with us must be assigned by a current course in the School of Business. Upon registering for your appointment, you will be requested to provide the assignment guideline sheet and other necessary documents for the Lab staff to fully understand the scope of the task or project.

Prioritize Wellness this Week

Join Student Health & Wellness for Let’s Get Together Thursdays for 15 Minutes of Calm. Practice breathing & stretches for stress relief.

Open to all UConn students from any campus. No experience required. Sessions will be held virtually.

Thursdays

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Find Your UConn

@UConnBusinessUG

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