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 UConn Stamford. Read on to see how you can engage today! | |
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Drop-in advising is available for students on all UConn Campuses to speak one-on-one with the peer or professional advisors.
Not sure where to start? Let us help you figure it out.
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LAUNCH Level Up Challenge | |
Enter to Win
School of Business Items!
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There are 8 challenges per UConn Campus that update on Mondays every two weeks.
Drawings happen biweekly and grand prize drawing will be at the end of Fall 2022.
Second Drawing will be 9/26
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
This week's winner:
Hartford student
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Hear from last year's grand prize winner!
"Overall, activities hosted through the Student Union like Spring Week and various club activities were amazing. This project made me look for opportunities to get involved that I might not have otherwise done before- and now I know what to look out for engagement in the future!"
-Guerlina P.
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Opportunities to Engage On Campus | | |
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UConn Stamford - Taco Tuesdays
September 13th 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Rich Concourse
The Taco Project is committed to delivering a casual dining experience that will exceed your expectations. Containing the highest quality of fresh ingredients at reasonable prices.
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Career Tuesdays
September 13th 4:00 PM
Webex
A chance for you to engage with top employers to learn about their company, their culture & what they look for in job candidates. This week we will be bringing GE Energy Financial Services.
Click here to join.
Webex Meeting number:
2620 247 2788
Password:
P29sD9v3ukT
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Find Your Future Fest
September 15th 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Career Center (Room 1.17) & Rich Concourse
Join the Career Development Center and the Academic Advising Center to explore majors and careers.
Games, prizes, and snacks will be provided.
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Basketball Intramurals
September 19th 6:00 - 9:00 PM
YMCA, Stamford, CT
Nothing beats the rush of a sports game! Cheer on your fellow huskies at our intramural games occurring at the Stamford YMCA
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Leadership Certificate Series: Impact Delta
Impact Delta is a 9-week course designed for students who are interested in exploring how they can be a catalyst for sustained social change.
Tuesdays 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. Starting September 12th.
Click here to register.
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Leadership Certificate Series: Discovery
Discovery Leadership is a 9-week course designed for students at the beginning of their leadership journey who are interested in exploring and developing their leadership potential.
Thursdays 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Starting September 12th.
Click here to register.
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Opportunities to Engage Off Campus | | |
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CryptoMondays Stamford
Every Monday 6:00 - 7:15 PM
2200 Atlantic St, Stamford, CT
Decentralized global community that shares a passion for Crypto and how it's going to change the world in dramatic ways. CryptoMondays offers content and socializing so like-minded people can share their views, network, learn and have a blast.
Click here to view the agenda.
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Public Night at the Westport Astronomical Society
September 14th 10:00 PM
Westport Astronomical Society
182 Bayberry Lane, Westport, CT
Enjoy the views of planets, nebulae, and other deep sky objects through our telescopes with the help of our members and volunteers. The Tower Observatory Dome covers a 14″ Celestron EdgeHD and the lawn regularly hosts the HUGE 25″ Obsession telescope, the largest in Connecticut available to the public.
Click here for more info.
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HYPE - Hayvn Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
September 15th 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM
320 Boston Post Rd, Darien, CT
This group will bring young entrepreneurs and professionals together to support professional development and strategies for success in their business or their job.
Click here to register.
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Honey Harvest Festival
September 18th 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
151 Brookdale Rd, Stamford, CT
The 3rd annual Honey Harvest Festival is dedicated to celebrating honey and learning about the important role bees play in our ecosystem. This festival includes family-friendly activities, honey and gin tasting & presentations, live music, food trucks, a marketplace featuring local vendors & artisans, a honey harvest demo, and the opportunity to explore the Bartlett’s trails & gardens.
Click here to view event details.
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Alice in Wonderland - CluedUpp
October 15th 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Stamford, CT
This is a unique outdoor escape-room style experience that unfolds exclusively via the CluedUpp app. Receive clues via your phone as you scramble across Stamford to solve puzzles and complete challenges against the clock. You only need to book 1 ticket per team. Each ticket admits up to 6 adults.
Start any time between 9am and 2pm on the day
The event lasts between 2 to 3 hours on average
Dress to impress. Get your team dressed-up and celebrate the madness of Wonderland (optional).
Click here to sign-up.
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Experiential Learning Opportunities | |
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Interested in Export Professional Development?
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Global Business Programs has created these programs in partnership with the Connecticut District Export Council to promote knowledge about exporting to students who may wish to have this additional skill for their résumés and potential internships. In a global economy, knowledge of exporting logistics and compliance is crucial for businesses of all sizes, as 95% of all consumers live outside the U.S. Completing one or more of these tracks will help prepare students to assist an SME (Small to Medium size Enterprise) to begin or expand their exporting capabilities.
To participate, please email global.business@uconn.edu.
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Interested in the U21 Global Citizenship Program? | |
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The U21 Global Citizenship program is an experiential online program that develops the skills and competencies students need to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG). The course will focus on the UN SDGs and equipping students to act in these areas to become Global citizens.
Students will be:
- Equipped to take rapid action on the Sustainable Development Goal that they choose
- Ready to challenge preconceptions and better inform other people's perspectives
- Better connected to U21 students around the world
Application Deadline: September 15th
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Students will be challenged with the fundamental reminder of the definition of logistics: coordinated separate activities which combine to one organized movement of goods, services, and people. This challenge incorporates this essential philosophy of logistics into the new and innovative study of social logistics, which aims to introduce a social (human) factor in the systems and to apply logistics principles and methods in solving problems within society.
Inclusive in this experience will be student-only networking sessions and open office hours for the GBSN team and experts to assist students in solution development.
Application Deadline: October 20th
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The Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition will ask interdisciplinary / cross-program student teams, to grapple with and develop solutions for real-life sustainability challenges. The overarching theme of the case competition is on Sustainability, with the following objectives:
- Seek to solve a current real-world problem.
- Develop solutions that will be commercially and practically viable to build and implement, and ultimately generate a profit and/or support further sustainability initiatives (i.e., analyze and recommend direction amongst multiple strategic choices a company is considering in real-time).
Application Deadline: September 17th
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Looking for Academic Support? | |
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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.
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Want to Become a Global Business Ambassador? | |
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At Global Business Programs, we believe that students with a global mindset continually seek growth in themselves and are uniquely positioned to transform the worldview of those around them. Our main priority is to create opportunities for UConn students to engage the field of International Business across a wide variety of industries. These opportunities take different forms, from speaker series to certificate programs, from case competitions and scholarship opportunities to special events where you engage with faculty, alumni, and business partners.
Students continue to be powerful advocates of both information and resources for their peers. Knowing this to be true, we began the Global Business Ambassador (GBA) program in 2020. GBAs have the opportunity to participate in opportunities like those mentioned above, and the unique opportunity to sit on our student advisory board to provide direct student input to our programs. We also offer mentoring opportunities with professionals who work in international business.
Please consider applying using the application portal below. Applications are due by September 15. If you have any questions, please email: global.business@uconn.edu.
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Questions?
Do you have a suggestion for content that will help students to strategically engage at UConn Stamford? Email eddie.papazoni@uconn.edu
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