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!
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Need to Connect with an Advisor? |
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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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Call (860) 486-2315 Mon - Fri, 8 AM - 5 PM
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Email undergrad.business@uconn.edu
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Hear from Your Peers on How They Set Their Semester Up for Success! |
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LAUNCH Level Up Challenge |
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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.
First Drawing will be 9/12
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
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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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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. |
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We hope you will join the Hartford community in celebrating the new school year and learning about UConn Hartford via the Resource Fair.
Come say hi to Laila from Undergraduate Advising, Sue from Business Career Development, and both Hartford Peer Advisors; Alisha and Aarthi. We would love to meet you and introduce how we can help during your time at UConn!
Wednesday, August 31st
1 PM - 4 PM
Atrium & Courtyard
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Meet the Stamford BUSN Office! |
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Welcome Back Stamford!
Join us and say hi to the team at Stamford for a breakfast kickoff. Coffee, tea, and breakfast snacks will be provided.
Tuesday, August 30th
9 AM- 10:30 AM
Room 3.97
Wednesday, August 31st
9 AM- 10:30 AM
Room 3.97
Thursday, September 1st
9 AM- 10:30 AM
Room 3.97
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Interested in a Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course? |
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An integration of the best business and engineering principles and practices. Identification of customer need, development of technical solution and financial viability. Collaboration between School of Business and School of Engineering, teaching product design process combined with business principals required for any viable startup and enterprise.
Experiential nature of course will enable students to go through process of conceiving of a new product, building an MVP, developing a business model and business plan, and testing the market. Students will learn the art of successful pitching and presenting business models to successful entrepreneurs. Taught with ENGR 3500. Formerly offered as MGMT 3500.
Course Name: MENT 3500-001
Time: Mondays 2:30 PM- 5 PM
Location: JRB 204
Modality: In Person
Credits: 3 credits
Requirements: Open only to Business majors of junior or higher status.
Not open to students who have passed or are taking ENGR 3500
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Calling all First-Year Female Identifying UConn Students! |
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Do you have an idea or interest in entrepreneurship?
Have you started, created or founded something or really want to learn how?
Do you want to get paid to bring your ideas to life?
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We are looking for curious, creative, explorative students to join the upcoming F3 cohort of the Werth Innovators Leadership Development (WILD) program. The F3 cohort creates accessibility to entrepreneurial programs for students who are traditionally underrepresented, providing personalized support through mentorship, skill building and leadership opportunities.
You'll also have access to unique experiences, activities and trips all geared toward empowering you to bring your ideas to life! You'll also have the opportunity to propose and work on an impactful project during the summer of 2023 as a full-time, 10-week paid $4k internship with ongoing opportunities and network growth.
Successful participation leads to a $3k scholarship during your sophomore year.
Application deadline: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 at midnight. No GPA requirement. Video submission required. You will be asked to interview.
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Attend Week of Welcome at the Waterbury campus!
Monday 8/29 and Tuesday 8/30:
Wake Up Grab and Go!
Lobby
9 AM- Noon
Tuesday 8/30
Butterfly Garden
Courtyard
10 AM- 1 PM
Wednesday 8/31
UConn Dairy Bar Truck
Courtyard
12 PM- 2 PM
Thursday 9/1
ASG Wheel of Giveaways
Lobby
12 PM- 2 PM
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Apply Now! $25K & Entrepreneurship Training
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The E-Team Program supports student innovators on the path to launching their invention! Students can apply now for Pioneer for E-Teams, the first stage of the VentureWell Accelerator, where, in addition to receiving grant funding, they’ll discover the best market for their innovation.
E-Teams unlock:
- Up to $25K in funding
- Entrepreneurship training
- Mentorship by dedicated staff
- National recognition
- Networking with peers and industry experts
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Do you have an idea that can change the world? Start your entrepreneurship journey by applying for the Winter 2023 Pioneer for E-Teams cohort by October 5.
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Student Pitch Competition |
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Our video-pitch competition is now open to all college- and university-level students. Application and participation is 100% free — no purchase to any TechCrunch event required. Plus, we pumped up the prize package and extended the deadline. Here’s what you need to know and do in order to compete and have a shot at winning free passes — and more — to TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco October 18-20.
The pitch competition is industry-agnostic, and we encourage students building in any vertical to apply. While we’re excited to review the applications from students with a functioning MVP, the ultimate winners will be a mix of student-led startups at the ideation stage, with product/market fit and those and those at growth stage. The application deadline is September 9.
TechCrunch will review all submitted videos and select 20 finalists. They will notify the finalists on September 18.
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Considering a PhD Training and an Academic Career? |
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IDDEAS@MITSloan (Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship) is a two-day immersion program being held October 6-7, 2022, aimed at introducing a diverse group of outstanding undergraduates to the field of business research and academia.
IDDEAS@MITSloan will give participants an opportunity to experience what it means to be a PhD student and to enter a career as an academic researcher. IDDEAS@MITSloan participants will take part in doctoral-level research exercises, take mini-master classes with MIT Sloan faculty, hear from MIT Sloan doctoral students, and much more. The program is designed for undergraduate students who demonstrate a strong interest in math, statistics, economics, psychology/sociology, and/or engineering-related disciplines and want to know more about PhD research degrees in business. We encourage all interested students to apply.
To enrich the field of business academia and research, the IDDEAS@MITSloan program invites applicants from all academic and personal backgrounds. Attendance and accommodations are free of charge, and travel costs are covered by the program.
The application deadline is September 1, 2022.
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Interested in a Seminar on Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Capital Course? |
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The objective of this seminar course is to understand the process PE and VC investors follow in making decisions about valuation and financing of startups, and, along the way, to master the language of the industry. Seminar participants will become conversant in the articulate framework used in the PE & VC process_ valuation, term sheets, due diligence, deal structuring, and devising of appropriate exit strategies.
The seminars will be presented by prominent UConn alums practitioners in the PE and VC industries. A total of seven seminars are planned in Fall 2022 covering topic areas listed below. Each seminar is 1-hour long, followed by Q&A.
Course Name: FNCE 4895
Time: Wednesdays 6 PM- 7 PM
Modality: Online
Credits: 1.5 credits
Requirements: Open only to Business majors of junior or higher status who have completed FNCE 3101.
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A Student's Perspective on the Importance of Taking a Break
"I often see fellow students on opposite sides of a spectrum. On one side, are the procrastinators: masters in the art of making excuses for breaks. The other side of that spectrum however, can still be quite troublesome. Although these students are likely to be very hard workers, they may do some at the detriment of themselves, and the very work to which they dedicate themselves.
First, I want to establish that anyone could be burned out from doing anything. Whether that be doing something boring, something you hate, or even something you love - too much of the same thing may lead to burnout. This happened for me over the recent fall semester. Although I loved working out in the Student Recreation Center to the point of addiction, it suddenly felt unenjoyable for seemingly no reason, and I have struggled to get back into the hobby since. A very common form of burnout suffered by students is likely academic burnout, or simply overworking a career. I am sure some of you can attest to that.
Have I taken small breaks, I may not have stopped so abruptly. My experience shows that not taking breaks in the short-term could lead to a long-term consequence. Non-stop studying for weeks on end could lead to an oversight and a wrong answer. Overdoing a hobby may lead you to stop enjoying it and quit. Working a job without rest can reduce productivity, and overall will seldom make you feel well. In short, it may be more efficient in the long-term to take a break from time to time, even if it may not seem like it.
Taking a break may also have some benefits that affect you right away. In fact, taking a break from the simple act of “thinking” may lead to better, more creative solutions. I have two examples of this happening to me. The first happens quite often while doing math homework. When I am stuck on a particular problem, working on any more than 10 minutes tends to not solve anything. It won’t be until I engage in something else, such as a short walk, that I think “maybe I should try that formula.” In my second example, I am brainstorming entrepreneurial ideas that could lead to a future business. In my dorm, no matter how hard I tried, I came up with very little. Once I traveled on a week-long ski trip however, I began to recognize potential problems that could be solved entrepreneurially. Could it be the different environment? In any case, deviating from the same repetitive process led to a mental influx of ideas."
-Victor N
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Questions?
Do you have a suggestion for content that will help students to strategically engage? Email laila.chaoui@uconn.edu.
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