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!

BADM 1801

Elevating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Women in Finance

2 Credits



This course is intended to support and elevate students, particularly women, those historically underrepresented in gender roles, and those concerned with gender barriers in the field of finance, by helping enrolled students develop industry-specific skills, identify goals towards crafting a personal brand, and build the confidence to pursue leadership roles within the finance industry. Students will engage with commonly used tools to learn required skills and earn marketable certifications. Students will build confidence and develop language with which to articulate strengths that help contribute to a woman's successful career in finance. Students will learn from leaders in the finance field to improve awareness of key skill sets needed to enhance a woman’s career trajectory in finance. This course is open to UConn students of all identities who seek to explore leadership in finance with a clear emphasis on women.

BADM 1801-002 (Business and Non-Business Students)

Meeting Dates and Times:

Wednesday 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM Distance Learning

BADM 1801

CQ for Business: Intercultural Competency for the Global Marketplace

2 Credits

This course will help you build your intercultural knowledge and awareness for global business and give you tools to address a wide variety of cultural scenarios and differences.

Join Arminda Kamphausen, Associate Director, Global Business Programs to: 

• Grow in self-awareness through reflection
• Learn the cultural dimensions that impact a people groups worldview
• Explore cultural norms across a variety of international settings
• Experience cultural exchange virtually through engagement in the U21 Global Citizenship program (below)
• Produce a final project focused on the country/culture of your choosing 

BUSN 1801-N60 (Avery Point Business & Non-Business Students)

BUSN 1801-H71 (Hartford Business & Non-Business Students)

BUSN 1801-Z81 (Stamford Business & Non-Business Students)

BUSN 1801-001 (Storrs Business & Non-Business Students)

BUSN 1801-W31 (Waterbury Business & Non-Business Students)

Meeting Dates and Times:

Online

BUSN 1801

CFA Mentorship Course

1 Credit

This course is intended for sophomore through senior UConn Hartford and Stamford Financial Management majors. Students will be paired with a professional Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) through the Hartford CFA Society who will serve as a mentor.

BUSN 1801-H72 (Business Students)

Meeting Dates and Times:

Online

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.

Sixth Drawing will be 11/18

Seventh Drawing will be 12/5

Grand Prize Drawing will be 12/8

Congratulation to the winners for November 7th's drawing!

Arfa B.

Avery Point Campus

Brendan W.

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.

UConn students, join UConn Business Professionals via Zoom for a session with Goddard Space Flight Center's DEI and Accessibility Lead for Heliophysics and hear about STEM!

In order to attend via Zoom, UBP asks that you please fill out the form linked below.

Friday, November 18th

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM

Virtual 

Like many college students, you may find yourself back in your hometown, connecting with family and friends over Thanksgiving break. While the impending break is well needed, you may have some reservations about returning home. For some, the questions “What are you going to do with that degree?” or “What are your plans after college?” can be dreaded conversations – especially if you are uncertain or unaware of your options. The Center for Career Development will host a Career Pop-Up in the Zachs Atrium to help you answer those questions. Join us for good conversation, giveaways, and support.

Wednesday, November 16th

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Zachs Atrium

Please join President Maric, an internationally recognized expert in climate change, sustainability, and green energy, for a panel discussion and presentation on UConn's impact on the global climate crisis.

Moderated by Interim Provost D'Alleva, panel will include several UConn faculty experts:

• Carol Atkinson-Palumbo, Geography
• Jasna Jankovic, Materials Sciences and Engineering
• Baikun Li, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Leslie Shor, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
• Guiling Wang, Civil and Environmental Engineering

This event is open to the public. Registration is encouraged.

Wednesday, November 16th

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Greenwich High School

10 Hillside Rd, Greenwich, CT

Looking for an Additional Business Course for Spring 2023?

BUSN 4895 - Z81: Introduction to Nonprofit Management

3-credits

Thursdays 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM - In Person - Stamford

Prerequisites: Open to all students who are sophomores or higher. All students who are not junior+ business majors will need to request a permission number.

This special topics course provides an introduction to Nonprofit Organization Management, including an understanding of the nonprofit sector, different types of nonprofit organizations, and core functions and skills required to successfully operate and contribute to a nonprofit organization. The instructor is the former CMO of Americares. 

The Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series --"Nature and the Environment"-- honors the legacy of a prominent American naturalist, photographer, and writer who helped bridge the gap between the conservation and ecological movements of the 20th century.

"Watch Live" links will be posted when available, usually within 48 hours of the event. Recorded lectures for current and past lecture series are available below. New recordings may take up to a week to post.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Konover Auditorium

F.L.I.P. is an acronym that stands for Financial Literacy Innovation Program. It was founded on the idea of teaching financial literacy to high school students who attend school in underserved communities. It teaches them how to manage their finances and build their credit. We are looking for students’ facilitators to teach the curriculum to the high school students.

Providing financial literacy to underserved youth can put them on the trajectory of financial freedom. If you are interested in joining our team, please reach out to Jackie.

Can't make the information session on 11/15? Consider attending one of our upcoming information sessions on November 30th, December 6th, or December 7th from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Location will be shared soon!

Information Session

Tuesday, November 15th

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

BUSN 218

The Real Estate Society is excited to announce special guest speaker Tiffany Burns Gherlone head of asset management Real Estate US at UBS. Join us for an engaging and informative conversation!

Tiffany is a UConn alumni currently leading teams that bring innovative ideas and advanced analytics to commercial real estate investing, from deep data wrangling to exploratory machine learning. As a leader, she values an atmosphere of inclusion and psychological safety. Tiffany also wrote a dissertation on the influence of publicly traded REITs and market based inflation expectation on daily priced private commercial real estate returns.

Wednesday, November 16th

6:30 PM

BUSN 214

Coffee Chat with Eric Baron

Wednesday, November 16th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Virtual

Soccer with Vex IQ Robots

Friday, December 2nd

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

BUSN 391

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, November 15th

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

School of Business

Atrium 2nd Floor

Come learn about RACCE and their mission to advance racial equity and social justice. RACCE will lead the audience through an interactive activity called Advocacy Walk. The audience will then be invited to share their personal insight into issues surrounding Racial Equity and Social Justice and how we all can make a commitment to create change.

This event is for students, faculty, staff and OLLI members - all are welcome.



Tuesday, November 15, 2022

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

MPR

Looking for an Additional Finance Course for Spring 2023?

FNCE 4895 - Section 002: Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Capital

1-credit

Tuesdays 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Distance Learning

Prerequisites: FNCE 3101 or MATH 3650. Business major or Actuarial/Math/Finance major of junior or higher status at all campuses.

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 and practitioners in the PE and VC industries. Each seminar is 1-hour 15 minutes long, followed by 15 minutes Q&A.

Virtual Career Tuesdays is a chance for you to engage with top employers to learn about their company, their culture and what they look for in job candidates.

Tuesday, November 15th

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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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