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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How does AI enhance or detract from your student experience? What do you think about the fairness or ethics of using AI tools in your academic work? We want to hear from you!
My name is Brent Lucia and I’m a professor at UConn’s School of Business. I’m curious about how students are using AI in their academic environments and would love to hear from you. If you’re interested, please take a minute to complete this short survey on the topic. It shouldn’t take more than five minutes of your time, and your answers will help us better understand AI usage in the classroom and how to tailor ethical guidelines around its functionality.
It's completely confidential.
You will have the option to enter into a raffle for a $50 Amazon Gift Card at the end.
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The ASG sponsored NYC trip to see The Great Gatsby on Broadway is coming soon on Sunday, March 9th. Tickets are on sale now! You can purchase them by clicking the link below. Ticket's are first come, first serve!
Students: $30
Guests: $100
Sunday, March 9th
8:30 AM departing time
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Now is the perfect time to search and apply for scholarships for next year. The Avery Point scholarship application process is now open. Submit your application by 3/28/25. Email averypointbursar@uconn.edu for the application and any questions.
Deadline is March 28th, 2025.
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Hey Hartford students, how are you getting involved on campus or enhancing your experiential learning this week? Click the button below to tell us and enter to win some School of Business swag items!
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You are invited to meet with Provost Anne D’Alleva and her leadership team over lunch during their visit to campus:
This campus visit provides an opportunity to connect with our academic affairs leader and her leadership team in person. It is a chance to share information, ask questions, and provide a good sense of our campus life through feedback on your experiences at UConn Hartford.
Tuesday, March 11th
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
HTB 216
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Cookies and Convo with Campus Community
Join with the Campus Dean and fellow members of our UConn Hartford community for ongoing, informal, sustained conversations to discuss every and all topics relevant to our campus.
Wednesday, March 12th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
HTB, Student Activities Room First Floor
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Meet UConn alumni working at synchrony for a panel discussion and campus tour. Learn about different pathways and areas of business and bring your questions!
Transportation provided from the Stamford and Storrs campus
Tuesday, March 4th
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Synchrony's offices
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Learn how to prepare for and present successfully at case competitions. Hosted by Professor Brent Lucia.
Thursday, March 6th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Business Boardroom 397
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SMF Room Lunch & Learn Event with Wealth Management Professional Hay Guy | |
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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the Wealth Management industry and introduce yourself to successful UConn Alumni Hal Guy –Founder and Managing Principal of StoneCastle Consulting! Hal is a great speaker and mentor to finance-focused students.
Hal Guy is the founder and Managing Principal of StoneCastle Consulting, a firm he established to provide comprehensive financial planning services to business owners, executives, and healthcare professionals. Prior to founding StoneCastle, Hal gained valuable experience as a Private Wealth Advisor at Sagemark Consulting, where he refined his expertise in creating custom financial strategies. Hal is also a proud UConn alum with a degree in finance.
Wednesday, March 5th
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
BUSN Boardroom 321
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Please join Ascend UConn and SAWEA as they present a Women’s History Month panel presentation, showcasing various career paths with the voices of Pan-Asian women highlighting challenges and successes for an enlightening evening on career growth.
Wednesday, March 5th
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
School of Business, 321
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UConn’s Women in Making Forum seeks to highlight and celebrate how women find success within the maker movement. We will celebrate success stories and discuss best practices to navigate obstacles through interactive discussion and empowering skill-building workshops.
Saturday, March 8th
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Peter J. Werth Residence Tower, UConn Innovation Zone
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Applications are now open for tutoring positions that begin in Fall 2025. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. This year, we are particularly interested in applicants from STEM fields and applicants who are multilingual. Typical commitment is 6-8 hours a week, at $17/hr. The strongest applicants will be reflective, intellectually curious writers and engaged collaborators. You don’t need to think you’re a perfect writer—just a thoughtful one who listens well and is interested in others’ work. Do you think carefully about how to communicate complex information in a way that people can understand? Do you like helping other people do it, too? Then this job is for you.
The deadline is 5pm, Friday March 14th. Feel free to stop by the Center (Library, 2nd Floor) with any questions!
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Learn about the summer opportunities with ECCEDU and the 700 companies they represent! | |
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Gear up for career fair success at Dress, Impress & Success: Career Fair Prep! Stop by our three stations to grab FREE professional attire from the UConn Waterbury Career Closet, perfect your elevator pitch with our quick tip sheets, and build your own Career Fair Emergency Pack with must-have essentials. Get ready to impress recruiters and make the most of your career fair experience!
Wednesday, March 5th
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Main Building, Lobby
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Virtual Programming for All Campuses | |
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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 with a powerful virtual experience designed to ignite your ambition and amplify your impact. This free event brings together top industry leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges facing women in business today, providing you with actionable strategies to advance your career, break barriers, and create meaningful change.
Gain valuable insights from sessions on:
- Sponsorship & Strategic Networking – Build trust, expand your influence, and unlock new career opportunities.
- Authentic Self-Promotion & Owning Your Value – Learn how to advocate for yourself with confidence.
- Managing Up & Influencing Without Authority – Navigate workplace dynamics and drive impact at any level.
- Allyship & Gender Collaboration – Foster inclusivity and break down systemic barriers together.
- Reinvention in the Age of AI – Stay ahead of the curve in an evolving digital landscape.
- Mind & Body Alignment – Prioritize well-being to sustain long-term success.
- Addressing the ‘Broken Rung’ in Leadership – Tackle barriers that hinder women’s advancement.
Friday, March 7th
11:15 AM - 2:45 PM
Virtual
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Join Us at UConn: A Hybrid Series of Inspiring Speakers Driving Change in Business and Social Impact
The MSSRIB program is hosting an exciting hybrid series of speakers who are driving change in sustainability, business, and social impact!
Bio: John Mandyck joined Urban Green Council in 2018 as its first-ever CEO. He capped a 25-year career as Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Corporation, a Fortune 45 global leader in the building, aerospace and food refrigeration industries. He serves as a member of the NYC Department of Buildings Sustainability Board, is a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Business. John is the founding chair of the Corporate Advisory Board for the World Green Building Council, a former board chair of Urban Green and co-author of the book Food Foolish.
John Mandyck
Friday, March 7th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BUSN 302 & Virtual
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Join Us at UConn: A Hybrid Series of Inspiring Speakers Driving Change in Business and Social Impact
The MSSRIB program is hosting an exciting hybrid series of speakers who are driving change in sustainability, business, and social impact!
Bio: Brianna Barrett is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, focused on impact investing. She serves as head of commercial strategy & client engagement for a $9+ billion impact investment platform, working to develop investment portfolios and products spanning private equity, private credit, renewable infrastructure and natural capital asset classes, with a focus on climate transition and social impact investment themes.
Prior to assuming her current responsibilities, Ms. Barrett was Head of Sustainable Investing for BlackRock's Alternatives platform in the Americas and was responsible for instilling BlackRock's firm-wide sustainable investing strategy across BlackRock's Real Estate, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Private Credit businesses. She also held a number of roles within BlackRock Alternative Advisors (BAA), where she was most recently head of strategy in the EMEA region. Ms. Barrett's time at BlackRock dates back to 2004, including her years at Quellos Group, LLC, of which the alternative investment management business was acquired by BlackRock in 2007.
Brianna Barrett
Friday, March 28th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BUSN 321& Virtual
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Explore the Forte Foundation | |
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The Forte Foundation is a community of over 100,000+ motivated individuals made up of college students, MBA students, and business professionals. Through the UConn School of Business' partnership with Forte, all undergraduate School of Business students have access to Forte's many benefits including:
- Leadership Conferences and Career Fairs
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The Forte Job Center: Upload your resume, customize your job search and access job postings from 100+ Fortune 500 companies!
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Earn a Career Ready Certificate: Make a great impression on top employers through live workshops and have your resume included in an exclusive resume book provided only to Forte's top corporate partners
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Skill and Industry guides: Soft skills are universal and essential in any industry. Gain insights into soft skills such as time management, how to actively listen to others, or how to build your resume.
Find these resources and more when you create your free affiliate Forte membership using your UConn email address.
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“I would say that the program is unlike any other. Forte works to support women in business and as soon as you join, it connects you with a community of people willing to help in any way. The resources Forte presents you with are unimaginable. The course does not just get you the certification, it helps you to navigate your journey through the business world. Taking the course was the best decision I made. It’s worth the time put into it!”
-Madeline C.
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Activate Your Complimentary Wall Street Journal Subscription | |
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UConn School of Business and The Wall Street Journal have partnered to provide a school-sponsored WSJ subscription to all University of Connecticut students, faculty and staff. Through the partnership, subscribers will have full digital access to WSJ’s award-winning journalism via WSJ.com and the app, as well as a wide variety of curated content, from podcasts and newsletters to career insights and personal finance advice.
Why The Wall Street Journal is right for University of Connecticut students:
The Wall Street Journal offers students unrivaled coverage of business, finance, politics and world news, including focused insight into career development, technology, health, arts and culture.
About The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. Published by Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social and video. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.
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About The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international, news and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews.
Steps to Activate
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Sign up for free and see reporting from 700+ journalists on FT.com and apps. There are newsletters covering corporate finance to sustainability and in-depth special reports on industries and countries.
Steps to Activate
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Navigate to ft.business.uconn.edu
- You must log in with your NetID and password to activate
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About the Economist
The Economist is an American daily newspaper based in London. The Economist covers economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture, investigative reports, and reviews.
How do I access my free Espresso subscription?
Once verified, you can access the Espresso app on iPhone or Android smartphones and tablets. You'll be able to download the app from your device’s app store. You can also access Espresso online.
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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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Find Your UConn
@UConnBusinessUG
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Listen to the
LAUNCH Podcast!
Jose Aponte is excited to help elevate the voices of students and on topics that will help you thrive. Hear from experts, your peers, and advisors across UConn's campuses.
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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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