Welcome to the Undergraduate Programs Office
How to reach your School of Business Advising team:
- Visit us during drop-in advising hours
- Email us at undergrad.business@uconn.edu
- Email your advisor directly
- Call our office at (860) 486-2315 to speak with someone or to leave a voicemail
Our Partners
Who We Are
As an arm of the School of Business Dean’s office, our mission is to foster a dynamic and inclusive educational environment for holistic student development that empowers current and future students to achieve academic excellence, engage in experiential learning, understand a diverse world, and develop professionalism. As part of this mission, the Undergraduate Programs Office partners with faculty, staff, and students across all of UConn’s campuses to support all aspects of undergraduate education.
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Upcoming School of Business Events
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3/19
Weekly Office Hours: STEM Graduate Business Programs (Admissions)
Weekly Office Hours: STEM Graduate Business Programs (Admissions)
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Zoom
No registration needed! Just “stop by” with your questions – we want to be there for you in a way that is convenient for you. This weekly session is designed for international applicants to STEM Graduate Business Programs.
Join the eventContact Information:
Jiajia Chen
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Associate Director of International Recruitment
STEM Business Programs
University of Connecticut (UConn)
School of Business
jia_jia.chen@uconn.edu
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3/19
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Building Your Personal Brand
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Building Your Personal Brand
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Looking for ways to differentiate yourself from the competition? Personal branding is how you present yourself to the world using your skills, experience, and personality. Learn how to build your personal brand to better help you with career opportunities.
Register here.
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3/19
Traction Workshop: The Pitch Deck
Traction Workshop: The Pitch Deck
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
The Traction Program is made up of bi-weekly workshops and office hours with the potential for seed funding based on participation and the opportunity to apply for incubation space. The workshops are free and open to all undergraduate and graduate students at UConn.
Learn the basics of creating a pitch deck for your startup. A great pitch deck gets your audience excited about your idea and engages them in a conversation about your business — hopefully leading to investment. In this workshop we’ll cover what slides you should include in your deck, how you should structure your pitch and how to make your deck look visually appealing.
Office hours with the workshop instructor are available the following week to those that attended the workshop.
Traction Workshops are coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. For more info: ccei.uconn.edu
- 3/20 LinkedIn Lab- Business Career Development
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3/20
Get Seeded Pitch Competition
Get Seeded Pitch Competition
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Have a business idea? Looking for seed funding to help you get started? Get Seeded provides UConn students across all schools the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a live virtual audience who then votes on which ideas are funded. Students that are selected to pitch have an opportunity to earn up to $1,000 in seed funding for their idea as well as support from other students who may be interested in joining their business venture.
Don’t have an idea yet? Not ready to pitch? Just want to watch other students pitch? Get Seeded pitch nights are open to the public and are a great way to network and connect!
Here’s how it works:
- Interested students can apply to pitch an idea at one of our “Shark Tank style” pitch nights
- Selected participants will then pitch their idea for 5 minutes at one of our virtual pitch nights to members of the audience
- At the end of the night, the audience votes for their favorite ideas
- The top 3 teams of the night will win $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively, in non-dilutive seed funding towards their new business venture or idea!
- In April, the top five teams from our pitch nights are invited to pitch at Demo Day, where teams can win up to $5,000 in seed funding!
2023-2024 Pitch Nights
- October 10, 2023 at 6pm
- November 2, 2023 at 6pm
- December 6, 2023 at 6pm
- January 30, 2023 at 6pm
- February 22, 2023 at 6pm
- March 20, 2023 at 6pm
Demo Day: April 16, 5pm
Apply to pitch at Get Seeded HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Teams are selected up to one week prior to the pitch night.
RSVP to attend an upcoming pitch night HERE: https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded/
Get Seeded Pitch Competitions are coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. For more info: ccei.uconn.edu
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3/21
Headshots Walk-In Hours-Business Career Development
Headshots Walk-In Hours-Business Career Development
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Business Career Development Office
Drop-In to the Business Career Development Office for a Headshot.
Most Thursdays, between 9:30am-12 pm.
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
Email recruit@business.uconn.edu with any questions.
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3/21
Handshake Lab- Business Career Development Office
Handshake Lab- Business Career Development Office
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
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3/21
Expand Your Career Options: Postdoc Pathway
Expand Your Career Options: Postdoc Pathway
Thursday, March 21st, 2024
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Are you considering a postdoctoral position after your doctoral degree? Meet and hear current and previous postdoc researchers from different disciplines as they share their experiences and career advice.
Panelists:
Tasneem Ahmadullah
’23 PhD, Environmental Engineering
Postdoctoral Researcher at Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJames Bernot
PhD, Genomics and Bioinformatics, The George Washington University
’15 M.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
’12 B.S., Biology
Postdoc Research Fellow at Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural HistoryMaria Gombi-Vaca
PhD, Public Health, Epidemiology and Nutrition, University of São Paulo
Assistant Research Professor (present) and Postdoc Researcher (till 2023) at UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthRegister for this event here.