Thursday, February 12, 2009
School of Business Undergraduate Programs Weekly Announcements For the week of February 12-19, 2009 This newsletter will keep you up to date with opportunities to further develop your professional skills. Each time you take advantage of these opportunities you will be taking one step closer to building the best experience possible during your time at UConn. To review announcements in past weekly newsletters, please visit Undergraduate Weekly Announcements. School of Business Scholarship Applications now being accepted! The School of Business is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year. Applications are available in the Undergraduate Programs Office, Room 121 in the School of Business. Application deadline is Friday, March 6, 2009. Scholarship Application Graduating in May or August 2009? Be sure to submit your Plan of Study to the Undergraduate Programs Office, Room 121 by Friday, February 13th Also, review the Registrar's Office Steps to a Successful Graduation:. You must "Apply for Graduation" in Peoplesoft. Review your "Degree Progress Report" in Peoplesoft. Please note your catalog year at the top. Please use the plan of study that corresponds with that catalog year. (Plans of study for different years may have different requirements). Complete the plan of study using the Degree Progress Report as a guide. Meet with your faculty advisor to obtain his/her signature. Bring the signed copy to the Undergraduate Programs Office, Room 121. Are you seeking a major combining a general business education with an emphasis on the application of technology to modern-day business problems? If so, apply now to our "Business & Technology" major! The School of Business is now accepting applications for the Business & Technology major offered at the Hartford, Stamford and Waterbury regional campuses only. Applications are available at any School of Business undergraduate programs office location and will be accepted through Friday, February 20, 2009. _____________________________________ For more information, please contact: Nakeia Moore, Program Coordinator Nakeia.Moore@business.uconn.edu Meghan Hamilton, Academic Advisor Meghan.Hamilton@business.uconn.edu Attention Sophomores! It is already time to meet with your academic advisor to discuss your course planning for Fall 2009 as well as your career and professional development goals. You have been emailed an invitation to set up an appointment with your academic advisor. Instructions with a link to set up an appointment online are included. Please make your appointment soon before times fill up! If you have any questions, please call the office at 486-2315.
Business Career Center - Attention Graduating Students! ________________________________________________ Upcoming Events: Friday, February 13, 2009 Philip Morris USA Interview (BCC Application Date Past) Position: Summer Intern Schedule ID: 124 Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Morgan Stanley Presentation Hosted by the Finance Society (co-sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi) 5:30PM Student Union 330 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 CIGNA Interviews (BCC Application Date Past) Position: Service Leadership Program (SLP) Schedule ID: 130 To view a comprehensive list of upcoming events, please see Business Career Center Events. ______________________________________________ Lorraine Liswell, Program Administrator Business Career Center School of Business, Room 228 (860) 486-5136 Read more here Global Business Leadership Seminar Series Interested in International Business? Come hear our guest lecturers and their stories they have to share on topics relating to International Business. This Spring, the Global Business Leadership Seminar Series (GBLSS) will be held on the following dates: Tuesday, March 24th at 6pm Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm Wednesday, April 8th at 7pm Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm All lectures will be held in the Dodd Center Auditorium. Attend three of the lectures and earn a Certificate in International Business from the Undergraduate Programs Office. Refreshments will be served. Speakers, bios and further information will be posted shortly. Scholarships Available for Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior Accounting Majors Scholarship applications for all 2009 Accounting scholarships are available from Linda Petrofsky in the Accounting Department office; School of Business Room 417. Deadline for Submission is Friday, February 20th Call Linda at 486-3018 for more information. MKTG 4893 Are you interested in going to Florence, Italy for six weeks this summer? Foreign Study Opportunity! Marketing in Italy with Prof. Han Srinivasan from May 14th to June 28th, 2009. You will earn six UConn graded credits in six weeks on this program, three each from the following classes: MKTG 4903: Foreign Study: Marketing in Italy. ARTH 3993: Foreign Study: The Art of Florence Exploring Visual Culture. You will also take several site visits. Application deadline: February 17th Please see the study abroad website for further details. Nutmeg Yearbook Business Manager Position The Nutmeg Yearbook is looking to fill the position of Business Manager beginning in the Fall of 2009 with a training period during the last month of the current semester. The requirements are that you are majoring in business and that you would be a junior or senior. (If you will be a senior next year you must be graduating in May 2010). Hours are very flexible and the pay is great!! If you are interested please e-mail Melina.Botcheva@uconn.edu with a resume and why you are interested in the position. Deadline for submitting everything is March 2nd. Street Smarts for your Money Matters Credit Cards – An Important Building Block for Your Financial Life Plan - Part 2 Issue #7 Spring 2009 Street Smarts for your Money Matters by A. Paul Ramunni CPA A new article will be featured every two weeks.	Law and Business Society Meeting Our first guest speaker will be Professor Yalof who will be discussing, "the three things everyone must do before going to law school." Professor Yalof from the Political Science department will be our guest speaker. He first obtained his B.A. from the University of Virginia and later J.D. More recently (1997) he received a Ph.D. in Political Science from John Hopkins University. Working as both an attorney and professor, he offers an interesting perspective for the Law and Business Society. Monday, February 16th 6:30pm Business Building, Room 215 Kick Like A Girl: Life Lessons Jenny Mackenzie, Ph.D. will provide a motivational discussion on life lessions learned on the playing field, and what children can teach us about equality, fair play, and working together on teams, in classrooms, and in the workplace. Tuesday, February 17th 7:00 p.m. Business Building, Room 106 For a brochure, please see Kick Like a Girl. Student Entrepreneurial Organization Willimantic Brewing Co. Field Trip Monday, February 23, 2009 Departs @ 6:00pm from the School of Business parking lot Willimantic Brewing Co. was founded in 1991 by David Wolner, a UConn graduate from the class of 1982. Voted as one of the best restaurant pubs in Connecticut, Willimantic Brewing Co also produces a variety of seasonal brews in their own in-house brewery. More information is available at www.willibrew.com This field trip will include a full dinner and a tour of the brewery. Please RSVP by Friday, February 20th. Space is limited to the first 15 people. YOU MUST BE AN SEO MEMBER TO ATTEND. If interested in joining, please email UConnSEO@gmail.com. Innovation Accelerator Makes a Call for UG Students - Summer 09 and Fall 09 So what are your plans for this summer? This fall? Unique paid opportunities exist for bright, creative, entrepreneurially minded entrepreneurs-to-be at the Innovation Accelerator for the summer (May 11 to Aug 7) and for the fall (Aug 28 to Dec 11). Check out our call for students and make sure to read the FAQ. The deadline for submission is February 27 but earlier submissions are better. For a brochure, please see Innovation Accelerator European Cultural Fest Find out what it's like! Meet UConn students who have studied there and students from Europe who are now studying at UConn. Tuesday, March 3rd 4:00-6:00pm CUE Atrium For a brochure, please see European Cultural Fest. Delta Sigma Pi! Do you want to get involved on campus? Do you like to have a good time? Do you have at least 2 semesters left? Delta Sigma Pi is the Co-ed Professional Business Fraternity on campus with over 100 members very involved within our organization as well as throughout other organizations on campus. We are active both within the business school as well as within the community. Our group hosts many professional and community service events throughout the semester. If you have at least 2 semesters left at the university we encourage you to find out what Delta Sigma Pi could offer you! For more information contact: Britney Gennarelli, Senior Vice President Check out our website at www.ucdsp.com. Posting ads in The Biz! To post an ad or article, please send an email to undergrad@business.uconn.edu by Wednesday before 4pm. Postings must be School-related and may be edited by the staff. The Biz is emailed every Thursday to all undergraduate business students, faculty, and staff. If you have designed a flyer or have a website, please include that information with the email. To review past Weekly Announcement, please visit www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p547.