BUILD the UConn you want to see! The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is offering an exciting opportunity to create solutions to problems in academia today. The challenge will provide participants with an entrepreneurial “tool belt” and pathway to …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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More than 450,000 undocumented students are enrolled in higher education, according to a 2020 report released by the New American Economy (NAE) and Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. Of these students, 216,000 are DACA-eligible– they either hold DACA …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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Eversource Energy Center is creating a scholarship opportunity to engage underrepresented minority undergraduate students in the energy sector by providing $2,600 in each of the following: Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 to work on the Center’s research projects.
Established in …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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Get Seeded is an initiative at UConn that was developed to give students the opportunity to help move their business ideas forward by providing them with seed funding, mentorship, and next step resources. The program provides students with the opportunity …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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The number of undocumented business owners is rapidly growing in the United States. For undocumented students, entrepreneurship presents an opportunity to creatively pursue and fulfill career aspirations.
Iliana G. Perez, Director of Research and Entrepreneurship at Immigrants Rising, shares her …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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Students at the UConn Stamford campus were treated to an amazing event on November 12, 2020. A virtual panel discussion featuring UConn Stamford alumnae who majored in social sciences (COMM, ECON, HDFS, and POLS) called “Breaking the Mold: Women in …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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CT Students for a Dream is the only undocumented student-led organization in the state of Connecticut. They offer information on securing institutional aid and a comprehensive College Access Program.
Institutional Aid
If you are an undocumented student living in Connecticut, …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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UConn Stamford is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in an IBM Design Thinking training experience.
Design Thinking is considered a transdisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Types of design thinking methodology are popular within the design, engineering, entrepreneurship, science, and …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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Join the Virtual Startup Weekend and create a company in 3 days!
Techstars Startup Weekend is the best place to come and test your idea or join others to work on theirs. Startup Weekend is hosted by Sacred Heart University …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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The right mentor can help change your career path for the better, guiding important decisions and sharing important career advice. If you’ve already explored the many benefits of mentorship and figured out your game plan to find a mentor, the …
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Tara Malone
Tara Malone
Assistant Director, Career Development, Stamford Campus
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