The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation has launched Traction to support UConn affiliated startup ideas as they work to validate the concept. Participants will learn the key elements of the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and the lean startup methodology. …
Undocumented students face numerous barriers in career planning which could make it seem impossible to secure desired positions during and after college. Sharing her personal insights, knowledge, experience as an immigrant, Iliana Perez Ph. D., Director of Research & Entrepreneurship …
UConn students are invited to participate in a survey, Identity and Career Development, conducted by the Center for Career Development.
The Center for Career Development is committed to providing an inclusive environment where all UConn students feel comfortable utilizing our …
Kaishon Holloway, UConn 2015, shares his story and advice for current students looking to create their dream careers.
I was born in Fairfield County, Connecticut which is aptly named the Gold Coast — it’s home to countless hedge funds, billionaires, and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …