Announcements

EY is Hiring! Advisory Consultant Program

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Attention all management information systems seniors! EY is currently looking for a full-time employee for their Risk Advisor Program. The Risk Advisor Program is a 2-3 year development program that helps budding professionals develop necessary risk-consulting skills by providing participants with career coaching and real-world experience. In risk advising, EY strives to help its clients evaluate a number of risks, including those dealing with operations and information technology. As a result, participants in the Risk Advisor Program will be assisting businesses in establishing and maintaining a relatively risk-free environment. These businesses come from a variety of industries, such as the automotive, entertainment, and information technology industries.

As part of the Risk Advisor Program, participants are expected to develop an understanding of their clients’ risks and needs throughout the consulting process. In addition, participants are expected to better themselves by keeping up with current business and industry trends and self-evaluating their performance.

To qualify for the Risk Advisory Program, you must have:

  • a bachelor’s degree in management information systems (finance, accounting, management, and computer science degrees also work)
  • a desire to work in advisory and audit
  • the willingness to travel
  • the willingness to work over standard hours when necessary
  • skill in Microsoft Office
  • the ability to work independently
  • project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines under pressure

If interested, please email your resume to Jon Moore at jonathan.a.moore@uconn.edu.

Thank you!

Travelers Is Hiring! E-Business Summer Internship

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Travelers E-Business is currently looking for a summer intern who will help them with data integration. The project involves consolidating consumer data in various shared data systems and making the data available to both internal and external Travelers applications. This way, Travelers personnel will be able to utilize consumer data in a way that connects their current customers to new insurance products.

During the internship, the intern will learn about consumer data, mobile device management, cloud integration, and work with cutting edge technologies such as Node.js and Pivotal Cloud Foundry applications. All the while, they will be utilizing these gained skill-sets in the process of making consumer data useful.

Interested in this position? Please contact Jon Moore at jonathan.a.moore@uconn.edu.

Pfizer is Hiring! Student Summer Worker Program

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Attention all Management Information Systems majors! Pfizer is recruiting for its Summer Student Worker Program. During this summer information technology (IT) internship, Pfizer will match you with professionals and departments that best embody your IT interests. All the while, you will be completing real-world projects and gaining valuable skills desired by the IT industry.

While there is no specific job description, a candidate for Pfizer’s Summer Student Worker Program will be well-versed in the following:

  • SQL
  • C#
  • Access
  • Excel
  • Tableau
  • Spotfire

For more information on the Summer Student Worker Program, please click here.

If interested, please email Jon Moore at jonathan.a.moore@uconn.edu.

 

Mark Your Calendars: Innovate at Totally Teched Out Late Night Event

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This Friday, February 22nd, OPIM Innovate will be co-sponsoring the Totally Teched Out Late Night Event from 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM in the Student Union. During the event, Innovate lab specialists will be available to walk students through various emerging technologies, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, brainwave sensors, and drones. 3D printing samples will also be up for display, and Innovate staff members will be on the floor to answer any questions regarding the OPIM Innovate initiative and what it has to offer.

Interested? Come see us at Student Union Rm 104.

We hope to see you there!

Mark Your Calendars: HackUConn

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On Friday, April 6th, UConn will be hosting its third annual HackUConn event, a 24-hour marathon that brings UConn students and tech industry experts together. During the Hackathon, hosted at Werth Tower, students will form groups and utilize various tools, such as hacking software, 3D printers, and laser cutters, to create technological prototypes. The cool thing about HackUConn is that tech mentors will be on deck to assist teams with developing their ideas. This year, the theme for HackUConn will be Healthcare and Technology, but no previous medical, technological, or business experience is required to participate.

During the event, other than the ability to network and attend informative workshops, students will be provided with free snacks, food, and giveaways. Various grand prizes will also be up for grabs, including a top prize of $2,000.

We hope to see you there!

 

Upcoming Workshops: OPIM Innovate

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OPIM Innovate is proud to announce that it will be continuing its workshop series starting this Friday, February 15th. Topics that will be covered in this semester’s workshops include artificial intelligence (A.I.), wearable technology, drones, Splunk analytics, natural language processing, and 3D printing. All workshops will be held on Fridays at the Gladstein Lab, BUSN 391 from 1:00-3:00 PM and are open to all UConn students, staff, and faculty. For more details on these workshops, including where to sign up, please keep reading!

Friday, February 15th – Introduction to A.I. Workshop: This informative workshop will be exploring the concepts of machine learning and neural networks. Discussions will also be had concerning the real-world implications of A.I. progression for the future. Interested? Sign up here. 

Friday, February 22nd – Splunk Analytics Workshop: During this workshop, attendees will be briefed on the Splunk Enterprise software and how Splunk, Inc. is revolutionizing the analysis of machine data. Data security, Internet of Things, and machine learning concepts will also be discussed and further explored through Splunk. While a prior understanding of the fundamentals to the aforementioned concepts can be helpful, it is not required for participation in the workshop. Additional resources will be provided to those who want to learn more about Splunk after the workshop. Interested? Sign up here.

Friday, March 1st – Wearable Tech in Action Workshop: In this workshop, attendees will learn how microcontrollers are being used to help solve real-world business problems. Then, after being introduced to microcontrollers like FLORA and GEMMA, they will be invited to build their own wearable projects for hands-on experience. Different projects will be available to choose from. We will be providing additional resources for those who would like to learn more about microcontrollers after the workshop. Interested? Sign up here.

Friday, March 29th – Alexa Skill Building Workshop: Smart voice and natural language processing technologies are becoming the new norm due to smart speaker products like the Amazon Alexa line. In this workshop, attendees will be given an overview of these smart speakers and their application in different business sectors. Then, each participant will develop their own Alexa Skill for Alexa to learn. Interested? Sign up here. 

Friday, April 19th – Drones in Action Workshop:  This workshop, in collaboration with On Course Drones, a drone pilot training company, teaches students about drone technology and how drones fly. During the workshop, attendees will learn about how drones have impacted a number of industries, including the insurance, logistics, medicine, and entertainment industries. This will then lead to a demonstration of different types of drones and hands-on, drone-flying experience. Interested? Sign up here.

Friday, April 26th – 3D Modeling Workshop: The last workshop of the semester, the 3D Modeling workshop will give attendees an overview of 3D Modeling technologies and how they are used in different industries. Real world demonstrations of 3D Printing will also be shown, and additional resources will be provided for those who would like to learn more. Interested? Sign up here. 

We hope that one or more of our workshops interest you, and that you come visit us, soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Your Calendars: OPIM Alumni & Student Networking Dinner

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On Wednesday, February 27th, the Operations & Information Management (OPIM) Department will be hosting their third annual OPIM Alumni & Student Dinner & Networking event. This event is meant to give current UConn School of Business students studying management information systems, business data analytics, or business technology the ability to network with alumni & faculty in their prospective fields. It is a wonderful opportunity to gain more insight into the world of business, to learn more about how business technology is used in different industries, & to eat some great food!

The event will be held at UConn’s Graduate Business Learning Center in Downtown Hartford at 6:00 PM. For directions, please click here. 

To sign up for this event, we ask that you register here.

We hope to see you there!

 

 

 

Mark Your Calendars: Innovation Quest Kickoff

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On Wednesday, February 13th, the Werth Institute will be holding a kickoff workshop for Innovation Quest (iQ) 2019. Innovation Quest, one of Werth’s largest entrepreneurial programs, gives students of different academic backgrounds the opportunity to turn their innovative business ideas into a reality. Students at any stage of the entrepreneurial process can participate, meaning that ideas do not have to be fully realized in order to be considered. After the kickoff, which will be held at 7:00 PM in MCHU 102, various other workshops will be held during the semester to teach students how to make their ideas into successful business plans.

Other than their workshops, Innovation Quest also hosts the iQ Competition. Those who apply for the iQ Competition (deadline: March 26th, 2019) are sorted into a top 20 list, and then those finalists have the opportunity to present their ideas to a panel of judges. The top three winners of the iQ Competition get $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000, respectively. These cash prizes allow students to begin investing in their ideas and hopefully start making their business plans a reality.

 

Mark Your Calendars: MIS Meet and Greet

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On Friday, February 8th, UConn’s OPIM Department will be hosting a Management Information Systems (MIS) Meet and Greet for students studying MIS or interested in the major. The Meet and Greet will be held in the OPIM Department’s Gladstein Lab, BUSN 391 from 2:00-4:00 PM.

For students new to the MIS major, the Meet and Greet will be a perfect opportunity to learn more about the major, the OPIM Innovate initiative, and the Information Management Association (IMA). In the Gladstein Lab, attendees will be able to acquaint themselves with some of the Department’s emerging technologies, such as virtual reality headsets, microcontrollers, and 3D printing tools. These technologies can then be later explored through various workshops, which are hosted by OPIM Innovate throughout the semester.

The MIS Meet and Greet will also be a great way to get involved with the Information Management Association (IMA), a student-run organization that hosts events related to information technology. IMA frequently invites industry professionals to talk about information technology, their companies, future job opportunities, and other career-related topics.

T-shirts and other giveaways will be up for grabs for those who attend. Please join us for a closer look into the world of MIS at UConn!

 

Deloitte is Hiring! Full-Time Advisory Position for Fall/Summer 2019

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For graduating students looking for full-time employment during the summer and fall of 2019, Deloitte is hiring! They are currently looking for a new risk & financial advisory consultant specializing in technology risk and IT auditing. This position is only available in Deloitte’s Hartford, CT office.

Seniors studying management information systems are encouraged to apply, though other UConn School of Business majors considered for this position are as follows:

  • business data analytics
  • business administration
  • accounting

For majors not directly associated with business-related technologies, a concentration in business information systems, computer science, math, and/or finance is strongly desired.

For more information about this job opening, including additional requirements and other potential majors of interest, please click here.