Stronger business collaborations are key to career education's future success, according to a Manhattan Institute report authored by a UConn professor.

For the second year in a row, the School of Business is offering Business Fundamentals, a 10-credit summer business program for undergraduate, non-business majors who want to gain valuable business knowledge and expand their marketability.

UConn is launching a new partnership to provide R&D support to companies in the eastern part of the state.

After graduating with an English degree from UConn, magna cum laude, in 1976, Nayden continued his studies at the university and earned his MBA in finance in 1977. He spent almost 27 years at GE Capital Corp., ultimately becoming Chairman of the Board and CEO, where he was responsible for 20 separate businesses, $555 billion in assets, and 90,000 employees in 35 countries.

Six UConn School of Business student leaders from the Honors in Business Association, UConn Consulting Group, and Undergraduate Business Association sought to learn effective crisis leadership at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Business School Leadership Conference (UBSLC) in February.