As a proud UConn alum I had to point this out :P
UConn is launching a new bachelors degree based in Stamford which is to focus almost exclusively on portfolio management/ibanking type roles
http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p1940
There's already a built in partnership with the Stamford CFA Society and I am working on building pipeline mentorships so that entering freshmen will have career grooming from day one as freshmen.
Students will be able to intern at funds during the day and take certain classes at night which should give them great exposure -- RBS and UBS are also literally right down the street for opportunities there.
All in all, for $10k a year, I think this is going to be a STEAL and give kids a great shot at getting some decent placement if they work their ass off. I know its still not going to be HYP or anything like that at all but I think this is a HUGE move. Anyone who may be an entering freshman or high school student in CT (for y ou rabid kids who read this s ite while 15 and 16, jesus) I definitely think you should take a peek at this
What a joke, they are offering M&A as a class in Stamford and not in Storrs, UConn should probably worry about working on their main campus Finance program before they build Stamford's program up just my thoughts
its a joke to have the program in the epicenter of the industry rather than having it up at an ex-agriculture school with all the farmland all around and not a hedge fund for 2 hours?
Its a joke because no business will take Uconn stanford seriously, they do not even have housing there. Also RBS already recruits at Storrs for front office and UBS recruits for back office positions at their stanford office (IBD is in NYC if I am correct). Spending lots of money on a side campus when I believe it can be better spent at Storrs.
From a current Storrs student.
that is awesome short, that program sounds extremely unique
sounds interesting. wish my college can come up with similar stuff
yeah its not going to be the end all be all at all but i think if its done right can have really really impressive results -- not saying everyone is gonna be traders @ SAC or anything but its a great move i think
I think this is great too. If this were around a few years ago, I would have been buggin. I hope this program and the MSFRM gain momentum.
^^ "Stamford" dude
What if they want to develop relationships with other firms? This new program seems pretty strategic.
Also, concerning what seems to be your main issue: UCONN is spending money all around... That new woman seems to be set on raising the bar of the university as a whole, so it makes sense, to me, to roll out another, tailored program in Stamford. Why not? It's not like they're building a new building or anything... they are adding a program with a marginal cost to improve their presence in that city, and, surely, to drive revenue at that location.
If you are so concerned about them spending money on other campuses, you'll shit when you hear what they're doing in Hartford. Besides, didn't they just spend a bunch of money making some kind of residential/commercial village up there?
Their spending seems to be tailored to the campuses:
Storrs: General Improvements/Residential Development/Research (from what I heard) Hartford: New Campus essentially... I would imagine development of the business school's niche in THAT AREA: accounting and insurance Stamford: Developing attractive programs to cater to students in THAT AREA.
Think about it, what did they open the Stamford campus for?
you can get an apartment just as easily in staMford. and yes i know RBS recruits, my mentee is one of the few if not the only going to S&T at RBS this summer. would you rather be at stamford and working with funds in your college years or uber far away in storrs where youre pipelined to the hartford/ge/travelers? thiiiiiiink about it.
and i agree if they can build up and specialize the Hartford and Stamford campuses to be full fledged bachelors hubs for specialized interests im all for that if it benefits other Huskies
In the long run I am sure that this program will allow for more placement for UConn students, maybe 5-10 years down the line if more alumni are on the street, I agree. Sounds like an interesting program
Seems kind of similar to Northeastern's co-op program. Unfortunately Northeastern has been around for a long time and is just starting to place kids in FO positions.
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