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Stanley Black & Decker Launches UHart Scholars Program

Stanley Black & Decker is providing scholarships, mentoring programs, early career opportunities, and more to University of Hartford business students through a new scholars program. The “Be a Force for Good Scholarship” initiative will provide a total of $600,000 in scholarships over four years to UHart’s Stanley Black & Decker Scholars.

Uhart LAUNCHES MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
The University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business is launching a new Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program this fall. The MHA program prepares aspiring health care professionals to move forward in their careers to take on leadership roles.

Annual Events

Each year, we bring accomplished alumni, successful business people, and community leaders to campus to share their stories and offer advice to students. We are still putting the schedule together for the coming academic year, so check back for a complete list. Here are examples of our annual events.

 

Alumni Hall of Fame

James M. Loree
Gillian Riley '93

The Barney School of Business has graduated many talented, dedicated, and successful professionals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the business community. Many Barney School of Business alumni have achieved recognition in business. The Hall of Fame profiles the achievements of prominent alumni to provide a source of inspiration for students, alumni, faculty, and staff of the Barney School of Business.

The 2023 Barney School of Business Board of Visitors Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Reception was held on Thursday, Nov. 16. This year's inductee is Gillian Riley M'93, who earned her degree as a part of Barney's Paris MBA program.

Gillian Riley was named president & CEO of Tangerine, Canada’s largest and leading digital bank, in December of 2018. She also serves as executive vice president for parent company Scotiabank, a Canadian multinational banking and financial services giant headquartered in Toronto.

Theodore D. Veru Symposium

The 2024 Theodore D. Veru Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 10, at 5:30 p.m., in Wilde Auditorium. Dan Veru, Senior Partner and CIO at Palisade Capital Management, will lead an exciting discussion about Artificial Intelligence—The Catalyst for Business and Health Care Innovation, joined by speakers Lisa Chai, General Partner at Interwoven Ventueres, and Sean Ianchulev, Chairman and Founder at Eyenovia. Following the discussion will be a reception in the Stanley Black & Decker Commons.

Sponsored by: Peter Veru ’85 and Palisade Capital Management

Ellsworth Entrepreneurial Events

This lecture series promotes an awareness of and an appreciation for the American business system. It was created in 1979 by Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. to honor its former chairman, the late John E. Ellsworth.

Hayley Foster ’94, the founder and chief fostering officer of Foster Inc., was this past year's speaker.

 

Corine T. Norgaard Networking and Leadership Workshops

Corine T. Norgaard
Corine T. Norgaard

The Corine T. Norgaard Networking and Leadership Workshops are presented by the Barney School of Business in partnership with the Office of Institutional Advancement, Presidents' College, and The Women's Advancement Initiative. Corine Norgaard was a beloved Barney School of Business professor, distinguished scholar, and dean who passed away in 2011.

 

Admission Events

More events are coming soon. 

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