Experiential Learning Project Opportunities

Honors students are eligible to apply for these experiential learning projects. You will be working on teams with graduate students and work from these projects can be converted into thesis work (talk to Jeff Rummel about this). Here is the announcement from the directors of the different programs:

Applications are now being accepted for edgelab, the Innovation Accelerator, and the SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator for fall, 2007. Information on the application process follows. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS May 28, 2007 – WE WILL BEGIN REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AND SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS AS THEY ARE SUBMITTED SO "THE EARLIER, THE BETTER"! When applying, please provide a cover letter and resume. If you wish to apply to more than one of these opportunities, please indicate your preference ordering in your cover letter. This will assist us in matching you with the opportunity that will provide you with the best experiential learning for your career plans. We coordinate with each other and only one offer will be made to any one applicant.

edgelab

Anticipated Needs - 16 to 20 students - MBA, MS, Ph.D. and a few undergraduates

PLEASE NOTE:
Because of the proprietary nature of the projects at edgelab and the full-time demands of participation, applicants cannot have other employment affiliations.

Details
edgelab is a strategic alliance between GE and the University of Connecticut School of Business. edgelab is a unique laboratory that gives students the opportunity to integrate and build on their academic knowledge and develop innovative solutions to real-time, complex, business problems. The experience provides students with practical learning and career development opportunities to meet tomorrow’s business demands. Participants collaborate directly with GE executives and work hands-on with faculty to generate team-based solutions that provide educational value to students and business value to GE. Check out edgelab at http://www.edgelab.com/.

Team Profiles
edgelab is a collaborative environment that promotes teamwork in an intensive research environment. Teams are typically comprised of three to five students, two cross-disciplinary faculty members, a GE program manager, and GE subject-matter experts.

Project Areas
We offer exciting projects that impact real-time needs of GE businesses. edgelab is a center of excellence for new product introductions, stochastic / financial modeling, emerging technologies research, process improvement, risk management, and business development.

Student Benefits
• Exceptional educational opportunities
• Valuable work experience
• Competitive financial compensation

Application Process - Apply today by e-mailing a cover letter detailing your academic program and concentrations together with information on your GPA and a copy of your current resume to: edgelab@ge.com. Students of all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed as received -- application deadline is May 28, 2007. Please apply early so that we can begin scheduling interviews (this is especially important if you are leaving the Connecticut area this summer). Interviews will be conducted on-site at edgelab, (located at the Stamford campus
of the University of Connecticut). If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by e-mail. If you have questions, please contact jmarsden@business.uconn.edu

School of Business Innovation Accelerator

Anticipated Needs - 14 to 16 students – MBA, MS, and Ph.D. (undergraduates will be considered.)

The Innovation Accelerator provides exceptional educational opportunities in high-tech entrepreneurial ventures and significantly differentiates the learning process at the School of Business.

PLEASE NOTE:
Because of the proprietary nature of the projects at the Innovation Accelerator as well as the time demands of participation, applicants cannot have other employment affiliations.

The Innovation Accelerator (IA) is one of the primary outreach initiatives of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation housed in the Management Department at the School of Business. The IA assists entrepreneurial ventures in addressing myriad challenges associated with the identification and capture of business opportunities through interdisciplinary project teams of students that innovatively solve complex business issues for technology-based entrepreneurial ventures under the guidance of UConn faculty, with the involvement of the senior management of the participating venture. The teams help move innovation forward and the client venture closer to market by engaging in consulting projects such as performing comprehensive market analyses and associated market-entry strategies, developing strategic roadmaps and sustainable business models, fleshing-out business plans, evaluating the market feasibility of emerging technologies, and constructing customer relationship strategies.

Team Profiles
Innovation Accelerator projects are tackled by student teams mentored by UConn faculty and business executives from partnering companies.

Project Areas
We offer a broad array of projects which will require knowledge and skill sets across all of the functional disciplines. Projects will be conducted at the Graduate Business Learning Center in downtown Hartford.

Student Benefits
• Exceptional educational opportunities
• Challenging and differentiating work experience
• Competitive financial compensation

Application Process - Apply today by e-mailing a cover letter detailing your academic program and concentrations together with information on your GPA and a copy of your current resume to: innovationacceleratorapps@business.uconn.edu
Applications will be reviewed as received but the Application deadline is May 28, 2007. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by e-mail. If you have questions, please contact Luke.Weinstein@business.uconn.edu


SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator

Anticipated Needs - 4 to 6 students, potentially more - MBA and possibly one or two undergraduates.

PLEASE NOTE:
Because of the proprietary nature of the projects at the SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator as well as the time demands of participation, applicants cannot have other employment affiliations.
The SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator is located in our downtown Hartford Graduate Business Learning Center. Students, faculty, and business partners in the insurance and financial services industry work together in teams to solve real-time, complex business problems.

While many projects will involve the interface between finance and IT, achieving successful deliverables will require team capabilities in a number of functional business areas including finance, IT, marketing, business processes, and accounting. Team skills and communication excellence are also valuable attributes. Given the mix of partners, we anticipate challenging and critically important projects designed to lower cost, increase revenue, or enhance competitive advantage.

Check out more info on the SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator on the School of Business Website at Learning Initiatives.

Team Profiles
Following the edgelab model, Financial Accelerator projects are tackled by student teams mentored by UConn faculty and business executives from partnering companies.

Project Areas
Given the breadth of partners, we anticipate a broad array of projects which will require knowledge and skill sets across all of the functional disciplines.

Application Process - Apply today by e-mailing a cover letter detailing your academic program and concentrations together with information on your GPA and a copy of your current resume to: acceleratorapplications@business.uconn.edu
Applications will be reviewed as received. Application deadline is May 28, 2007. Interviews will be conducted on-site at the Financial Accelerator (located at the School of Business Graduate Business Learning Center in downtown Hartford). If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by e-mail. If you have questions, please contact rdino@business.uconn.edu or jmarsden@business.uconn.edu