Machine learning models are masters of pattern-based learning - go find the data that you think matters and let the computer tell you if you can predict the answer! Imagine we are trying to predict house prices in Connecticut. We would want to show the computer a bunch of detailed data (number of bedrooms, age of house, school district quality), along with the thing you are trying to predict (the house price), and let the computer learn the patterns for how to relate the input data to the output. Once the model is trained, you can apply it widely across Connecticut and predict how much a house would sell for before it does. In this workshop, we will show you how to use Python to download datasets, make beautiful visualizations, fit a machine learning model, and show which variables were the most important for making an accurate prediction.

Join us for a collaborative virtual class and discussion with Dr. Dave Wanik, Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Operations and Information Management. No coding experience or special software required – just sit back, listen and enjoy the material! All students will be provided with the code notebook prior to the workshop.

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=c69eb515-7cb8-4155-b58a-1cd1e4e139fc

APPy Hour: Advice for Business School Applicants

Join us as we address the common questions from MBA & MS candidates by offering valuable tips and tricks to facilitate your transformation from Business School Applicants into Business Savvy Applicants. Join Moira Rosek from the University of Connecticut, a long time Higher Education Program Director and proven Admissions Specialist, in a short series aimed at converting your business school applications into acceptances.

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April 15, 2021

GMAT or GRE - Which Is Right for Me? (with Manhattan Prep)


Standardized tests are still standard in the Higher Education admissions process. The GRE and GMAT are very different tests, and one test may be better suited to meet your needs. Join UConn and the standardized testing experts from Manhattan Prep (formerly Kaplan Test Prep) to identify which test best suits you. In addition to learning more about each test, we will answer any questions you have about the admission process.

Register today: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=3b759756-4e24-41db-b16c-9d8d455c8d65

People routinely engage in decisions, from the mundane to the life-changing, such as: Should I buy apples at the grocery store? Where should I go to college? Whether they know it or not, how they arrive at their decisions is rooted in the principles of risk management, which have been evolved throughout history. Risk management is humanity's way of combining objective and subjective information in an attempt to make predictions about the future. Sometimes it works in our favor, and sometimes it does not. One of the earliest advances in risk management came during an outbreak of a deadly disease, and much like the pandemic in our own time, continued to both challenge people and advance our understanding of risk and uncertainty.

Join us for a collaborative virtual class and conversation with Prof. Trevor Tomko, Professor in the Department of Operation and Information Management. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss real-life scenarios as we work through the origins and evolution of risk management.

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=976006ef-5604-43c3-87d8-ebd76bed0071

The UConn Full-Time MBA program is designed for professionals seeking both the short-term skills to succeed in a new functional role, and the long-term capability to effectively lead and manage the complexity of business organizations in a dynamic global environment.

Join us at a virtual infosession to learn more about our career-centric curriculum, admissions, 1-2-1 career development, and more!

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=0088213e-b1da-490d-b44b-99434092c94e

APPy Hour: Advice for Business School Applicants

Join us as we address the common questions from MBA & MS candidates by offering valuable tips and tricks to facilitate your transformation from Business School Applicants into Business Savvy Applicants. Join Moira Rosek from the University of Connecticut, a long time Higher Education Program Director and proven Admissions Specialist, in a short series aimed at converting your business school applications into acceptances.

How to Improve Your Resume and Personal Brand
Your career will be a marathon, not a sprint. Lace up, and join UConn’s Career Management team to learn tactical methods to showcase your personal brand, accomplishments, and leadership potential.

Register: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=2a04ec6d-ac3b-4374-8666-9fd7c6b4279f

Learn why borrowing at 2% and investing at higher rates doesn’t always work out, even if there is no credit risk or asset pricing (value risk) for your investment. This specific discussion and “tool-kit” will cut across several topics that Finance courses at UConn work with: Financial Modelling, Exchange Rates, Interest Rates and the Futures Market. It will also provide a glimpse of how we can use “markets” to infer and predict future values, rates, and risks.

Join us for a collaborative virtual class and discussion with Prof. David Rubin, Professor of Finance. Attendees will be invited to participate in various discussion questions, as we work through understanding the financial implications related to the “Carry Trade”.

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=c315e560-f1cf-4886-8e14-81cf28468302

Join us for our Full-time MBA Preview Event!

Our dedicated MBA admissions staff will be on hand to meet you and answer your questions about UConn’s MBA program. Come learn why U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek and others hail UConn as one of the top business schools in the country.

Learn about
1. Our career-centric curriculum
2. Experiential Learning
3. One-on-one career coaching
4. Impactful extracurricular activities and much more!

Speak with current students about their experiences at UConn

We look forward to meeting you!

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=b7e79450-289d-4cc7-8d18-d3e3b37da9fb

Lunch and Learn sessions provide a great opportunity to hear more about UConn’s top-ranked programs. You will meet with admissions representatives to better understand what we offer and which is the right program for you. Sign up for one (or more) of our upcoming sessions to get an in-depth look at UConn's MBA and specialized Master's options at the School of Business.

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=445b1723-36ee-42ec-9c92-9f2bfc493c19

Business decision making is increasingly reliant on automation, and at the core of automation is the field of optimization. This session will introduce how optimization is transforming the way that business is done, its relation to other data science disciplines, and its use in daily fantasy sports.

Join us for a collaborative virtual class and discussion with Dr. David Bergman, Professor in the Department of Operations and Information Management. Attendees will be invited to participate in solving a problem live and learn more about how Dr. Bergman used analytics to win a 2020 DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports World Championship.

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=c63b15dd-5a62-4a7b-9a97-5337dadc05c4

The UConn Full-Time MBA program is designed for professionals seeking both the short-term skills to succeed in a new functional role, and the long-term capability to effectively lead and manage the complexity of business organizations in a dynamic global environment.

Join us at a virtual infosession to learn more about our career-centric curriculum, admissions, 1-2-1 career development, and more!

Register here: https://connect.grad.uconn.edu/register/?id=de23356d-613e-484c-9054-3aaf6be84e4a