Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, West Hartford Connecticut
Teaching social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action is one of the educational objectives of The Barney School of Business.
By embracing social responsibility and by examining the ethical implications of knowledge, students will learn to evaluate the effects of actions and social policies and seek to make the world we live in a better place.
Investment Class Does Green Investing, as Seen on NBC30 News
Barney’s investment class, BAR 510, Applied Financial Analysis and Investment is among the first such class in the country that is investing in green companies. Click here to see the recent NBC 30 news item about the class.
Business Plan Winners Propose Green Energy Project
The undergraduate winners of the sixth annual Barney School Business Plan Competition , a team of 3, Keith Wood, Kyle Frisch, and Brian Froehlich, presented a plan, called Skyark, for installing wind farms in Lake Michigan to provide renewable energy to communities along its shore.
(Photo, L to R: Dean Fairfield-Sonn, Wood, Frisch, Froehlich, Prof. Irina Naoumova)
The Upper Albany Main Street Program Click here to see The Upper Albany Business Incubator featued in
WFSB Eyewitness News 3.
The Barney School encourages its students to participate in Hartford’s Upper Albany Main Street community revitalization organization. Students share specific, relevant interests and expertise while assisting small businesses in Hartford’s Upper Albany neighborhood. Barney undergraduates can use this opportunity as their required Business Internship course, and they can also do it as the elective Business Practicum course.
This is a real win-win situation for both the Barney School and Upper Albany Main Street. Click here to see the many learning opportunities for Barney students who participate in this program.
