Student Spotlight: Kendra Andrada (’16)

Kendra Andrada, Honors Scholar

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Major: Marketing

Minor: French

Hometown: Glastonbury, CT

Why did you join Honors in Business Association?

I wanted to meet other honors students in the business school and I was interested in all the events that HiBA holds.

What else are you involved in on campus besides HiBA?

I am a the wellness chair this semester for Alpha Kappa Psi (a professional business fraternity) and I work at the One Card Office.

What do you enjoy most about UConn?

I love how beautiful the campus is in the fall!

What are your career aspirations?

Right after graduation I want to do a rotational program so that I can gain experience in multiple areas of marketing before settling into one. I am interested in branding, product marketing, and market research and I hope to find which one I like best by trying all of them.

Previous internships

In the spring I worked as the social media intern at Paradiso Insurance where my primary responsibility was to manage their blog. This past summer I interned in the marketing department at Lincoln Financial group. I had various assignments from planning and executing a service day for 70 participants across 4 locations to assisting with their new online marketing center.

Fun Fact About Yourself

I was home-schooled until 4th grade.