Globetrotting CU Denver Business School senior Jibin Varghese recently won a prestigious and valuable opportunity, a 2023 WSIA summer internship, and a scholarship. The program offers high-caliber risk management students from across the country to participate in quality paid internships in the underwriting and brokerage sides of the surplus lines marketplace.  Read more

Opening doors and lowering barriers to student success, the Colorado Business School Career Fair provided an excellent platform for Colorado students to interact one-on-one with recruiters from various companies and make their next career move. On Friday, October 14, the Business School hosted its annual career fair with the University of Denver, Colorado State University, and CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.  Read more

Saturday, October 15, marks the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a period of recognition of the legacy of the Hispanics and celebration of the Hispanic culture in the United States. CU Denver is proud to have a diverse community composed, among many others, of Latinx individuals. At the Business School, Hispanic Heritage Month is another opportunity to support minorities and lower barriers to success.  Read more

Transformative leadership is what drives an organization forward and beyond. Yet, many people have a hard time breaking their own limits and struggle in leadership positions due to self-limiting issues like Imposter syndrome and emotional illiteracy. These are often hindrances to leaders’ breakthroughs; though pervasive, many leaders can feel alone in their struggles.  Read more

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC) staff organized the 5th annual international symposium on Aug. 15 and Aug. 16, 2022. The 5th symposium hosted attendees joining in Denver, CO, and over Zoom around the world using a hybrid format. Retaining the collaborative core strength between academics, policy researchers, and practitioners, the symposium offered five academic sessions (including a virtual poster session) representing presenters and discussants from 12 countries and two industry panels.  Read more

When Jennifer first graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, she had no idea what the world had in store for her, but felt confident that she did not want to pursue a career as an engineer. After graduation, Jennifer began working in management consulting with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) in Chicago. She found the work interesting, but a round of layoffs left her without a job two years later.  Read more

Jim Reuter, CEO of First Bank, joined students at CU Denver’s Business School for a night of conversation and networking on Feb. 9 at the Jake Jabs Center. During the conversation, Jim shared insight on how to lead in a constantly changing world and ways to navigate companies to success. When asked about leadership planning strategies, Jim said that great leaders plan out clear strategies and objectives to reach defined business goals.  Read more