Associate Professor of Management Sarah Kovoor could not be happier with South Denver’s first semester, Fall 2014. CU Denver Business School identified the need for offerings after conducting a market study of the south metro Denver area and interviewing leaders from the area’s major employers and professional organizations. The south metro area, which includes one-third of the population of metro Denver, is home to a variety of engineering, finance and health care-related companies.  Read more

Want to find a Business School student with a strong entrepreneurial spirit? Look no further than Bachelor of Science in Finance student Travis Page. With the help of his roommate, Page started the crêpe-making food cart Batter in 2013. The summer following high school graduation, Page went on a trip through Europe with his high school orchestra class. Throughout the 12-country trip Page tried crêpes every place he could; Paris, he decided, had the best.  Read more

Students in the 11-Month MBA program participated in a business collaboration over their fall term break in mid-October. Program Alumni and International Business Owner Dan Sigrist worked with the group of five students, who developed international market strategies for one of his clients. The project included tactical and strategic recommendations for a Colombian beverage company to expand into the US and China.  Read more

Jobs are always a hot-button issue for state legislators, and never more than during an election season. As voters across the country head to the polls today, many may be hoping that new leadership will jumpstart growth in states where job creation has stagnated, while others will be looking to continue progress already made this year. The cities and states that make this list have experienced the strongest non-agricultural job growth over the first three quarters of 2014, according to analysis of data from the U.S.  Read more

Nearly 300 alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and members of the community squeezed into St. Cajetan’s on the Auraria campus on October 21. The Center for Information Technology Innovation and Information Systems Association hosted the 9^th annual Business Leaders with an EDGE Executive Panel event. The business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies discussed Information Technology industry outlook and how information technology is an integral part of every aspect of business and what they see as the future of business and information technology.  Read more

Want hands-on trading and portfolio management experience? Gavan Duemke’s Trading in Commodities and Financial Markets will give students real-world experience in portfolio management. Through utilizing the latest academic theories and becoming familiar with industry-standard software including Bloomberg and CQG, students will be prepared for careers in asset management, investment advisory, and other related financial market positions.  Read more

The Business Management Department at the University of Colorado Denver Business School announced the topic of its Spring 2015 course. Strategy Consulting, MGMT 6800: Special Topics in Management, will partner students with senior leadership from a financial services firm to address a strategic challenge it’s identified. As a student, you’ll prepare a team charter, project scope of work and work-plan.  Read more