CU Denver marketing students present their winning branding campaign at State Capitol DENVER – A group of creative graduate students in the MS in Marketing program think it’s time local firms stamped “Colorado Born” pride in their business story and trumpeted the state’s many enterprise-friendly virtues through an eye-catching branding campaign.  Read more

Gift will support programs at Center for Commodities DENVER – A strong knowledge base and commodities workforce is key to our nation’s future and to Colorado’s economy. But no university has offered a comprehensive academic program incorporating industries as diverse as energy, agriculture and mining. To fill this gap, the University of Colorado Denver Business School will launch a Center for Commodities in Spring 2012 to educate commodities professionals and expand knowledge in this area of study.  Read more

Dean Ambron speaks to class and welcomes them to ‘phenomenal new home’ DENVER – The new University of Colorado Denver Business School building was christened this morning with its first class – the start of the new term for the 11-month MBA program. It was a fitting opening for the Business School building, since the 11-month MBA program, when it started in 1998, was one of the first accelerated MBA programs in the nation.  Read more

Students and faculty came together at St. Cajetan’s on the Auraria Campus on Tuesday, October 11, for the 6^th Annual “Become a Business Leader with an Edge” CIO panel discussion. Attendees were welcomed by Dean Ambron, who set the tone for the evening, highlighting that students with IT skills and education “are in great demand.” The general message from all of the speakers and panel members was simple – that the future of Information Technology is bright.  Read more

You want higher education to offer more real-life applications? Then check out this new Bioinnovation program, which is doing its part to make bioscience students more employable. “We have an oversupply of Ph.D. bioscience graduates relative to the number of bioscience jobs that are available,” says Arlen Meyers, a University of Colorado Denver professor who’s teaching a course titled, “Building Biotechnologies: Fundamentals of Life Science Technology and Entrepreneurship,” one of three required to earn a certificate in bioentrepreneurship.  Read more

On Thursday, October 6^th, the Graduate Career Connections (GCC) hosted Merit Gest for an insightful session on finding the career of your dreams. The event, titled “Don’t Settle”, was attended by graduate students, job-seekers, and members of the business community. Gest is a self-titled Chief Belief Officer, who works with individuals and organizations to provide key insights into the value of finding a perfect match in values between companies and their employees.  Read more