On April 27, more than 100 attendees gathered in the CU Denver Business School’s Jake Jabs Event Center for the 22nd year of THE CLIMB | Jake Jabs Startup Pitch Competition. The evening event featured live pitch presentations, a distinguished panel of judges, Jake Jabs returning as the keynote speaker, and networking for Colorado’s entrepreneurial community. As the competition’s grand finale, it celebrated the hard work of student teams from across the state that have been developing and validating their ideas since February.  Read more

April 24, 2023 On April 14, the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program (DFEI) at CU Denver Business School, in partnership with TIAA, presented a full-day Ethics OnSite program for 27 students at TIAA Headquarters in New York City. TIAA has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for nine consecutive years. CU Denver’s Ethics OnSite program provides learning opportunities around creating ethical business cultures and mitigating risks of ethical breaches by giving students access to high-level industry executives.  Read more

Do you remember a dream you’ve had that was so close you could almost reach out and grab it? Almost. Scholarships are that last arm’s length to help students get degrees that can change their lives and put their college passions into action. This past Thursday at the Seawall Ballroom, CU Denver Business School hosted Celebration of Success, a gala to fundraise for student scholarships.  Read more

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program (DFEI) at the University of Colorado Denver Business School announces Stephen Goldberg, CEO and co-founder of HarperDB, as the 2023 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year. Now in its eighth year, the award recognizes local leaders that demonstrate remarkable integrity and ethics in business, exemplifying the ethical principles practiced by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels.  Read more

Graduating from college or university is a major accomplishment. In an effort to recognize and praise graduates for their time, energy, and dedication throughout their journey, the CU Denver Business School held a small graduation celebration on Friday, December 16, 2022, in the Jake Jabs Event Center. Dean Scott Dawson congratulating Fall 2022 Graduates Dean Scott Dawson opened the event and warmly congratulated graduates and reminded the crowd, “this doesn’t have to be the end of your involvement with the Business School.”  Read more

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

On November 18, 2022, the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program (DFEI) at CU Denver Business School, along with IMA Financial Group, Inc.,  presented the first in-person Ethics OnSite program since the beginning of the pandemic. CU Denver’s Ethics OnSite program provides students access to high-level industry executives and provides learning opportunities around creating ethical business cultures and mitigating risks of ethical breaches.  Read more