Businesses are experiencing a talent shortage for qualified risk management professionals, and the CU Denver Business School’s Risk Management and Insurance Program (RMI) prepares students with the skills these companies need. During the Fall 2019 semester, the RMI program hosted several events to connect students with employers for networking, internships, and full-time jobs.  Read more

Students learned about careers in finance, plus managing their own budget, debt and retirement savings On November 20, the Women in Business student club and Business Student Ambassador Committee  hosted an informative and lively event. Financial Literacy from College to Retirement featured guest speakers Dylan Mumm, VP of Business Development at SMA Hub, and Trent Douglass, Senior Sales Associate at SMA Hub and CU Denver Business School student.  Read more

Shouldn’t I know what I want to be when I grow up by now?

Not really. But the first step is to stop waiting for your passion to arrive. Ask anyone to help you figure out what you should do with your life and there’s a good chance they’ll ask, “Well, what’s your passion?” Turns out, most people (8/10) answer the passion question with either “I don’t know” or “Which one should I start with?” So maybe the problem is the question.  Read more

As an increasing number of apps ask for more and more of our data, consumers have grown wary. Gone are the days of the default “public profile” as more users demand privacy and control over their personal information. The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the CU Denver Business School hosted a panel event on October 25, 2019 with three representatives from the Denver office of Strava, a hugely popular fitness tracking app, to discuss the ethical considerations of wide-scale data collection from Strava’s perspective. Strava lets users record and share their fitness activities, from walking to hiking to cycling, and then analyzes the data to track just about any performance metric imaginable.  Read more

Cyber threats can affect anyone. At the Business Leader with an Edge event, seasoned experts in cybersecurity spoke candidly with students about the threats we’re facing, ways to make a difference, and career opportunities in IT and cybersecurity. Many leaders in cybersecurity are warning that the next world war will be waged in cyberspace. By 2021, ransomware is predicted to attack a business every 11 seconds, resulting in $20 billion a year in damages.  Read more

The Distinguished Speaker Series in Business Analytics and Data Sciences, in partnership with Transamerica, presents leading business analytics professionals Transamerica and the CU Denver Business School will continue the Distinguished Speaker Series through 2021, inviting top professionals to the Business School to speak on modern challenges and opportunities in business analytics and data science.  Read more

An internship is the perfect launching pad into a new industry or career. Because competition is stiff, you have to start early in order to make the best first impression and stand out.  The team at the Business Career Connections (BCC) office had some great advice for students, especially if you’re looking for an internship for the summer. Get your resume and LinkedIn profile in shape now It’s important for them to both look great and really tell your story – not just what you’ve done, but about what you want to do.  Read more