DENVER – The Four Seasons hotel downtown is hosting this year’s Jake Jabs Center Business Plan Competition on June 19 at 8am. The presentations are open to the public. Chosen from a pool of 50 applicants, 6 finalists are set to present their ideas in front of a panel of local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The plans range from a propane grill improvement to a geothermal investment and operating firm.  Read more

The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition chose six finalist teams who will present their business plans in front of a panel of judges on June 19 starting at 8am at the Four Seasons in downtown Denver. The presentations are open to the public. The Finalists • Geocity – Vertically-oriented firm that finances, develops, and manages geothermal infrastructure assets.  Read more

DENVER—With fast-growing Asian nations changing the global landscape in the 21st century, energy’s impact on emerging economies, environmental regulations and trade policy will only escalate in the coming decades.
That was the backdrop of the Energy Moving Forward forum, which drew more than 225 attendees—business, government, academic and other observers—to a candid discussion about all facets of global energy.  Read more

The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver Business School recently conducted their first “Virtual Pitch Night,” part of their 2014 Business Plan Competition. The virtual event allowed participants in the competition from outside of the Denver Metro area to compete in the annual competition. 2014 marks the first year the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship has opened the competition to individuals outside of the CU System.  Read more

The Beta Mu chapter of the University of Colorado Denver was initiated into Gamma Iota Sigma, the fraternity for students of insurance, risk management and actuarial science, in a ceremony held Saturday night ahead of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.’s annual conference and exhibition. The new chapter is the 60th to join GIS, which chartered its first chapter in 1966 and boasts an annual membership of more than 2,100 students and an alumni population of over 20,000.  Read more

The MBA Student Organization (MBASO) recently held their “What I Did With My MBA” event designed to help prepare students for life after CU Denver. The event, which was sponsored by the CU Denver Student Government Association, featured a panel of CU Denver Business School graduates who are now working in various fields. The panel included:

• Adam Boushie, Enterprise Territory Manager at Google
• Ellen Puckett, AVP, Corporate Technology Group at OppenheimerFunds
• Chris Varani, Project Manager at Physicians Ally, Medical Student

The Business Student Ambassador Club (BSAC) and Graduate Career Connections (GCC) at the CU Denver Business School recently hosted “College to Corporate;” a panel discussion and networking event. The event included presenters from four international companies, including Rocket, Arrow Electronics, Prologis and Raytheon. The panel discussion started with Steven Vogel, Human Resource Manager at Arrow Electronics.  Read more