Leadership is not about ego, limelight or autocracy. At the heart of a great leader is humility, graciousness and an appreciative spirit. Lloyd Lewan, Ph.D., and chairman of Lewan & Associates, an office equipment dealership, shared those thoughts and many more at the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship in the CU Denver Business School. A full room turned out for his “Dare to be a Leader” presentation on Wednesday afternoon.  Read more

DENVER – Graduate Career Connections at the University of Colorado Denver Business School will host their first career fair Thursday, November 14th, in the lobby of the Business School building. The Business School is located at 1475 Lawrence Street, at the corner of 15^th and Lawrence streets in Downtown Denver. The career fair, which is presented by Mass Mutual Colorado and the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program, is open to all CU Denver Business School students, or anyone interested in becoming a Business School student.  Read more

DENVER – The MBA Student Organization (MBASO) and Beta Alpha Psi student clubs at the University of Colorado Denver Business School have collaborated to create a networking and social event for students on Friday, October 25th.  Read more

Executives explain what skills employers are looking for, how to land dream job DENVER – Hundreds of thousands of information technology and computer-related jobs are currently unfilled in the United States due to a shortage of qualified applicants. The sector’s long-term employment outlook remains robust. Those were two of many promising messages that information systems and other business students heard at the 8th Annual Business Executive Panel.  Read more

DENVER – Robert Schimek, an executive with American International Group (AIG), gave intriguing insights into the 2008 financial crisis and inspiring advice about the fast-changing field of Risk Management and Insurance at a Business School talk on Wednesday. “It’s an amazing, amazing field,” Schimek said of Risk Management, which involves the analysis and treatment of risk.  Read more

Bluford Putnam says Washington’s political climate ‘more bitter and divided’ than ever, making economic impacts more severe The Federal Reserve’s massive asset purchase program has produced mixed short-term economic effects, while in the long term has weakened the Fed’s balance sheet, according to a leading national economist who spoke at the CU Denver Business School Oct.  Read more

DENVER – The University of Colorado Denver Business School will host “Become a Business Leader with an Edge” executive panel on Tuesday, October 22 from 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. The eighth annual event, presented by the Information Systems Program and the Information Systems Association will be held in St. Cajetan’s, on Auraria campus. The event brings together business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies to discuss the future of business and technology.  Read more