The sports and entertainment industry accounts for more than 250 billion dollars every year. Lucky for CU Denver students, a study abroad course was designed years ago to teach and engage students with this industry in a global setting. The Maymester London Calling course offers a group of business students high-level access to exciting global organizations in the sports and entertainment industry.  Read more

Business is global, instant, competitive, and diverse. Understanding different cultures, the influence of leadership, and the power of entrepreneurial teams within a global context is more important than ever. Offered by the Office of Global Education, the Maymester CU Denver in Ireland: Leadership and Entrepreneurship course took a small group of graduate students out of their comfort zones and onto the Emerald Isle.  Read more

As little as a decade ago, sustainability was just a word that didn’t have a lot of impact in the business world. The idea was really just beginning to bubble to the surface. CU Denver caught onto this trend while it was still in its infancy in 2006. The Managing for Sustainability (M4S) program started small with one class offered the fall semester for 25 students. The program quickly bulked up its offerings by adding five more courses that following year.  Read more

A handful of student teams presented a culmination of four months of work at the Inworks Expo. From health care to fashion, innovative start-ups achieved their goal of providing real solutions to real problems facing society today. All of these groups were formed through a new initiative at the University of Colorado Denver called Inworks. Inworks brings together faculty, staff and students from both campuses, as well as entrepreneurs and leaders from industry, government, education, and the community, to create innovative solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems.  Read more

There are more refugees today than ever before, and many live in camps of a million or more people. The camps need medical facilities, bathrooms, showers, water sanitation and other long-term structures to serve basic functions for people. Undergraduate students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a way to save time and tens of thousands of dollars in building these facilities.  Read more

Business School students Patrick Thom, Lesley Dominguez, Madison Kachel, and Aidan Lunde created the short film titled #MeToo, earning first prize in the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) 2018 Ethics in Action Video Competition and 1,000 dollars. A video competition showcasing ethics The annual competition seeks creative video entries showcasing examples of ethical behavior in the business world.  Read more

In 1999, DaVita, then known as Total Renal Care, restructured itself to come back from the brink of bankruptcy. Kent Thiry, newly tapped as the organization’s CEO, played a pivotal role in turning the company around. Nineteen years later, DaVita is a leader in healthcare, focused not only on improved clinical outcomes and holistic care, but also on participating in positive community impact.  Read more