Barnett is being recognized for his recent career move to Cantafio Hammond law firm as Special Council and Chief Operations Officer. Barnett is a GEM alumnus from cohort XIII and graduated from the program in June 2016. Ironically enough, he now works for fellow GEM alumnus, Ralph Cantafio, attorney and partner of Cantafio Hammond. Cantafio graduated with Cohort VII and now serves as a GEM faculty member, teaching GEMM 6200: Environmental, Regulatory, Legal and Political Environment in the Energy Industry, and GEMM 6210 Energy Law: Property, Contracts, and Transactions.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School calls for nominations of local leaders committed to ethical business practices for the 2017 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year Award. Now in its third year, the award program will honor the winner on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce State of Small Business breakfast. The award program is made possible through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, a five-year grant awarded to the school in 2015 aimed at teaching students principle-based ethics, emphasizing real-world application of ethical principles, and extending ethical behavior beyond campus and into the community.  Read more

The results are in: Colorado has the strongest economy in the United States. Financial news website 24/7 Wall St., recently ranked all 50 states, measuring unemployment rates, gross domestic products (GDP), and other factors to compile the list. According to the site, Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the county, coming in at just 2.3 percent. Additionally, the state has the 18th largest GDP, along with the third fastest rate of five-year annual employment growth.  Read more

The CU Denver Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter was recently awarded the 2016-2017 SHRM Student Chapter Superior Merit Award. This year’s award marks the group’s fourth consecutive designation, having achieved “superior” standing three times and “outstanding” once. The honor recognizes the Business School’s SHRM student chapter for its excellence in providing development and growth opportunities to its student members.  Read more

The CU Denver Business School has partnered with the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) to allow students in western states to enroll in qualifying graduate programs and pay in-state tuition. The new tuition rates will begin in Fall 2017 for any newly admitted students. The qualifying programs include:

• Professional MBA
• Health Administration MBA
• MS Accounting
• MS Business Analytics
• MS in Health Administration
• MS Finance and Risk Management
• MS Information Systems
• MS Taxation

Once admitted into a qualifying program, eligible students will receive the WRGP form.  Read more

Galvanize and University of Colorado Denver jointly announce the Pathways Program, a strategic partnership that allows eligible Colorado high school and current CU Denver students to earn academic college credit at CU Denver for completing the Web Development Immersive (WDI) program at Galvanize. For eligible high school students and current CU Denver students who enroll in the Pathways Program, there is a 30% discount on tuition for the six month full-time WDI course.  Read more

Food is often at the center of the strongest friendships. For CU Denver graduating seniors Robera Oljira and Abel Mebrahtu, a bond grew as they dined on Ethiopian delicacies and sipped strong coffee. It evolved further as they tried to best each at billiards, ping pong and on the soccer pitch. On a recent visit to the Nile Restaurant in Aurora, Robera and Abel laughed and reminisced about their fast-moving college years.  Read more