An already strong relationship between the University of Colorado Denver and the nation of Qatar took a significant step forward last week with the visit of Prime Minister Abdulla Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The main reason for his visit was to celebrate the graduation of his son, Nasser Al Thani, who received his B.S. degree in Management and Human Resource Management from the CU Denver Business School.  Read more

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC) at the CU Denver Business School will be the home to the Global Commodities Applied Research Digest (GCARD), a new journal that is launching to deliver summaries of top research via the JPMCC’s website. For commodity practitioners, there has not been an accessible source of concise information about current commodities research, either in specific fields or across industries, the GCARD aims to solve this issue.  Read more

According to a survey released Monday by WalletHub, Denver ranks as the second-best place for college grads to start a career. The research site placed Denver second among large U.S. cities, when it comes to starting a career. Salt Lake City placed first. Other large Colorado cities to make the list include: Aurora, which ranked 33rd with a score of 55.68, and Colorado Springs, which ranked No.  Read more

On March 30^th Dennis Moore, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Denver Broncos football club visited the Business School at CU Denver and also Professor Lawrence Cunningham’s graduate course in sports sponsorship. His first stop was the CU Denver Marketing Club lead by Senior Marketing Instructor Mary Lee Stansifer. He talked about a number of salient marketing issues involving the Denver Broncos.  Read more

The Information Systems Program and the Jake Jabs Center For Entrepreneurship at the CU Denver Business School are pleased to announce the offering of a new certificate in Cyber Security and Information Assurance. The first course is set to start June 6^th, 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the CU South Denver Campus. With recent breaches in the security of many large government agencies and private corporations, cyber security is an issue of great importance to the global society.  Read more

David R. Hammond, Ph.D. and lecturer for the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC) at the CU Denver Business School has been awarded the Mineral Economics Award by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). The award recognizes Hammonds’ outstanding professional accomplishments and his distinguished contributions to the field of mineral economics.  Read more

This past fall, the CU Denver Business School launched the Business Fundamentals Minor. Headed by Instructor Barry McConnell, the Business Minor equips non-business undergraduates with the business knowledge and skills to enhance their careers. Nuran Aliakbar is currently enrolled in the program. Aliakbar is a Sophomore at CU Denver, and is studying Architecture and Planning.  Read more