Funds will help develop online data warehouse architecture courses, capstone The University of Colorado is playing an important role in the development of a high-demand MOOC (massive open online course) specialization, partnering with Coursera to create a data warehouse concepts track that will provide learners value in the marketplace. “We already had a data warehouse MOOC in the works when Coursera approached us – it took off from there,” said Deborah Keyek-Franssen, associate vice president for digital education and engagement.  Read more

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded a 2014-2015 Outstanding Student Chapter Award designation to the University of Colorado Denver Business School SHRM student chapter for providing exceptional growth and development opportunities to its student chapter members. “We had a comprehensive list of objectives to complete from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 to effectively compete nationally – and we did so.   Read more

Denver ranked as the sixth best city in the country for foodies. Thanks to a plethora of restaurants and breweries within the city limits, Denver scored high on a new NerdWallet ranking of Best Cities for Foodies 2015. The financial analyst website scored 50 cities using a variety of metrics, including number of restaurants, breweries, and farmers markets. “Denver is a leader on the brewery and restaurant front,” NerdWallet said.  Read more

A recent report puts Colorado as the number fourth state for most startup activity. The latest Kauffman Index report ranks both states and metro areas for the amount of startup activity. Among states, Colorado ranked fourth, and boasted 350 people becoming entrepreneurs each month for every 100,000 adults. Metro Denver ranked fifth among metro areas with 370 people becoming entrepreneurs each month for every 100,000 adults.  Read more

It’s hard to say who has the most jobs to fill in Colorado, but one way to try and measure is to see which companies have the most online job help-wanted ads. Every month the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment puts out a list of the top ten employers with ads online. This month, some of the top companies include Anthem Inc., Dish Network Corp, and Safeway. Find out which other companies made the top ten on Denver Business Journal’s website.  Read more

Not only did Denver rank first for metropolitan areas in economic and job growth, two other Colorado cities also made the top ten list. Area Development Magazine release a report analyzing 373 metropolitan statistical areas to determine which cities across the county are becoming economic front-runners. They used seven different sets of data and 21 economic and work force indicators to rank the cities.  Read more

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”  – Dalai Lama

In the past month, CU Denver Business School students have been around the world.  Students traveled to the UK, Ireland, and China in order to take their learning abroad during this year’s Maymester trips.  Students engaged in applied learning, site visits to companies, and to take in the sights and cultural experiences.  Read more