A recent study conducted by the Council for Aid to Education found that 4 in 10 U.S. college students graduate without the complex reasoning skills to manage white-collar work. One of the solutions that many have proposed to combat this, is for educational institutions to offer comprehensive programs that teach students the fundamentals of business. In the Fall of 2015, the Business School will launch a new business certificate that focuses on giving individuals with a non-business undergraduate degree, business essentials.  Read more

Colorado scored high in the first “Best Places for Tech Jobs” list by researcher NerdWallet, which studied tech jobs, salaries and median rents in 370 metropolitan areas. San Jose, Calif., outscored all other cities, but Boulder ranked fifth, while Denver came in at No. 13 and Colorado Springs at No. 15. Read more…  Read more

The MS Finance program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School was recently recognized as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) recognized university by the CFA Institute.  This is the gold standard of acknowledgement in the global finance industry.  The Business School will join the ranks of other global universities which prepare their students to become a CFA.  Read more

“Many small people, who in many small places do many small things, can alter the face of the world.” So reads an inscription on one of the remaining panels of the Berlin Wall, a barrier between East and West Berlin that stood for nearly three decades and became a symbol of a divided world. When the wall fell, so too did barriers to the flow of capital, goods, and people. Twenty-five years later, the University of Colorado’s 11-Month MBA program arrived in Germany to observe the economic landscape and explore business opportunities in this once divided region.  Read more

According to a recent study cited by Forbes, fewer than two in five managers believe that college graduates were well-prepared for a job in their field of study.  Additionally, “only one in ten business leaders strongly agreed that institutions were graduating students with the skills and competencies their businesses needed.” The University of Colorado Denver Business School has recently taken initiative to change this.  Read more

Free Undergraduate Summer Business Course Elective Open to All Majors This 8-week course will be offered summer 2015, June 8, 2015 until August 1, 2015 on Tuesday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about career opportunities in the investment services field. A Booming Industry Did you know that Investment services companies offer median starting salaries that are nearly $40K?   Read more

When it comes to supporting its major pro-sports franchises, Denver punches above its weight. A new study from The Business Journals, the DBJ’s parent, says that Denver is the most “overextended” major sports city in America — meaning the gap between the area’s total local income and the revenue needs of its pro teams is the widest. And yet, pro teams do thrive here.  Read more