Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship collaborates with Arapahoe Community College on innovative program Pathways to success come in many forms. Entrepreneurial-minded students are just as interested in reaching their potential as anyone, but they often seek alternative educational paths. Enter “Launchpad,” a new Entrepreneurship Certificate pioneered in collaboration between the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship and Arapahoe Community College(ACC).  Read more

New MS programs in Taxation and Business Analytics prepare students for fast-growing fields Inspired teaching can make all the difference. Matt Kelsall noticed this last summer when he took a Management of Operations class from Business Analytics Professor Gary Kochenberger, PhD. The material was complicated, but thanks to Kochenberger’s enthusiasm and skill, Kelsall grew more excited than ever to plunge into the fast-growing field of big data.  Read more

College is more popular than ever, with about 21 million students heading to class this year. Many schools have hundreds of majors available, but students often choose the same few majors over and over again. The following ten are the most popular college majors in the U.S. Nearly all of them are broad majors that give students many options upon graduating while at the same time teaching them critical skills necessary in the workforce.  Read more

Ranking organization The Financial Engineer released its 2015 Financial Economics Rankings. The University of Colorado Denver Business School rests among the Top Ten at number 8. Financial Economics is a dual degree offered by the Business School and the Department of Economics. It combines the quantitative skills of an MA in Economics with the practical applications of an MS in Finance.  Read more

Maymester Abroad Program Provides Access to High Profile Business Venues and Influential Business People A new semester has started at the University of Colorado Denver, and for many international students, the summer of 2013 was one of their best in memory.  Just ask Mihir Rathod. A graduate student from India who’s studying information systems, Rathod wisely chose an elective class that provided access to business venues and influential business people in one of his favorite cities—London.  Read more

The Business School solidified its position as a leading international business program in Colorado and the United States with the re-designation of CU Denver’s Institute for International Business as a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). With this designation and a $1.1 million award over four years, CU Denver becomes one of only 17 CIBERs in the United States.  Read more

When young college graduates decide where to move, they are not just looking at the usual suspects, like New York, Washington and San Francisco. Other cities are increasing their share of these valuable residents at an even higher rate and have reached a high overall percentage, led by Denver, San Diego, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Portland, Ore., according to a report published Monday by City Observatory, a new think tank.  Read more