Interfacing with experts directly involved in the evolution of energy in America was a priceless opportunity for Chase Puckett. “I could write a novel on the many things I learned from this trip,” said Puckett, a student in the Global Energy Management Program. “With my focus being in oil and gas, the questions I was able to ask the American Petroleum Institute had a direct impact on my views regarding my career … I would do the trip again in a heartbeat.”  Read more

Adam Boushie has come a long way since earning his MBA at the CU Denver Business School. University Communications recently had the opportunity to catch up with Boushie, Enterprise Territory Manager at Google, who elaborated on his career, the importance of the CU Denver Professional MBA program to his current job, and his advice to CU Denver Business School students.  Read more

DENVER (CBS4)– Good news for all those who walk to get exercise or safe energy– Denver is getting kudos for being a “Walk Friendly Community” for its walkability and pedestrian safety. The City and County of Denver was designated as a Walk Friendly Community by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is a national clearinghouse on those walking and biking activities housed within the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.  Read more

The Business School’s transition to its new building is about to become complete, as the Business School computer lab currently located in the King Center will soon be moving. All computer lab and classroom functions will completely move into the Business Building, and the new lab should be up and running before the Fall 2014 semester begins on August 18. Starting Fall Semester 2014, the Business School Building will have a second computer lab with 36 more seats.  Read more

The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver has recently announced it will offer its first continuing professional education (CPE) course for tax professionals. The course is entitled “Recent Proposed Treasury Regulations Affecting the Taxation of Partnership Loss Transfers and Mandatory Basis Adjustments under Subchapter K.” The purpose of the course is to provide participants with a basic understanding of Internal Revenue Code sections 704(c)(1)(C), 743(d), and 734(d), and how to apply the regulations to affecting partners and partnerships.  Read more

Business School students develop system to test expanded hospital ER, draw interest from global health care organization DENVER and AURORA, Colo.—CU Denver Business School students Allyson Robbins and Michelle Boyd knew they had a powerful tool in a software program that analyzes workplace operations. Then, through a spring 2013 Business Analytics capstone project, they used the software to test a real-world workflow—innovative redesigns in an expanded hospital emergency room.  Read more

DENVER – The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship recently announced that it will offer scholarship awards to students registered in graduate entrepreneurship classes during the summer of 2014—including Maymester classes. This represents a great opportunity for students, both current and prospective, to learn about entrepreneurship from the phenomenal faculty at the Jake Jabs Center.  Read more