There are more refugees today than ever before, and many live in camps of a million or more people. The camps need medical facilities, bathrooms, showers, water sanitation and other long-term structures to serve basic functions for people. Undergraduate students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a way to save time and tens of thousands of dollars in building these facilities.  Read more

Grecia Portillo is wrapping up an exciting year as CU Denver’s student body president.As she prepares for graduation this weekend, during which she will share the excitement via CU Denver social media channels (see sidebar below), CU Denver Today sat down with her to see how she was feeling about the occasion and her plans for the future.   What are your plans after graduation?  Read more

The next generation of business leaders is off to make their impact on the world. Over 400 students graduated this past weekend with their bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degrees from the CU Denver Business School. Every year the Business School recognizes two graduate and two undergraduate students for going above and beyond for their contribution as students.  Read more

From graduating high school in 2006 to recently accepting a competitive internship from Xcel Energy, Kasey Sipe’s relentlessness has led him to success. Sipe, earning his BSBA in both Accounting and  Finance, is enjoying every minute of his undergraduate experience this time around. A long journey to CU Denver Being an Arizona native, Sipe made the trek to Colorado to pursue a career in food service and hospitality.  Read more

On May 5, 2017, the CU Denver’s Cycling Team burst into an elite field: Cyrus Pearo, the lone male rider on a tiny Lynx team (just two cyclists) sprinted to the finish in Grand Junction to win the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships. Almost a year later – on St. Patrick’s Day – the Lynx squad blazed into even greener pastures: Manuela Escobar, a new team member, joined Pearo among the top finishers at a collegiate race in Fort Collins.  Read more

With only four scholarships given in the state of Colorado each year, Hannah Perez was one of the recipients chosen and the first ever CU Denver recipient to receive the prestigious Financial Executives International (FEI) Financial Executive International Scholarship Award. Perez, earning her BSBA in Accounting and working towards an MS in Taxation, was recommended by faculty for the scholarship.  Read more

This semester five Business School students will document their experiences on our @CUDenBusiness Instagram. Each week we will have a different topic specific to the Business School, CU Denver, or the Denver area. Each student will post a picture highlighting that topic. They will all have their own hashtag as each one shares what it really looks like to be a #CUDenBusiness School student.  Read more