DENVER, September 14, 2016—Ethics and business leadership do not always go hand-in-hand. In fact, reports of some very unethical behavior from several well-known organizations have recently made the news. Does “Deflategate” ring a bell? What about Volkswagen’s emissions scandal? It turns out that many companies bypass ethics all together, and focus narrowly on the bottom line—whether that’s winning, making a huge profit, or coming out on top no matter the cost.  Read more

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School and the Colorado Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners will co-present a panel discussion on ethics in corporate culture on September 22, 2016. This intriguing event will explore the roadblocks and opportunities of defining and communicating an ethical culture from the top down.  Read more

DENVER, June 30, 2016—The University of Colorado Denver Business School has appointed a new director of a grant-funded program focused on ethics. Roger Stace, a CU Denver senior accounting instructor, will take over leadership of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School on July 1, 2016. “I am very excited for this opportunity,” said Stace.  Read more

Do you know an exceptionally ethical business leader? Nominate him or her today! The CU Denver Business School is looking for nominations for the Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year award. The process is simple, just visit our Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative events page and complete the Nomination Form. You may also save the form, print and fill it out, and return it to megan.stribling@ucdenver.edu  Read more

The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School recently hosted, Crowdfunding or Crowdfrauding, a panel of distinguished business and academic experts to discuss the ethics of raising investment funding from “the crowd.” The event was moderated by the Business School’s own Associate Dean of Programs, Dawn Gregg, and featured these panelists:

• Jay Scoggins—U.S.

On April 14 and 15, undergraduate business students from a four-state region took part in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative’s fifth annual Consortium Case Competition. Ten student teams competed, representing business schools from universities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The University of Colorado Denver Business School’s team earned third place.  Read more

Over 400 Denver community leaders and entrepreneurs gathered on November 3 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s State of Small Business event to celebrate the achievements of the 2015 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year Award winner Evan Makovsky. The State of Small Business event was presented by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center in partnership with the University of Colorado Denver Business School, to give Colorado’s leaders and entrepreneurs insight into trends among the region’s small business community.  Read more