The University of Colorado recently launched an online course series teaching data warehousing on Coursera, the world’s largest open online education provider. Launched on September 15, the Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence Specialization is a series of courses taught by CU Denver’s top faculty. The certificate program is open to anyone and ends with a capstone project, in which students build their own data warehouse with business intelligence functionality.  Read more

On February 5, 2015 CU Denver Business Career Connections hosted the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.  The informational session which welcomed four professionals from the bank, highlighted the various career and internship opportunities with the nation’s central bank. Graduate and undergraduate students from the Finance, Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) and Information Systems programs listened in as current employees discussed their careers at the banking organization.   Read more

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the second year in a row, government software and consulting-services provider Fast Enterprises, LLC (FAST) has been honored as a “best place to work” by online jobs and career community Glassdoor. FAST has moved to the number two spot on Glassdoor’s 50 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work For list, which is based on anonymous employee feedback in areas such as job satisfaction, career opportunities, pay and benefits, company culture, and more.  Read more

Nearly 300 alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and members of the community squeezed into St. Cajetan’s on the Auraria campus on October 21. The Center for Information Technology Innovation and Information Systems Association hosted the 9^th annual Business Leaders with an EDGE Executive Panel event. The business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies discussed Information Technology industry outlook and how information technology is an integral part of every aspect of business and what they see as the future of business and information technology.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School will host “Become a Business Leader with an Edge” executive panel on Tuesday, October 21 from 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. The ninth annual event, presented by the Information Systems Program and the Information Systems Association will be held in St. Cajetan’s, on Auraria campus. The event brings together business leaders from some of Colorado’s premier companies to discuss the future of business and technology.  Read more

DENVER – The University of Colorado Denver has long been a leader in health care research and education. To continue this tradition of excellence in the healthcare field, the Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI) at the CU Denver Business School recently established the Digital Health Consortium (DHC). The CITI developed DHC with the help of industry affiliates to augment existing Information Systems program offerings in Health Information Technology.  Read more

Executives explain what skills employers are looking for, how to land dream job DENVER – Hundreds of thousands of information technology and computer-related jobs are currently unfilled in the United States due to a shortage of qualified applicants. The sector’s long-term employment outlook remains robust. Those were two of many promising messages that information systems and other business students heard at the 8th Annual Business Executive Panel.  Read more