DENVER— The Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program awarded $29,370 in scholarships to 25 students enrolled in the RMI program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School.  Scholarships have been a major focus for the RMI program because they help recruit top students into an industry that they may not consider, or even know about. Dr. Ajeyo Banerjee, RMI Program Director, states, “We are so thankful to all the companies and individuals who have helped support scholarships for our students.  Read more

Social entrepreneurship has become a buzzword within the business world, but knowledge of what it is, and how to utilize it, seems sparse in business. The Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is doing its part to remedy this situation by offering a new graduate-level course in social entrepreneurship, beginning Fall 2013.  Read more

DENVER – Two undergraduate students from the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Program at the University of Colorado Denver Business School have received a big boost in paying for their education through the RMI program’s recent designation as one of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ (CIAB) Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME) schools.  Read more

For nearly a quarter century, Les and Marianne Franklin, through their Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, have devoted substantial efforts and resources to helping underserved Metro Denver youth develop self-esteem, life skills and the goal of pursuing higher education. The Franklins’ goals will outlive them at the University of Colorado Denver, where they are making gifts that will establish three endowed scholarships and programs for at-risk youth that extend the Shaka Franklin Foundation’s mission of mentorship, character-building and suicide prevention.  Read more

DENVER- May 10, 2013 – Four months after graduating from the University of Colorado Denver Business School in December 2012 with a degree in Information Systems, Steve Golter established the program’s first named scholarship fund. The Steve Golter Scholarship Fund will help recruit and retain top students in the Information Systems program.  Read more

Meeting with Senator Simpson was beyond thrilling! I have never been able to engage so fully with tax reform and fiscal change. However, he offered up many words of wisdom, including, “What goes up must come down. Do not ever make the mistake of getting too full of yourself”. This is what I enjoyed most, his willingness to share advice that can be translated into any career field and applied widely throughout life.  Read more