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At Alteryx, Scholarships are ‘Our Responsibility’ to Help Aspiring Leaders Develop Skills for Changing Workplaces


May 27, 2022

The software company's co-founder says businesses need graduates who aren't intimidated by data.

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Dean Sharon Matusik to Leave CU 鶹 for Position in Michigan

May 19, 2022

Dean Sharon Matusik of the Leeds School of Business has accepted a dean position at the University of Michigan. Her final day at CU 鶹 will be June 30. Provost Russell Moore announced today that Leeds School of Business Dean Sharon Matusik has accepted the Edward J. Frey Dean of...

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So Nice, They Won it Twice: Leeds Earns 2nd Straight NAIOP Challenge Victory

May 13, 2022

When it comes to NAIOP’s annual Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge, the Leeds School of Business at the 鶹 is really building something. For the second year in a row, Leeds graduate students studying real estate won the competition, which involves pitching projects for a particular development...

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Podcast: Lights. Camera. Strategy

May 13, 2022

Getting people off their couches and into movie theaters was hard enough before the pandemic made moviegoing a health risk. But it’s a challenge Jim Packer (Bus’85) has embraced. Packer, president of worldwide TV and digital distribution at Lionsgate, visited the Leeds Business Insights podcast to talk about the company’s...

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Leeds Professor Honored as Outstanding Mentor

May 11, 2022

For Kai Larsen, teaching is about giving students the skills that help them throughout their careers and lives. Kai Larsen was recognized as an Outstanding Mentor at graduation. Students say his ability to present complex topics in practical ways makes him an excellent teacher and advisor. Kai Larsen , an...

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In Career Chat, Disney Exec Says it’s a Small World—So Be Sure to Network

May 10, 2022

Women in Finance club welcomes two leaders to campus to share insights on career success.​​ Clark Jones (Acct’91), a vice president at Disney, answers a question from a student in the back of the room. ‘In your career, don’t be afraid to take chances and make moves,’ Jones told students...

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‘You Are a Category of One,’ Speaker Tells Graduates at Leeds Commencement

May 6, 2022

Ceremonies challenged newest alumni to leverage the skills won during the pandemic to create impact in business and society.​​ A graduate waves to her family during the undergraduate commencment ceremomy, held at the CU Events Center. Below, Atul Raguveer, Leeds Student Government president, returns to his seat after giving his...

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Teaching Excellence Award Honors Sears, ‘A Joy to Work With and Learn From’

May 6, 2022

Winner of 2022 Frascona Award came to teaching late, but has created outsized impact on the lives of students.​ At commencement, Curtis Sears was named winner of the Frascona Teaching Excellence Award by Leeds students. Sears was a finalist for the award, presented to a professor who creates lasting impact...

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For Michael Leeds, it’s Values, Not Medals, That Matter Most

May 4, 2022

As CU honors Leeds at graduation, he’s more proud of a business school that prizes ethics, diversity and responsibility. Michael Leeds speaks at an event on the CU 鶹 campus. When he and his family made the naming gift to the university’s business school, “we heard ‘business ethics’ was an...

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Podcast: A Known Commodity. (Or Perhaps Not)

May 4, 2022

They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you—but what could you do if you knew more? The answer, according to research from Leeds professor Phillip Fernbach, lies in overcoming the “knowledge illusion” by understanding what we don’t know to become better leaders and teammates. Fernbach visited the Leeds Business...

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