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Leeds focus on teaching business ethics and sustainability highlighted in the Economist

Jan. 22, 2018

Business has to be good and that now carries value and legitimacy. Leeds is committed to educating good business leaders by emphasizing business ethics, diversity and sustainability in courses and being a leader among business schools in this space. Leeds Center for Education on Social Responsibility was featured for its...

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New scholarship fund supports underrepresented local students at Leeds

Jan. 11, 2018

A philanthropic investment from Â鶹¹ÙÍø donors Chuck Bellock and his wife Madeleine Morrison will support the success of underrepresented Colorado undergraduate students at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Leeds School of Business. Bellock is the founder and president of Community Development Group (CDG) in Â鶹¹ÙÍø, which has created numerous communities throughout the Front...

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Disney executive and Leeds alumnus Clark Jones delivers keynote, honoring graduates at Winter Commencement

Jan. 4, 2018

This December, Leeds hosted its Winter Commencement ceremony to honor the most recent class of graduates from Leeds. Those students are now part of 41,000 alumni across the world and serve as ambassadors of the University of Colorado and the Leeds School of Business. Receiving a degree is a great...

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MBSA organizes gift donation for Cheyenne River Reservation

Dec. 28, 2017

Members of the Multicultural Business Students Association (MBSA) participated in a toy collection and donation drive this holiday season. Marking the seventh year in a row of the Dear Santa program, MBSA students led the initiative, mobilizing students, staff, and faculty across campus to work together to supply more than...

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Colorado's population growth to slow in 2018, but new jobs still coming

Dec. 11, 2017

The 2018 Colorado Business Economic Outlook produced by the Business Research Division at Leeds forecasts 47,100 new jobs in Colorado for 2018. Now in its 53rd year, the Outlook analyzes changes that occurred over the past year and examines the opportunities and challenges that will shape population, employment and the overall economy in the coming year.

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Leeds students win first place at real estate competition

Nov. 22, 2017

Recently, a team of six undergraduate real estate students at the Leeds School took the top spot at this year’s 2017 Sherman Miller Real Estate Competition. This victory marks the third time Leeds has won it since the competition began in 2014. The competition features local real estate teams from...

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Leeds shows increase in 2018 undergraduate business program rankings

Sept. 13, 2017

Leeds landed at number 20 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 undergraduate rankings among public universities. Overall Leeds ranked 31 among the combined public, private, and for-profit university rankings. These positions are up one spot each from the 2017 undergraduate business program rankings.

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged features Jim Packer, President of Worldwide TV & Digital Distribution at Lionsgate

Aug. 18, 2017

Leeds alumnus Jim Packer (Mktg ’85) is the featured entrepreneur at Silicon Flatirons’ upcoming startup meetup, Entrepreneurs Unplugged. Mr. Packer is head of Lionsgate’s global television distribution operations, directing strategies for capitalizing on evolving distribution opportunities in a fast-changing global marketplace.

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Leeds professor among CU affiliates speaking at TEDx conference in Denver

June 29, 2017

Leeds assistant professor, Philip Fernbach will be presenting at TEDxMileHigh on July 7-8. Fernbach’s talk will focus on his book and the illusion that people know more than they actually do. Among the 20 other speakers, are CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø affiliates, ATLAS Instructor Arielle Hein, and Author David Baron.

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Faculty member receives CU integrity award

June 15, 2017

Doug Bennett, Leeds Management and Entrepreneurship faculty member, was honored with the CU Integrity Award. Doug, a former Airborne Ranger Infantry officer with a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, was recognized for representing the values and ideals in the CU Honor Code.

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