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Camp to Belong - Change Makers cont.

By Heather Owens on August 2, 2010 11:04 AM

In the last blog - Change Makers, Camp to Belong was highlighted along with some other

organizations. The Founder and President Emeritus of CTB, Lynn Price, participated in our 50 for

Colorado leadership program in 2008. This weekend, Camp to Belong was featured nationally in

Parade's Sunday (July 31, 2010) magazine. Even though they have received a lot of national

exposure, Camp to Belong and many other non-profit organizations still need donations and

volunteers. Please do whatever you can to help out organizations that you feel strongly about.

Thank you.

Here's an excerpt from Sunday's article written by Christine Wicker:

"...Among the over 600,000 kids in foster care in the U.S., 70% are separated from at least one

sibling. Camp To Belong's aim is to create the kind of memories for foster siblings that those in

intact families take for granted. Around 3500 children have attended the camps--currently in eightlocations from Maine to Washington--and Price believes their week-long experiences start ripples

that keep spreading.

Take former campers Jessica C., 19, and her brother, Allen, 23, who are now both counselors. As

children, the two were placed in the same home, but one day when Jessica was at school, Allen

was moved out. "My brother was ripped from me," she says. "First my parents were gone, and

then my brother." Camp To Belong was their lifeline to each other.

The camps are staffed almost entirely by volunteers. Fifteen years ago, counselor Patrick Harden,

a youth pastor from Long Beach, Calif., was a social worker when his boss sent him to the camp

to help. With a caseload of 85 children, Harden viewed himself as an administrator of the law--h e

never really thought about his clients' relationships with their siblings. But at camp, he saw how

the kids perceived social workers. In a rush. Rarely listening. Cold.

After he got ho me, he and his wife adopted a brother-sister p air of foster kid s. Sinc e then, Harden

has volunteered at over 20 sessions of Camp To Belong..."

For the full article, please click here.

Change Makers

By Heather Owens on July 22, 2010 11:30 AM

On July 9, 2010, the 50 for Colorado leadership program met for the Entrepreneurship session

held at CU Boulder. One of the great trends in entrepreneurship is being a change maker and

herefore making a positive impact in this world. Two of our speakers focused on his subject.

Heidi Ganahl, (photo above) CEO and Founder aka "Top Dog" of Camp Bow Wow, created The

Bow Wow Buddies Foundation in 2003 (three years after starting the CBW franchise). The

mission of the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation is to promote the health and welfare of dogs

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worldwide by focusing on finding foster and lifetime homes for unwanted dogs, promoting humane

education and treatment, and investing in research and treatment for dogs devastated by illness

and disease.

Lynn Price, Founder and President Emeritus of Camp To Belong, has also gone hrough many

challenges. At the age of 8, Lynn learned that she had a biological sister, Andi, living on the other

side of town! From her experiences, Lynn founded Camp To Belong and is an active volunteer for

CTB in an effort to give brothers and sisters an opportunity to create childhood memories. Staffed

by volunteer counselors across the country, Camp To Belong never charges a foster child to

attend camp.

In addition to our two speakers, we have three participants in 50 who work for non-profits. Karen

Snow works for CBR YouthConnect, Jules Kelty works for the Colorado AIDS Project, and

Allison Carey works for Project C.U.R.E.

CBR YouthConnect (CBRYC) is a national residential treatment facility that provides accredited

mental health services and education to at-risk boys, ages 10 to 21, from across the United

States. CBRYC's mission is to achieve excellence in providing troubled youth with the

means to become hopeful and productive citizens. CBRYC has a 97% success rate in

helping troubled boys return to their home communities and become productive citizens. Over

550 boys have been to the ranch.

Colorado AIDS Project's (CAP) mission is to prevent HIV infection and improve lives affected by

HIV and AIDS. CAP is a 27 year-old community based organization that helps those living with

HIV/AIDS, and those at risk, to make healthy choices for a self sufficient, enhanced quality of

life. CAP provides innovative, individualized services to those most in need, educates high risk

populations, and advocates for social and health care equity. Over the last quarter century,

Colorado AIDS Project has served 75 percent of the men, women, and children who have lived

with HIV/AIDS in Colorado.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief & Equipment) was founded in 1987 to help

meet the need for medical supplies, equipment, and services around the world. PROJECT

C.U.R.E. builds sustainable healthcare infrastructure by providing the medical supplies and

equipment that medical personnel need to deliver healthcare o their communities. Since its

inception, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has delivered medical relief to needy people in more than 120

countries.

For more details on any of these organizations and how you can help, please click on the

organizations' name to be taken to their website. To learn about the 50 for Colorado program or

o nominate someone for the 2011 class, please click here.

For the Love of the Game

By Heather Owens on April 7, 2010 11:10 AM

On Friday, April 2nd, the 50 for Colorado leadership participants learned about Sports &

Recreation in Colorado. They started out in the morning at Invesco Field and the participants

heard from CU Athletics, Kroenke Sports, Denver Broncos and Alm International (Olympic Torch

Race) and then they toured Invesco Field.

In the afternoon the group headed over to Coors Field and heard from more speakers, including

representatives from Colorado Rockies and USA Rugby. Afterwards they oured the stadium and

had a chance to check out the Rockies' locker room, which isn't open to the public.

Even if the participants weren't major sports fans, it gave them a great overview of the economic

impact sports has in Colorado and why so many people in this state love the variety of sports and

recreation opportunities here.

As an employee at CU, we hear from a lot of students that part of the reason they attend school

here is the proximity o recreational activities. With that in mind, the Leeds School of Business

created the Business of Sports program for college juniors and seniors-which you may have read

about in earlier posts. Application and registration forms are due on April 9, so if you know of anystudents who would be interested in this program, let them know soon (it will also be held in he

Summer 2011). We are looking forward to meeting those students who really have a love of the

game.

Cultural Connection-The Art of Business (part 2):

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Now you may have learned something new about culture in Colorado-but what doesit mean in economic terms? Every other year, the Colorado Business Committee forthe Arts (CBCA -www.cbca.org) works with SCFD on collecting information from over

90% of SCFD grant recipients. Deloitte and DualDraw then analyze and interpret thedata in terms of economic impact. Here are some key findings from the 2008 study(based on 2007 figures):

Denver's arts and cultural community created $1.69 billion in totaleconomic activity in 2007 up 19% from 2005.

$330 million was generated from cultural tourism.

Metro Denver cultural and scientific organizations enjoyed attendance of over

16.4 million in 2007, an increase of 17% over 2005.

o This includes 3.5 million contacts with school children in 2007.

Combined payroll, seat and sales taxes paid in 2007 by arts, cultural and

scientific nonprofits were $21.3 million, up 31% over 2005.

40,000 people contributed their time and talent by volunteering in arts,

cultural and scientific nonprofits.

I could go on and on about the importance of culture-but I don't want to bore you. Ifyou would like to have a list of more resources, please e-mail me at

[email protected].

Thanks for reading.

-Heather

I have to provide a disclaimer...I love culture-especially art-related. Since living inColorado (fall 2007- resent) my volunteer work includes being on the Denver Art

Museum's junior board (CultureHaus) and Boulder 2140 social & cultural committee.I'm a member of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Kirkland Museum,and a few art associations of the Denver Art Museum along with being an alumni of

Leadership Arts which is organized by CBCA. When I lived in Chicago, I volunteeredand worked for the Art Institute for more than 5 years and was very active on the

cultural scene as a member of various young professionals groups. I have also beenvery fortunate to travel extensively and have visited at least 100 museums in North

America, Europe and Japan. The art medium I work with is hotography.

50 for Colorado Nominations

By Executive Education Team on October 8, 2009 10:51 AM

It's that time of year where we are accepting nominations for the next 50for Colorado class. The 50 for Colorado leadership program has beenaround since 1985 and has 1,000 alumni. Each year participants from a

variety of industries (non-profit, consulting, government, legal, education,finance, marketing, etc.) learn about key sectors that are important toColorado's economy.

The class will meet January 15, February 5, March 4-5, April 9, May 7,June 11-12, July 9, September 10-11, October 8, and November 5.Sessions include government & politics, military & defense, sports &recreation, mining, energy, entrepreneurship, agriculture, researchscience, and arts & entertainment.

To nominate someone, please visit our website athttp://Leeds.colorado.edu/50forCO and look under the getting startedsection. You can also send a nomination into [email protected]. Please include the following information:

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Name of nominee

Company of nominee & Position

Address of nominee

E-mail and telephone number of nominee

Nominator's name

How you are acquainted with the nominee

-Heather

50 Bash a Success!

By Executive Education Team on September 29, 2009 10:19 AM

On Saturday 9/26, we entertained alumni and current participants at our 2nd Annual 50 for

Colorado Homecoming Bash at the Butterfly Pavillion in Westminster. The night was full of food,

music and mingling, along with a live and silent auction.

Thanks to all who made it to the Bash. We hope all of our past & current 50 for CO participants

(spanning almost 20 years) enjoyed hemselves. The entire Exec Ed staff considered it a

success; we grossed over $5,500 on our auction items to go toward scholarships!

50 for Colorado Bash

By Executive Education Team on September 25, 2009 2:25 PM

This Saturday is our second annual 50 for Colorado Bash. We started the Bashlast year as a fundraiser for our scholarship recipients and encourage classyears to get to know each other better. We have some amazing auction itemsincluding dinner with Red Miller (Former Denver Broncos' head coach), galleryrentals, Super Bowl XXXIII team signed football, amazing spa package in PagosaSprings, lots of overnight hotel stays, and much more. Our interns really helpedout with procuring items this year. They are rock stars!

Speaking of rock stars...each year all of us in Exec Ed can't wait to get to knowour alumni at various events and also get ready for next year's class. At thisyear's Bash we have alumni that are from class of 1988 to class of 2009. The 50

program started in 1985 and we have about 1,000 alumni. It's an amazingnetwork of people that work in non-profit, financial, government, legal, arts,consulting, and marketing.

Besides preparing for our event this weekend, we are also encouraging all ouralumni to nominate someone that they think would be a great fit for the 2010class. Please visit http://leeds.colorado.edu/50forCOto see our upcomingsessions and nominate your colleagues on-line. Nominations are due October9.

-Heather Owens, Program Coordinator

The Dog Days of Summer

By Executive Education Team on August 6, 2009 10:46 AM

I can't believe it is already August. It was just last month that Heidi Ganahl,

Founder & CEO of Camp Bow Wow came in and spoke to the 50 for Coloradoleadership group. The day's focus was on Entrepreneurship.

Heidi opened the first Camp Bow Wow in 2000 in Denver and began

franchising it in 2003 (over 200 franchises to date in the US and Canada).Heidi is an amazing speaker and is a great supporter of CU-Boulder. To put

it in perspective of how much she supports us...she spoke to our group while

she was just shy of 9 months pregnant.

If you haven't heard Heidi speak, I strongly encourage you to do so. She

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"Outstanding Women in Business-2009" on August 27. I hope to see youthere.

Also during our Entrepreneurship Day, Marley Hodgson of Mad Greens (greatpaninis & salads- Don Quixote is my favorite) spoke about Building an

Honest Business and utilizing locally-owned businesses as much as possible.

John Georgis of Banjo Billy (not your average bus tour-yee haw!) spokeabout how he was in the right place at the right time. Lynn Price, founder of

Camp to Belong, talked about her personal story of not knowing her siblinggrowing up and founded an organization for people who are in a similarsituation. The common theme was how they all started their own businesses

and the obstacles they overcame. All are fabulous speakers.

Later that day seven participants of the 50 program were on a panel

discussion and talked about the positives and negatives of having your own

business. Industries included financial, insurance, consulting, accounting,human resources, promotional advertising, and auction/public relation

services. The panel was moderated by a 50 participant who works at the

Small Business Development Center.

Additional speakers for the Entrepreneurship session included Paul Jerde of

the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Greg Berry of Nuance Intelligence,

and Courtney Price of VentureQuest. It was an enlightening day and gave alot of people food for thought of what kind of business they would create.

So...what kind of business would you start up?

-- Heather Owens, Program Coordinator

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It's not easy being green...

By Executive Education Team on November 19, 2009 10:51 AM | 4 Comments

Recently I went to see WICKED and one of the thoughts that came to mind is that it'snot easy being green. A lot of us have this perception that Galinda/Glinda was thegood witch and Elphaba was the evil, green witch, but watching the performance,their roles are actually reversed. Who we think is good is actually more 'evil' thanthe wicked witch and voil-our perception of Life in Oz is switched around.

Which then led me to wonder...what are some ways that people can save green whilebeing green? Granted in a lot of university communities the green lifestyle isstrongly encouraged and buying green products can be less expensive than buyingproducts conventionally made. I'm fortunate to work and live in a place where beinggreen is very much the lifestyle and there's a myriad of choices! This is especiallybeneficial to me, since I have a very restricted diet in addition to buying majority offood and skin products that are better for the environment and for my health.Because of this, I have learned that most of my groceries are actually much cheaper

(at least 20%) at places like farmer's market, Whole Foods, Natural Grocers, etc.than buying at a conventional store. In addition, I stock up whenever non-perishableitems are on sale-especially gluten-free products!

So what can you do if you don't live in an eco-conscious place and still save moneywhile doing some good...especially with the winter holidays around the corner? Keepin mind who you are buying for...quality is much better than quantity. Don'tpurchase or make a gift unless you know the person would use it-most people stillput unwanted items in the trash instead of thinking of donating it. Think of long-term value or an experience (annual membership or tickets) that will stay with themfor a while versus one-time use.

Buy locally when you can. Extra bonus points if you purchase free-trade orsustainably made products. If you do buy from a big chain, then support those thatcontribute to their community. If you buy gift cards, look into the company and seeif they will still be around in a year or two (or encourage the person to use them rightaway!).

If you want something tangible to give to someone-think of purchasing them areusable drinking container ($8-20). This is equal to at least 8 bottles of water

purchased at a convenience store or 2-3 cases of water (it takes quite a bit of waterust to make a one-time use plastic bottle). If they are a coffee or tea drinker-buy

them a machine for their office and give them a mixture of fair-trade coffee or teaand put it in a reusable shopping bag.

But most importantly, think of organizations where you can give a donation insomeone's name instead of a gift. Non-profit organizations are receiving a lot lessmoney. Think of donating to Toys for Tots, shelters, your local food bank (cash goesa lot further than you purchasing meals), local cultural organizations, andinternational aid organizations (i.e. solar stoves, water purification systems. Indeveloping countries, water usage averages a few gallons per person-while in the USwe each use about 75 gallons a day).

If you have children, install in them the importance of giving back. Pick out a toytogether for a child that needs it more.

While 'wrapping' up these gift ideas, think of ways you can cut back on wrappingpaper. Use reusable shopping bags, comics, articles/ads from their favoritemagazines, or fabric to wrap up the gifts. Or at the minimum-don't use ribbons orbows and use wrapping paper that can be easily recycled. Have a wonderful holiday

season.

Thanks for stopping by.

-Heather

Cultural Connection-The Art of Business (part 2):

By Executive Education Team on November 12, 2009 1:13 PM | 1 Comment

Now you may have learned something new about culture in Colorado-but what doesit mean in economic terms? Every other year, the Colorado Business Committee for


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the Arts (CBCA -www.cbca.org) works with SCFD on collecting information from over90% of SCFD grant recipients. Deloitte and DualDraw then analyze and interpret thedata in terms of economic impact. Here are some key findings from the 2008 study(based on 2007 figures):

Denver's arts and cultural community created $1.69 billion in totaleconomic activity in 2007 up 19% from 2005.

$330 million was generated from cultural tourism.

Metro Denver cultural and scientific organizations enjoyed attendance of over16.4 million in 2007, an increase of 17% over 2005.

o This includes 3.5 million contacts with school children in 2007.

Combined payroll, seat and sales taxes paid in 2007 by arts, cultural andscientific nonprofits were $21.3 million, up 31% over 2005.

40,000 people contributed their time and talent by volunteering in arts,cultural and scientific nonprofits.

I could go on and on about the importance of culture-but I don't want to bore you. Ifyou would like to have a list of more resources, please e-mail me [email protected] .

Thanks for reading.

-Heather

I have to provide a disclaimer...I love culture-especially art-related. Since living inColorado (fall 2007- resent) my volunteer work includes being on the Denver Art

Museum's junior board (CultureHaus) and Boulder 2140 social & cultural committee.I'm a member of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Kirkland Museum,

and a few art associations of the Denver Art Museum along with being an alumni ofLeadership Arts which is organized by CBCA. When I lived in Chicago, I volunteeredand worked for the Art Institute for more than 5 years and was very active on the

cultural scene as a member of various young professionals groups. I have also beenvery fortunate to travel extensively and have visited at least 100 museums in NorthAmerica, Europe and Japan. The art medium I work with is hotography.

Cultural Connection-The Art of Business (part 1)

By Executive Education Team on November 5, 2009 3:45 PM

This Friday, November 6, is the kick-off of Denver Arts Week(www.denverartsweek.org ) organized by VISIT DENVER (Convention & VisitorsBureau) and support is also provided by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs andSCFD (see below). November 6 is also our last 50 for Colorado session of the year-Arts and Entertainment (impeccable timing!).

There has been a long-held perception that cultural institutions are ivory towers andonly people that have a lot of money can support them. That is simply untrue.There are numerous organizations that have a mission of making culture accessibleto everyone.

For example, the Denver Metro Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD -www.scfd.org) has done a lot over the past 20 years to provide general operatingsupport to more than 350 organizations and granted approximately $42 million in2008 from the .1% sales and use tax (1 penny on $10) in the Denver Metro Area. Aspart of SCFD funding, all Tier 1 institutions provide free days/ performances. TheDenver Art Museum, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Center for Performing Arts,Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Denver Zoo are all considered Tier 1 asidentified in SCFD's statute.

Besides the SCFD free days, there are a lot of other ways to enjoy culture at a lowprice point or even better-free! Go on a gallery walk (usually First Fridays of eachmonth), check out public art, attend a performance/visit an exhibition at auniversity/college, visit your local library or bookstores, and/or volunteer.Volunteering (especially on a board) adds a lot to your own professional

development and builds leadership skills while helping out organizations that have

very limited resources.

Please check out part 2 (coming soon) on economic impact and more importantly -add some culture to your life!

-Heather

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A New Generation of Entrepreneurs

By Heather Owens on June 16, 2010 2:52 PM | 1 Comment

Boulder is known for its entrepreneurial spirit (see links below) and we noticed this spirit with our

60 CUBIC students this year. CUBIC runs during Maymester for three weeks (8:30-5:00) and is

open to non-business majors with at least 60 credits or recent graduates. The participants learn

about accounting, marketing, finance, personal finance, business & government along with

leadership & management. There are also wo career days that covers rsum writing,

networking and interviewing skills.

During the three weeks, each participant is placed into a group of 3-4 other students and they

work on a business plan project and present it to a panel of judges on the last day. Over the past

few years, only about 20% of the students indicated an interest in starting their own company; but

his year over 60% were interested!!! To add to the competition, Ronda Phillips of S3 Talent

Management awarded the top three teams with gift cards. Members of the first place (Gold) team

each received a $150 gift card, 2 nd place (Silver) received a $100 gift card and 3 rd place (Bronze)

received a $50 gift card. There were 14 teams total.

The Gold team's business plan was around a restaurant that was also involved with community

giving. The team included: Mark Arnoldy, Todd McPherson, Funmi Ogunremi and Julia

Schroeder. The Silver eam promoted a product to enhance study habits of students. The team

was comprised of James Caine, Justin D'Atri, Laura Hoch and John Kelly. The Bronze eam

focused their efforts on an outdoor recreational service. Team members included Zack Feirer,

Sean Hanley, Samantha Kirberg and Spencer Sinclair. All of he teams had great concepts. We

can't wait to see what kind of business plans next year's class will develop and present to the

panel of judges. CUBIC 2011 will be held from May 9-27.

Colorado Specific

Bo u ld e r, C o lo . , a M a g n e t f o r H ig h -Te ch St a rt -Up s

Claire Cain Miller, New York Times. Published May 13, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/business/14boulder.html?src=me&ref=general

Wh y Bo u ld e r is Am e rica 's Be st To w n f o r St a rt -U p s

Vivek Wadhwa, Business Week. Published April 22, 2010

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/apr2010/sb20100421_531161.htm

Turning a Passion into a Profession

By Executive Education Team on April 13, 2010 1:44 PM | 1 Comment

Right now there are a number of CU students who are wondering "What's next?" as they

approach graduation. One good step may be to complete the CUBIC program at the Leeds

School and turn a passion into a job.

The CU Business Intensive Certificate (CUBIC) program is an opportunity for juniors, seniors, and

recent graduates who are or were not business students to pick up basic business skills and

echniques. Coupled with a college degree, CUBIC will help students discover viable careers that


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await them. A business intensive certificate from a op-ranked program like the Leeds School

demonstrates to employers and companies hat you are serious about making the transition from

college to career.

Participants are exposed to business fundamentals such as accounting, finance, economics,

marketing, leadership, management, and personal finance. A business certificate complements

any degree, allowing our graduates to walk across the stage and into a job. The CUBIC program

allows participants to also live what they've learned through an entrepreneurial, integrated team

project (you know, just like how it is in the real world, working with others who come from different

backgrounds, work experiences, skill sets, and talents).

CUBIC is designed for those who have studied an emphasis they love, say in art history or

environmental science, and then translate that knowledge and skill set into a career, like at a

museum or at a renewable energy company. The intensive three-week program goes beyond the

academic and heoretical: it's an application of how these business fundamentals apply to the

individual student. It's an investment in themselves, drilling down from the "we" mentality in a

classroom to making the "me" stand out in the marketplace: How can I best market myself? How

do I manage my personal and professional finances? What can a business plan do for me?

I, like my CUBIC faculty colleagues, look forward to the rich and diverse environment provided

hrough his program, both with the students and the instructors. People in the seats come from a

variety of disciplines, from linguistics to mathematics to engineering, causing us to stretch our

skills as educators as we condense critical business principles into a three-week course that will

enhance their skill set.

If you or a student you know is struggling with "What's next?" then help them sharpened their

focus on their future with CUBIC. For more information, visit leeds.colorado.edu/cubic.

Cathleen BurnsAccounting Professor and CUBIC Instructor

One of the teams hat won the business plan challenge in 2009.

For the Love of the Game


On Friday, April 2nd, the 50 for Colorado leadership participants learned about Sports &

Recreation in Colorado. They started out in the morning at Invesco Field and the participants

heard from CU Athletics, Kroenke Sports, Denver Broncos and Alm International (Olympic Torch

Race) and then they toured Invesco Field.

In the afternoon the group headed over to Coors Field and heard from more speakers, including

representatives from Colorado Rockies and USA Rugby. Afterwards they oured the stadium andhad a chance to check out the Rockies' locker room, which isn't open to the public.

Even if the participants weren't major sports fans, it gave them a great overview of the economic

impact sports has in Colorado and why so many people in this state love the variety of sports and

recreation opportunities here.

As an employee at CU, we hear from a lot of students that part of the reason they attend school

here is the proximity o recreational activities. With that in mind, the Leeds School of Business

created the Business of Sports program for college juniors and seniors-which you may have read

about in earlier posts. Application and registration forms are due on April 9, so if you know of any

students who would be interested in this program, let them know soon (it will also be held in he

Summer 2011). We are looking forward to meeting those students who really have a love of the

game.


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Undergrad Short-term Business Programs | Info

Sessions


Undergrads,

We have added more info sessions for CUBIC and the Business of Sports certificate programs.

Business of Sports application and registration forms are due by April 9. CUBIC registration is

due by May 3.

Koelbel Building (S233)-inside the Executive Education & MBA Suite (S230):

April 7, 12, and 14 | 5:00pm

April 8 and 19 | 10:30am

We will also have an info table at the UMC from 11:00am-2:00pm on these dates:

April 5, April 12, April 13, April 20, April 21.

Undergrads-want to stand out from your peers?

By Heather Owens on March 15, 2010 11:07 AM

The Executive Education office has a variety of upcoming workshops and certificate programs to

help you stand out from the crowd. Info sessions (listed below) will provide more details on these

programs. All these programs are open to current juniors and seniors along with recent

graduates (May 2008-present).

Get the Job, Got the Job - (Saturday, April 10. 1:00pm-5:00pm)

Half-day career enhancing workshop that will help you develop your job searching and

interviewing skills. Topics include: rsum don'ts: developing your own brand; networking;

interviewing ips; following-up after an interview; and working with your new colleagues.

CUBIC - (May 10-28, 2010. 8:30am-5:00pm)

This hree-week noncredit, certification program teaches fundamental business skills o non-

business majors. Business topics include accounting, finance, economics, marketing, leadership

and management, and personal finance. Participants will also be placed in teams to work on a

business plan during CUBIC. Sign up by March 31st and save 10%.

Business of Sports - (June 1-July 23, 2010. 9:00am-4:00pm)

This certificate program is intended for current students and recent graduates who are seriously

interested in pursuing careers in the sports and recreation industry. Topics include: Economics of

Sports, Sports Marketing, Sports Management and Leadership. Participants will also work on aeam project for a key sports organization based in Colorado.

Info Sessions

Upcoming info sessions will be held in the Conference Room S-233 in the Koelbel Building. The

conference room is located in the Executive Education and MBA Suite (S230).

Tuesday, March 16 - 1:00pm

Thursday, March 18 - 1:00pm & 4:00pm

Monday, March 29 - 5:00pm

Tuesday, March 30 - 1:00 pm or 5:00pm

Wednesday, March 31 - 10:30am

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