Graduate Student Organizations

 

The Barney Ford Diversity Scholarship Committee is a student-led organization at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. The committee is responsible for planning and executing the flagship annual fundraising gala that sustains the Barney Ford Diversity Scholarship, an award designed to increase ethnic and cultural representation within Leeds graduate programs.

 

The Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF) supports emerging companies in Boulder and surrounding communities. The Fund is managed by Leeds graduate and Colorado Law School students. Student team members benefit from the guidance of an experienced advisory board that includes University faculty and local leaders in venture capital and angel investing.

 

Entrepreneurial Solutions, LLC is a Deming Center group committed to the continuation of a highly respected, CU graduate operated consulting firm. Capitalizing on the experience, knowledge and expertise of the involved consultants, ES will serve the Colorado business community

 

The graduate Finance Club is a student-led organization designed to serve as a link between the graduate program and the finance community. It is a great opportunity to learn more about potential career paths in finance and network with finance professionals, alumni, and fellow students. Additionally, it is my hope that the organization reaches out to more individuals than those interested in traditional finance topics such as corporate finance, investment management, and investment banking through exposure to non-traditional topics such as socially responsible investing. We are committed to planning the best events, speakers, networking and career resourcing activities to further facilitate interest in finance.

 

The GREA is a student-led organization that focuses on providing CU graduate students with educational, networking and service opportunities within the real estate profession. By teaming up with the CU Real Estate Center and other student-run organizations, the GREA organizes various real estate events, trips, tours, and speaker panels to provide insight into various real estate careers and topics.

 

The mission of the Leeds Outdoor Industry Club is to grow and strengthen the graduate program through community interaction in order to prepare students for careers in the Outdoor Industry. By leveraging Boulder’s extensive community of outdoor industry companies and professionals, the Leeds Outdoor Industry Club provides opportunities for graduate students at the Leeds School of Business to learn and apply key business skills within the context of the Outdoor Industry. The goal of the Leeds Outdoor Industry Club is to facilitate professional development, promote the sharing of industry knowledge as well as create networking and educational opportunities within the Leeds graduate program.

 

Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize a new generation to use their careers to drive transformational change in their workplaces and the world. Spanning six continents, Net Impact membership makes up one of the most influential networks of graduates, graduate students, and professionals in existence today.

 

 

 

The Supply Chain Club supports graduate students looking to pursue careers in Suplply Chain positions by meeting and learning from professionals currently working in the field. The club also collaborates with the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM) to help the students network and secure job opportunities prior to graduating.

 

As the student enrollment expands, so does the opportunity to connect and get to know other Veterans on campus. Our Veterans Club works to serve graduate students who have previously served or are currently serving.

 

The Women in Business Club at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder has both undergraduate and graduate chapters that work to build an inclusive community that supports and enables women by fostering a network and furthering gender equality. Activities include speaker panels, networking and social events, mentorship, skills workshops and participation in conferences including the MBA Women International's conference the Women Inspiring Leadership Development Summit. The club is associated with MBA Women International, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of businesswomen as corporate leaders, executives and entrepreneurs—enriching workforce diversity around the world.