Conscious Capitalism Conference on March 7

Feb. 29, 2012

Third Annual Conscious Capitalism Conference at CU-Boulder Business leaders speak to college students about corporate social responsibility and how the traditional tools of capitalism can serve social needs February 29, 2012, BOULDER, Colo. --- Ushering in a new era of corporate responsibility, business entrepreneurs are challenging college students to develop...

Secrets of Success’ – University Parent Media

Feb. 23, 2012

BOULDER, Colo. — Today’s installment of “Secrets of Success” is about a young woman who came to Boulder to go to CU, but eventually made the university the first of many of her clients. Sarah Schupp was thinking about going into the corporate world, but in her junior year she...

When Tools Become Channels: Rethinking Local Promotion Distribution

Feb. 22, 2012

Perry Evans is the founder & CEO of Closely, Inc. a Colorado-based start-up focused on reinventing small business promotion marketing for today’s live, mobile social world. Perry has led the formation and development of several local media and technology businesses over the past 15 years, including MapQuest, Jabber and Local...

Sherm Miller Named CUREC Executive Director

Feb. 1, 2012

BOULDER, Colo. --- Longtime Colorado real estate professional Sherman Miller has been named Executive Director of the University of the Colorado Real Estate Center. The University of Colorado Real Estate Center (CUREC) is a high-caliber academic real estate program for graduate and undergraduate students attending the Leeds School of Business...

Free Tax Help Offered by Leeds School Students

Jan. 24, 2012

The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder is offering free tax help to taxpayers who qualify. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is an IRS-sponsored program that provides free tax return preparation services to low and moderate income taxpayers (generally $50,000 and below). This is the third...

Alumna Kathryn Marshall Named New Colorado State Director of March of Dimes

Jan. 23, 2012

Accomplished business executive brings passion, experience and personal connection to the mission DENVER, Colo. – The March of Dimes today announced it has appointed Kathryn Marshall as its new state director for Colorado. Marshall (a longtime Boulder resident and University of Colorado alum) most recently served as the chair of...

Professional Mentorship Program Receives $500,000 Gift

Jan. 18, 2012

Mentoring is so important to Leeds School of Business alumnus Gordon Trafton that he has donated $500,000 to support the school’s Professional Mentorship Program (PMP). “This investment will help establish our mentoring program as a national, industry-leader and positions us to be a model of mentoring excellence for business schools...

Some Dating Websites Do Not Remove GPS Data from Photos, Student Research Finds

Jan. 12, 2012

SOME DATING WEBSITES DO NOT REMOVE GPS DATA FROM PHOTOS,CU-BOULDER STUDENTS FIND While the majority of dating websites do a good job of managing the privacy of their users, a class research project at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business found that 21 of 90 dating websites...

Dangers of Online Dating

Jan. 12, 2012

According to Associate Professor Kai Larsen, when this information is not removed by the dating website, it is very easy to access that information using commonly available tools. "I think you go to these online sites with a sense of anonymity where you don't want people to know where you...

Occupy Our Business Schools

Jan. 11, 2012

Once you make ethics and social impact considerations part of how every aspect of business is done, you need to show and practice how all the pieces fit together. Create interactions with corporate executives in which multiple business disciplines plus ethics all come together in one messy ball—because that’s what...

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