Undergraduate Programs Articles

Farewell!

Farewell!

Coming to the end of your college career is bitter sweet, like the dark chocolate that you binge on while you’re spending late nights studying and working on projects. It is sad when you think back to all the awesome college memories that were made over the years,...

Boa Technology Hires Shawn Neville As CEO

Boa Technology Hires Shawn Neville As CEO

Boa Technology Inc. announced the appointment of Shawn Neville to the position of chief executive officer, effective immediately. The hiring came after an extensive executive search led by Ventura Partners. Neville joins Boa following his most recent tenure as CEO and...

Student Spaces Getting a Facelift for Fall

Student Spaces Getting a Facelift for Fall

Daniels will be buzzing with activity—and power tools—this summer as several student spaces are renovated. Construction is slated for completion by mid-August, just in time for the start of the 2017 Fall Quarter. The new and improved spaces will allow for greater...

Undergraduate Programs Honor Students for Service and Scholarship

Undergraduate Programs Honor Students for Service and Scholarship

Surprise! Undergraduate Programs added a fun twist to its annual student awards this year: In lieu of a formal ceremony, representatives from UGP visited the winners of the service and scholarship awards in their respective classes last week, presenting the honors for...

Challenge-Driven Education Comes to Echo Mountain

Challenge-Driven Education Comes to Echo Mountain

At the Daniels College of Business, we talk a lot about "challenge-driven education." What we mean by that is that we think students learn best in real-world situations, solving problems which actual companies are facing, and importantly, when the stakes are highest....

Fritz Knoebel students secure jobs long before graduation

Fritz Knoebel students secure jobs long before graduation

When Joe Ruck was in elementary school, he’d greet his parents’ house guests with a pen and paper and ask to take their food order. In high school, he started his own catering company. To say that Ruck was certain of his career path would be an understatement. When it...

Relationships with Faculty and Staff Drive Outcomes

Relationships with Faculty and Staff Drive Outcomes

Faculty and staff can make or break a class and influence students’ overall performance. When coming to college, it was difficult to decide on a major since I had limited exposure.  Upon entering Daniels College of Business, I recognized a field of potential interest,...

Disruption Finally Arriving in the Textbook Market!

Disruption Finally Arriving in the Textbook Market!

With their massive student debt loads, millennials are no fans of high textbook prices. I agree that this market seems irrational. Of course, this is the outcome when one person (professors) picks the product and another person (students) pays the cost. The list price...

Etiquette Dinner Shines

Etiquette Dinner Shines

The annual Business Etiquette Dinner, sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Psi professional fraternity and Northwestern Mutual – Denver Tech Center, was a successful overview of dining etiquette and basic business socialization principles. Brent Thompson, Associate Director...