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The MBA curriculum at the Leeds School of Business

March 20, 2016

Pursuing an MBA from the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business enables one to enhance their career trajectory or pursue a new path in an individualized context. As a full time student you are given the time to explore what you want to do in your professional career with...

Chris Lutz

Chris Lutz, 2nd year MBA, shares his story about getting that full time offer

March 2, 2016

My experience at Leeds has been everything that my response to the classic “what do you do” question is not. Sure, I’ve had many late night battles with LIFO and FIFO (I’m no accountant) along with wrestling with uncooperative financial models but I’ve also had the opportunity to ski with...

NICC Winners

Net Impact Case Competition comes to the Leeds School of Business

Feb. 28, 2016

On February 12th and 13th Boulder welcomed 19 teams of MBAs to compete in the 15th annual Net Impact Case Competition . The teams created innovative solutions to a case about impact finance and presented them to industry judges, including former volunteers and competitors who had participated in the...

Real Estate MBA

Real Estate Trek - Skiing and Learning in Crested Butte

Feb. 19, 2016

AThe Graduate Real Estate Association (GREA) recently went on their annual trek to a mountain town to learn about real estate and real estate development in Colorado’s mountain towns. This year the GREA went to Crested Butte in southern Colorado to learn about affordable housing and development with Coburn Partners,...

Amanda Leavitt

The MBA Internship Search - Amanda Leavitt

Feb. 12, 2016

The internship search, a potentially painful experience but with the right preparation and outlook, the exciting opportunity to gain experience in the career track you have always wanted. I don’t think this will apply to many first year MBA students, as I am sure they will know all of this...

Craig Coppock

Military MBA - Craig Coppock shares his story of switching to Business after the Military

Jan. 19, 2016

After ten years in the military, using my GI Bill to pursue an MBA was a no-brainer. I knew that I wanted to go into the business world, but I had never spent a single day in an office job. I didn’t know which industries or career tracks would be...

REC

Focusing on Real Estate at the Leeds School of Business

Dec. 18, 2015

The University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business offers one of the most innovative and respected Real Estate programs in the country. With their excellent industry connections and placement rates upon graduation many students have found their careers to be going in exciting and meaningful directions, thanks in part, to...

Melissa Ricksecker

MBA Real Estate - Melissa Ricksecker

Nov. 30, 2015

After completing my undergraduate studies in both Boulder, CO and Madison, WI, I developed a passion for business management and real estate development. Prior to pursuing my MBA I worked as a Director of Operations at a vertically-integrated real estate company. The company grew exponentially in a short period and...

What can you do with an MBA?

What can you do with an MBA?

Nov. 18, 2015

By: John Helmers, Associate Director of MBA Career Management, Leeds School of Business and Member of the 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors, MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance What can you do with an MBA? Anything! Therein lies the beauty and the curse. An MBA provides you with an...

Khawla Fal

Khawla Fal - International MBA student leveraging a global network

Nov. 11, 2015

While I was working as an accountant in an American-Saudi joint venture, my husband decided to pursue his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering. Two months later, we were in Boulder, Colorado. As a consequence to the hardship of finding a job as a non US resident, I decided to pursue...

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