Updates in this newsletter include:
- Club Events
- Dean DeRue Comes to Denver - final reminder!
- “Ross First Thursdays” Monthly Networking
- Annual Board Elections
- Denver Business Series (DBS) Events
- Sign-up for Our Events Calendar
- Useful Club Links
Club Events: Dean DeRue Comes to Denver - registration is now closed, but walk-up registration will be available
- Timing: Thursday, April 12, 6-8 pm
- Location: Le Meridien (1475 California St, Denver, CO 80202)
- Overview:
- Join alumni, featured guests, and Dean Scott DeRue as they come together to sound off on a variety of hot topics in business. This event will be an incredible opportunity to network and engage with fellow alumni and Ross staff.
- Remarks will begin at 6:30 pm. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Business attire is suggested.
- Registration: now closed, but walk-ups are welcome
- Cost: none
Club Events: “Ross First Thursdays” Monthly Networking (first in our new series)
- Timing: Thursday, May 3, 5:30-8 pm AND Thursday, June 7, 5:30-8 pm
- Location: Public School 303 (1959 16th St, Denver, CO 80202)
- Overview:
- We are experimenting with a new concept this year… a monthly “first Thursdays” networking event, which will be at the same time and place each month
- The goal: meet and reconnect with Ross grads
- Please join us as we get this series kicked off!
- Registration: link
- Cost: Club will cover light appetizers and drinks
Annual Board Elections
- Overview:
- Starting this year, the club board will formally elect two positions: club president and Denver Business Series representative
- Any Ross alum is eligible to run; a short application will be available closer to elections
- We also welcome interested alums to join the board as at-large members (basic requirements are to join monthly meetings and run 1-2 annual events)
- For more information reach out to Branton Cole at brantoncole@gmail.com
- Timing:
- Applications due in May, board votes in June, elected members are in place on July 1
Denver Business Series (DBS) Events
- For full detail and registration on all events, please go to the DBS website (link)
- For any questions regarding DBS, please contact our Ross board reps:
- Jim Callahan (jcallahan@janiczek.com)
- Kent Schmeckpeper (kent.schmeckpeper@comcast.net)
- Julia Zhaunerchyk (julia.zhaunerchyk@gmail.com)
- Events
- Working with Boards of Directors
- Timing: April 25
- 5:30 - 6:30 pm: Networking Reception
- 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Main Event
Location:
- University of Denver – Tuscan Ballroom in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management
- Paid parking available in lot 301
Overview:
- Join DBS and Dr. Robert J. Swieringa – Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management – for an evening of networking and learning about Working with Boards of Directors April 25, 2018.
- Bob will be sharing the expertise and experience from his storied career Working with Boards of Directors. Highlights are long tenures on three of the most famous business boards – General Electric (GE), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAT). He is still active in many areas including as a member of the Board of Managers of the Partners Group Private Equity Fund.
- An outstanding teacher and lecturer, Swieringa won the Justice Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching at Cornell and has received numerous awards and honors in recognition of his scholarly and professional work.
- Format for the evening will be designed to be educational and interactive, with ample opportunity for discussion and Q&A about:
- Types and Functions
- Committees and Legal Duties
- Considerations for Serving
- If you are on, building, joining, or presenting to a Board of Directors – or just interested in learning new things and meeting new people – you won’t want to miss.
Price: $35-45 (depending on when you sign-up)
- Registration: http://www.dbseries.org/event-2880957
- Other DBS Future Events: none scheduled
Sign-up for Our Events Calendar
- We know you are busy and sometimes miss our newsletters, so if you want to have our events always on your calendar, click this link to sign-up (same link as above, so no need to fill it out twice)
- This is a low impact calendar that will only have ~6 events per year show up, so you don’t have to worry about excessive spam
Useful Club Links
