Management and Innovation

Entrepreneurship Students Prototype, Seek Feedback in

New Course

Entrepreneurship students in Kipp Krukowski’s MGT 420 - New Venture Creation course apply the breadth of their entrepreneurship skillset by developing prototypes to test and improve their business ideas. Students began the course by pitching their business idea, and the class selected a handful to pursue as group projects. Groups received startup funding from the Tinberg Teaching Innovation Grant to build a prototype. Managing a budget while developing their ideas added realistic entrepreneurial dimensions to course content.

Students used prototypes in Five-Act Interviews, a structured one-on-one interview format developed at Google, and were able to learn the value of insight obtained early in the prototyping process prior to final product development. Students then present their findings and future directions of the product and business through presentations to “potential investors” - the other students in the classroom. These investors provide feedback to the presenting groups and decide if they would be willing to invest in the opportunity.

Students Compete with Strong Showing in Ethics Competition

The College of Business placed third in the 2023 Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Undergraduate Case Competition on Apr 21, representing one of our undergraduates’ best finishes in the competition in many years. Competing against ten business schools from across Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, the team developed and presented an executive proposal and visual. After the presentation, students answered difficult questions posed from the point of view of a struggling organization's executives to demonstrate how their plan would improve the ethical culture and productivity while also improving customer relations. Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Faculty Fellow Kipp Krukowski advised the team of Miguel Beltran, Florien de Graaff, Emily DeSutter, Dan Stouffer and Annie Weiler, all of whom were enrolled in the department’s entrepreneurship courses. As they prepared for the event, the students grew together, from strangers to having a lot of fun preparing, competing and sharing a laugh.

Applications into the entrepreneurship minor in Spring 2023 with 60 currently enrolled students

Outstanding Graduates

Kailani Moore, Fall 2022

During my time at the College of Business, I served two years as an officer for the Supply Chain Club, with my second year being the president. I was also a member of the WISE Connections Advisory Board and was nominated and selected as an AWESOME Scholar. I held three supply chain internships at Crocs, Advanced Energy and Adidas, in addition to an externship with Blue Horseshoe Solutions. Outside of supply chain, I was a member of CSU Key Communities and the COB Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program, and I earned a second concentration in marketing. I feel very well prepared to take my next steps after CSU. I am so grateful for all the opportunities and support the College offered.”

— Kailani Moore

Clay Robertson, Spring 2023

“ My time within the College of Business has been highlighted by my involvement in the Dean's Student Leadership Council and the Supply Chain Management Club. Outside of the College of Business, my work in Air Force R.O.T.C. has granted me a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. These experiences have been unforgettable, but the people that I have met along the way have been the most important piece of this journey. To all those who have helped me reach this point, I am truly grateful for your mentorship, leadership, guidance and love along the way. My excitement for the years ahead, both in uniformed service and the career aspirations I maintain, is truly elevated. Thank you all!"

— Clay Robertson