Business of Marijuana Course Launches Assistant Professor of Management Paul Seaborn’s “Business of Marijuana” launched in Spring Quarter, making Daniels the only AACSB accredited business school in the nation to offer a marijuana course. The
Classroom Dedicated This spring, classroom 217 in Margery Reed Hall was dedicated to the late Professor Emeritus Gordon
class covers a broad spectrum of issues affecting the “cannabusiness” industry, including legal and political pitfalls, how to run your own company and much more. So many students enrolled in the course that Seaborn—who also produces the quarterly Colorado Marijuana Market Report that provides license data from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division—had to turn people away. Daniels will offer the course again in the 2017-2018 academic year.
E. Von Stroh. With an extensive legacy at Daniels and DU, Von Stroh became an assistant professor of administrative science at DU in 1967, received tenure in 1972 and
Daniels Hosts Chinese Media Program In August, DU’s Chinese Executive Media Management Program—which is hosted
was promoted to full professor in the
by Daniels—graduated its 15th class, the first to complete the program since a generous
Management department in 1979. Von
$2 million gift from the Anna and John J. Sié Foundation helped establish the Ron Rizzuto
Stroh was well-known for organizing
Endowed Chair. CEMMP is the vision of John J. Sié, a former DU trustee and the founder
and conducting the Colorado and
of Starz Encore Group, who wanted to equip media executives and government officials
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with the business skills to ensure a more successful future for China’s media industry.
Apartment Vacancy and Rent Survey.
“This program goes back to the original vision of John Sié, who is, of course, from
He received several University awards,
China,” said Ron Rizzuto, endowed chair for excellence in international executive
including “Outstanding Teaching
education and director of CEMMP since 2006. “He saw what was going on in China
and Dedication to Students” (1991
and thought they were making mistakes and were not using the opportunity to learn from
and 2001), “Leadership on Behalf
other countries, particularly the U.S.”
of the Faculty” (1993), Founder’s
This year’s graduating class spent two weeks at DU and a third week in Washington,
Day “Distinguished Service to the
D.C., learning about the U.S. media industry. In addition to spending time in the
University” (2007) and the faculty
classroom, they toured Telemundo, CableLabs, Starz, Comcast, Dish Network, CGTV,
award for “Outstanding Service for the
The Internet & Television Association and Discovery Channel. CEMMP now boasts 141
Public Good” (2009).
alumni, several of whom have moved into senior-level positions in China’s media industry. FA L L 2017
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