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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Denver

Daniels College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Daniels College of Business
      • Joy Burns Center
      • 2044 E. Evans Blvd. Room 335
      • Denver, 80208, Colorado
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 7
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 17
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 701
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 2006
      • Number of classrooms: 5
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: No
    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 21
    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Sustainability Leadership and Implementation
      • Partner(s): Natural Capitalism Solutions
      • Title: Peak Executive Transformation
      • Partner(s): American Animal Hospital Association
      • Title: Veterans Executive Launch
      • Partner(s): Veterans Transition, Inc.
      • Title: Leadership 20
      • Partner(s): Association for Corporate Growth
      • Title: Lean for Healthcare Green Belt
      • Partner(s): Leading Edge
    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 980
      • Full-Time MBA: 173
      • Part-Time MBA: 148
      • Executive MBA: 95
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,220
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $900.00
      • High: $5,500.00
    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $5,000.00
      • High: $150,000.00
  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 100 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 0 %
  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: High Performance Leadership
      • Type of Course: Leadership, general business
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $5,500.00
      • Comments: High Performance Leadership is an intensive experience designed for individuals who have significant leadership potential but need to hone their skills to take on larger and more critical responsibilities.
      • Title: Graduate Business Certificates
      • Type of Course: certificate in variety of business areas
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,104.00
      • Comments: For credit program that allows professionals to take 1-4 courses in areas such as Accounting, Finance, Leadership, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Entrepreneurship.
      • Title: Summer Business Institute
      • Type of Course: general business boot camp
      • Course Length: 13 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,900.00
      • Comments: An intensive immersion program designed exclusively for non-business majors. It is an opportunity to spend three weeks focusing on critical topics that provide a competitive advantage over others who are heading out into the workforce.
      • Title: Sustainability Leadership and Implementation
      • Type of Course: project-based workshop
      • Course Length: 6 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,500.00
      • Comments: Through this course, participants will gain a deep understanding of sustainability frameworks, while also learning the practical leadership and implementation skills needed to put an effective sustainability program in place.
      • Title: Peak Executive Transformation
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,350.00
      • Comments: Tailored to the unique needs of veterinarians and animal hospital managers, this immersion experience will transforms leadership abilities that are central to taking a practice to the next level.
      • Title: ACG Leadership 20
      • Type of Course: leadership and strategy workshops
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $900.00
      • Comments: Designed for emerging leaders of Colorado's professional service firms, it equips these leaders with the knowledge and leadership skills necessary to lead project teams and organizational units to higher levels of performance.
  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 133
    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 55
    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 36
    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 62
    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 11
    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3
    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 42
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 35 %
    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 10 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 50 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 40 %
    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 17 %
      • International: 0 %
  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded computer lab using state-of-the-art client software. Upgraded classroom technology; added event monitors; new wireless "N" access points; new data switch; additional portable projectors; new and replacement computers; added RoomView Software allowing monitoring of technology within the classroom as well as emergency shutdown of technology using remote access during critical incidents; added panic buttons to alarms in campus safety.
      • Amount spent: $340,000.00
  • CONTACT INFORMATION