The Difference - Alumni News for February 2022

I’m delighted to share that 2022 is off to a great start for the College of Business as our Online MBA and Online MCIS programs have once again ranked No. 1 in Colorado according to U.S. News and World Report!

I am grateful for everything you do to reinforce our commitment to excellence in your career. We have watched so many of you step forward to lead, innovating in business to respond to an ever-evolving pandemic and creating lasting change in major corporations as you advocate for equality. It’s no wonder our programs continue to rank highly.

In addition to its fifth consecutive year as the No. 1 Online MBA in Colorado, our program maintained its standing in the top 15% of programs nationwide among a highly competitive and growing field of 358 programs. The Online MBA ranked No. 39 among public universities and No. 52 overall. Our Online MCIS program achieved No. 1 in Colorado for the fourth consecutive year and attained Top 20 status among veteran students. Our OMCIS program also ranked No. 21 among public schools and No. 31 nationwide.

I invite you to share this wonderful news with your networks:

Online MBA

Online MCIS

These rankings’ methodologies reflect the caliber of our faculty and student engagement, the strength of your contributions to business, your leadership and your connection to our network of more than 36,000 alumni. Thank you for all you do to represent the College of Business!

I wish you the very best in 2022!

Beth Walker, PhD

Dean, College of Business
Colorado State University
American Marketing Association (AMA) Fellow

Alumnus fights COVID with health-tech innovations

After a 27-year career at Microsoft, BJ Moore, ’91, took a leap and joined a national healthcare system as its chief information officer in early 2019. He knew he wanted to make a difference, and the healthcare industry was ripe for technological innovation. He never could have predicted that the first U.S. case of COVID-19 would arrive in one of his hospitals just one year later.

CSU College of Business alum, Jenny Cavnar

Alumna becomes first woman in Colorado to win Sportscaster of the Year

Jenny Cavnar, '04, has been covering the Colorado Rockies since 2012 as a pre- and post-game host as well as a field reporter and fill-in play-by-play broadcaster. Congratulations, Jenny!

Students march against human trafficking

Schools join the fight against human trafficking

Associate professor of management Lumina Albert dives into human trafficking prevention and education efforts taking place across the country as CSU prepares for the 2022 Northern Colorado Human Trafficking Symposium. This year's symposium is focused on "Empowering the Global Frontlines."

College of Business in Times Square

The Online MBA and Impact MBA are in Times Square from Feb. 8 to April 3, and we want to share the news!

The Colorado mountains and forest green you’ve come to know and love will certainly grab your attention in our 35'x23' display that runs 15 seconds every 15 minutes. If you happen to be in Times Square, look for it above the Forever 21 at W. 46th Street and 7th Avenue.

You can check out the display here. When you visit Times Square, take a photo (or selfie) and share it with us by tagging the College of Business and using the hashtag #CSUBizInTimesSquare

We can’t wait to see it through your eyes!

Business for a Better World: This is your MBA

Executive Education: Practicing Positive and Purposeful Leadership

Three workshops, April 6-20, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Building positive and purposeful cultures that facilitate meaningfulness, connectedness and trust has never been more important. In this three-workshop series, learn the evidence-based power and practices of leading meaningful, positive, connected and fear-free cultures.

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Executive Education: Project Management

Two-day course, April 8-9, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Learn the basic skills associated with traditional and agile forms of project management, including making tradeoffs between schedule, cost, performance, risk management, stakeholder management, project monitoring, release planning and iteration management.

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The Difference - February 2022