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GIVE YOUR STUDENT A CAREER ADVANTAGE WITH CUBIC

WHATS NEW FOR THE 2011 PROGRAM?

College students are facing an increasingly competitive job market where business skills cancomplement ones degree and enhance marketability. The Executive Education and ProfessionalDevelopment office at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder is proud tooffer the 11th year of the CU Business Intensive Certificate (CUBIC) program.

CUBIC is a business bootcamp where students will learn basic business school concepts includingaccounting, marketing & social media, finance, operations, leadership & management,business governance, and personal finance along with putting together a business plan.Participants will also work on career development skills including rsum writing, job searching,networking, and interviewing tips.

Integration of Chipotle into the curriculumReview annual report and marketing concepts | Facility field trip

New June session in addition to Maymester | June session will include a housing option Curriculum Additions

Business Law| Social Media | Operations | Social Responsibility

Alumni OutreachFacebook and LinkedIn page dedicated to current participants and alumni, professors, andspeakers

Networking event with local young professionals, CUBIC Alumni, and current MBA students

Leeds.Colorado.edu/CUBIC

May 9-27, 2011 | 9:00am-5:30pmJune 6-24, 2011 | 9:00am-5:30pm

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Who is eligible to enroll in the CUBIC program?CUBIC is open to any non-business undergraduate students with a minimum of 60 credit hours at the

end of Spring Semester 2011 from any accredited college or university and recent graduates.

Is CUBIC eligible for credit?No, CUBIC is designed to provide motivated students an intensive high-level introduction to business.CUBIC is not intended to substitute regular university courses. Participants graduate from the programwith a Certificate in Applied Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

What is the Entrepreneurial Business Plan Challenge?Students will utilize their new found business knowledge in order to develop an innovative business planfor a new product or service while being mentored by CUBIC faculty.

What is the typical class size?Each section usually has 50 students. This size is large enough to promote diverse opinions anddiscussions but small enough to allow individual attention from instructors and staff.

How much is tuition and can I use financial aid?The cost is $3,800 and includes over 80 hours of instruction, all books/class materials, lunch on class

days, and five breakfasts. There is a 10% early-bird discount on tuition if a down payment of $500 isreceived by March 31st.

Traditional financial aid is not available since CUBIC is a non-credit program. A limited number ofscholarships are available (due by March 31st) through the Executive Education office. The ContinuingEducation office may have alternative loans, please call their office for more details at (303) 492-8252.

I have more questions, how can I contact you?We can be reached at [email protected] or (303) 735-0541. We also have more detailedinformation on our website: http://Leeds.Colorado.edu/CUBIC.

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CUBIC TESTIMONIALS

I wanted to share my CUBIC experience with you. I was a 2000 CUBIC participant. After graduatingwith a Political Science degree, I quickly realized how unmarketable my skills were in the jobmarket. Through CUBIC, I found an interest in accounting. Now, Im a controller and in the processof obtaining my CPA license.

I would have never seriously considered accounting as a career option until I went through theprogram. I truly enjoyed my time at CU and I think very highly of the Political Science departmentthere. My four-year degree helped me develop as a person and as a citizen. However, CUBIC helpedme find my career. I was in the inaugural class and I can only imagine how the program hasexpanded and improved. Good luck to you and everyone at CUBIC!

Lisa F. | Major: Political Science | Current Career: ControllerGraduation Date: May 2000 | CUBIC Participant: 2000

I participated in CUBIC right after graduation. I knew right from the moment I signed up that it wouldbe helpful in every way and after completing the program my opinion was verified. I was a sociologymajor and during all of my four years I had wanted to take business classes just to get experience that Iknew I was going to need.

Not only did the program give me an introduction to business that was much needed, they coach you onjobs, how to apply, where to look, and how to write and edit your rsum. I havent received this kindof help since I was at my college-prep high school applying for colleges. There are so many contacts youmeet from CUBIC in addition to receiving e-mails about job opportunities and internships.

Right now I am the manager of a store. In the interview my boss asked me when have I ever managedanything before. Immediately I told her about CUBIC and the business plan that I worked on with mypre-determined group during the whole three weeks while we were in the program. I explained how wecreated our own business plan and how I managed them; along with how we all worked together tocomplete our plan, and in my opinion it was very successful! Where else are you going to get thatexperience? I really would encourage anyone who was not a business major to participate. It was anexcellent experience.

Brook M. | Major: Sociology | Current Career: Store ManagerGraduation Date: May 2009 | CUBIC Participant: 2009


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CURRICULUM MODULES(Over 80 hours of instruction)

AccountingMarketingFinance

Business GovernanceLeadership & Management

Personal Finance

CAREER DAYS & DEVELOPMENTRsum Writing & Review

Job Searching & InterviewingExcel & PowerPoint Training

BUSINESS PLAN:Work with the other students on abusiness idea and present it to apanel of judges on the last day

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Receive a Certificate inApplied Business

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Network with HR representatives

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By Jennifer QuinnApril 30, 2010

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BOULDER - The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder is offering a program

for undergraduates who have dreamed of being part of the multibillion-dollar sports industry.

The CU Business Intensive Certificate, or CUBIC, program is offering a new program, The Business of

Sports, for nonbusiness majors wanting a career in the sports industry. The program takes place June

through July. The program is offered to undergraduate students who have graduated within two to three

years or about to receive their degree.

The Business of Sports program is split into two parts. The first is learning basic business concepts with

industry specific sports' topics including economics, marketing, management and leadership. The second

is applying this knowledge by completing projects for industry leaders with hands-on experience.

Students are broken up into groups to complete research-based projects designed by industry partners

including the Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies, CU Athletics, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets,

USA Rugby and Vail Resorts Management.

The program is limited to 30 students and costs $5,500 with a prerequisite course called Introduction to

the Business of Sports to be completed.

Robin Miglarese, interim director for the executive education programs at the Leeds School of Business,

said students in The Business of Sports program are learning about sports marketing, branding and

licensing from sport industry leaders.

"We give students the business skills needed to be successful and find a realistic opportunity," she said.

"They are not going to graduate and become the manager of the Broncos, but if they are passionate andwork hard they can be successful in the sports industry.

"Our students have leverage over other people looking for a job. We teach students about what types of

jobs are available in the industry such as administration, accounting and facilit ies and how they function

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Students are required to go through an application process and interview to be accepted into the

program.

"We are looking for good-quality students," Miglarese said. "Students who say, 'I love sports,' and want to

make a career in this. This is just the beginning of an exciting adventure."

David Frederick, associate professor of accounting and part of The Business of Sports certificate

program, said the entertainment and creative industries have the potential to create many jobs and

stimulate the economy. He said CU is ahead of the game because the programs are being offered to

undergraduates as opposed to graduate students.

"I believe the creative economy is where the world is going," he said. "These are industries that typically

you have to start at the bottom of the pyramid and work your way up. Undergraduate level is better for the

student participants to find a job."

He said this type of learning allows students to see firsthand some of the project and work that would be

expected of them when they graduate and get a job in the sports industry.

The Business of Sports certificate is one of several offered through the CUBIC program, which has been

offered since 2002 to nonbusiness majors with a minimum of 60 credit hours completed and recent

graduates with bachelor's degrees. The CUBIC program provides participants with a career advantage by

delivering an overview of basic business principles and teaches fundamental business skills.

Business topics include accounting, finance, economics, leadership and management, marketing and

personal finance. Participants will be placed in groups to work on a business plan and present to faculty

and staff on the last day of the program. The number of student participating in this program is expected

to be 50 to 60 people and costs $3,500.

"We hand pick the groups and help them create a business plan with what they have learned to see ifthey can create a viable product or service," Miglarese said. "You need a foundation of business

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Posted: June 03, 2009

Business boot camp gives students an edge in career world

University of Colorado program completes its seventh yearByPatricia Kaowthumrong

Although he had graduated two days earlier from the University of Colorado with a bachelors degree in sociology,Jess Wagner sat in a marketing class discussing a case study pertaining to price discrimination. After lunch, itwould be time for accounting class.

From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, three weeks in May, Wagner was among 93 non-business

students exploring topics including accounting, finance, marketing and leadership. All students had one common

goal: to earn the CU Business Intensive Certificate (CUBIC) to get an edge in todays competitive job market. Forarts and sciences majors, its an entre to a job requiring practical business skills .

With a degree in sociology, Im hoping that listing a business certification on my resume will compliment my focusof study and might prevent my resume from being tossed, amongst others, into the trash can, Wagner said.

Tuition is $3,500, but includes all materials and a budget for breakfast and lunch to spend at the business schoolscafeteria. Registration for the next session opens after the first of the year, 2010, and is open to students with at least

60 credit hours and graduates within two years of completing a non-business degree.

"It's really intense because you learn so much every day," said Shallane Mullison, a recent graduate with degrees in

psychology and sociology. "I go home every day and my eyes are so tired, but I'm hoping it will be worth it in thelong run."

In addition to teaching fundamental business skills, the three-week program offered by CU-Boulders ExecutiveEducation Office also gives students the opportunity to gain knowledge about career development. On CareerDevelopment Day" every Friday, students are taught resume writing, given interviewing tips and are instructed on

how to deliver presentations. Students even get one-on-one time with a human resources specialist.

With workplace etiquette and management workshops, we not only give students tips on how to get the job, buthow to keep the job as well, said Heather Owens, program coordinator of Executive Education Programs at CU.
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The 7-year-old program is non-credited and ungraded, but marketing professor Margaret Campbell said its easy todistinguish which students are prepared and which ones are not.

Theyve chosen to come and take three weeks out of their summer because they see the value in what theyre goingto learn, Campbell said. The more you put into it, the more youll get out of it.

In the past, companies have sent newly hired college graduates to CUBIC to get a better understanding of business

principles, Campbell said. Completion of the program, she said, is a signal ofa students motivation and his or herability to work fresh out of college.

Going through the program says, I want to do this enough that Im going to get up to speed in business,Campbell said.

Leading and management professor Jim Lopresti likes the fact that the program gives students a solid set of tools to

survive in the business world no matter what their undergraduate degree may be in. Lopresti, who has a doctorate

degree in 19th Century American literature, said he can attest to how valuable CUBICs business skills can be. Heclimbed the corporate ladder at Sun Microsystems, Lucent Technologies and even owned a bed and breakfast in

North Carolina.

The skills were teaching in here definitely transfer, LoPresti said. Without a business degree myself, I'm actuallylearning that every day.

On May 29, the last day of the program, students showed off the skills they acquired by presenting an integrated,

entrepreneurial team project to a panel of business school judges. Sociology graduate Wagners team proposed awebsite called Animalhouse.com, which was designed to make finding student housing easier. His team didnt win,but Wagner said he was content with his CUBIC experience.

Once I do land an interview, I believe that stories of my experiences at CUBIC, especially in regards to leadershipand management, will highlight a certain potential beyond other competitors and will give insight into my truecharacter, Wagner said.

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Patricia Kaowthumrong is a student at the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Contact herat [email protected].

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