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As discussed in the Course Overview, the goal of this course is to challenge students to develop business-driven solutions to important social issues. Thus, one of the first tasks will be to form teams and select a social issue to address. In preparation for your first assignment (CPA #1), you should review the Portfolio sites from previous quarters to see the type of Challenge projects that were done by student teams. This review will give you a good idea of the type of issues and projects that have been done before.
Friday Speaker Series (Click to view video of session)
- April 2 - Bo Peretto, the Daniels Fund
- April 23 - Issues Panel
- May 7 - Faculty Panel
- May 21 - Special Panel
Pitch Winners:
- TBA
Team Sites
Section 1: Professor Spensley, TR 8:00
- Food fighters
- Team Prison Reform
- Financially Lit
- Material/Resource Waste
- LLM Consulting
- Environmental sustainability
- Sea's Disease
- Climate Change
Section 2: Professor Novak, MW 12:00
- EasyHelp (Mental Health)
- Environmental Education
- Earth, Wind, and Water (water scarcity)
- Fast Fashion and the Environment
- Food Waste in Denver
- Economic Inequality
Section 3: Professor Wittmer, TR 2:00
- Team AABM Cornerstone (Homelessness)
- Save the Turtles (Food Waste)
- Wellness for Warriors (Mental Health)
- Denver Tetra (Waste Management )
- Project Homeless "less"
- Denver Eats (Food Accessibility)
- Sustainable Solutions (Food Waste)
Section 4: Profesor Novak, WF 10:00
- Closing the Education Gap
- Game Changers (sports equity)
- Mental Health in Colorado
- Blue Fish (plastic pollution threat to marine life)
- Diminishing the Barriers to Healthcare
- Obesity
Section 5: Professor Spensley, TR 12:00
- Accessible and Affordable Healthcare
- Solar Sustainability
- Creating Transformative Change
- Education Reformation
- Mental Health in Sports
- Reimagining Capitalism
- Homelessness in Denver
Section 6: Professor Holt, TR 12:00
Pitch Competition Information:
This quarter's pitch competition will be via Zoom. Teams will use the Zoom link below for your Room. Judge information and schedule can be found below:
Time Room 1 - Skip Spensley 9:00 - 9:20 am Climate Crisis (Sec 2 Team 1) 9:20 - 9:40 am Economic Inequality ( Sec 2 Team 6) 9:40 - 10:00 am Game Changers (Sec 4 Team 2) Break 10:05 - 10:25 am Matl/Resource Waste (Sec 1, Team 6) 10:25 - 10:45 am Teacher's Pets (Sec 6) 10:45 - 11:05 am AABM Cornerstone (Sec 3) Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am Denver Eats (Sec 3) 11:30 am - 11:50 am Sea's Disease (Sec 1, Team 7) 11:50 am- 12:10 pm 12:30 - 1:00 Speaker and winner announcements https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Judges: Flo Raitano Randy Harrison John Whitcomb Zoom link https://udenver.zoom.us/j/88529908611 Time Room 2 - Kathie Novak 9:00 - 9:20 am Scan and Save (Sec 2 Team 5) 9:20 - 9:40 am Ca$h Course (Sec 4 Team 1) 9:40 - 10:00 am Mental Health (Sec 4 Team 3) Break 10:05 - 10:25 am Solar Sustainability (Sec 5, Team 7) 10:25 - 10:45 am Financial Lit (Sec 1, Team 3) 10:45 - 11:05 am Save the Turtles (Sec 3) Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am Wellness for Warriors (Sec 3) 11:30 am - 11:50 am LLM Consulting (Sec 1, Team 5) 11:50 am- 12:10 pm SPARK Education (Sec 6) 12:30 - 1:00 Speaker and winner announcements https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Judges: Charlie Kercheval Jael Avila Charles Dhanaraj Zoom link https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Time Room 3 - Paula Holt 9:00 - 9:20 am 9:20 - 9:40 am Mana-Tee (Sec 6) 9:40 - 10:00 am Healthcare Access (Sec 4 Team 5) Break 10:05 - 10:25 am Mental Health in Sports (Sec 5, Team 5) 10:25 - 10:45 am Accessible Healthcare (Sec 5, Team 1) 10:45 - 11:05 am Climate Change (Sec 1, Team 2) Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am Easy Help (Sec 2 Team 4) 11:30 am - 11:50 am Big Tech Busters (Sec 6) 11:50 am- 12:10 pm 12:30 - 1:00 Speaker and winner announcements https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Judges: Gillian Grant Krystle Gomez Libby Levine-Segev Zoom link Time Room 4 - Dennis Wittmer 9:00 - 9:20 am Sustainable Fashion (Sec 2 Team 3) 9:20 - 9:40 am Obesity (Sec 2 Team 6) 9:40 - 10:00 am Care for Healthcare (Sec 6) Break 10:05 - 10:25 am Creating Transf. Change (Sec 5, Team 2) 10:25 - 10:45 am Team Prison Reform (Sec 1, Team 8) 10:45 - 11:05 am Denver Tetra (Sec 3) Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am Sustainable Solutions (Sec 3) 11:30 am - 11:50 am Environm. Sustainability (Sec 1, Team 2) 11:50 am- 12:10 pm Education Reform (Sec 5, Team 3) 12:30 - 1:00 Speaker and winner announcements https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Judges: John Armstrong Joshua Ross Jeff Bowen Zoom link Time Room 5 - Don Mayer 9:00 - 9:20 am Earth, Wind & Water (Sec 2 Team 2) 9:20 - 9:40 am Agricultural Accountability (Sec 2 Team 7) 9:40 - 10:00 am Bluefish (Sec 4 Team 4) Break 10:05 - 10:25 am Homelessness in Denver (Sec 5, Team 4) 10:25 - 10:45 am Reimagining Capitalism (Sec 5, Team 6) 10:45 - 11:05 am Food Fighters (Sec 1, Team 4) Break 11:10 am - 11:30 am Homeless "less" (Sec 3) 11:30 am - 11:50 am Capsule Co (Sec 6) 11:50 am- 12:10 pm 12:30 - 1:00 Speaker and winner announcements https://udenver.zoom.us/j/84157907143 Judges: Jeff Steepleton, The Daniels Fund Kevin O'Brien Liz Ward-Skudneski Zoom link https://udenver.zoom.us/j/89283051087