From the importing and exporting of halal food items to social media consulting to installing small solar panels that power the pasteurization of milk, the businesses launched by the immigrants and refugees in University College’s Business Development certificate program are as diverse as the countries they represent. Offered by the college’s Center for Professional Development in partnership with Denver’s World Trade Center (WTC), the 16-week, four-course, noncredit program teaches those who have recently arrived in the United States how to start a business here. The third cohort of the program wrapped up in December, with students from eight countries earning their certificate. A graduation ceremony was held in DU’s Mary Reed Building on Dec. 12, the first in-person ceremony since the program was launched in fall 2020. The online program is offered to students who are enrolled in the WTC’s Global Trade Activator program, which includes international business courses. Univ
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A handful of local group chats, comment sections and Facebook communities erupted into a rather volatile debate, going head-to-head on what to make of the event.
Many were quick to dismiss the incident as harmless student shenanigans. After all, we almost never have snow days down here â what could be so wrong with a few students making the most of the unique conditions?
From what I could tell, many in this camp were alumni who seemed to be citing their own student experiences as justification for the debacle. Some even went as far as to argue that the students had done nothing wrong because the mounds were, in their words, nothing more than âa pile of dirt.â