Overview
Vision & Goals
Our vision is to create a prestigious community within the Leeds School of Business in which students interact personally with faculty, staff, advisors, and upper class mentors. Students will gain invaluable knowledge through their experiences in this program that will help them be the successful person they aspire to be in the business world.
We strive:
- To provide the best information and resources to our business students from a variety of critical sources that will synergize into a collaborative and supportive learning experience.
- To grow the leaders of the Leeds School by providing the necessary balance of challenge and support through personal contacts with the faculty in all areas as well as the key administrators within Leeds.
- To co-create the best undergraduate experience.
This is the only program specifically for business students. We are selective in the process of welcoming those students who self-identity as motivated, involved, and seeking leadership opportunities. We are looking for students who value an active learning community and truly want to connect with faculty, staff, and current student leaders.
Plans for 2011-2012
This year we are looking to invite 140 new first year students into our engaging and highly collaborative learning community.
We are located in Darley South which is part of the Williams Village complex. Our students live on the top 6 floors with a variety of room accommodations. There is a specific classroom on the first floor where we hold the recitations for BCOR 1010 and an additional weekly seminar that focuses on student development theory and support.
Students will be enrolled in our recitation sections for BCOR 1010 and in their specific additional seminar. These sections are 800 and 801 and are taught in our seminar room.
Students in the program will attend an introduction meeting to get more specifics about this RAP and the pre-registered courses during your Orientation session. Once you arrive for Orientation, check the RAP itinerary you’ve been given for time and location of this meeting.
Why B3?
- B3 provides the opportunity to connect your undergraduate experience with your personal, academic, and professional development.
- B3 relies on a strong sense of personal responsibility and connection to your community.
- B3 offers the only opportunity to live in a community of focused business students.
- B3 is the only program that provides students with weekly interaction with their academic advisor.
- B3 allows for easy access to study groups with common courses.
- B3 mentors impart their wisdom through their guidance to make a successful transition to your college life.
- B3 members are the direct pipeline to leadership position within the Leeds School of Business and campus wide, as outreach from the Business groups is directed toward our uniquely motivated students.
- Faculty and guest speakers offer limitless opportunities to learn from real world experiences and connect coursework to the overall mission of Leeds.
History
CU-Boulder's Living and Learning Communities are designed to create a living and learning environment for a targeted group, in this case first year students of the Leeds School of Business.
Our program began in the Fall of 2005 with a cohort of 13 students who were looking to connect with the Business School community in a significant way. As we developed the program and grew over the past four years, we began teaching courses in the residence halls followed by a seminar focused on student success. On May 5, 2011, We will graduate our third class, with representatives from all four areas of emphasis!
