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Number of firsts enhance already successful EPE program.

Executive and Professional Education (EPE) in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has successfully run Inbound Study Tours for graduate students from Universidad ESAN, Peru over the past three years. The non-credit …

FIU fields record number of participants in Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run.

Call it a self-paced athletic event or “South Florida’s largest office party,” for 28 years, runners and walkers have been drawn to the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run 5K. On April 25, 2013, more than 25,000 of …

Flippers playing role in South Florida’s housing recovery

Home flippers got a bad name during the housing boom. They sold properties for big profits in days or weeks, and the rapid price appreciation created a frenzy that led to the eventual bust.
But today’s …

PhD Pipeline workshop focuses on application process.

On April 18, 2013, the PhD Pipeline—which encourages minority undergraduates to consider pursuing a doctorate in business—hosted its last information workshop of the 2012-2013 academic year at Florida International University (FIU). Facilitated by FIU students …

Business Plan Challenge announces winners

We are pleased to introduce you to the winners of the 15th Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.
Several of today’s winners — and many of the finalists and contestants — were grounded in social entrepreneurship. …

Inspiration and collaboration propel winning EyeTalk team

EyeTalk began as a Florida International University business professor’s social entrepreneurship challenge to students last fall.
Four students who stepped up — Viurniel Sanchez, Jesus Amundarain and Esam Mashni, all engineering graduate students, and Pia Celestino, …

Faculty Notes: April 2013

An article titled “Executive Education,” written by David R. Klock, dean, appeared in the April 2013 issue of Brickell Magazine.
School of Accounting
Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal tax update at the Florida Institute …

Sales team achieves high ranking in national competition.

In just its second appearance in a national sales competition, the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) placed 23rd. Representing the college at the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) were Jessica Carbajal, Joseph …

Alumni Notes: April 2013

Private Wealth Counsel named Charles B. Sachs (MBA ’99) principal and wealth manager. He was most recently a principal of Evensky & Katz Wealth Management.
The Miami Foundation named Alexander Binelo (BACC ’03) among the Class …

State Farm Financial Literacy Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, April 26, 2013

Equity Spotlight: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Apple’s continuous stock price depreciation has shareholder’s contemplating about where the stock price could “bottom out.” An onslaught of fundamental data coming from suppliers and consumers signal that further downward pressure …

Faculty member opens students’ eyes to opportunities in health IT.

Information about healthcare information turned out to greatly interest 79 students at Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida.
As a presenter in ITWomen’s Role Model Speakers Program, Neera Bhansali, a faculty member in the College of …

Volunteering in Nigeria: Reflections

“I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world’s deepest inequities, on how well you treated people a world away who have …

Haar to heart: a technology brew is percolating in Peru.

Say “Peru” to a lot of people and what comes to mind? Copper, ceviche and Macchu Pichu.
Yet bubbling beneath the surface—and already emerging—is an ecosystem of startups that will soon hold its own in South …

State Farm Financial Literacy Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, April 19, 2013

Gold Market: Losing Shine?
After falling below $1,521 an ounce, gold prices have officially entered a bear market. Three historical price ranges are in focus. The range $1,487 to $1,548 an ounce is where gold surged …