Article Archive for June 2009
Weekend BBA+ students move to the front lines of community service.
A personal note, a favorite snack and an entertaining DVD go a long way to brighten the day of a U.S. solider serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. Thanks to the efforts of the College …
IMBA Study Abroad: Mediterranean Cruise, Livorno and Pisa
This day we decided to relax and take it easy after the stress of the Rome ordeal. We docked in Livorno, Italy, and had the option of visiting Pisa and/or Florence. We decided to pick …
Skating event rolls good deeds and good times into one.
In the mood for some tunes from Foreigner? Or maybe some Ambrosia, Jefferson Starship or other rock classic bands from the 1980s?
More than 500 classmates, family members, students, faculty and friends certainly were, as they …
Alex Sotelo (BACC '96), Regional Controller, Yahoo! Latin America
Alex Sotelo (BACC ’96) seems to enjoy every aspect of his job as regional controller for Yahoo! Latin America, part of the Yahoo! emerging markets region. He characterizes the people he works with as the …
IMBA Study Abroad: Mediterranean cruise, Civitavecchia and Rome
Our next stop on the cruise was Civitavecchia. We docked at the port and took a train to Vatican City.
It was packed, as I expected, and not open to the public for a while because …
Jobless opt for entrepreneurship over job hunting.
In a tough economy, when people get laid off, they might not be keen to start the process of a job search. Some are developing a business plan, securing financing and making the adjustment to …
Eight faculty members add promotion to their list of accomplishments.
The College of Business Administration congratulates eight faculty members on their recent promotions to the next rung of the academic ladder.
The following were promoted from associate professor to full professor: Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Department of …
Hurricane model meets stringent requirements for re-certification.
In 2006, the first public model to project hurricane losses for the State of Florida was unveiled on the Florida International University campus, the site of much of the model’s development. Successfully certified by the …
FIU’s Center for Leadership selects ERA Showcase entrepreneur Dr. Keller No. 1 in ‘Top Women–Led Businesses’ survey.
Barbara Keller, a former department head and college professor turned entrepreneur, has topped a list of successful businesswomen throughout the state in an annual survey conducted by Florida International University’s Center for Leadership and the …
Haar to heart: The quest for talent–a never-ending challenge
Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google have it. Fred Smith of FedEx, Steve Jobs of Apple and Carlos Ghosn of Renault and Nissan also have it.
Vikram Pandit of Citicorp, Jeffrey Immelt of GE and …
Retail marketing students aim to help Target go green.
Sustainability is an eco-friendly buzzword in every industry today, including retail.
So it’s no surprise this hot topic was among those offered for the second Target Case Study Competition recently completed by students in the spring …
McGowan Scholar appreciates creativity in business and art.
To Jasmine Kannikal (BBA ’09), a magna cum laude graduate with a marketing major and a mass communications minor, and the William G. McGowan Scholar for 2009-2010, Miami offers the environment in which to thrive. …
Accounting students gain valuable experience at national workshop . . . for free.
Where can a group of talented accounting students from all over the country meet for sessions on networking, mentoring and techniques to prepare for and pass the CPA exam plus conduct self-assessments to determine their …
Milan to Miami or vice versa prepares students for international careers.
“Sixty percent of what you learn in an MBA program is what others bring,” said Yasiara Ortiz, a member of the international office of Politecnico di Milano (MIP) during a recent visit to Miami to …
