Article Archive for December 2009
GetDegrees.com discusses distance education with Deanne Butchey, Assistant Dean, FIU College of Business Administration.
Deanne Butchey, Assistant Dean at Florida International University, joins us today to discuss distance education.
Tell us about the distance learning programs offered at Florida International University.
Florida International University offers a number of degree programs for …
Florida's job market got ice cold during the recession.
When the job market gets tough, the tough get going—back to school.
With Florida’s unemployment rate the highest since Gerald Ford was president in the mid 1970s, thousands of state residents are going back to school.
Take …
ExxonMobil generously donates to College of Business Administration . . . again.
“ExxonMobil has a commitment to educational activities wherever we do business around the world,” said Bennett P. Hansen, president and sales director, ExxonMobil Inter-America Inc. and new member of the Dean’s Council in the College …
Distinguished CIO Lunch and Learn addresses emerging issues in health care IT.
Health care IT continues to command attention in the national debate on health care reform as legislators evaluate how its broader use can curb costs and reduce errors.
A recent “Distinguished CIO Lunch and Learn, titled …
Faculty Notes
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, has joined the Technical Advisory Panel for the Health Council of South Florida’s (HCSF) Miami Matters. Miami Matters is a new web-based information …
Alumni Notes
Roberto Munoz (BBA ’80) was recently named the first president of Marquis Bank.
Alexander L. Soto (BBA ’02) has been promoted to relationship manager by the Great Florida Bank.
Reality Puts a Damper on Graduation Celebration.
Marisol Sierra (BA ’09), program coordinator, accounting graduate programs, was interviewed by a reporter from CBS4 after Fall Commencement 2009, which took place on December 15, 2009. The report, titled “Reality Check,” dealt with the …
FIU President Mark Rosenberg meets with business school faculty.
At the invitation of Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, College of Business Administration, Mark Rosenberg, the new president of Florida International University (FIU) spoke to the college faculty on November 2, 2009.
Since becoming president, Rosenberg …
A new lease on life insurance.
Seniors who need cash in the midst of the recession may want to consider selling their life insurance policies, some financial advisors say.
“Your life insurance policy could be your financial lifesaver,“ said Susan Bruno of …
Capital Markets Lab Weekly Market Wrap Up, December 7–11, 2009
Mortgage Applications
This week’s economic events included MBA Mortgage Applications, which is the Mortgage Bankers Association index of loan applications. Based on this new data, loan applications increased 8.5% in last week, WoW (week over …
BizBits
Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, was appointed to the Baptist Health Board of Trustees on November 10, 2009. Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF), described the appointment as …
Industry marketing leaders offer insights into “the new normal” at FIU-hosted conference.
Analysts and executives—along with those working in the marketing trenches—agree: The profound shift in the global economy has triggered a reset to a lower baseline of commercial activity. People borrow less, save more and spend …
Employee Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony honors dozens.
Approximately 500 people attended the most recent Employee Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony, during which Mark Rosenberg, president of Florida International University (FIU), traced the history of the university by focusing on milestone events in …
One day affords two opportunities for faculty to absorb new research.
Both the Finance and Real Estate Department and the Department of Management and International Business provided colleagues from across Florida International University (FIU) the chance to flex their intellectual muscles during two seminars held on …
