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Graduate students calculate ways to increase financial fitness of the homeless.
November 18, 2009 – 12:43 pm | No Comment
Graduate students calculate ways to increase financial fitness of the homeless.

What would make a big difference in the life of a homeless person, beyond the obvious answer of a home and job?
“Surveys show that people in shelters want education programs,” said Jeff Ghitman, leader of …

Strategic use of social media levels playing field cost-effectively.
November 2, 2009 – 2:05 pm | No Comment
Strategic use of social media levels playing field cost-effectively.

Business schools with significant resources—such as full-time public relations personnel—can cultivate relationships with reporters in the hopes of gaining coveted press coverage. Now, thanks to social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, a …

Unique on-campus Microsoft internship builds on social media contacts.
October 20, 2009 – 1:41 pm | No Comment
Unique on-campus Microsoft internship builds on social media contacts.

Texting. E-mail. Twitter and Facebook. These communications and social media tools have fast become an integral part of every student’s academic and campus community activities.
Now Stefany Marcelino, a management information systems (MIS) major in the …

National Society of Hispanic MBAs conference urges attendees to “Think Ahead. Move Forward.”
October 19, 2009 – 3:53 pm | No Comment
National Society of Hispanic MBAs conference urges attendees to “Think Ahead. Move Forward.”

The weather in Minnesota was decidedly chilly in early October, but for the Florida International University (FIU) contingent attending the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) Conference and Career Expo in Minneapolis, the atmosphere was …