Two FIU MBA students earn Espirito Santo Bank Scholarships.
November 5, 2009 – 5:07 pm | No Comment

When Jessica Valente (BBA ’09) and Carolina Nieto became Florida International University’s (FIU) first graduate students to win the Espirito Santo Bank Scholarship, they were not the only ones to benefit, though benefit they did. …

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Alumnus sees connection between surf boards and social justice.
October 16, 2009 – 2:45 pm | No Comment
Alumnus sees connection between surf boards and social justice.

As executive director of Planeta Feliz, Amaury Blondet (BBA ’08), wants to make the “world happier and more sustainable.” He has a simple message and it’s one he is acting on: “Get involved. Help. Everyone …

Faculty gathers to celebrate achievements.
October 16, 2009 – 10:54 am | No Comment
Faculty gathers to celebrate achievements.

On September 25, 2009, the Faculty Awards Luncheon reinforced that students truly appreciate the efforts that faculty members in the College of Business Administration make on their behalf. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as …

Virtual internship with U.S. Department of Commerce yields real results.
October 15, 2009 – 12:43 pm | No Comment
Virtual internship with U.S. Department of Commerce yields real results.

The for-benefit business sector represents a new U.S. economic trend where for-profit businesses also take on a social mission. What, if any, is the impact of this trend on government policy?
As part of her recent …

Dean’s Alumni Circle gets hats off . . . and hats on . . . treatment.
October 5, 2009 – 1:38 pm | No Comment
Dean’s Alumni Circle gets hats off . . . and hats on . . . treatment.

Members of the Dean’s Alumni Circle recently got a reminder of the school-room instruction to put on their thinking caps. Only this time, the person putting on the caps was Joyce Elam, executive dean of …

Alumni at Ernst & Young take lead in securing donation.
October 5, 2009 – 1:25 pm | No Comment
Alumni at Ernst & Young take lead in securing donation.

When the Ernst & Young Student Learning Lab was dedicated, it meant a great deal to many constituencies of the college: a group of alumni, their firm, current and future business students, and the business …

Alumni Notes
October 5, 2009 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
Alumni Notes

BankUnited has named Nicholas G. Bustle (MIB ’88) senior executive vice president, Commercial Banking. Bustle will oversee commercial, middle market, small-business banking and commercial real estate services to customers in BankUnited’s Florida footprint. Bustle is …

Dean’s Council and new FIU president hit the ground running.
October 5, 2009 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
Dean’s Council and new FIU president hit the ground running.

It’s a new beginning for the Dean’s Council—the college’s principal advisory board, which offers strategic guidance to the business school administrators—and for Mark Rosenberg, FIU’s fifth president.
At its first meeting of the 2009-2010 fiscal year, …

Finance seminar series continues to attract renowned presenters.
October 2, 2009 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
Finance seminar series continues to attract renowned presenters.

Since 2006, Suchi Mishra, a member of the Finance and Real Estate Department, has organized seminars at which leading scholars present to faculty and PhD students.
The 2009 season got off to a strong start on …