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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Two business school faculty members honored at 2009 Faculty Convocation.
September 28, 2009 – 3:38 pm | No Comment
Two business school faculty members honored at 2009 Faculty Convocation.

Donald Roomes, Department of Management and International Business, and Laureano Martinez, Department of Finance and Real Estate, were among a very select group recognized at the annual Faculty Convocation, held on September 17, 2009.
Roomes was …

Alumna finds optimal career satisfaction in her marketing company.
September 23, 2009 – 11:52 am | No Comment
Alumna finds optimal career satisfaction in her marketing company.

A complete business plan, networking and a birthday party were all part of the early success of Optimal Marketing Results, according to its founder Melany D. Michelena (BBA ’05). Parlaying her corporate experience working for …

Chapman Graduate School breaks enrollment record.
September 22, 2009 – 12:20 pm | No Comment
Chapman Graduate School breaks enrollment record.

The fall 2009 semester is off to a robust start in the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University (FIU) with 599 new graduate students enrolled—more than ever before. The graduate school in the College …

IMBA Study Abroad: Fifth and sixth weeks in China!
September 21, 2009 – 3:07 pm | No Comment
IMBA Study Abroad: Fifth and sixth weeks in China!

This week we had a very special Taiji class: the professor taught us a sequence of movements with a sword! He brought his own custom-made sword; it was beautiful and pretty heavy. Curiously, people walked …

Seminar looks at CEO power and compensation in troubled times.
September 21, 2009 – 9:44 am | No Comment
Seminar looks at CEO power and compensation in troubled times.

With many companies undergoing financial pressure these days, it’s no surprise that CEOs have plenty to worry about. A recent seminar organized by the Department of Management and International Business at Florida International University (FIU) …

South Florida’s tofu king gives back
September 16, 2009 – 1:50 pm | No Comment
South Florida’s tofu king gives back

During the late 1970s, in the heart of one of Miami’s roughest neighborhoods, George and Einez Yap borrowed money from family and friends to launch LEASA Industries to grow and sell bean sprouts.
When the Yaps …

Alumnus’s company helps decision makers better understand Hispanic consumers.
September 15, 2009 – 6:14 pm | No Comment
Alumnus’s company helps decision makers better understand Hispanic consumers.

“We want to thank Hispanics nationwide for allowing us the privilege to enter their lives on a daily basis, all in an effort to have one person’s opinion represent that of thousands of members of …

Florida International University launches fully online graduate program: the Corporate MBA.
September 15, 2009 – 5:56 pm | No Comment
Florida International University launches fully online graduate program: the Corporate MBA.

MIAMI (September 15, 2009) –– Florida International University’s College of Business Administration is launching a new fully online Corporate MBA that will allow companies to offer employees the opportunity to earn an advanced degree on …