ITA program eases some tax pain.

Myron Lubell

Not only did tax payers get an extra two days to file their returns this year thanks to April 15 falling on a Saturday, but also low-income earners in the area benefited from the …

Beta Gamma Sigma holds spring induction.

The most prestigious national business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma, has 71 new members from the College of Business Administration. The top ten percent of senior undergraduate students and the top twenty percent of graduate …

Skills for Effective Management leaves a lasting impression on participants.

Learning to manage undoubtedly is one of the most challenging and career-boosting skills to master. Whether it be managing one person or many departments, most managers face the tasks of solving problems, handling conflicts, and …

Forum focuses on the value of strategic planning for family businesses.

Alan Carsrud, executive director, Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, with Jesus Rene Capó, chief information officer, El Dorado Furniture.

Navigating the dynamics of planning for family members inside and outside …

Wertheim lecture generates positive energy, offering insider’s insight into the future of the oil industry.

The topic was timely. The discussion was engaging. The audience was enthusiastic. All and all, the college’s Herbert A. Wertheim lecture held on April 6, 2006, at Florida International University was deemed an enriching experience …

Students participate in “Experiencing China Tour.”

Master of International Business students visit the Tianjin Economic Development Zone (TEDA).
Though they lost a day when they crossed the International dateline en route to China, a group from the College of Business Administration …

Visits with Chinese academic leaders lay foundation for future partnership.

Beginning a year ago, a number of visits between officials of Qingdao University, a major Chinese institution, and the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business began to establish the framework for a possible Dual …

Festive dinner helps BBA+ graduates celebrate their new status.

Forty students who recently completed the BBA+ program had a chance to mark their achievements with friends, family, faculty, and program staff at a dinner at the Modesto A. Maidique Campus Faculty Club on April …

CIBER receives major funding till 2010.

Front row, left to right: Tita Kourany, CIBER associate director;
Elsa Villar, program assistant; Sonia Verdu, program coordinator;
Mary Ann Von Glinow, CIBER director. Back row, left to right: Kranthi Atmakur,
computer programmer analyst; Juan Fernandez, …

Alumni Notes

Luis Arrizurieta (BA ’87) has been appointed chief financial officer of J.I. Kislak, a real estate investment and management company based in Miami Lakes, FL.

Amy E. Wagner (MBA ’89, BHA ’87) was named senior vice …

REAAC seeks members for its 2006-2007 Board of Directors.

The Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC), a sub-group of the Business Alumni Chapter, is seeking the involvement of committed alumni and leaders in the real estate community to spearhead the organization during the 2006-2007 …

Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame honors two business school alumni and a leading South Florida executive.

Albert Santalo (EMBA ’97), president and CEO of Avisena

Glenn J. Rufrano (MSM ’76), president & CEO of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.

Manny Medina, chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc.

A panel of judges …

Model helps investors and analysts evaluate stock prices.

William Welch

When is the price of a stock too high to be justified?
That is a question that investors and analysts alike need to answer as they make investment decisions. In the 1990s, a number …

MSMIS program revises curriculum to prepare future CIOs.

Veronica Gómes, IBM, MSMIS student; Tatiana López, MSMIS program assistant;
Juan Poggio, Telefónica USA, MSMIS advisory board member and alumnus;
Zuzana Hlavacova, MSMIS program manager; and Julia Accárdo,
FP&L, MSMIS alumna at the …