Articles tagged with: Community Service
Accounting students pitch in to help with tax returns for low-income earners.
For some, preparing their tax return is a simple, albeit not enjoyable, exercise. For other people, help is sorely needed.
This past tax season once again, accounting students from the College of Business Administration …
FIU students help locals file tax returns.
Each year, hard-working students from Florida International University (FIU) participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a free service established by the Internal Revenue Service to help low-income earners complete their tax forms.
In …
FIU Leaders in Practice launch career day for underprivileged high school students.
Months of planning paid off in a huge way when, on March 19, 2010, 50 students from Coral Gables High, Edison High and South Ridge High were transported to Florida International University’s (FIU) Modesto A. …
FIU Leaders in Practice offer career day for underprivileged high school students.
Since forming in October 2009, members of FLIP (FIU Leaders in Practice) have been regularly meeting to plan an important community service project—a career day of guidance for underprivileged high school students.
Inspirational speakers motivate community …
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 …
FIU business students and alums FLIP for social change.
Tackling health care issues, affecting education, stewarding the environment and fostering social entrepreneurship are among the areas of interest that the new Florida International University (FIU) Leaders in Practice (FLIP) organization boldly aims to advance.
Michelle …
New Business Alumni Chapter Board members devise engaging alumni programming.
A team of 12 dedicated individuals have come together to serve the Business Alumni Chapter this fiscal year.
Summer meetings yield ideas for innovative programs focused on leadership.
The enthusiastic group met several times over the summer …
New student organization helps fight global poverty, one dollar at a time.
Members of FIU Micro Lenders with Robert Hogner (back row), instructor, Business in Society course
What would you do if someone handed you $25? Buy the latest best-selling novel? See a movie with …
New graduate student organization GROWs sense of social responsibility.
A collective goal motivated Master of International Business (MIB) students in the College of Business Administration’s Chapman Graduate School: to apply their skills in both a business and social context to help communities nearby and …
BBA+ Weekend group takes community service to new level by entering the policy-making process.
How bright is the Sunshine State when it comes to autism?
Weekend BBA+ class with Professor Robert Hogner
That’s the question students in the Business in Society class, part of their BBA+ Weekend program …
BBA+ Weekend class reaches goal and raises the bar on global community service.
BBA+ Weekend Class 22
Early on, members of the 22nd BBA+ Weekend class knew they had selected a community service project for their Business in Society class that would be both challenging and rewarding.
The class …
Third Global Leadership and Service Project to Thailand leaves growing legacy.
The barren area on the Baan Rachavadee grounds, before the GSLP group created a garden
A new garden at one of two sites at which members of the third Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP) to …
Amigos for Kids toy drive plays a part in brightening local children’s holiday season.
Amigos for Kids is a non-profit corporation dedicated to meeting the needs of South Florida’s abused, neglected, and less fortunate children. Every December, the organization caps off its activities with an annual toy drive, collecting …
Students and alumni hope to benefit orphans in Nicaragua.
Maria Polanco
Planning and fundraising for the second December of Dreams, shifted into high gear recently. With the goal of touching the lives of 3,000 impoverished Nicaraguan children, a hardworking group of alumni and students are …
