Articles tagged with: Florida International University
Future home for college proceeds on all fronts.
The physical construction of the new College of Business Administration’s building complex is moving along briskly, as is the continued effort to raise funds for the multi-phase Building for Business Campaign, whose components include:
the …
College’s MBA programs join those of acclaimed business schools.
The month was June, but the company was august when admissions personnel from eight of the country’s leading business schools and the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business spoke to sixty students from Florida …
Emerging Versus Developed Economies: Do the business prospects differ?
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
What does this statement by the sixteenth-century Dutch author and philosopher Erasmus have to do with conducting business in the twenty-first?
Plenty, it turns …
Alumni Circle launches survey to assess readiness of undergraduate business students as observed by recruiters.
The college’s Alumni Circle has been working during the last few months to develop a survey that will ask recruiters to evaluate the “business readiness” of the college’s undergraduate students. The Circle was given this …
Sophisticated computer model adds to knowledge about the impacts of hurricanes on insurance costs.
Shahid Hamid, professor in the Department of Finance in the College of Business Administration, director of Florida International University’s International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC)’s Laboratory for Financial, Insurance, and Economic Research, and lead investigator on …
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame ceremony enjoys sweet success.
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Albert Santalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Avisena; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; and SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle.
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame …
Alex Vega exemplifies the best in college’s alumni.
In our dynamic community, it’s not surprising to discover our college’s alumni are making huge strides in a variety of industries. Not only are our 30,000 plus business school alumni empowered with the knowledge they …
Spring commencement honors approximately 675 undergraduate and 150 graduate students.
3:00 p.m.: Approximately 675 undergraduate business students take part in the Commencement Ceremonies on May 2, 2006.
7:30 p.m.: Chapman Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, held on May 2, 2006, is celebrated by graduates throughout Pharmed Arena.
Alumnus …
Seniors help others understand money matters.
Tantalized by a steady flow of letters announcing, “You’ve been pre-approved for a credit card,” some students are finding themselves in credit card debt. And they may not have the additional financial savvy to know …
New Venture Challenge sets young entrepreneurs on the path to success.
2005 undergraduate winner Mike Anestor of Infinity Dance Project with 2006 undergraduate winners, Phoenix Tutoring and Mentoring’s team members William Hatcher, Mike Sylvestre, Steven Benyard; 2005 graduate winner Hein Nguyen of Intelligent …
Life-affirming event brings college and business community closer.
Participants in the Relay for Life of Blue Lagoon
Participants in the Relay for Life of Blue Lagoon
The stars twinkled, the breeze wafted, candlelight flickered, and approximately 150 volunteers—including a team from the American …
Faculty team shares their knowledge in train-the-trainers program.
Chris Ellis, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems instructor, looks on during an exercise using matches and dice designed to teach the theory of constraints.
Jerry Haar, associate director of the Knight Ridder Center …
Blended courses and online teaching veterans share insights at 2006 CIBER Business Language Conference.
Constance Bates, associate professor, Management and International Business Department
While online and blended (partly online, partly on-site classroom instruction) course formats bring convenience and flexibility to students, they require a complete overhaul in the way …
“College Day” helps high school students see their future.
Over the past months, volunteers from the College of Business Administration have been going to Miami-Jackson High School every two or three weeks to mentor juniors in the Academy for International Business and Finance—also known …
