FIU welcomes PhD Pipeline founder, offers session focused on GMAT success.

The PhD Pipeline Program encourages minority undergraduates to consider pursuing a doctorate in business. On January 24, 2013, the program’s founder, Duke University business school professor Lucy J. Reuben, met with David R. Klock, dean of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), to thank him and the college for their support. She […]

Redesigned EMBA program starts with weeklong residency.

To re-launch its Executive MBA program, the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) brought the 21 enrollees together for a full week’s immersion in teambuilding activities and a range of presentations covering innovation, leadership and public speaking skills. During sessions at FIU Downtown on Brickell—where the students will meet twice monthly for face-to-face […]

ESPM students attend FIU-hosted international business program.

Thirty-six graduate students from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) in Brazil participated in the sixth annual international business program designed for their university. Organized by the Office of Executive and Professional Education (EPE) in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), the students were on campus from January 14-25, 2013. The […]

FIU’s Corporate MBA wins top spot in MBANoGMAT.com ranking.

The Corporate MBA, a fully online program offered through the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), captured the top spot in a ranking of online MBA programs with no GMAT requirement option. Fifty programs earned the “awesome” designation. Results were based on MBANoGMAT.com’s evaluation of nearly 300 schools. The criteria, in order of […]

2012 Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year prepared at FIU.

The award for the Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 took place in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti in December 2012. Jean Lionel Pressoir of Lojistik S.A.—who has built a tourism company to promote Haiti’s beauty and culture—was selected for the honor. Prior to the competition, Pressoir was one of 24 Haitian entrepreneurs who attended a Digicel CEO […]

FIU Business social media earns high ranking position.

The social media presence of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has been acknowledged as one of the top in the nation. In its evaluation of the Top 100 Social Media Friendly Schools, OnlineMBAPage.com placed FIU Business 22nd. The ranking assessed more than 400 campus-based business schools. Stanford University, Harvard University and […]

FIU Business sets record for number of graduate students enrolled for spring term.

Eleven programs in the Chapman Graduate School in Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business admit students in the spring as well as the fall. This year, the business school topped the enrollment numbers from previous springs—390 people opted to enroll in the college’s flexible offerings for working professionals. The menu includes fully classroom programs, […]

Business students’ insights prove powerful to City Furniture.

With the effort to capture a new customer costing eight times what retaining a customer does, companies understandably see customer retention as a competitive advantage. Recently, one of City Furniture’s retail stores was the beneficiary of input from students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) who proposed ways for the store […]