Faculty Notes: April-May 2014

School of Accounting Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal Tax Update at the FICPA Florida State University Spring Accounting Conference in Tallahassee on May 16, 2014. Department of Finance An article by Min Chen, clinical assistant professor, “Intended and Unintended Consequences of Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes,” coauthored with David Grabowski at […]

Faculty Notes: March 2014

School of Accounting Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal Tax Update at the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) in Industry Conference on March 20, 2014. Department of Finance John Zdanowicz, professor, presented “Detecting Income Tax Evasion and Money Laundering: Analysis of the U.S. Trade Data Base” at the Academy of Business Research Conference […]

Faculty Notes: February 2014

Faculty Notes February 2014 School of Accounting David W. Barman (JD ’05), instructor, was the guest speaker at the Aventura Inventors and Entrepreneur Group meeting on February 11, 2014. His topic was “Intellectual Property Law for the New Entrepreneur.” Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal Tax Update at the Cuban–American CPA Association Annual Tax […]

March 21 deadline: Apply for SBDC at FIU’s first Emerging Leaders initiative.

The Small Business Development Center at Florida International University (FIU) has been selected as the host location for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders initiative, a seven-month intensive training program designed to help business owners and executives take their businesses to the next level. The application period for Emerging Leaders is now open, and […]

Faculty Notes: January 2014

School of Accounting Brent Lao, assistant professor, presented an academic study on January 11, 2014 at the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section conference in Houston, Texas, sponsored by the American Accounting Association. Jonathan Milian, assistant professor, presented his research paper “Overreacting to a History of Underreaction?” at the annual meeting of the American Finance Association […]

Accounting, finance alumni return to recruit at Ahead of the Game.

The Ahead of the Game Accounting & Business Expo, co-presented by Florida International University (FIU) College of Business Alpfa-FIU and Beta Alpha Psi chapters, gives students the opportunity to network with some of the area’s top employers in accounting, MIS and financial services. The event, which takes place once a semester, also wins praise as […]

New Vice Dean visits with students at “Welcome to the BizLife.”

At the beginning of every semester, the College of Business’ “Welcome to the BizLife” fair gives new students the opportunity to learn more about career services, international studies, and over a dozen student organizations. This year’s event, held January 15, 2014 in the CBC Lobby, also featured Florida International University (FIU) mascot Roary, and plentiful […]

A first step to college: Latin Builders Association Academy Charter High School students visit FIU Business.

Students from the Latin Builders Association Academy Charter High School paid their first visit to FIU’s College of Business on November 26, 2013 with open minds and dozens of questions. Many had never been on a college campus before and didn’t know what to expect. Starting with a photo op and greeting from Dean David […]

Top-Ranked FIU AMA Collegiate Chapter hosts 6th Annual Regional Conference

With a social media star as its keynote speaker, Florida International University’s (FIU) American Marketing Association collegiate chapter brought home its theme, “The Power of Handheld Marketing,” at its annual regional collegiate conference, held November 15, 2013 at the College of Business. Jessi Smiles, who turned her Vine following of over 2 million into a […]