How much learning can you squeeze into a half-day? Quite a bit, as proven by members of the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Recently, ten students spent the morning at Columbus Networks, a telecommunications services provider of broadband and IP services […]
Author: Jane Schreier Jones
Chapman Graduate School wins university-wide and college Homecoming competitions.
Beating out the competition comes naturally to the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU), one of the country’s top business schools. But competition during Homecoming Week 2010 was a different challenge: showcase your Panther Pride! The graduate school certainly demonstrated winning ways. It achieved the top spot in the second annual […]
Industry marketing specialists share up-to-the-minute info at AMA Florida Regional Conference.
Blink your eyes and your company needs a new marketing plan. Or so it seems in today’s rapid-response marketplace. An impressive lineup of industry insiders explained important trends in marketing and business during the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) third annual Florida Regional Collegiate Marketing Conference, held November 5, 2010 at the College of Business Complex […]
Delta Sigma Pi members hold workshop to learn about advanced business degrees, law school.
The reality in many business professions: a bachelor’s degree simply isn’t enough. To learn more about graduate school and law school opportunities in the local area, two students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) organized an MBA and Law School workshop for their fellow undergrads. The event, held at FIU’s […]
Cleaner, abundant energy is subject of forum at FIU.
The more you hear about natural gas, the more you realize this energy source’s exciting potential. Additionally, since the United States has an abundance of natural gas, it offers significant business opportunities. To share up-to-date information on natural gas and biofuels, the Global Energy Security Forum (GESF) within the School of International and Public Affairs […]
Pirates and princesses come alive, through IBHS costume drive for needy kids.
Halloween without a costume is just . . . well, October 31st. Thanks to students in the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), more than 100 children in Sweetwater, Florida had a Halloween costume this year. Throughout the fall, IBHS members along […]
FIU MBAs launch CEWA, a female executive organization.
In an era in which “networking” often just means the exchange of business cards, a group of female executives have started an organization to help each other truly meet their full potential. Graduates with master’s degrees from the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University (FIU) have launched CEWA, the Chapman Executive Women’s Association. “We […]
MBAs from FIU hold global leadership positions at Ingersoll Rand, Monsanto.
It was a small class in December 2001–and loaded with talent. Among the eleven graduates earning a Global Executive MBA that December from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) were two executives who would become leaders of important divisions for major international corporations. Manlio Valdes (MBA ’01) became president of EMEIA […]
Student leaders have new vehicle for input, networking.
With the launch of the Student Leadership Group (SLG), key officers of student business organizations at Florida International University (FIU) have a way to give input, interact with alumni and develop leadership skills. Presidents and vice presidents from the eight student organizations in FIU’s College of Business Administration gathered for SLG’s first meeting in late […]
IBHS helps students become familiar with international business practices.
If you walk into a presentation “knowing very little” and walk away “understanding a lot,” the event succeeded. That was the experience of Ana Perez, an attendee at “Business in Italy,” part of the “Around the World Series” presented by the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration […]