Two young women receiving their Downtown MBA in April 2010 had more in common than an advanced degree from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Each of these hard-working students had husbands with an Executive MBA (EMBA) from the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate School of Business, a school the men […]
Author: Jane Schreier Jones
FIU’s Phi Beta Lambda conducts Officer Training for high schoolers, middle schoolers.
It was the third annual training event, and it was better than ever. Three-hundred-fifty officers and fifty advisors from Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at high schools and middle schools in Miami-Dade County came to Florida International University (FIU) to learn more about achieving success with their organization. The FIU chapter of Future Business […]
Peruvian graduate students explore international business at FIU.
They came from the first academic institution in the Spanish-speaking world to specialize in business administration for graduate students. Twenty-four graduate business students from Peru’s Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados (ESAN), a partner in the Chapman Graduate School’s Dual Degree network, participated in an “Introduction to International Business” module at Florida International University […]
Research underway to develop medical passport for foster care kids.
Being a foster kid brings many struggles. Getting proper medical care shouldn’t be one of them. Two faculty members in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) are conducting research, including focus group sessions, for Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Inc., to develop a “medical passport” for each foster child in the area. […]
Capital Markets Lab high school program set to expand.
A great program is about to grow. For the second year, students from the Christopher Columbus High School in Miami are getting a thorough introduction into finance and business at the Capital Markets Lab (CML) in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Now other area schools can anticipate taking advantage of […]
EMBA entrepreneur hits the high seas.
Some cruise ships are floating cities, with ice rinks, shopping malls and casinos. Jorge E. Murillo-Zuluaga (EMBA ’08) is offering a cruise on a smaller ship, to give passengers more of a high seas experience. This month, his expedition ship, Sea Voyager, set forth on its first excursion, launching his new business, Blue Water Journeys. […]
Scholarship student Andrew Carbon graduates at top of class.
The graduate school scholarship that Andrew Carbon (MSHRM ’10, BBA ’06) received not only influenced his work on his master’s degree but also is affecting the rest of his life. Carbon, who completed his bachelor’s degree with a dual major in international business and management from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University […]
FIU celebrates Mary Ann Von Glinow’s inauguration as president of AIB.
It was Rio to remember! At the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Mary Ann Von Glinow, professor and Knight Ridder Eminent Scholar Chair in International Management at Florida International University (FIU), was inaugurated as the 2010-2012 AIB president. FIU celebrated the event in grand style during the conference, which was held […]
Kick off! Fall football opener marks return of tailgating fun.
When Alberto Padron (EMBA ’09) was working on his master’s degree in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), he thoroughly enjoyed his classmates in the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) group. “From that first getting-to-know-each-other event in the Florida Keys, all through our intense collaboration, it was a great group,” […]
Dominican Republic students study international commerce at FIU.
Thirty undergraduate business students from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in the Dominican Republic came to the United States to gain knowledge about international commerce—and Florida International University (FIU). The attendees participated in the Inbound Study Tour in International Commerce program held on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The non-credit study module, designed by Jerry Haar, associate […]