The School of Accounting knows it has talented accounting graduates to fill slots at firms across the country and world-particularly those seeking a diverse workforce. On two recent occasions, national recruiting directors from Ernst & Young came to the business school to increase their firm’s visibility among the business students. At the same time, the […]
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Fourth Florida’s Women-led Businesses survey results presented at luncheon.
“Female executives in Florida are choosing not to participate, mentally, in the recession. They are not being defeated and are looking to grow their businesses as we work our way out of the current economic crisis.” That was one insight Nathan Hiller, who teaches courses on leadership in the College of Business Administration at Florida […]
In Memoriam: Sally M. Gallion (1946-2009)
Sally M. Gallion, former assistant dean, communication and public relations in the College of Business Administration, died June 4, 2009 after a long illness. During her twelve years at FIU, Gallion launched seven publications intended to bring the business school to greater national prominence and to strengthen relationships within the college. Spanning a monthly faculty […]
Chapman Graduate School earns high ranking in AméricaEconomía for fifth consecutive year.
AméricaEconomía, the leading business magazine in Latin America, has released its 2009 ranking of business schools covering exceptional graduate programs globally and in Latin America. FIU’s Chapman Graduate School placed 20th on the global list above MBA programs at institutions such as University of Chicago, Tulane, Georgetown, Emory, Michigan and University of Miami. Also, it […]
March in April raises funds for worthwhile cause.
On April 25, 2009, members of the FIU Business Team put on their walking shoes and raised $3,672.00 for the March for Babies, a March of Dimes event. Faculty, staff, some students, a few alumni and several kids made up the 32-person team. Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, and her husband, Paul Vidmar, were among […]
Speed networking event quickly leads to internship for alumnus.
When Matt Hanlon (BBA ’08) got an email from Career Management Services announcing a networking event that would put him in front of a number of prospective employers in a little over an hour, he thought it would be a great opportunity. It was. Within a few weeks of the April 16, 2009 event, Hanlon […]
Entrepreneurial success is no fish story.
For Christopher Phillips, a senior business major taking the entrepreneurship track offered in the College of Business Administration, a childhood hobby has become a viable business. The recent Entrepreneur Challenge Business Plan Competition gave him deeper knowledge about the issues he’ll need to contend with, along with ample professional advice. And, as one of the […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary with masquerade soirée.
Despite the masks, there was no hiding that the 10th Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame was special. Highlights of the masquerade soirée included honoring Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, as the South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recognition of prior alumni inductees and those previously named South Florida Entrepreneur of […]
Business Etiquette Dinner gives students taste of good manners.
If you were presented with a dish of sorbet after eating a salad, would you understand why? Thanks to the five-course Business Etiquette Dinner, sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and organized by Career Management Services (CMS), 78 students know the protocol and would be at ease. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/biznews/2009/5/business_etiquette_dinner.mp4 480 360] “I learned that the sorbet is eaten […]
Lynda Raheem, business school veteran, retires.
“When I started at FIU, we were strictly a typewriter-driven society, and over time, advising has gone through various iterations to service students, from a paper environment to one that embraces e-chat, online advising, telephone and face to face, “said Lynda Raheem, retiring assistant dean, undergraduate advising, as she reflected on her 35 years in […]