Presenting sponsor U.S. Century Bank and the School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council invite you to network with the Cuban American CPA Association and the FICPA South Florida Chapters. The “pre-busy season” kickoff will be held on January 15, 2009 in the courtyard at the College of Business Administration. Light fare, beer, and wine will […]
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Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame to celebrate its ten-year anniversary.
Mark your calendar for the ten-year celebration of Florida International University’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach Saturday, May 16, 2009 Attire: black tie 6:30 p.m.: sponsor reception 7:00 p.m.: guest reception and silent auction 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.: dinner, program, and dancing Together with its title sponsor, SunTrust Bank, Miami, the College […]
NSHMBA spotlight shines brilliantly on College of Business Administration.
Each year, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) awards the Brillante Award for Excellence to outstanding corporate and educational leaders that reflect the society’s mission to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. The 2008 Brillante Award for an educational institution went to Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration. […]
GM executive steers discussion toward the future of the automotive industry.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the future of the American automotive industry hangs in the balance. No one can predict the future, but Troy A. Clarke, president of General Motors (GM) North America and GM group vice president, believes reinventing the automobile—and the business that supports it—is possible. At a recent Wertheim Lecture attended […]
Support your alma mater!
Manuel Dieguez The College of Business Administration is raising money to endow the following scholarships: Manuel Dieguez Student Support Endowment The School of Accounting has established the Manuel Dieguez Student Support Endowment Fund in honor of his 32 years of service. As a CPA himself, Manuel Dieguez has been committed to assuring that students have […]
Wal-Mart president and CEO, The Americas, offers insights on doing business responsibly in the region.
It should come as no surprise that a guest lecture by a highly placed Wal-Mart official would draw a crowd. And when you add to the equation that the speaker’s job focuses on The Americas and that he would be delivering the speech in the College of Business Administration—with its prominence in business research in […]
Study abroad program immerses students in several different cultures in one country.
Oxygen may be in short supply in parts of Peru, but enthusiasm among those who participated in the recent study abroad program to the country was abundant. “I saw one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu; I got to see how different companies work; and I got to take two classes that […]
International Business Honors major participates in month-long service project in Amazon rainforest.
“If mosquitoes were made of chocolate, the Amazon trip would have been perfect,” said Yirama “Catalina” Medina, an International Business Honors (IB Honors) major in the College of Business Administration, with a second major in economics. One of students from Florida International University to journey deep into the Amazon rainforest—part of the first-time offering of […]
What is the FMA (Financial Management Association)?
What is the FMA (Financial Management Association)? Featuring Alejandro Aguirre, Tresurer, Financial Management Association, Florida International University College of Business Administration. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n04/aguirre2.flv 500 334]
New communication products foster community, showcase faculty expertise.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a video worth? Recognizing the increasing popularity of video as a mode of communication, the Communication and Public Relations department in the College of Business Administration has launched ITV and Business Pulse, two vehicles that take advantage of people’s appetite for video. “ITV ((http://itv.fiu.edu/) serves as […]