After years of hard work on the part of faculty, staff, and administrators to strengthen the quality of the business school, and after months of preparing complex, in-depth reports, the College of Business Administration hosted an AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business—peer review team from January 27-29, 2008. The reviewers’ task: to […]
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School of Accounting brings back the pride.
The School of Accounting will celebrate the reaffirmation of its AACSB-International accreditation this year at a special reunion to be hosted by its Alumni Affinity Council. The event, open to all students, alumni, faculty, and friends, will take place in the college’s new building complex at University Park on June 19, 2008, from 6:00 to […]
Executive Dean’s contributions are crystal clear.
The traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin; the modern, aluminum. From left to right: philanthropy award winner Irela Bague, entrepreneur award winner Patricia Thorp, AXA Advisors sponsor Luis Chiappy, Coral Gables Chamber Chair Carolina Rendeiro, public service non-profit award winner Virginia Jacko, Coral Gables Chamber President Mark A. Trowbridge, corporate award winner Penny Shaffer, and […]
Lectures grace spring calendar.
Two recent lectures in the College of Business Administration drew audiences that may have differed in their business interests, but not in their enthusiasm for what the speakers presented. On March 24, 2008, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor, Harvard Business School, spoke about “Leadership Skills for Changing Times: Creating Innovative Businesses and a […]
Global Energy Forum stimulates discussion of factors shaping global energy demand and supply in The Americas.
With a vested interest in the energy debate, representatives from the public and private sectors came together to attend the “Global Energy Challenges: Implications for The Americas” symposium held on April 15, 2008, in the Special Events Center in the College of Business Administration Complex at University Park. Florida International University’s Energy Business Forum, the […]
At Commencement, graduates learn they have much to be proud about.
Spring Commencement took place on April 28, 2008. The ceremony for College of Business Administration’s Chapman Graduate School and School of Accounting occurred in the afternoon, with undergraduates from the Landon School receiving their diplomas in the evening. Approximately 607 undergraduate students and 208 graduate students participated. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/05/videos/commhighlights384K.flv 500 334] Executive Dean of the college […]
Mexican business leader reflects on banking…and what “rich” means.
“If you like what you do, take some risks, and work hard, you can achieve anything.” According to José Aldrich, managing partner, tax and legal services, Latin America tax leader–South Florida business unit, KPMG, LLP; a member of the Dean’s Council of the College of Administration; and an attendee at the first Wertheim Lecture of […]
Mean what you say and say what you mean: Communication skills can make or break businesses.
Business letters. Emails. Instant messages. Memos. Reports. No matter what the business or industry, written communication plays a vital role in getting the job done right. In fact, according to a recent study published by American Press International, people at work spend twenty percent of their day writing. Add to that another surprising statistic: thirty […]
Women leaders and students connect at conference.
As successful career women demonstrated at the “Women Who Lead” conference recently, they take their responsibility to female students seriously—as role models, mentors, or both. “I had several women mentors along the way who took the time to share their journeys, and that is why it’s important for me to give back to other women,” […]
Global Leadership and Service Project remains a transforming experience.
Reaching beyond the limits of language directly into the hearts of Thai children and having their hearts touched in return was the order of the day for participants in the Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP)–Bangkok, now in its fourth year. One group of students in the Global Leadership and Service Project returned to Baan […]