FIU Business health informatics program achieves a "first" in accreditation.

FIU Business health informatics program achieves a “first” in accreditation.

Florida International University’s Master of Science in Health Informatics and Analytics (MSHIA) program has earned the prestigious Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) accreditation, becoming the nation’s only health informatics program housed in a business school to earn the commission’s seal of approval. “CAHIIM is the gold standard for academic […]

Faculty Notes: May-June 2016

Faculty Notes: May-June 2016

School of Accounting Jimmy Carmenate, clinical instructor, has been named Outstanding Faculty Advisor of the Year by the national office of Beta Alpha Psi, the honor society for accounting, finance and information sciences students. Carmenate serves as faculty advisor to the FIU student chapter, which recently achieved Gold Chapter status for two consecutive years. Department […]

Business Olympics results in medals, valuable experience – and job opportunities.

Standing out in a competitive world is an extremely valuable skill for any business student to have. Members of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) at Florida International University (FIU) offered a chance for all FIU business students to learn to distinguish themselves, during the fifth annual Business Olympics on February 1, 2014.  […]

Faculty Notes: November 2013

School of Accounting Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a two-hour seminar on “U.S. International Tax Concepts” to the Valle del Cauca Chapter of the Asociación Nacional de Empresarios (ANDI) in Cali, Colombia on November 15, 2013. Department of Decision Sciences and Management Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, Debra VanderMeer and Gloria Deckard, associate professors, presented […]

College of Business honors its own at awards event.

College of Business honors its own at awards event.

On November 27, 2012, faculty members of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) were recognized for their teaching excellence, their research contributions and their dedication to service. The annual Faculty Awards Reception holds special significance for faculty members because it is the students who select the recipients of the teaching awards—an expression […]

Faculty Notes: November 2012

Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems On November 13, 2012, Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, presented the webinar “Teaching Change Management: A Mini-Case Simulation Approach” for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. On November 15th, she served as the panel moderator for “Developing High Performance Teams,” sponsored by South Florida Healthcare Executive […]

Faculty Notes: October 2012

Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Neera Bhansali, visiting clinical assistant professor; Gloria Deckard, associate professor; and Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, spoke at the 3rd Annual South Florida Healthcare Trade Faire & Regional Conference, held in Miramar, Florida, on October 25, 2012. Bhansali was on the panel titled “Governance: The Engine of Health […]

Trip down under uncovers new vision of business learning.

Some call Australia the Land Down Under. Or Oz. Or Aussie. Elizabeth Carril calls it “amazing.” This summer, Carril joined a group of Florida International University (FIU) College of Business students on a study abroad trip to Australia. “The trip was eye-opening right from when we first landed in Sydney,” she said. “I was immediately […]

Truly, the best of class: 83 are inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma.

With the world frequently using adjectives that “hedge” and accolades that encompass everyone, recognizing absolute excellence is particularly important. In spring 2012, 83 students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) were inducted into the international honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma. “Only the top ten percent of undergraduate business students and […]