Opportunities to apply business skills to real-life corporate situations don’t have to wait until after graduation. A team of six students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) who participated in the 2010 Johnson and Johnson (J&J) Business Case Competition held this spring can certainly attest to that. After months of […]
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Entrepreneur returns to campus to share the secrets of success.
When Doug Gallagher (MSM ’74) last walked across the Florida International University (FIU) campus, the young state university was home to around 5,000 students and only one or two buildings. Today’s FIU is quite a different place—a difference that greatly impressed Gallagher when he returned recently to speak at the College of Business Administration. One […]
Business students land prestigious study abroad internships in alternative energy field.
Competition was tough as 24 Florida International University (FIU) students vied for two “Alternative Energy Markets in the Dominican Republic and Panama: A Study Abroad” internships. The internships, available for the first time, were offered through the Global Energy Security Forum within FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs. Renzon Mora and Hector Mujica, both […]
Lively event broadens students’ awareness of the real estate sector.
Although real estate remains a challenge-filled industry, almost 100 Florida International University (FIU) students are now aware of the many opportunities afforded by the field, thanks to an interactive seminar hosted by the College of Business Administration. FIU’s Real Estate Student Association (RESA), in conjunction with Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami and Bank of […]
Contracting positions stay viable in contracting economy.
Jackie Naranjo (BBA ’08) embodies the notion that an unexpected career option can turn out to be extremely rewarding. Through the summer internship program offered by the Hispanic National Internship Program (HNIP) of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), she landed a position in the contracting office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). […]