Speed networking puts alumni on the fast track to building new business contacts.

OK. The clock is ticking. You’ve got four minutes to tell a fellow Florida International University (FIU) alumnus about your professional background, business goals and personal interests. Go for it! It’s a fast-and-furious way to connect that really clicked for the more than 50 alumni who attended the recent speed-networking event hosted jointly by the […]

Marketing students walk away winners at AMA International Collegiate Conference.

Once again, College of Business Administration students proved to be a marketing powerhouse, receiving recognition as a “Superior Chapter” at the 32nd annual American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference held recently in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 1,300 attendees representing more than 300 AMA collegiate chapters participated in the AMA conference. The event provides […]

Students compete in university’s first-ever Business Olympics.

In today’s challenging economy, the need to distinguish oneself from the competition has taken on a new urgency. To help business students adapt, the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) chapter at Florida International University (FIU) held the 1st Annual Business Olympics on January 22, 2010. The day-long competition, which combined both written […]

Leaders are not born . . . they are made.

  One goal the Business Alumni Chapter established for 2009-2010—to cultivate future Florida International University (FIU) business alumni leaders by enriching and enhancing the experiences of business students—is on the road to fulfillment. Thanks to chapter sponsorship, eight business organization leaders participated in FIU’s Center for Leadership and Service’s Academy of Leaders (AOL) certificate program […]