College of Business awards degrees to 962 students at Spring commencement ceremonies.

College of Business awards degrees to 962 students at Spring commencement ceremonies.

April 29, 2017 will always be a memorable day for 962 scholars as they were awarded degrees from the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). Faculty members, families and friends were on hand at the Spring 2017 commencement ceremonies to honor and celebrate the graduates. President Mark B. Rosenberg congratulated business school graduates […]

Alumni Notes: March 2015

Justo L. Pozo (BAcc ’80) has been elected to the Florida International University Board of Trustees for a five-year term. Ocean Bank has promoted Robert Noroña (MBA ’01) from vice president to senior vice president. Nalisa Saati (BBA ’10) has joined Avatar Real Estate Services as a realtor associate. De La Hoz, Perez & Barbeito, […]

Fall Commencement celebrates excellence.

For 1083 students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), December 12, 2012, was a landmark day. Years of dedicated study, often while juggling work and family responsibilities, translated into college degrees—689 of them from the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business and 394 from the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate […]

FBLA-PBL impresses at national level.

In March, 30 members of Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) from Florida International University (FIU) captured 32 awards from the organization’s 2012 State Leadership Conference. Thanks to their victories, they earned the right to compete for 17 awards at the 61st Annual National Leadership Conference, “Gateway to Greatness,” held in San Antonio, […]

Innovation plus practical implementation details prove on target for winning case study.

Every semester, Tim Dugan Birrittella, who teaches marketing courses in the College of Business Administration, continues to be impressed by the hard work, original thinking and presentation skills his students display during the Target case study competition, a key component of the undergraduate Retail Marketing course. The winning case study presented by Alejandra Guardia (BBA […]

Student organizations enjoy a “wonderland” night of trophies, dinner and dancing.

“More than ever, employers want students with more than just a degree,” said Michael Perez, president of the American Marketing Association (AMA) at Florida International University (FIU). “They look for students involved in campus life and beyond, and the student organizations in FIU’s College of Business Administration offer us a way to earn distinction.” Recognizing […]

FBLA-PBL brings home buckets of awards from state competition.

It’s outstanding math: 30 members of Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) from Florida International University (FIU) brought back 32 awards from the organization’s 2012 State Leadership Conference held March 15-18 in Tampa. “FIU became one of the universities to take home the most awards, the most ever for our team,” said chapter […]

Top Ten times ten—FIU’s AMA named as a top chapter for the tenth year.

It’s tough to earn Top Ten recognition in the American Marketing Association (AMA) collegiate competition. After all, 300 chapters are vying for the top slots of bronze, silver, gold or platinum status. But at the 34th annual International Collegiate Chapter Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the AMA from the College of Business Administration at Florida […]

Want more customers to hit the “Like” button? Experts at Marketing Roundtable tell audience how.

“We are building a Web where the default is social,” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced at a 2011 conference. He was right. More than ever, companies are scrambling to incorporate social media into their marketing, using an array of web-based and mobile technologies. Perhaps that is why attendance was high at the second lunch in […]