If you know anything about real estate in Miami, you know about the lure of Miami Beach and South Beach. Now, as the South Florida real estate market begins to show some signs of recovery, attention turns to pinpointing the next location primed for expanded development. It could well be downtown Miami along the Miami […]
Tag: Student Organizations
Industry marketing specialists share up-to-the-minute info at AMA Florida Regional Conference.
Blink your eyes and your company needs a new marketing plan. Or so it seems in today’s rapid-response marketplace. An impressive lineup of industry insiders explained important trends in marketing and business during the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) third annual Florida Regional Collegiate Marketing Conference, held November 5, 2010 at the College of Business Complex […]
Delta Sigma Pi members hold workshop to learn about advanced business degrees, law school.
The reality in many business professions: a bachelor’s degree simply isn’t enough. To learn more about graduate school and law school opportunities in the local area, two students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) organized an MBA and Law School workshop for their fellow undergrads. The event, held at FIU’s […]
Pirates and princesses come alive, through IBHS costume drive for needy kids.
Halloween without a costume is just . . . well, October 31st. Thanks to students in the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), more than 100 children in Sweetwater, Florida had a Halloween costume this year. Throughout the fall, IBHS members along […]
Student leaders have new vehicle for input, networking.
With the launch of the Student Leadership Group (SLG), key officers of student business organizations at Florida International University (FIU) have a way to give input, interact with alumni and develop leadership skills. Presidents and vice presidents from the eight student organizations in FIU’s College of Business Administration gathered for SLG’s first meeting in late […]
IBHS helps students become familiar with international business practices.
If you walk into a presentation “knowing very little” and walk away “understanding a lot,” the event succeeded. That was the experience of Ana Perez, an attendee at “Business in Italy,” part of the “Around the World Series” presented by the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration […]
FIU’s Phi Beta Lambda conducts Officer Training for high schoolers, middle schoolers.
It was the third annual training event, and it was better than ever. Three-hundred-fifty officers and fifty advisors from Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at high schools and middle schools in Miami-Dade County came to Florida International University (FIU) to learn more about achieving success with their organization. The FIU chapter of Future Business […]
Annual luncheon recognizes faculty contributions.
Faculty members toil long and hard on behalf of their students, the College of Business Administration and Florida International University (FIU). That dedication gets recognized annually at the Faculty Awards Luncheon, this year held on September 24th and attended by approximately 65 dedicated colleagues. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as those from student organizations […]
Financial literacy for the poor: why it matters.
Money management is a critical life skill. Those without it are often forced into a downward cycle of poverty and missed financial opportunity. Even minor setbacks can be devastating. The impoverished in developing countries are at an even greater disadvantage because of the general lack of financial education, fewer resources and challenging socio-economic conditions. Financial […]
Accounting major wins “National Student of the Year” award from ALPFA.
For the fourth time, and for the second consecutive year, ALPFA named a Florida International University (FIU) student “National Student of the Year.” Christopher Houseman (BACC ’10) joins Daniel Zamora, Krystel Ramos (MACC ’08, BACC ’07) and Zameer Upadhya (BACC ’02) as the winner of the highest student award given by the organization. In addition, […]