High school students compete in FBLA-PBL’s “The Great Debate.”

National political debates are now frequent events but lively debates occur every minute in the international business world, at companies large and small. Because the art of convincing can be an important business skill, members of the Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) at Florida International University (FIU) made debating the focus of […]

FBLA-PBL members learn, compete and promote FIU at State Leadership Conference.

The Fall Leadership Conference offered by Florida’s Future Business Leaders-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) on November 4, 2011, had an agenda packed with opportunities and the representatives from the FBLA-PBL chapter at Florida International University (FIU) took advantage of each and every one. The conference, held in Clearwater Beach, drew approximately 400 people from across the […]

FBLA-PBL conducts training for hundreds of high school and middle school students.

To learn important skills, it pays to go to people who know what they’re doing. 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 being effective leaders and running a strong organization. They […]

Undergraduate student leaders enjoy dessert reception with faculty.

When Donald Roomes (MBA ’90), a faculty member in the Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), decided to attend a September 8th dessert reception for undergraduate student leaders, he had a set of expectations. “I looked forward to the opportunity to network with students […]

FIU’s FBLA-PBL chapter ranked second best in the nation.

Orlando happened to be the location for the 60th Annual National Leadership Conference for Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)—and a Florida university emerged as a top leader of the organization. The FBLA-PBL chapter from Florida International University (FIU), already the Florida Chapter of the Year, now ranks second in the nation, it […]

It’s three in a row as FBLA-PBL secures Florida Chapter of the Year designation again.

Some of the members were still in high school when FBLA-PBL began winning the coveted title of “Florida Chapter of the Year.” The ranking was achieved for the third time at the 2011 State Leadership Conference for Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda held March 10-13 in Tampa. Twenty-nine members of the chapter, an […]

Student leaders’ ideas shared with executive dean result in action plans.

Student leaders’ ideas shared with executive dean result in action plans.

Some events promise beneficial outcomes; others actually deliver. A roundtable discussion of 27 student leaders recently hosted by Joyce J. Elam, executive dean in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), resulted in an enriching event and new directions, including a faculty-student networking event planned for the fall. The top three officers […]

In Tallahassee, in Tampa, undergrads increase skills and represent FIU.

When the state officers of Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) recently visited with legislative leaders in Tallahassee, Florida International University (FIU) had more representation than any other university. FBLA-PBL State President Jose Betancourt, District V Vice President Saul Perez and State Parliamentarian Emmanuella Casimir, all undergraduates in the College of Business Administration, […]

FBLA-PBL increases awareness of diabetes during “Healthy Steps” week.

The numbers are staggering. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), almost 19 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease but another seven million people have undiagnosed diabetes. Helping spread awareness of diabetes prevention and symptoms was an important goal of “Healthy Steps,” a week of activities conducted in February […]

Students discover how well $500,000 would last during a recession.

For high school students and college undergraduates, the recent recession may only be something about which they read. But members of the Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), a student organization in the College of Business Administration, along with the Department of Economics at Florida International University (FIU) created an experience that allows […]