The founder of a home-grown global fashion brand, a popular Miami artist-entrepreneur, and the manager of a top New York asset management fund are among five FIU College of Business alumni who will be inducted into the 2014 FIU Hall of Fame. In addition, philanthropist R. Kirk Landon will receive the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. […]
Philanthropic and business leader R. Kirk Landon, president of The Kirk Foundation, will receive the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Florida International University (FIU) College of Business’ 15th annual Hall of Fame awards. In addition to Landon, the business school will honor five alumni for their entrepreneurial and business achievements at the Hall of […]
A group of College of Business alumni from EY (Ernst & Young) has awarded a gift of $128,000 for scholarships for School of Accounting students at Florida International University (FIU). The new EY Scholars Program will provide support for undergraduate accounting students who intend to pursue a master’s degree in accounting. The scholarship is available […]
A Florida International University (FIU) graduate’s innovative pair of eyeglasses that reads text to the vision-impaired will be featured at eMerge Americas Techweek, May 5-6. FIU has partnered with the Technology Foundation of the Americas to host the FIU Pavilion at eMerge, a conference that brings together civic leaders, industry titans, entrepreneurs and global thought […]
Time is running short to register for eMerge Americas Techweek, a groundbreaking conference designed to showcase Miami as a tech hub and entrepreneurial gateway to the Americas. FIU community members are eligible for a 25 percent discount on registration for the conference, May 1-7, 2014, which will bring together the South Florida and Latin American […]
Leadership Excellence, a publication of HR.com, has named Florida International University’s Center for Leadership as the recipient of their 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Award, ranking the center’s programs as #1 in the educational institution category. Awardees were announced last week at the 2014 Global Leadership Excellence Forum in Vail, Colorado, which recognized exceptional leadership development […]
Opening the door to career success is central to the mission of Florida International University’s (FIU) Hollo School of Real Estate, which brings students and alumni together with leading area professionals for networking and career information exchanges. Creating these opportunities is a priority for faculty member Suzanne Hollander, a real estate attorney and broker. On […]
Getting information quickly to a mobile generation means one thing: offering it on mobile devices. That led Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business to develop a mobile app for both Apple and Android devices. Free of charge and available starting this week, the app features information about college degree offerings, programs and news, a […]
When “good causes” meet “high energy,” lots of fun — and fund-raising — can happen. That was the case at “Connecting for a Cause,” a fundraising event for Leadership Miami held January 16, 2014 at Florida International University (FIU) Downtown on Brickell. Leadership Miami, an annual program of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, provides […]
Fast new computers, along with desks that stow them away when not in use, greeted students at the College of Business’ State Farm Financial Literacy Lab for the Spring 2014 semester. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from Florida International University’s (FIU) Technology Fee, the lab purchased 49 new computers and desks. All hands were on […]
