The MBA Solution: More people are eyeing graduate degrees to boost their prospects. Add this number to the many facts and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record high number of GMAT exams… Read The Miami Herald article.
Author: FIU Business
MBA's appeal grows in a shrinking economy
Add this number to the many fact and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record-high number of GMAT exams administered to aspiring MBA candidates last year. So far this year, numbers of test-takers show the volume looks to be even greater. ”Typically, people sit out economic downturns in school — business school […]
Digging Deep
Latin America is not immune to the economic downturn, but, says Jude Webber, with more stable governments and encouragement of foreign investment, the region is perhaps better positioned to deal with it than ever before. Worried about the economic crisis? Thinking of cutting back? Think again, Argentine president Cristina Kirchner advised this month. Though her […]
Latin America's Political Outlook
Will Chavez and Morales win referendums? Will Chile turn right? We take a closer look at Latin America’s political outlook this year. Read Latin Business Chronicle article.
Fall Commencement ceremony brings all business school graduates together.
On December 16, 2008, approximately 1,274 individuals made the passage from student to alumna or alumnus at the Fall Commencement in the U.S. Century Bank Arena on the University Park campus. For the first time since the 2004 Spring Commencement, the business school’s entire student body—from the undergraduate, graduate, and School of Accounting programs—participated in […]
Alumnus Profile: Emilio Vazquez (BBA '95)
Alumnus Profile: Emilio Vazquez (BBA ’95) Senior Vice President and Regional Branch Manager Coconut Grove Bank For Emilio Vazquez (BBA ’95), who began his banking career as a teller and now serves as senior vice president and regional branch manager for Coconut Grove Bank’s five branches, job satisfaction focuses on people. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2009/01/videos/emilio.flv 480 360] “What’s […]
School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council plans event.
Presenting sponsor U.S. Century Bank and the School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council invite you to network with the Cuban American CPA Association and the FICPA South Florida Chapters. The “pre-busy season” kickoff will be held on January 15, 2009 in the courtyard at the College of Business Administration. Light fare, beer, and wine will […]
Business Alumni Chapter scheduled mixer at Miami Science Museum.
Enjoy an entertaining evening of networking with the Business Alumni Chapter at the Miami Science Museum on January 29, 2009 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. The museum will feature Music Música, a combination of two exhibits that examine music from a cultural and a scientific perspective. American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music is the first major […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame to celebrate its ten-year anniversary.
Mark your calendar for the ten-year celebration of Florida International University’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach Saturday, May 16, 2009 Attire: black tie 6:30 p.m.: sponsor reception 7:00 p.m.: guest reception and silent auction 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.: dinner, program, and dancing Together with its title sponsor, SunTrust Bank, Miami, the College […]
Chapman alumni attend annual holiday party.
On December 11, 2008, more than 100 Chapman Graduate School alumni gathered during opening week of the Patricia and Philip Frost Museum to meet, mingle, and make merry for the holidays. The 3rd annual holiday party brought together Chapman graduates from various graduating classes, faculty, staff, and program managers to reconnect and network. Executive Dean […]