The College of Business Administration’s BBA+ program, long a popular option for working professionals, recently concluded another set of graduations: forty students in the 26th group of the BBA+ Weekend in February, 30 from the 6th Sunrise offering in April and 50 from the 27th BBA+ Weekend in May. Students and faculty were honored for […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
FIU hosts first-ever Florida residency program in accounting for community college students.
Challenge: attract diverse students to the accounting field Idea: zero in on untapped groups from which to recruit Solution: a combined effort of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) and the School of Accounting at Florida International University (FIU) focused on high-performing community college students Results: a resounding success “We recognized a huge […]
Residency program for high school accounting students returns to FIU.
Last year, the inaugural offering of the Minority Summer Residency Program (MSRP) at Florida International University (FIU) drew 33 high school students from around South Florida to the Modesto A. Maidique campus for a packed five-day program. This year, 37 students had the fun and intellectual stimulation of the experience, which always includes site visits […]
Leading finance scholars present seminars at FIU.
In the world of numbers, consider this: during the spring of 2010, four seminars on a range of topics in finance drew 70 to 80 percent of the faculty in the Department of Finance and Real Estate in Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration. Eighty to 90 percent of the department’s PhD students […]
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Department of Management and International Business The manuscript, “Does Gender Matter? A Review of Work-related Gender Commonalities,” has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed Gender in Management: An International Journal. Co authors include G. Ronald Gilbert, clinical professor; Meredith Burnett, assistant professor; Jerry Haar, associate dean for international programs, professor and research fellow; and […]
FIU entrepreneurs showcase their offerings in Panama.
If an entrepreneurial event is taking place, students from Florida International University (FIU) are likely to be there, making a positive impression. With entrepreneurship as a core strategic focus of the College of Business Administration, programs within the business school provide students opportunities to develop and refine their entrepreneurial ideas. And external events provide a […]
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Mike Tomas (BA ’90), chair of the advisory board of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center at Florida International University (FIU), has been appointed president, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors at Bioheart, a company that helps monitor, diagnose and treat heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. “Mike is an extraordinary leader […]
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A delegation from Shandong University of Economics (SEU)—one of the partner institutions in the College of Business Administration’s Dual Degree network—traveled to Florida International University (FIU) in the late spring, having previously done so in 2007. The visit reestablished SEU’s collaboration with FIU and in particular with the Chapman Graduate School of Business. Six students […]
FIU graduate students win healthcare case competition.
“In light of the historic economic meltdown, which has had a disparaging effect on both hospitals and hospital credit systems, we request students analyze a community hospital and identify two programs they propose to expand or eliminate.” Offered that challenge, graduate students from Florida International University (FIU) emerged as winners of the 4th annual South […]
College ranks #7 in sustainability for undergraduate business programs.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek asked senior business students nationwide to grade their business programs from A-F in 12 specialty areas. The results: the College of Business Administration captured an impressive seventh-place standing in sustainability. But the college is just getting started. An expansion to the curriculum and increased journal submissions are among the areas that are expected […]