On April 25, 2009, members of the FIU Business Team put on their walking shoes and raised $3,672.00 for the March for Babies, a March of Dimes event. Faculty, staff, some students, a few alumni and several kids made up the 32-person team. Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, and her husband, Paul Vidmar, were among […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Speed networking event quickly leads to internship for alumnus.
When Matt Hanlon (BBA ’08) got an email from Career Management Services announcing a networking event that would put him in front of a number of prospective employers in a little over an hour, he thought it would be a great opportunity. It was. Within a few weeks of the April 16, 2009 event, Hanlon […]
Entrepreneurial success is no fish story.
For Christopher Phillips, a senior business major taking the entrepreneurship track offered in the College of Business Administration, a childhood hobby has become a viable business. The recent Entrepreneur Challenge Business Plan Competition gave him deeper knowledge about the issues he’ll need to contend with, along with ample professional advice. And, as one of the […]
From the desert of Dubai to the mountains of Denver, alumna works her way across the globe.
Christine Adolf (BBA ’07) has been getting acclimated to the altitude of Denver where she recently joined QualVu, a firm that provides online video research solutions. She was born in Montreal, went to high school in Chicago, graduated from the business school at FIU and headed to Dubai to work for a small public relations […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary with masquerade soirée.
Despite the masks, there was no hiding that the 10th Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame was special. Highlights of the masquerade soirée included honoring Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, as the South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recognition of prior alumni inductees and those previously named South Florida Entrepreneur of […]
Exceptional students praise value of International MBA.
A group of 18 undergraduate students and 28 graduate students became the newest members of FIU’s chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) at the spring induction. BGS is considered the most prestigious national business honor society. Approximately 130 guests attended the induction ceremony and dinner, held on April 2, 2009. Among the graduate student inductees […]
Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok hold surprises for Executive MBA students.
The Global Business Trip, which enables students to experience international business firsthand, is a key element of the college’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program. “It’s wonderful to read about another country and to learn about the business opportunities there, but you don’t really understand the cultural differences or the political issues until you are able to […]
Downtown Center launches marketing campaign.
Located on the 6th floor of the landmark Macy’s Building at 22 South Flagler Street, the College of Business Administration’s Downtown Center offers three graduate programs designed for people who work or live in the area. The Downtown Center, which opened in 2005, is now marketing itself through a campaign that includes ads in 20 […]
Business Etiquette Dinner gives students taste of good manners.
If you were presented with a dish of sorbet after eating a salad, would you understand why? Thanks to the five-course Business Etiquette Dinner, sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and organized by Career Management Services (CMS), 78 students know the protocol and would be at ease. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/biznews/2009/5/business_etiquette_dinner.mp4 480 360] “I learned that the sorbet is eaten […]
Students experience the rich blend of cultures that is Istanbul.
According to a Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium report, globalization, leadership development and experiential learning are the lynchpins of management education in the 21st century. For years-and many times throughout the year-the College of Business Administration has provided students experiential learning through short-term study aboard programs. Immersed in a different environment, students take management courses, […]