Krsto Simicevic didn’t intend to be in graduate school. Having earned a degree in economics and management in June 2008 from ZSEM, a private business school in Zagreb, Croatia, he was adamant about entering the professional world. Instead, he finds himself at FIU, enrolled in the Master of International Business (MIB) program. Why the switch? […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Lynda Raheem, business school veteran, retires.
“When I started at FIU, we were strictly a typewriter-driven society, and over time, advising has gone through various iterations to service students, from a paper environment to one that embraces e-chat, online advising, telephone and face to face, “said Lynda Raheem, retiring assistant dean, undergraduate advising, as she reflected on her 35 years in […]
Two experts on international trade offer observations about money laundering.
John Zdanowicz, professor and Florida International Bankers Association Chair in the Department of Finance and Real Estate, was quoted extensively in an article titled “Money launderers wash billions through international trade,” the cover story in Business Monday in The Miami Herald on May 11, 2009. Since 1990, Zdanowicz has worked with monthly data the federal […]
The intersection of the modern and traditional in Dubai captivates students.
“Seeing the desert for me was like someone who had never seen the ocean,” said Jessica Aristizabal (IMBA ’07), program coordinator, international graduate programs, who helped plan the latest Master of International Business (MIB) trip, which took her and 51 others to Dubai from March 14-21, 2009. Like all MIB trips, this one involved a […]
College hosts array of experts from across the business spectrum.
In February and March 2009, hundreds of people heard dozens of speakers address pressing challenges and significant opportunities in entrepreneurship, small businesses, international business, energy, and financial services—among other topics—thanks to a variety of seminars, lectures, and forums organized by the College of Business Administration and co-sponsors. Here’s a recap of four of them. Entrepreneurs […]
Akhil Dua (MIS ’02)
Akhil Dua (MIS ’02) Healthy Exotic Foods Founder/CEO While a student, Akhil Dua (MIS ’02), co-founder and CEO, Healthy Exotic Foods, nurtured an inner social entrepreneurial spirit as he dreamed of one day starting his own business—one that would be dedicated to not just making money but offering a product that would benefit others. Today […]
A night of networking unfolds under the Miami sky.
Forty-two floors up, more than 100 FIU alumni gathered from the business, real estate, law, accounting, YUPA, and Honors College alumni chapters for a night of networking in the heart of Miami’s downtown at 500 Brickell on March 12, 2009. “Networking opens doors and creates opportunities, which is especially important in a market in which […]
Electronic health records offer potential, but not without pitfalls.
For anyone who has sat in a new doctor’s office filling out yet another detailed health history—and who hasn’t?—the idea of electronic health records (EHR) seems compelling. Imagine that a person could provide details once, the information would be available to any doctor who sees him or her, and the record would simply need updating […]
Ten-Year Anniversary Masquerade Soirée and Silent Auction
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame May 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year award Honoring Executive Dean, Joyce J. Elam Entertainment by Grammy-nominated Locos Por Juana Purchase your tickets today.
FIU Alumni Day at Ocean Bank
Ocean Bank’s Fara D. Castro, AVP and asset based lending officer, and Natalia Almaguer, human resources specialist, at FIU Alumni Day at Ocean Bank. If your company has Panther Spirit and is interested in hosting an FIU Alumni day at your sitie, contact Michelle Joubert at 305.348.0397 or joubertm@fiu.edu.