It should come as no surprise that a guest lecture by a highly placed Wal-Mart official would draw a crowd. And when you add to the equation that the speaker’s job focuses on The Americas and that he would be delivering the speech in the College of Business Administration—with its prominence in business research in […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Summer graduations acknowledge hard work and achievements.
Thirty students celebrated their graduation from the BBA+ program, one of several summer gatherings to acknowledge the accomplishments of the college’s newest alumni. Though winter and spring are the seasons associated with commencement, summer is a busy graduation season in the College of Business Administration, too. Students in undergraduate and graduate programs complete their programs […]
Study abroad program immerses students in several different cultures in one country.
Oxygen may be in short supply in parts of Peru, but enthusiasm among those who participated in the recent study abroad program to the country was abundant. “I saw one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu; I got to see how different companies work; and I got to take two classes that […]
International Business Honors major participates in month-long service project in Amazon rainforest.
“If mosquitoes were made of chocolate, the Amazon trip would have been perfect,” said Yirama “Catalina” Medina, an International Business Honors (IB Honors) major in the College of Business Administration, with a second major in economics. One of students from Florida International University to journey deep into the Amazon rainforest—part of the first-time offering of […]
Alumna Profile: Isabel Fernandez (MS ’90, BBA ’94)
Alumna Profile: Isabel Fernandez (MS ’90, BBA ’94) Advisor/adjunct faculty Hospitality Management Program Miami Dade College Isabel Fernandez (MS ’90, BBA ’94), advisor/adjunct faculty, Hospitality Management Program, Miami Dade College, credits the College of Business Administration with giving her “technical and practical knowledge that I can use in anything I do.” [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/10/videos/isabel.flv 500 334] She […]
What A Feeling, Take Your Pride, Make It Happen . . .
The Silver Pride Reunion this year recognizes the Class of 1983 and past classes.* The Florida International University Alumni Association cordially invites you to the Silver Pride 25-year class reunion. Meet with old friends, acquaintances, alumni, former professors, and administrators during the 2008 Silver Pride Class Reunion at the University Park campus during Homecoming Weekend […]
Alumni Notes
Cecilia Duran Simmons (BBA ’86) is practicing commercial litigation at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Jermaine A. Lee (BBA ’96) has been added as an associate to Bilzin, Sumberg, Baena, Price & Axelrod. Previously, Lee was an associate at Shook Hardy & Bacon. Micheal Houser (EMBA ’98) is director of Studio Initiatives […]
Future Business Leaders of America & Phi Beta Lambda
Future Business Leaders of America & Phi Beta Lambda. Featuring Jose Toscano, Assistant Director to Student Government, Advisor, Phi Beta Lambda, Florida International University. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n04/toscano2.flv 500 334]
What is the FMA (Financial Management Association)?
What is the FMA (Financial Management Association)? Featuring Alejandro Aguirre, Tresurer, Financial Management Association, Florida International University College of Business Administration. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n04/aguirre2.flv 500 334]
What is the goal of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) Program?
What is the goal of the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) Program? Featuring Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Knight Ridder Center Research Professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems, Florida International University College of Business Administration. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n04/becerra2.flv 500 334]