Ashoka, the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, has elected more than 2,000 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with living stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in more than sixty countries. In examining the work of these Ashoka Fellows, a question comes to mind: How […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
International MBA offers exciting support for prospective, incoming, and graduating students.
Thirty-five years ago, David R. Parker, chief operating officer, The Archstone Partnerships, and chair of the Florida International University Foundation Board of Trustees, received a life-changing opportunity upon completing his graduate work at the Harvard University Business School. “Rather than leaping right into the workforce, I took advantage of a Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship that […]
Two new books take larger-than-usual view of global competition.
Within one week, Jerry Haar, associate dean for international affairs and projects, and professor, Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration, saw the publication of two books he co-edited: Can Latin America Compete? Confronting the Challenges of Globalization with John Price; and Small Firms, Global Markets: Competitive Challenges in the […]
Student volunteers put tax expertise to work for Sweetwater residents.
This tax season, 288 taxpayers in Sweetwater, Florida, got the help they needed to prepare and file their 2007 tax returns, thanks to a group of tax-savvy Florida International University students who participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), VITA offers free tax help to low-to […]
Alumnus Profile: Jesse Miller (MBA ’06)
Jesse Miller (MBA ’06) Manager, Equipment Rental Midtown Video After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan with majors in philosophy and computer science, Jesse Miller (MBA ’06) was pursuing career opportunities in California in 2003 when he received a call from his father asking him to return to Miami and help his […]
School of Accounting Alumni host summer celebration.
The School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council toasted two extraordinary milestones at its inaugural event in June: twenty-five years as an AACSB International-accredited School of Accounting and the retirement of professor Manny Dieguez after 32 years of service to the school. Students, alumni, and friends were invited to this networking social for food, fun, and […]
Alumni Notes
Charles Sachs (MBA ’99) is the vice president of Evensky & Katz. Sachs is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He is a member of The CFA Institute, The CFA Miami Society, the Financial Planning Association, and The Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the Evensky & Katz Investment Committee and currently is pursuing […]
Community benefits from recent reaffirmation of College of Business Administration’s AACSB-International accreditation.
After years of hard work on the part of faculty, staff, and administrators to strengthen the quality of the business school, and after months of preparing complex, in-depth reports, the College of Business Administration hosted an AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business—peer review team from January 27-29, 2008. The reviewers’ task: to […]
School of Accounting brings back the pride.
The School of Accounting will celebrate the reaffirmation of its AACSB-International accreditation this year at a special reunion to be hosted by its Alumni Affinity Council. The event, open to all students, alumni, faculty, and friends, will take place in the college’s new building complex at University Park on June 19, 2008, from 6:00 to […]
Executive Dean’s contributions are crystal clear.
The traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin; the modern, aluminum. From left to right: philanthropy award winner Irela Bague, entrepreneur award winner Patricia Thorp, AXA Advisors sponsor Luis Chiappy, Coral Gables Chamber Chair Carolina Rendeiro, public service non-profit award winner Virginia Jacko, Coral Gables Chamber President Mark A. Trowbridge, corporate award winner Penny Shaffer, and […]