School of Accounting C Delano Gray, instructor, completed his first semester as Faculty Senate chair and member of the Board of Trustees. He is the first African American to hold the post and the first faculty member to be chair of the Senate from the School of Accounting. He presided as the grand marshal for […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Fall Commencement celebrates excellence.
For 1083 students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), December 12, 2012, was a landmark day. Years of dedicated study, often while juggling work and family responsibilities, translated into college degrees—689 of them from the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business and 394 from the Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Graduate […]
Three FIU Business women recognized by CREW.
The first annual Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami scholarship event was a day to remember for Shirley Baruk, a real estate and marketing major in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU); Latosha Miller (BBA ’12), a student in the college’s Corporate MBA; and Suzanne Hollander, who teaches real estate law classes […]
Florida state rep addresses Healthcare MBA students.
State representative and Florida International University (FIU) alumna Jeanette M. Nunez (MS ’98, BA ’94), led a highly interactive session for 33 students in the Health Policy and Economics course, part of the Healthcare MBA offered in the College of Business. Her focus was on what she termed the “three P’s concept”: policy, players and […]
Reception introduces new College of Business dean to business community.
“This reception was a night to remember and reminded us that Miami is a very friendly and kind community.” With those words, David R. Klock, the new dean of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) captured the feeling he has had since joining the college on October 1, 2012. Held on November […]
Recent rankings confirm College of Business’ excellence.
Three rankings, based on a wide variety of criteria, underscore that the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) offers high-quality educational experiences to a wide range of learners in an environment that welcomes diversity. International business programs achieve ninth consecutive U.S.News & World Report ranking. In the 2013 edition of U.S.News & World […]
College of Business honors its own at awards event.
On November 27, 2012, faculty members of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) were recognized for their teaching excellence, their research contributions and their dedication to service. The annual Faculty Awards Reception holds special significance for faculty members because it is the students who select the recipients of the teaching awards—an expression […]
EMBA Consortium expands international learning experience.
Thirty-one graduate business students from around the world gathered in Miami, Florida to participate in the Executive MBA (EMBA) Consortium, an innovative, weeklong study abroad program offered through the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). The EMBA Consortium enables students to select from any of the member schools—currently in Italy, China, Brazil and […]
Faculty Notes: November 2012
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems On November 13, 2012, Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, presented the webinar “Teaching Change Management: A Mini-Case Simulation Approach” for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. On November 15th, she served as the panel moderator for “Developing High Performance Teams,” sponsored by South Florida Healthcare Executive […]
High-level delegations from Chinese university and FIU meet.
A five-person presidential delegation from the College of Business’s Dual Degree partner Shandong University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) met with high-ranking officials from Florida International University (FIU) during an October visit. David R. Klock, dean of the business school, and FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg were among FIU’s representatives. FIU’s Office of International Affairs […]