Traveling Happy Hour Thursday, January 19th 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bahia-Four Seasons Hotel 1435 Brickell Avenue Enter a chance to win great travel prizes, including airfare for two to anywhere in the U.S. The first fifty individuals to arrive will receive complimentary drinks and appetizers. Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council Happy Hour Wednesday, January 25th […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Jump-start your career with the Career Leadership Conference on January 28th.
The college’s Business Alumni Chapter will be hosting a Career Leadership Conference on Saturday, January 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the College’s Downtown Miami Center (Macy’s at 22 E. Flagler, 6th floor). The seminar Career Leadership: “You are the product. take the lead” is designed to provide alumni and guests with essential […]
Nominate an extraordinary college alumnus/ae.
Each year, the College of Business Administration honors alumni and other members of our business community who have achieved distinction as founders and builders of new business enterprises by inducting them into the prestigious Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. The college currently is accepting nominations for the 2006 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. For nominating criteria and/or […]
Jamaica advisory board has successful launch.
Since 1999, the College of Business Administration has had a strong commitment to Jamaica and recently took the next step by establishing an advisory board for its two programs there: the International Executive MBA (IEMBA) and the Master of Science in Human Resources Management (MSHRM). Courses are taught at the University College of the Caribbean […]
Chapman School hosts first alumni holiday party.
The lobby of the MARC building at Modesto A. Maidique Campus was the scene for a holiday cocktail reception filled with red decorations, candles, and poinsettias marking the Chapman Graduate School’s first-ever alumni holiday networking party on December 7, 2005. The event brought together Chapman School Dean José de la Torre, program managers, professors, and […]
Business Alumni Chapter welcomes Class of 2005.
December 20th marked the day that hundreds of College of Business Administration students had eagerly been waiting for the last four years—graduation. Dressed in their caps and gowns, more than 400 seniors walked the floor of the Pharmed Arena while family and friends cheered on enthusiastically. Graduates were surprised to find the merriment continued after […]
South Florida leaders join the Alumni Circle members on March 9th as they support the organization Teach For America.
As part of its commitment to improving education in South Florida, the college’s Alumni Circle will be hosting a special reception for Teach For America—“Leading the Education Revolution”—to increase awareness about the important work of the organization. This evening reception, to be held on March 9, 2006, at the Miami Children’s Museum, will feature live […]
Building for Business Campaign reaches hearts, then wallets.
“I truly love Florida International University,” said Francisco Camposano Jr. (BBA ’02), president of C & C Appraisers, Inc. “I have wonderful memories that will live with me forever.” Camposano’s emotional attachment to the university and the College of Business Administration is exactly what the Building for Business Campaign organizers wanted to touch when they […]
Fall Commencement honors graduates, alumnus.
Fall Commencement took place on December 20, 2005. During the afternoon ceremony, 436 undergraduates from the Landon Undergraduate School programs, with the exception of the School of Accounting, received their degrees. The Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting ceremony took place in the evening, with a total of 338 students, including those from […]
Research examines effective ways for equals to manage collaborative projects.
As more and more projects stretch across geographical boundaries, team leaders need to stretch their management skills. Mary Ann Von Glinow “Cross-cultural management has to consider various cultural norms,” said Mary Ann Von Glinow, professor in the Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration. “Typically, it involves people-related processes and […]