Carlos Sabater (BBA ā81), a member of the Collegeās Deanās Council as well as of the School of Accounting Advisory Board, was featured recently in South Florida Business Journalās āHeavy Hittersā section. Sabater is managing partner for South Florida, Deloitte & Touche. He also serves on the boards of distinguished organizations, including the downtown Chapter […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Community service project sparks great interest.
Members of Group 19 in the BBA+ Weekendās Business in Society class in the College of Business Administration have been working diligently on a special class project, āSpark for ARCā (Association for Retarded Citizens of South Florida). Their goal was to raise $20,000 to provide disabled children with specialized computer equipment to improve their educational […]
Speaker paints clear picture of family-owned business challenges.
From left, Jack Moore, corporate director, Benjamin Moore & Company; Alan Carsrud, director, Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center, and Jon I. Kislak, principal, Antares Capital Corporation and chairman of the Pino Centerās Board of Advisors. Jack Moore, a fourth-generation family member of Benjamin Moore Paintsāa company founded in 1883 that turned a profit […]
Master of Accounting program graduates twenty-eight students in October.
Members of the sixth cohort of the Collegeās Master of Accounting (MACC) program graduated on October 21, 2005. The approach of Hurricane Wilma did not damage the good spirits of the 28 graduates and guestsātotaling seventy peopleāwho attended the event at the Rusty Pelican Restaurant. Students made awards to fellow cohort members and to faculty. […]
Student humanitarians reach out to Nicaraguan children.
Many children in Nicaragua soon will receive their first shoes, school supplies, and toys thanks to the NICA Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP) āNicaragua December of Dreams Trip to Help Kids.ā The GLSPās dedicated student plannersāmembers of the International Business Honor Society (IBHS) in the College of Business Administrationāalso hope to establish educational scholarships […]
College welcomes new Alumni Circle member.
Jose Hernandez-Solaun, (BBA ’98) Joining the Alumni Circle recently is Jose Hernandez-Solaun (BBA ’98), vice president and senior account executive for General Electric Company. The Alumni Circle is a group of senior-level alumni who work closely with the College’s administrators and deans to develop programs and initiatives to achieve the College’s goals. For more information […]
REAAC announces its new Board of Directors.
The Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC), began as an ad-hoc group five years ago that met bi-monthly to provide alumni in real estate with networking opportunities while supporting other real estate initiatives. At the beginning of 2005, the Council was brought under the Collegeās Business Alumni Chapter and was managed by a Steering Committee […]
First Herbert A. Wertheim lecture of the season draws nearly one hundred.
When Glenn J. Rufrano (MS Real Estate ā74), CEO of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., gave the first Herbert A. Wertheim lecture of 2005-2006 on November 10, 2005 at Florida International University, he had an impressive audience: ninety-seven individuals, many of them finance and real estate students in the College, and Herbert A. Wertheim […]
Business Alumni host Traveling Happy Hour at Mendozaās.
Ideally situated with a breathtaking view of Biscayne Bay, the venue enabled alumni and guests to enjoy another evening of the Business Alumni Chapterās Traveling Happy Hour seriesāa sequence of networking receptions at upscale locations in the Brickell Avenue corridor and in the heart of Coral Gables. Members of the Business Alumni Chapter who attend […]
College opens nominations for Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
The call for nominations of alumni to be inducted into the 2006 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame opened December 9, 2005, and close January 13, 2006. This year, two categories of alumni will be inducted: a Founder and a Builder (see below). The 2006 Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon will be held May […]