Standing, from left: Annabelle Rojas, director, external relations and resource development, Jimmie Beard, Laetitia Blanchard, Marc Phanord, Silrita Anderson, Anne Marie Colimon, Susan Duncan, Abdonlaye Dabo, and Bill Levin, assistant director, External Relations and Resource Development; sitting, from left: Yuni Navarro, vice president and human resources manager, Ocean Bank; Benigno F. Aguirre, senior vice president […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
College breaks ground for new business building complex.
Donning hard hats and bearing golden shovels at the Ground Breaking Ceremony on November 18, 2005, from left, Chapman Graduate School Dean José de la Torre, Regions Bank President Angel Medina, Jr., Board of Trustees member and donor R. Kirk Landon, Ocean Bank President José Concepción, Florida International University President Modesto Maidique, College of Business […]
Jamaica Business Alumni Chapter elects its new board of directors
After welcoming nearly 300 alumni and friends at their “War of the Worlds” premiere event to benefit the Homestead Boys Club in Kingston, Jamaica, earlier this year, the Jamaica Business Alumni Chapter hosted another successful event—its annual membership meeting—in November to elect its 2005/06 Board of Directors. The new board looks forward to an active […]
Research uncovers clues to nations' competitiveness.
What Steve Zanakis can countries do to improve their competitiveness in global markets? Two members of the Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems in the College of Business Administration, Steve Zanakis, professor, and Irma Becerra-Fernandez, associate professor, examined 43 countries listed in the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) and derived some very interesting answers. Their […]
College contingent plays active role at NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo.
A sixteen-person delegation from the College was a prominent force at the 16th Annual National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHBMA) Conference and Career Expo, held recently at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. NSHMBA’s mission is to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development to improve society. Executive Dean Joyce J. […]
Fall advisory board meetings provide lively forum for vital input.
Members of the College’s prestigious Dean’s Council met on October 11, 2005, at the new Downtown Center at Macy*s. Hosted by Council member N. K. Tripathy, president, Macy*s Florida, the group was given updates about the College of Business Administration from Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam and about its Building for Business Campaign by Annabelle […]
Stellar panel of entrepreneurs sheds light on Hispanic marketing.
Alan Carsrud and Sebastian Aroca Bring together a distinguished group of entrepreneurs, powerhouse sponsors, a hospitable setting, and an audience of about 85 local entrepreneurs, members of local Hispanic businesses, and many college students, and something exciting is bound to happen. It did—at the second annual Ford Motor Company Mi Negocio Boardroom titled “Hispanic Marketing: […]
Alumni Notes
Alfredo Machado (MBA ’02), Business Alumni Chapter vice president of membership, has been named vice president of marketing of the South Florida Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. Osvaldo “Ozzie” Dominguez (BBA ’91), general manager, Dadeland Mall and College of Business Administration Alumni Circle member, was featured in Miami Today in “The Achiever” […]
Come out and support FIU Football!
Get ready to roar!! Show your support for the FIU Golden Panthers on November 19th at 6:00 p.m. as the Panthers face Western Kentucky. All FIU alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, and fans gain free entry to our air-conditioned alumni tent—The Panther Pit. Come out and enjoy food, refreshments, free giveaways, visits from Roary the University’s […]
Alumni support Chapman School recruiting in World MBA Tour.
Josh McLeod (EMBA ’03) Josh McLeod (EMBA ’03), who resides in Dallas, Texas, happened to be in Houston on business and stayed an extra day to volunteer at the Chapman School’s booth for the World MBA Tour stop there on October 1st. Romina Zelezniak (IMBA ’03) Romina Zelezniak (IMBA ’03) helped the Chapman team at […]