Using a unique FIU Business-built blockchain, a multi-disciplinary team of FIU students captured first place in the Association for Information System’s national 2020 AIS Student Chapter Blockchain Challenge. The national first-place victory, announced March 28, 2020, is a remarkable achievement for the four-person FIU team forced to work together remotely, and under tighter deadlines, by […]
Author: Ellen Forman
FIU Power Up Women’s Summit: a day to connect, learn and empower.
For five years, the FIU Power Up Women’s Leadership Summit has sought to empower women at every stage of their careers through expert insight and community building, making an impact on women’s lives globally and locally. This year’s conference, held March 6, 2020, drew a crowd of over 300 to listen and learn, network and […]
Starting a conversation: FIU Business alumni share their careers in sales.
Research, empathy, problem solving: these are tools of a successful salesperson. The “sales pitch” is more of a conversation than a lecture, and learning how to bounce back from “no” is key to a successful, lucrative career. These were a few of the insights shared by FIU College of Business alumni working as sales professionals […]
FIU Business Dean Joanne Li, three FIU alumni named 2020 South Florida Influential Business Women.
Joanne Li, dean of FIU College of Business (FIU Business), has been selected as a 2020 Influential Business Women honoree by the South Florida Business Journal, one of a select group of women from throughout South Florida to receive the prestigious annual honor. Since her 2017 arrival at FIU, Li, who also holds the Ryder […]
Fall 2019 Commencement sparks pride for FIU Business family.
Entering the next chapter in their careers, nearly 1,400 brand-new FIU College of Business FIU Business alumni proudly celebrated their achievements at three FIU Commencement ceremonies, held December 16, 2019 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. At a morning ceremony for the Chapman Graduate School of Business, more than 525 master’s and PhD degrees were […]
With a new class and a $300,000 investment, FIU Business students prepare to enter the bond market.
FIU Business students who aspire to work as bond traders/analysts – some of Wall Street’s most demanding jobs — will have an opportunity to build their skills using real research and real money, thanks to a new class featuring a $300,000 investment from Florida International University. This spring marks the start of the new Student […]
Two FIU Business student organizations recognized at national conferences.
Two FIU Business student organizations focusing on professional development for accounting, finance and other business fields came away from their August national conferences with high recognition for excellence and achievement. Beta Alpha Psi – FIU, the honor society for accounting, finance and management information systems, was one of only eight student chapters out of more […]
FIU – IIM Bangalore conference unites academia, business and government for a look to the future.
Furthering its work as a focal point for international scholarship and business engagement, FIU Business joined with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore’s Center for Corporate Governance and Citizenship to present the inaugural Corporate Governance conference, held June 14-15, 2019 at IIM Bangalore. The two-day event brought together 80 leaders in from the fields […]
Distinguished real estate research puts FIU Hollo School at top of international rankings.
For the fourth consecutive year, FIU Business’ Hollo School of Real Estate was ranked #1 in the U.S. and #2 globally by the Journal of Real Estate Literature. The Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings highlight faculty and university contributions to the field of real estate research from 2014-2018. “The key to our continuous success […]
Dean Li brings Chinese academic leaders from the U.S. and China together at FIU Business.
While serving as president-elect of the U.S.-based Council of Chinese American Deans and Presidents (CCADP), FIU Business Dean Joanne Li met members of China’s leading academic organization, and envisioned the opportunity to build a bridge. “As part of FIU Business’ strategic plan, we want to be a curator of alliances and a broker of relationships,” […]