More and more, having basic accounting skills can give a job candidate an important advantage when applying for positions in the financial services industry and other business areas. As a result, the School of Accounting at Florida International University (FIU) has introduced a minor in accounting for upper-level College of Business students, beginning with the […]
Florida International University (FIU) College of Business student Stefano Delloro captured a top ranking in a national trading contest with the help of an interesting strategy: he went to the movies. “I bought Netflix for $62 a share and it rose to $165, up 164 percent, by the end of the competition,” said Delloro, who […]
When it comes to developing leadership skills, experience may be the best teacher. “Get out in the field. Become involved and stay involved,” said Noel M. Tichy, professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan. He spoke as part of The Leadership Lectures series presented by The Center for Leadership at Florida International […]
Marketing hype is a proven way to get the public interested in a development project. But William Hardin, director of real estate programs in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), is offering students and graduates an educational forum in which they can move beyond the one-liners to gain true insight into the […]
Graduates of the Professional MBA-Panama program of Florida International University (FIU) in Panama City, Republic of Panama, recently launched an alumni association. Group members and Quality Leadership University. where the program is taught, hosted the event at Panama City’s Union Club on October 23, 2012. Carlos Gonzalez (PMBA ’09), national sales manager, Johnson and Johnson, […]
Leave it to a real leader to lead the way. At the kickoff of the Alumni Leadership Campaign, a fundraising effort by the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), Tom Cornish (BBA ’85), president and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Florida Region, was the first to make a pledge, a substantial one of […]
Leticia Romano, a junior majoring in marketing and international business at Florida International University (FIU), learned quite a bit as a co-coordinator of the Alpha Kappa Psi “From Paris to Tokyo Professional Fashion Show.” She discovered how to plan events, coordinate show elements and build relationships with sponsors. Plus she learned that not everybody knows […]
What should a physician do if a hospital administrator directs an action contrary to the doctor’s ethics? What if a healthcare provider is told to speed up patient care or instructed to let cost determine treatment? “Since medicine is a business, business ethics play a significant role in healthcare,” said Jaime Franco, who teaches business […]
Some alumni return to campus for nostalgic reasons, to relive the “glory days,” to stay connected with friends or for other sentimental reasons. Mario de Armas (BACC ’85) comes back to Florida International University (FIU) to gather brilliant young graduates for his firm, the Florida offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he serves as market managing […]
David Blount thought the Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) program at Florida International University (FIU) was exactly what he wanted. Little did he know, the opportunity was going to become even better. “I’m working at an engineering consulting firm and want a master’s degree to become better-rounded and to move more into […]
