Work. Home. Life. And school. It’s more than fair to say that graduate students in the College of Business Administration are always juggling to keep a lot of demanding balls in the air. That’s why the students welcomed a relaxing change of pace during Graduate Student Appreciation Week held February 27 through March 1, 2012, […]
Author: Melissa Saegert Elicker
College teams with FIU Annual Giving Center for first—and very successful—alumni fundraising campaign.
The College of Business Administration and Florida International University (FIU) Annual Giving Center recently joined forces to conduct a phone campaign reaching out to alumni with requests to support the college’s Student Enhancement Fund. The result? The center—where FIU students are on the phones—reached out to more than 3,500 college alumni. To date, the effort […]
Case competition provides forum for graduate students’ innovative thinking.
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen is known for serving up delicious New Orleans Cajun-style fried chicken. But when it comes to developing a winning business strategy for meeting company growth goals, Popeye’s was in a bit of a pickle. So its marketing team brought its challenges to the recent 2012 Intercollegiate Case Competition held February 9-12, 2012, […]
CISA event focuses on leadership.
What does it take to be a good business leader? It’s a question that sits top of mind for most graduate business students, no matter their specific field of study. And it’s the ongoing quest for answers that motivated 16 members of the newly formed Chapman International Students Association (CISA) to gather on January 17, […]
New graduate student organization promotes diversity and involvement.
College of Business Administration graduate students looking for a way to connect on a personal and professional level with fellow students now have a new way to do so: the Chapman International Students Association (CISA). With support from the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU), CISA encourages students to become involved […]
Dean’s Alumni Circle and Dean’s Council come together to celebrate joint 10th anniversary.
Current and previous members of the College of Business Administration’s Dean’s Alumni Circle and Dean’s Council gathered to toast past accomplishments—with a nod to a shared vision for the future at Florida International University (FIU). The evening spent at The Grove Isle Hotel in Miami provided a welcome opportunity for both groups to reconnect. In […]
What makes an effective leader? Burger King CEO shares his philosophy.
A crowd of more than 145 students, faculty, alumni and representatives of the business community convened at Florida International University (FIU) on October 27, 2011 to hear Bernardo Hees, chief executive officer, Burger King Corporation, talk about leadership. Hees’s appearance at the College of Business Administration was part of the Herbert A. Wertheim Lecture Series. […]
“Are You Ready?” College Summit opens doors to the possibilities at FIU.
Things started on a high note for the 350 students from 13 South Florida high schools who arrived at Florida International University (FIU) on October 5th for the recent College Summit—thanks to the welcoming beat of tunes from Y100, Miami’s hit music station. What followed was an action-packed agenda that began with welcoming remarks from […]
One event brings two awards to the FIU accounting community.
At the recent XXIX Interamerican Accounting Association (IAA) conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Florida International University (FIU) received the Fra Luca Bartolomeo Paccioli award. According to Eduardo Mendez (MS’ 01, BA ’96), president of the Cuban American CPAs Association and Foundation, the prestigious award is named after the 15th-century Italian mathematician, who is […]
Experts offer advice on making the most of technology in the workplace.
How can you boost productivity, decrease costs and better execute on your business goals by leveraging new workforce technologies? The recent MIT Enterprise Forum South Florida gave attendees the opportunity to ask experts that very question. Hosted jointly by the College of Business Administration’s Business Alumni Chapter and the MIT Enterprise Forum, the event brought […]