Dateline: Miami Beach. The location: Texas de Brazil restaurant. The view: Looking up when it comes to opportunities for second home and vacation home buyers in the sought out areas of the Downtown-Biscayne Boulevard corridor and the Beaches. So concluded the panel of real estate experts who presented to the more than 65 College of […]
Author: Melissa Saegert Elicker
Virtual internship leads to onsite position with U.S. Commerce Department.
In the autumn of 2008, Michael Jadoo (BBA ’10, BA ’09) took his first government assignment, participating in a virtual internship program with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). Fast-forward two years and Jadoo is packing his bags and moving to Washington, D.C. to work as an economist with the DOC’s Bureau of Economic Analysis […]
Everyone is looking: why it’s important to own your online brand.
First impressions make lasting impressions. That is certainly true of the image you project via social media channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter—where colleagues, partners, bosses and clients head to check you out online. No matter your professional or personal path, it makes good business sense to take control of your online image. Recently, […]
Re-energized alumni group looks to real estate market rebound.
On a balmy summer evening, more than 120 alumni, students and real estate professionals gathered at Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Miami Beach. The topic? The commercial real estate outlook. The mood in the room? Cautiously optimistic. The Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) joined forces with the local chapter of the Realtors Commercial Alliance […]
What does it take to lead a university career center today?
Attendees at the recent 2010 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando heard the voice of experience answer that question in a presentation co-delivered by Barry Shiflett, director, Career Management Services, in the College of Business Administration. Shiflett teamed with long-time colleague Jason Aldrich, director, Career Services, Robinson College […]
New yoga studio combines Zen with the art of EMBA business plans.
Follow your bliss. It’s sage advice that rings true for Cybele Chamas (EMBA ’04) as she combines her passion for yoga with her business acumen to launch Miami-based CORPO Yoga Studio. Chamas began practicing yoga more than a decade ago. She’s spent time in the corporate world too—and she knows how tension takes its toll […]
Recent graduate makes “The Opportunity Connection” at conference.
This summer, more than 2,500 professionals gathered at the 2010 Women in Business National Conference and Business Fair held in Baltimore, Maryland. Among the twenty student attendees from colleges across the country was Mitzue Stockdale (BBA ’10), representing Florida International University (FIU). Hosted by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the event is designed […]
AMA students answer Switchboard of Miami’s call for marketing support.
To succeed, any academic service-learning project should make a contribution to the community that is meaningful and relevant to all involved. Members of the American Marketing Association (AMA) collegiate chapter at Florida International University (FIU) are taking this goal to heart as they partner with the College of Business Administration’s Dean’s Alumni Circle to help […]
College now offers online BBA to non-Florida residents.
Demand for distance learning options in higher education programs continues to rise, making this an ideal time for the College of Business Administration to give non-Florida residents the opportunity to earn an online BBA degree from Florida International University (FIU). “The newly launched program is available to students residing both nationwide and abroad,” said Francesco […]
Dual Degree program yields multiple benefits for recent grad.
Having earned his undergraduate degree in finance from the College of Business Administration, moving on to graduate school seemed a likely next step for Marco Lavalle (MIB ’10, BBA ’06). But in his case, the journey took two paths—earning Lavalle both a Master of International Business (MIB) degree from the Chapman Graduate School and an […]