As more women move up the organizational ladder, they need to bring strong leadership skills along with them. Last November, 21 women came together for the fifth “Women on the Move” program to bolster their upwardly mobile professional journey with new insights and tools. The Center for Leadership and the office of Executive and Professional […]
Author: Melissa Saegert Elicker
IMBA networking database casts an innovative net for building business connections.
Networking. Everyone does it. It’s how we make the connections that strengthen professional relationships and drive careers forward. Now students in the International MBA (IMBA) program at Florida International University (FIU) are redefining the scope of networking to learn more about one another and to grow connections internationally. Students take a new view of networking. […]
Think outside the spreadsheet: Accounting majors investigate career options.
Many accounting students have their sights set on positions with big accounting firms. That’s certainly an optimal career path. But here’s another: becoming an accountant with a badge, solving financial crimes as a federal agent. To learn what that would be like, 21 accounting students were “sworn in” in November to participate in “The Special […]
Accounting students tackle real-world challenges in 2009 xTAX competition.
Business is a place where theory is executed in real-time. Decisions carry consequences, communication is key and collaborative thinking a must. The national xTAX case study competition, sponsored by global tax services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), encourages students to think outside the confines of the classroom where these business lessons can best be learned. In late […]
Industry marketing leaders offer insights into “the new normal” at FIU-hosted conference.
Analysts and executives—along with those working in the marketing trenches—agree: The profound shift in the global economy has triggered a reset to a lower baseline of commercial activity. People borrow less, save more and spend with much greater caution. This is “the new normal.” The big question for marketers is how to respond. The tough, […]
Passion for running helps graduate student go the distance.
Currently enrolled in the joint International MBA and Master of Science in Finance degree program, ardent runner Heather Thurston prefers the fast track in all aspects of her life. “My whole family runs both marathons and shorter races in and around South Florida,” she said. “Even when we’re all running at a different pace . […]
IT audit case study gives graduate students valuable hands-on experience.
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, globalization and technology-related risk place information system auditors (IT auditors) in high demand. Graduate students of the Master of Accounting program at Florida International University (FIU) are getting an opportunity to receive hands-on experience using a simulated client within the banking industry to strengthen their skill sets. They also are getting a leg […]
Unique on-campus Microsoft internship builds on social media contacts.
Texting. E-mail. Twitter and Facebook. These communications and social media tools have fast become an integral part of every student’s academic and campus community activities. Now Stefany Marcelino, a management information systems (MIS) major in the College of Business Administration, is using these same tools as part of a new ten-week internship program brought to […]
Virtual internship with U.S. Department of Commerce yields real results.
The for-benefit business sector represents a new U.S. economic trend where for-profit businesses also take on a social mission. What, if any, is the impact of this trend on government policy? As part of her recent virtual internship with the International Trade Administration (ITA) within the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Pooja Tripathi, a student […]
Chapman Graduate School breaks enrollment record.
The fall 2009 semester is off to a robust start in the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University (FIU) with 599 new graduate students enrolled—more than ever before. The graduate school in the College of Business Administration offers 12 master’s programs at three locations in South Florida, with a new online program, the Corporate […]