Each year, South Florida Business Journal selects 40 business leaders who “have all achieved impressive career success and contributed to their community before reaching age 40.” The most recent group included seven alumni of Florida International University (FIU), four of them graduates of the College of Business Administration. Judges looked at hundreds of nominees’ positions […]
Category: Alumni
FIU alumnus receives prestigious Jefferson Award in Washington, D.C.
One of the nation’s highest honors for community service and volunteerism was awarded to an alumnus of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) for the work he has done through FLIP, FIU Leadership in Practice. Oscar Grau (PMBA ’10, BBA ’03) of Miami Lakes, Florida was among 103 recipients from around […]
“Business Community Leadership” class develops service proposals.
Susana Castaneira, a junior majoring in Human Resource Management in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), is no stranger to the challenge of struggling. She readily admits she had “an underprivileged life,” coming to the United States from Cuba as a 12-year-old. But even Castaneira had things to learn about the […]
Portraits of Uncommon Thinkers: Karyne Bury
An accomplished, classically trained pianist who plays in an eclectic Hip Hop and Jazz band, Karyne finds meaning in musical expression. View Karyne’s story. View other portraits of Uncommon Thinkers.
Two FIU Business students complete summer management program at Yale.
Between June 12th and 25th, 2011, Gabriel Mendoza (BACC ’11) and Mohales Deis, a junior majoring in management and international business, got an up-close view of what an MBA curriculum at an Ivy League school looks like. As part of the highly selective Yale School of Management Pre-MBA Leadership Program, they immersed themselves in classes—sometimes […]
A year in Nigeria
Arrival in Kaduna I still find it hard to believe that I’ve finally arrived in my new home for the next year: Nigeria. After an extensive application, interview and screening process as well as a slight entry Visa delay, I’m happy to be settling into life on the African continent. I graduated from Florida International […]
New PhDs capture full-time, tenure-track academic appointments.
After years of toiling in college, particularly at the graduate level, and most particularly as doctoral students, four recent PhD graduates from the Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) will be starting their next semester in the role of teacher. Despite the difficulties in […]
Alumni Notes: July 2011
Oscar Grau (BBA’ 03) was recognized among 103 recipients from around the country with the “Nobel Prize for Public Service” in Washington D.C. this summer for the Jefferson Awards, which is regarded as one of the nation’s highest honors for community service and volunteerism. Chris Nielson (MS ’08) was promoted to manager for reservation sales […]
Alumna’s dedication strengthens communities.
“Community development is my passion,” said Erbi Blanco-True (DTMBA ’10), senior vice president and director of community development at Great Florida Bank (GFB), who serves on the Dean’s Alumni Circle in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Her involvement in community development began in 2002 when she was appointed president of […]
So you think you can speak? Yes, says presentation expert Jim Bussey.
Being an accomplished speaker and presenter is an essential skill for successful business people, said Jim Bussey (EMBA ’99) during the “So You Think You Can Speak?” seminar. The event was presented June 30, 2011 by the Business Alumni Chapter (BAC) of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). “Whether you’re an […]