Thirty-five years ago, David R. Parker, chief operating officer, The Archstone Partnerships, and chair of the Florida International University Foundation Board of Trustees, received a life-changing opportunity upon completing his graduate work at the Harvard University Business School. “Rather than leaping right into the workforce, I took advantage of a Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship that […]
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Case competition benefits Disney and College of Business Administration team.
Say “Disney” and listeners might recall their childhood absorption in cartoons, or agitating for a trip to Disney World or Disneyland. However, for five members of the College of Business Administration’s Professional MBA (PMBA) program, the word meant something far more serious. Over an intense weekend, they had to devise strategic business recommendations for Walt […]
Chapman School spreads holiday cheer to teens in foster care.
When Educate Tomorrow, a mentoring program for teens aging out of foster care, approached the Chapman Graduate School of Business in the College of Business Administration about hosting its holiday party, the staff leapt into action. In just a few weeks, they pulled together an evening of games, raffle prizes, goody bags, and a step […]
Chapman Alumni Holiday Reception reunites friends and faculty and introduces alumni to new college facility.
Chapman Graduate School Alumni gathered in the new College of Business Administration’s Complex on Thursday, December 6, 2007, to start off the holiday season by catching up with former classmates, professors, and program managers. Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam welcomed alums back to the college and introduced attendees to the new building complex with guided tours. […]
College launches popular graduate programs in Mexico and Panama.
Combine solid economies in countries with strong U.S. ties, proven graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration, and the college’s commitment to sharing the expertise of its faculty to benefit students globally, and you have the foundation for the expansion of the Master of Accounting (MACC) to Mexico and the Professional MBA (PMBA) […]
Graduates hear gem of a speech at Fall Commencement.
At the Fall Commencement on December 17, 2007, approximately 810 undergraduate students and 241 graduate students became the newest alumni of the College of Business Administration. Undergraduates from the Landon School, with the exception of the School of Accounting, received their diplomas during an afternoon ceremony, with the Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting […]
Executive MBA students hit the road to see how China does business.
Executive MBA students visiting General Motors in Shanghai The College of Business Administration’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program offers entrepreneurs and professionals the opportunity to integrate new knowledge and apply new skills and insights into their current work. Classroom learning—including courses on international business and global finance—plays a key role in the EMBA experience. The coursework […]
Chapman Graduate School will host alumni party on December 6, 2007.
The college’s Chapman Graduate School’s alumni holiday networking party will be held on Thursday, December 6th, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the business building complex at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The event marks a great opportunity to network with fellow alums and enjoy entertainment, cocktails, appetizers and prizes—not to mention witnessing the new building complex at […]
Student consultants and their client benefit from case study.
Team members conducted some of their research on site at CCT’s warehouse. As a relatively new company, CCT Global Logistics couldn’t afford to hire consultants to evaluate an efficiency challenge they’d encountered. Nor could they afford to take valuable staff time to deal with it. A solution presented itself in the form of four students […]
College of Business Administration comes on strong at NSHMBA conference.
Martin Fernandez, Tatiana Lopez, Ruben Salazar, and Mahendran Jawaharial compete at NSHMBA. From its booth alongside partner Bank of America (BOA) to its co-sponsored breakfast with BOA attended by several hundred registrants to the sterling performance of a team of four Professional MBA (PMBA) students invited to compete in a case competition, the College of […]