It all adds up. One program: the Professional BBA in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Offered in two versions: Sunrise and Weekend. With a course called Business in Society, required for a management major, taught by Wendy Gelman in PBBA Sunrise and Jose Rocha in PBBA Weekend. One assignment: a […]
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Marketing conference tells students how to “heat up” their career.
Hearing from top marketing professionals about how they got their start was an exciting component of the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) fourth annual Florida Regional Collegiate Conference, held November 4th at the College of Business Complex at Florida International University (FIU). It was the third time FIU hosted the conference. Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam […]
Real estate students tour the Miami River on floating classroom.
All aboard! The “Miami Lady” tour boat became a floating classroom when Suzanne Hollander, who teaches real estate courses in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), took 100 undergraduates, graduate students and alumni on an educational real estate tour on the Miami River on November 4th. This critical artery of commerce, […]
College of Business Administration is star of the big top in Roary’s Circus.
“I loved the energy, enthusiasm, and amazing creativity exhibited by our staff and students during Homecoming 2011,” said Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). And the awards were pretty nice, too. College gains two first place university recognitions. “Congratulations to the Chapman Graduate School of […]
FBLA-PBL conducts training for hundreds of high school and middle school students.
To learn important skills, it pays to go to people who know what they’re doing. Three-hundred-fifty officers and fifty advisors from Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at high schools and middle schools in Miami-Dade County came to Florida International University (FIU) to learn more about being effective leaders and running a strong organization. They […]
Beta Alpha Psi named “Superior” chapter for fifth consecutive year.
Again and again, Beta Alpha Psi, the international accounting honor society at Florida International University (FIU), goes above and beyond what is expected by their national headquarters. And again and again, the chapter receives the recognition of being named a Superior Chapter. In fact, since the FIU chapter was formed in 1986 it has received […]
An on-target expo: top companies meet accounting, finance and MIS students.
“Employers often tell us that some of their companies’ best performers are graduates of Florida International University (FIU),” said Dawn Lazar (MS ’06), assistant director, Career Management Services, School of Accounting. “Our Ahead of the Game Expo lets recruiters meet ideal candidates from FIU’s accounting, finance and management information systems (MIS) programs.” The Ahead of […]
Undergraduate student leaders enjoy dessert reception with faculty.
When Donald Roomes (MBA ’90), a faculty member in the Department of Management and International Business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), decided to attend a September 8th dessert reception for undergraduate student leaders, he had a set of expectations. “I looked forward to the opportunity to network with students […]
Inaugural FIU Summer Commencement brings recognition to business students.
On August 13, 2011, undergraduate and graduate students at Florida International University (FIU) shared the excitement of the university’s first-ever Summer Commencement. The added ceremony was needed to accommodate the growing number of annual graduates, currently about 10,000. Among the happy new alumni were 426 students from the College of Business Administration’s R. Kirk Landon […]
FIU #16 in undergraduate international business in U.S.News 2012 rankings.
According to U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” undergraduate international business programs in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) rank in the top 20 in the country. The college has achieved this ranking each year since 2005, securing a spot in the top 10 three times; in 2011, FIU Business […]