Almost 200 people, about half of them from area accounting firms and companies, enjoyed the festivities at the Second Annual School of Accounting Awards Banquet, held April 30, 2011 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa. The event acknowledges the achievements of two student organizations at Florida International University (FIU): ALPFA at FIU and Beta […]
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Albert Morrison Jr. honored at event and through new scholarship.
Albert Morrison Jr., founder of the accounting firm Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra and its chairman beginning in 1971, was always a good friend to Florida International University (FIU) and its College of Business Administration, particularly the School of Accounting. After he passed away on December 31, 2009, some of those whose lives he had […]
FIU’s undergraduate international business program among the country’s best in new Bloomberg Businessweek ranking.
In 2011, international business joined a list of fourteen specialties in Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking of undergraduate business programs by specialty. The R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School at Florida International University (FIU) was among the top in the country in this specialty, ranking 21st. “Since international business is one of our strategic areas of focus, we […]
Mentoring program for School of Accounting marks start of second year.
Learning how to interact with real professionals in the workplace is just one advantage that student Rolando Chavez has discovered from having a mentor. Chavez, a senior accounting major in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), has Gary Opper (MST ’83), CPA, as a mentor. Opper is managing member of Levie-Opper […]
Morning workout pays off: Sunrise program graduates 45 determined professionals.
“When I learned I could at last finish my college degree by taking classes at 7:00 a.m. and still get to work on time, I thought ‘That’s perfect!’” Those words from Joel D. Valencia (PBBA ’11) capture the spirit and determination of the latest graduating class earning their Professional BBA from the College of Business […]
Weekend program more popular than ever.
While most people spend weekends relaxing, a group of determined professionals finished their Professional BBA at the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). The class of 70 graduates, the largest in the program’s history, was recognized at a celebration dinner this spring at Texas de Brazil. “I chose the program for the […]
The “four D’s” of business etiquette add up for ALPFA event attendees.
Demeanor. Dining. Drinking. Digital Media. What do you need to know about these four things to succeed in today’s business world? More than 120 students, faculty and staff plus Ernst & Young associates, gathered recently at Florida International University (FIU) to hear Dan Black, America’s director of campus recruiting, Ernst & Young, expound on these […]
Undergraduates debate the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.
A year ago, graduate students in the Master of Accounting (MACC) program in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) debated the question “Should the United States adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) now being used by more than 100 countries?” This spring, the first IFRS event for accounting undergraduates took […]
Two cities provide multiple experiences during short-term study abroad.
For Issam Skalli, a seasoned European traveler, a study abroad program to Munich and Paris was still “eye opening.” Moroccan-born Skalli, a senior majoring in management and international business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), has already been to Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland with family and […]
Alpha Kappa Psi event in Atlanta focuses on leadership principles.
It took four vans and one hybrid car to transport 48 members of Alpha Kappa Psi from Miami to Atlanta—for one incredible weekend which included a first-place finish in a case competition. The “2011 Principled Business Leadership Institute” (PBLI) offered by the national fraternity gave students from Florida International University (FIU) a weekend focused on […]