“Where will you take your Chevrolet?” That thought-provoking question was the thrust of a marketing event planned and hosted by the College of Business Administration’s collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA). Chevrolet selected Florida International University (FIU) as one of 23 schools nationwide to participate in its Chevrolet Campus Promotions program. On November […]
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Future Business Leaders show winning ways in state competition—and in promoting FIU.
When members of the Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) chapter at Florida International University (FIU) were making plans to attend their organization’s State Fall Leadership Conference, they decided to compete strongly and to learn from the event. While the spring conference has the major competitions, this fall event, held November 19-21 at […]
Telecommunications services company hosts FIU students for a jam-packed morning of information.
How much learning can you squeeze into a half-day? Quite a bit, as proven by members of the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). Recently, ten students spent the morning at Columbus Networks, a telecommunications services provider of broadband and IP services […]
Students cruise for next Miami real estate hot spot.
If you know anything about real estate in Miami, you know about the lure of Miami Beach and South Beach. Now, as the South Florida real estate market begins to show some signs of recovery, attention turns to pinpointing the next location primed for expanded development. It could well be downtown Miami along the Miami […]
Industry marketing specialists share up-to-the-minute info at AMA Florida Regional Conference.
Blink your eyes and your company needs a new marketing plan. Or so it seems in today’s rapid-response marketplace. An impressive lineup of industry insiders explained important trends in marketing and business during the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) third annual Florida Regional Collegiate Marketing Conference, held November 5, 2010 at the College of Business Complex […]
Delta Sigma Pi members hold workshop to learn about advanced business degrees, law school.
The reality in many business professions: a bachelor’s degree simply isn’t enough. To learn more about graduate school and law school opportunities in the local area, two students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) organized an MBA and Law School workshop for their fellow undergrads. The event, held at FIU’s […]
Pirates and princesses come alive, through IBHS costume drive for needy kids.
Halloween without a costume is just . . . well, October 31st. Thanks to students in the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), more than 100 children in Sweetwater, Florida had a Halloween costume this year. Throughout the fall, IBHS members along […]
FIU again among the best U.S. b-schools according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Bloomberg Businessweek just released their prestigious biannual ranking of business schools based on full-time MBAs. Once again, the Chapman Graduate School of Business is placed among the country’s top business schools. FIU’s full-time International MBA has been included in the ranking’s third tier in each biannual listing since 2002. “We are very pleased to have […]
Student leaders have new vehicle for input, networking.
With the launch of the Student Leadership Group (SLG), key officers of student business organizations at Florida International University (FIU) have a way to give input, interact with alumni and develop leadership skills. Presidents and vice presidents from the eight student organizations in FIU’s College of Business Administration gathered for SLG’s first meeting in late […]
IBHS helps students become familiar with international business practices.
If you walk into a presentation “knowing very little” and walk away “understanding a lot,” the event succeeded. That was the experience of Ana Perez, an attendee at “Business in Italy,” part of the “Around the World Series” presented by the International Business Honor Society (IBHS), a student organization in the College of Business Administration […]