In the mood for some tunes from Foreigner? Or maybe some Ambrosia, Jefferson Starship or other rock classic bands from the 1980s? More than 500 classmates, family members, students, faculty and friends certainly were, as they all came together for a fun-packed “Roll Back to the 80s” skate night and fundraiser held late spring at […]
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Retail marketing students aim to help Target go green.
Sustainability is an eco-friendly buzzword in every industry today, including retail. So it’s no surprise this hot topic was among those offered for the second Target Case Study Competition recently completed by students in the spring session of the College of Business Administration’s Retail Marketing undergraduate course. https://business.fiu.edu/biznews/2009/6/target_case_comepetition.mp4 “This very challenging sustainability case study focused […]
McGowan Scholar appreciates creativity in business and art.
To Jasmine Kannikal (BBA ’09), a magna cum laude graduate with a marketing major and a mass communications minor, and the William G. McGowan Scholar for 2009-2010, Miami offers the environment in which to thrive. Opting for the Master of International Business (MIB) degree, she plans to complete the one- to two-year program in one […]
Accounting students gain valuable experience at national workshop . . . for free.
Where can a group of talented accounting students from all over the country meet for sessions on networking, mentoring and techniques to prepare for and pass the CPA exam plus conduct self-assessments to determine their personality and working style? At the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, held in Peachtree City, Georgia from May 28-30, 2009-part of […]
Global Leadership and Service Project marks fifth year.
Since the first Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP) took a group of Florida International University’s (FIU) international business students to Thailand to engage in community service, the event has gained traction. This year, the project’s fifth, brought a greater sense of permanence to the effort, an important new relationship a custom-made wedding dress for […]
College and corporate community collaboration cheers hospital-bound children.
Good deeds are contagious. Or so seems to be the case with the volunteer service project for Miami Children’s Hospital undertaken by BBA+ Weekend Group 27 students-right on the heels of another project led by Group 26 students. Group 27 volunteers worked with the local chapter of AT&T Telecom Pioneers to create a “Spring Celebration” […]
Entrepreneurial success is no fish story.
For Christopher Phillips, a senior business major taking the entrepreneurship track offered in the College of Business Administration, a childhood hobby has become a viable business. The recent Entrepreneur Challenge Business Plan Competition gave him deeper knowledge about the issues he’ll need to contend with, along with ample professional advice. And, as one of the […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary with masquerade soirée.
Despite the masks, there was no hiding that the 10th Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame was special. Highlights of the masquerade soirée included honoring Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, as the South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recognition of prior alumni inductees and those previously named South Florida Entrepreneur of […]
Students experience the rich blend of cultures that is Istanbul.
According to a Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium report, globalization, leadership development and experiential learning are the lynchpins of management education in the 21st century. For years-and many times throughout the year-the College of Business Administration has provided students experiential learning through short-term study aboard programs. Immersed in a different environment, students take management courses, […]
Trip to the “City of Lights” enlightens undergraduates on uniquely French approach to business and culture.
Viva la France! So exclaimed the 36 students who journeyed to Paris this March as part of a study abroad program coordinated by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). With an itinerary as rich as Paris itself, the jam-packed visit focused in equal parts on the business and cultural aspects of France. […]