A record-breaking year for member involvement and new, innovative programming helped Beta Alpha Psi’s FIU chapter once again win Gold Chapter status, placing in the top three percent of chapters worldwide. Gold Chapter status, awarded during the organization’s annual conference in August to the top 10 of 328 worldwide chapters, is a point of pride […]
Florida International University’s College of Business has renewed the tradition of recognizing high academic achievement through inducting students into its chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the world’s largest honor society for business school students. Dean Joanne Li presided over the induction ceremony before a standing-room-only crowd of students and their guests on September 13, 2018 […]
The undergraduate international business program at Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) is ranked No. 6 in the U.S. in the 2019 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, released September 10, 2018. FIU Business moved up one spot from the previous year’s ranking and has now been ranked among the top 10 schools for […]
Capping a year of national impact and outstanding achievement, ALPFA FIU was named National Student Chapter of the Year by its parent organization, ALPFA. The award, only the second national chapter recognition by ALPFA (Association for Latino Professionals for America), was a thrilling moment for over 40 FIU members and guests who attended the national […]
They entered the arena as students. Nearly two hours later, they left as alumni, ready for their next challenges. In front of friends, family and faculty, FIU College of Business students were awarded degrees at Summer 2018 commencement ceremonies on July 29 and 31, 2018 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. A total of 1,104 […]
Right off the bat it was clear the presentation by Will Billings, vice president and global controller at World Fuel Services, would be different. He brought a copy of Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” which he asked the graduate students in Associate Professor Antoinette Smith’s IT Auditing class to sign. His talk, on […]
They left for Spring Break with suitcases stuffed with kids’ clothing, notebooks and first aid supplies. They returned with fashionable tote bags – dozens and dozens of tote bags. But this was no Spring Break shopping spree. The tote bags – as well as purses, makeup bags, and yoga bags – were carried back by […]
Two words can easily apply to each of the Spring College of Business “Worlds Ahead” graduates: drive and determination. They have accomplished extraordinary things during their time at FIU — often against great odds. The 2018 Worlds Ahead graduates demonstrated strong leadership qualities, a desire to change lives and a record of going above and […]
FIU Business and its School of Accounting have been reaccredited for a standard five-year extension by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. FIU Business is part of an elite group of universities that hold a specialized AACSB accreditation for their accounting programs. The extension of accreditation covers FIU Business’ undergraduate, masters, […]
A five-student team from FIU Business was the runner up in the Florida regional competition of the 2018 CFA Research Challenge, facing off against students from 16 universities around the state. The CFA Research Challenge, which extends globally, offers university students real-world experience in equity analysis, complementing the more theoretical academic structure. “We worked as […]
