Florida international Universityās leadership and human resources management degree programs have set themselves above the competition, capturing national #1 rankings. FIU Businessā Master of Science in Human Resource Management and the collegeās undergraduate human resources management program have been ranked #1 in the U.S. for 2018 by HR.com. The ranking was announced at the annual […]
Jennifer Elias of Carnival Corp. watched as FIU Sales student Melanie Crespillo pitched an advertising spot to the owner of a family-owned furniture store looking to expand in South Florida. The ownerās objective: get a competitive edge versus business rivals. Her pitch explained how advertising could be targeted geographically and demographically on channels watched by […]
Florida International Universityās (FIU) College of Business international business programs remain academic leaders, with the undergraduate program ranking seventh in the U.S. News & World Reportās 2018 edition of Best Colleges. āThis ranking speaks to the recognition of our programs being of high quality in business education,ā said William Newburry, chair of the Department of […]
Students in the College of Businessā marketing study abroad program spent a packed 12 days in Spain, Italy and France getting a first-hand look at important localĀ manufacturing and service-based companies including theĀ Codorniu Winery in Barcelona and theĀ L’OccitaneĀ manufacturing facility in Provence, as well as the Port Authority in Nice. Their hotel: Royal Caribbeanās Freedom of the […]
It all began with a pouf, a fabric-covered hassock created last year by a group of village women of Bandhwari, India, in collaboration with nine Florida International University College of Business students as part of their annual social entrepreneurship project. When the 2016 trip was over, the students, all members of the International Business Honors […]
Juan Toro, a Master of International Business student, found himself 8,397 miles from home, playing soccer with children in India, when he realized how much helping others fulfilled him. āSeeing how a soccer ball can lighten a childās day is something unimaginable,ā he said. Yet Toroās India experience went far beyond that game of soccer. […]
April 29, 2017 will always be a memorable day for 962 scholars as they were awarded degrees from the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). Faculty members, families and friends were on hand at the Spring 2017 commencement ceremonies to honor and celebrate the graduates. President Mark B. Rosenberg congratulated business school graduates […]
The College of Business had six exceptional students, including one team, named as Worlds Ahead graduates for Spring 2017. Each was applauded for their accomplishments by FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg at commencement ceremonies for College of Business students on April 29, 2017, commending them for overcoming challenges and demonstrating leadership. Established in 2010, FIUās […]
While traveling in Asia, Ari Sernik volunteered at a Cambodian orphanage for HIV-positive children. After returning home he devised a way to continue to help: he organized a charity auction of the childrenās art work. That experience led him to create Ten-Yad (āGive a Handā in Hebrew), designed to help childrenās charities sell handicrafts. Like […]
Students in FIUās chapter of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the largest collegiate business student organization in the world, demonstrated top-level skills at the annual 2017 State Leadership Conference in Orlando. The College of Business students won 39 awards in the individual, group, and chapter competitions at the conference, held March 16-19 […]
