Alan Carsrud and Sebastian Aroca Bring together a distinguished group of entrepreneurs, powerhouse sponsors, a hospitable setting, and an audience of about 85 local entrepreneurs, members of local Hispanic businesses, and many college students, and something exciting is bound to happen. It did—at the second annual Ford Motor Company Mi Negocio Boardroom titled “Hispanic Marketing: […]
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Building for Business Campaign nets two major new gifts for new building complex.
Steven M. Berwick (BACC ’74), Kaufman, Rossin & Co. College of Business Administration alumni at Kaufman, Rossin & Co., one of Florida’s largest independent accounting firms, and at IKON Office Solutions, Florida International University’s office solutions partner, have shown their commitment to the College by securing gifts for the Building for Business Campaign.The generous donations—when […]
College volunteers pack bags for kids in need.
Students in the BBA Weekend program assembled 137 book bags for kids in a local shelter. Hundreds of area kids started school this year with smiles on their faces thanks to new, well-filled packs on their backs, courtesy of three separate efforts by members of the College of Business Administration. About fifty faculty and staff […]
Enrollment stats underscore College's diversity.
Demographics are in for the current undergraduate and graduate classes in the College of Business Administration and the figures support the aptness of the name Florida International University. Each class—bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D.—reveals a rich gender and ethnic blend among the 5,543 students, 2,852 of whom are women and 2,691 of whom are men. In […]
College receives major award from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $286,209 to the College of Business Administration to conduct a program entitled “Small and Medium Enterprises Center of Excellence” (SMECE). The College’s Knight Ridder Center for Excellence in Management will manage it. “Early support from Florida FTAA, Inc. was crucial in helping us to develop a […]
Study abroad participants give thumbs up to trip Down Under.
Eighteen students taking management courses in the College of Business Administration continued to take classes and explored Sydney, Australia, with side trips to New Zealand and Fiji between August 13 and August 27, 2005. J. Randall Martin, lecturer in the Management and International Business Department and coordinator of study abroad program, spent a year […]
Downtown Center opens for business.
The landmark Macy’s building at 22 East Flagler Street has a new tenant: Florida International University’s College of Business Administration. Occupying three-quarters of the sixth floor, the business school’s Downtown Center, conveniently located amid Miami’s top firms, puts an array of graduate degree programs within easy reach of students who work in or near downtown, […]
Investing in Real Estate seminar designed for high-end investors.
The College of Business Administration’s Chapman Graduate School of Business and Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute have joined forces with Ocean Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Steel, Hector & Davis LLP to offer an intensive, hands-on, five-day seminar on investing in high-stakes real estate. J. Antonio “Tony” Villamil, CEO of the Washington Economics Group, Inc., will open […]
College names William G. McGowan Scholar for 2005-2006.
Shradha Ramchandani Shradha Ramchandani has been named the William G. McGowan Scholar for the upcoming year in the College of Business Administration. The scholarship will cover the tuition for her undergraduate senior year, which she has entered with a 3.904 GPA. Working toward her business degree with a double major in finance and management information […]
International Business Honor Society (IBHS) plans service project in Nicaragua.
IBHS students inform visitors at a recent Nicaragua festival of their humanitarian mission to help 1,350 children later this year. Inspired by last year’s Thailand Global Leadership Project, students in the College of Business Administration are now planning and fundraising for the NICA Global Leadership Project, slated for two locations in Nicaragua from December 26, […]