Hundreds of business owners recently learned how to grow their companies by doing business with Florida International University and Miami-Dade County. The Joint Vendor Outreach Event, held August 2 at the FIU Graham Center, brought together more than 200 local businesses with purchasing representatives from both entities. āBusinesses often donāt realize the wide scope 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 […]
An important goal once set was reached by 980 students in the College of Business as they received diplomas at the Summer 2017 Commencement at Florida International University (FIU). Family and friends gathered to cheer and congratulate the graduates at two ceremonies held Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center located at […]
FBLA-PBL at FIU ranked third overall in the nation, with nine individual Top 10 finishes, as more than 200 college chapters and 1,800 college students traveled to Southern California for the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference, held June 24ā27 in Anaheim. At the conference, themed Legacy of Leadership, students competed for over $95,000 […]
āYou canāt talk about real estate without talking about transit,ā said William Hardin, director of the Hollo School of Real Estate. āHow you get there. How you donāt. How you sit for 30 minutes to travel three blocks. How it impacts the value of real estate.ā Amidst a fast-changing urban landscape and increasing traffic nightmares, […]
They conquered challenges and embraced leadership. They used their education to solve real-world problems. These are some of the success stories of four College of Business Worlds Ahead Graduates honored by President Mark Rosenberg at FIUās Summer 2017 Commencement ceremonies on August 1, 2017. Chapman Graduate School Rebecca Samuelsson A golf scholarship first brought Rebecca […]
Understanding the financial and insurance impact of the destructive power of hurricane on buildings and their insurers is the rare specialty of Professor Shahid S. Hamid. He not only chairs the Department of Finance in FIUās College of Business, but is also director of the Laboratory for Insurance, Financial and Economic Research, located in the […]
This summer, BizNews will present highlights of College of Business events held throughout the year. New insights, new colleagues and new inspiration: these were the takeaways for more than 200 attendees of the second annual PowerUp Womenās Summit. The conference, presented by the College of Business and its Womenās Alumni Advisory Council, took place on […]
For Ina Thakur, moving from Shimla, India, to Miami to pursue her Master of Science in Information Systems at FIUās College of Business meant leaving home and family. But she was ready. āI wanted to take a little risk,ā said Thakur, who, as she moved through the program and came to know the region, decided […]
This summer, BizNews will present highlights of College of Business events held throughout the year. Stephen Bittel, chairman and founder of Terranova Corporation, a South Florida real estate developer and innovator with over $1 billion in its commercial real estate portfolio, was the keynote panelist at Florida International Universityās Bi-Annual Jerome Bain Developer Luncheon, held […]
