An event for thousands of people in your target market is definitely a place you want to be. That’s why the College of Business Administration joined in the Florida International University (FIU) sponsorship of the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run on April 28, 2011 in Miami. The 5-kilometer race, now in its 26th year, drew over 21,000 […]
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New Employee: Brandon Garland
Brandon Garland has joined the Office of Finance and Administration in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University as administrative coordinator. In this position, he coordinates and provides administrative management for the operations for the office and currently is working on its Policies and Procedures Manual. Garland has an MBA and a BBA […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, May 9-13, 2011
Stocks Fall Amid Concerns Over Greek Economy/April Consumer Prices Meet Expectations U.S. stocks on Friday fell amid concerns over the financial situation of Greece and its prospects of future economic growth. This concern also affected Eurozone stocks as they fell after the European Union said that debt loads in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland might be […]
International MBA ranked among world’s top 50 by AméricaEconomía for eighth consecutive year.
AméricaEconomía, the leading business magazine in Latin America, has released its 2011 rankings of exceptional graduate business programs globally and in Latin America. Once again, the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University (FIU) has been ranked among the top 50 business schools worldwide for its full-time International MBA. This puts the Chapman School in […]
In Memoriam: Marguarette Johnson
Marguarette Johnson, a longtime and valued staff member of the School of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), passed away on April 5, 2011. She began her career at FIU as a college work study student in 1979, and was hired in the School of Accounting as a secretary. […]
Luncheon recognizes case competitors.
To gather, to learn, to laud. That was the purpose of the 2010-2011 Case Competition Recognition Luncheon held on April 19, 2011 at the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). More than 60 undergraduate and graduate students, professors and corporate sponsors were invited to the special event. “There was quite a bit […]
Bacardi’s Julious Grant shares keen insight into wine and spirits industry.
Perhaps no industry is as regulated as the wines and spirits business, with myriad federal and state-by-state compliances. That’s part of the challenge in achieving brand success, explained Julious Grant, senior vice president and national sales distributor for Bacardi U.S.A. Inc. Speaking on “Bacardi: Our Route to Consumers in the United States of America,” Grant […]
College supports effort to boost Hispanic leadership advancement.
Recent studies show that Hispanics represent the fastest growing workplace population, with dynamic growth and purchasing power estimated at $1.3 trillion by 2014. Yet, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center survey, 74% of Latinos polled said they either didn’t know of a national Hispanic leader or thought there wasn’t one. To help correct this […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, April 18-22, 2011
U.S. Economic Policy’s World Impact Draws Criticisms Recently S&P downgraded the U.S. AAA credit rating to negative amid the government’s inability to come up with an immediate solution to the nation’s budget deficit. S&P sovereign debt analysts stated their decision to downgrade U.S. debt had almost nothing to do with actual deficit figures but with […]
Weekly Market Wrap Up, April 11-15, 2011
U.S. Approaching Borrowing Limit The U.S. Treasury Department stated May 16th as the forecasted date when the nation’s $14.3 trillion borrowing limit will be reached. As of late, Congress has come under scrutiny and increased pressure to raise the debt ceiling before mid-May. If the debt ceiling is not raised and national borrowing reaches $14.3 […]