On October 23, 2008, members of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigations (CI) unit descended on the College of Business Administration. Fortunately, they arrived not to investigate tax crimes but to host a “Special Agent Experience” day for interested accounting majors. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/12/videos/irs.flv 500 334] According to Tessie Brunken, student services assistant director for the […]
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Accounting expert offers ways to turn struggling dairy industry into cash cow.
Facing depressed prices over the last three years, the dairy farm business in Honduras finds itself imperiled. “Unless they determine an alternative that could be profitable enough for them to remain in the dairy business, farmers may have to abandon the market in a few years,” said Carmen Algeciras (MIB ’03, BA ’01), former director, […]
Alumna Profile: Amy Wagner (MBA ’89, BA ’87)
Alumna Profile: Amy Wagner (MBA ’89, BA ’87) Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Communications Burger King Holdings, Inc. As part of the third freshman class at Florida International University (FIU), Amy Wagner (MBA ’89, BA ’87), senior vice president, investor relations and global communications, Burger King Holdings, Inc., remembers when the campus included […]
Using Career Management Services (CMS) helps students maximize value of career fairs.
Using Career Management Services (CMS) helps students maximize value of career fairs. Featuring Johann Cabrera – Kunhardt, Student, BBA Program (Finance). [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n05/johann2.flv 500 334]
Student Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting's (ALPFA) chapter continues to excel.
Student Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting’s (ALPFA) chapter continues to excel. Featuring Katherine Leal, Accounting Analyst, Magna Consult, Student Chapter President ALPFA Miami. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n05/katherine2.flv 500 334]
Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) gives graduates tools to succeed in challenging times.
Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) gives graduates tools to succeed in challenging times. Featuring Jeb Bush Jr., Commercial Real Estate Services, Fairchild partners. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n05/jeb2.flv 500 334]
Energy challenges command attention this election season.
As the November election nears in the United States, energy remains on the list of hot topics on the national—and global—political agenda. Questions abound: Why are today’s oil prices so high? What about alternative fuel sources? How should energy policies evolve? [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/10/videos/glab.flv 500 334] All are tough issues—with no easy answers. To provide perspective on […]
Faculty members contribute at leading international business and management conference.
The prospect of four days in Milan, Italy, would entice travelers of all sorts. For scholars in the areas of international business and management, the lure was even greater when the Academy of International Business (AIB) held its 2008 annual meeting there during the summer. Considered the premier opportunity for scholars in the field to […]
Study abroad program immerses students in several different cultures in one country.
Oxygen may be in short supply in parts of Peru, but enthusiasm among those who participated in the recent study abroad program to the country was abundant. “I saw one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu; I got to see how different companies work; and I got to take two classes that […]
International Business Honors major participates in month-long service project in Amazon rainforest.
“If mosquitoes were made of chocolate, the Amazon trip would have been perfect,” said Yirama “Catalina” Medina, an International Business Honors (IB Honors) major in the College of Business Administration, with a second major in economics. One of students from Florida International University to journey deep into the Amazon rainforest—part of the first-time offering of […]