Beginning a year ago, a number of visits between officials of Qingdao University, a major Chinese institution, and the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business began to establish the framework for a possible Dual Degree partnership. The Dual Degree program, which currently has 21 institutional partners, provides a way for students to earn an […]
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MSMIS program revises curriculum to prepare future CIOs.
Veronica Gómes, IBM, MSMIS student; Tatiana López, MSMIS program assistant; Juan Poggio, Telefónica USA, MSMIS advisory board member and alumnus; Zuzana Hlavacova, MSMIS program manager; and Julia Accárdo, FP&L, MSMIS alumna at the MSMIS retreat in Key Largo Despite the laid-back atmosphere in the Florida Keys, a recent two-day retreat held in Key Largo to […]
Office Depot's gift of $1 million boosts the Building for Business Campaign.
President Modesto Maidique and Office Depot Chairman and CEO Steve Odland look at model of new building business complex for the college. Office Depot recently donated $1 million to the College of Business Administration’s Building for Business Campaign. The donation is eligible for a $1 million match from the State of Florida, giving the college […]
Graduate international business programs reach new milestone.
When U.S. News & World Report announced the 2007 publication of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business ranked eighteenth in the international specialization category—up four spots from last year. It was the only graduate program in Florida to appear in the list’s upper echelon. “We are delighted that the […]
Speakers polish their skills in Executive and Professional Education course.
Rick Harty Rick Harty, director of internal audit at AvMed Health Plan, speaks to groups often. “I present at least quarterly to our board of directors and to audit committees, which consist of CEOs, CFOs, or board members from other companies who want to hear about what controls are in place at our company,” he […]
Professional MBA program gets off the ground.
Thirty-four students from more than a dozen countries have begun the new Professional MBA (PMBA) program at the FIU Broward Pines Center. That’s just one shy of the ambitious initial enrollment goal set by the Chapman Graduate School of Business. The numbers validate the organizers’ research that indicated that a flexible, Saturday program offered in […]
IMBA advisory board zeroes in on scholarships.
Dana Farrow The International MBA (IMBA) advisory board held its fall meeting, delayed by Hurricane Wilma and its aftermath, in early December. Albert Couto, the board’s chairman, welcomed the members. Paola Moreno, IMBA program manager, and Barry Shiflett, director, career management services, then shared program statistics comparing the new class with prior ones; Dana Farrow, […]
Chapman School hosts first alumni holiday party.
The lobby of the MARC building at Modesto A. Maidique Campus was the scene for a holiday cocktail reception filled with red decorations, candles, and poinsettias marking the Chapman Graduate School’s first-ever alumni holiday networking party on December 7, 2005. The event brought together Chapman School Dean José de la Torre, program managers, professors, and […]
Ocean Bank supports diversity through a generous scholarship fund for accounting and finance students.
Standing, from left: Annabelle Rojas, director, external relations and resource development, Jimmie Beard, Laetitia Blanchard, Marc Phanord, Silrita Anderson, Anne Marie Colimon, Susan Duncan, Abdonlaye Dabo, and Bill Levin, assistant director, External Relations and Resource Development; sitting, from left: Yuni Navarro, vice president and human resources manager, Ocean Bank; Benigno F. Aguirre, senior vice president […]
College contingent plays active role at NSHMBA Conference and Career Expo.
A sixteen-person delegation from the College was a prominent force at the 16th Annual National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHBMA) Conference and Career Expo, held recently at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. NSHMBA’s mission is to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development to improve society. Executive Dean Joyce J. […]