Networking and making a favorable impression are key when looking for an internship or a job, and for students, itās never too early to start honing those skills. Thatās why College of Business marketing professor Anna Pietraszek centered her February 12 Marketing Yourself in Today’s Competitive Job Market class at the FIU Career Services Career […]
Students in the College of Businessā Marketing Department are challenging professors to complete a physical activity or fitness skill — all in the name of charity. The challenge is part of a fundraising project for Claireās Place Foundation, which helps children with cystic fibrosis and their families. Entitled the āGive a Breath Fitnessā campaign, the […]
WordPress is the operating system that runs 25 percent of the webās top million websites and over half of websites using a content management system. If youāre online, chances are, youāve been on a WordPress site (in fact, if youāre reading this on BizNews, youāre on one right now). And if youāre an entrepreneur, an […]
Years of study, determination and beating difficult odds placed four College of Business students on the road to success. They received prestigious recognition as Worlds Ahead graduates at the Fall 2015 graduation ceremonies on December 14. Established in 2010, FIUās āWorlds Aheadā recognition singles out individuals with strong leadership qualities, a desire to change lives […]
Business savvy and performance under pressure are key to sales success – and thatās why the College of Businessā new Global Sales Lab will deliver a major advantage to FIU students. Inaugurated October 19, the Sales Lab features 12 sales training rooms, each equipped with a camera and microphones, and recording and playback capabilities. Students […]
Walfried M. Lassar, Ph.D., Ryder Systems Professor and Professor of Marketing, has been named Associate Dean of the Chapman Graduate School of Business. He takes over the new role immediately. A 15-year College of Business veteran, Dr. Lassar has taught in the Executive, Global, Professional and Healthcare MBA programs, as well as the IMBA and […]
Classroom lessons about global trade and international logistics can come to life in an active port, through the stories of the people who run it and the workings of the cranes, containers and ships that make it happen. To bring this real-life perspective to their studies, Dr. Ron Mesia, director of the College of Businessā […]
Microfinancing has been a lifeline to many trying to climb out of poverty, especially in the developing world. However, access to basic financial resources is just the beginning. Even with good ideas, people often are at sea when it comes to business skills, from marketing to record keeping. Failure often follows. And that is where […]
Some students may dread it, and others can’t wait. But the day will come when, as professionals, they will work on teams with overseas colleagues they canāt shake hands with and may not understand. These challenges of global teamwork will already be familiar to students who participated in Florida International University (FIU) College of Business […]
School of Accounting Elio Alfonso, assistant professor, was featured on radio station 880, The Biz, on the Pete De La Torre program on October 3, 2013. Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, associate professor, and Gloria Deckard, associate professor and associate dean of the Landon Undergraduate School, presented the seminar āOne […]
