Bringing alumni back to campus to share their stories, their insights and their advice proves to be beneficial for the students — and worthwhile for the busy executives who participated in the third annual Panther Alumni Week (PAW) at Florida International University (FIU) February 1-5, 2016. “The students were engaged, eager to listen and asked […]
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New university-wide PAW program brings alumni for classroom visits.
The College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has a strong reputation of inviting successful alumni into the classrooms, to share their experience and knowledge with students. So it wasn’t surprising that it was a distinguished business alumnus who had the idea for a university-wide Panther Alumni Week—PAW–launched the week of February 3, 2014. […]
FIU Business alumnus, university trustee Gerald Grant Jr. establishes COB scholarship fund.
Gerald C. Grant Jr., a two-time graduate of Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business who once worked two jobs while studying full-time, has pledged $1 million to help business students pursue their dreams. Grant and his wife, Jennifer Adger Grant, have created an endowment to establish the Gerald C. Grant Jr. and Jennifer Adger […]