The School of Accounting knows it has talented accounting graduates to fill slots at firms across the country and world-particularly those seeking a diverse workforce. On two recent occasions, national recruiting directors from Ernst & Young came to the business school to increase their firm’s visibility among the business students. At the same time, the […]
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Fourth Florida’s Women-led Businesses survey results presented at luncheon.
“Female executives in Florida are choosing not to participate, mentally, in the recession. They are not being defeated and are looking to grow their businesses as we work our way out of the current economic crisis.” That was one insight Nathan Hiller, who teaches courses on leadership in the College of Business Administration at Florida […]
Chapman Graduate School earns high ranking in AméricaEconomía for fifth consecutive year.
AméricaEconomía, the leading business magazine in Latin America, has released its 2009 ranking of business schools covering exceptional graduate programs globally and in Latin America. FIU’s Chapman Graduate School placed 20th on the global list above MBA programs at institutions such as University of Chicago, Tulane, Georgetown, Emory, Michigan and University of Miami. Also, it […]
March in April raises funds for worthwhile cause.
On April 25, 2009, members of the FIU Business Team put on their walking shoes and raised $3,672.00 for the March for Babies, a March of Dimes event. Faculty, staff, some students, a few alumni and several kids made up the 32-person team. Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, and her husband, Paul Vidmar, were among […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary with masquerade soirée.
Despite the masks, there was no hiding that the 10th Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame was special. Highlights of the masquerade soirée included honoring Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, as the South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recognition of prior alumni inductees and those previously named South Florida Entrepreneur of […]
Lynda Raheem, business school veteran, retires.
“When I started at FIU, we were strictly a typewriter-driven society, and over time, advising has gone through various iterations to service students, from a paper environment to one that embraces e-chat, online advising, telephone and face to face, “said Lynda Raheem, retiring assistant dean, undergraduate advising, as she reflected on her 35 years in […]
College hosts array of experts from across the business spectrum.
In February and March 2009, hundreds of people heard dozens of speakers address pressing challenges and significant opportunities in entrepreneurship, small businesses, international business, energy, and financial services—among other topics—thanks to a variety of seminars, lectures, and forums organized by the College of Business Administration and co-sponsors. Here’s a recap of four of them. Entrepreneurs […]
Ten-Year Anniversary Masquerade Soirée and Silent Auction
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame May 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year award Honoring Executive Dean, Joyce J. Elam Entertainment by Grammy-nominated Locos Por Juana Purchase your tickets today.
The MBA Solution
The MBA Solution: More people are eyeing graduate degrees to boost their prospects. Add this number to the many facts and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record high number of GMAT exams… Read The Miami Herald article.
MBA's appeal grows in a shrinking economy
Add this number to the many fact and figures being bandied about during this recession: 246,957, the record-high number of GMAT exams administered to aspiring MBA candidates last year. So far this year, numbers of test-takers show the volume looks to be even greater. ”Typically, people sit out economic downturns in school — business school […]