The traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin; the modern, aluminum. From left to right: philanthropy award winner Irela Bague, entrepreneur award winner Patricia Thorp, AXA Advisors sponsor Luis Chiappy, Coral Gables Chamber Chair Carolina Rendeiro, public service non-profit award winner Virginia Jacko, Coral Gables Chamber President Mark A. Trowbridge, corporate award winner Penny Shaffer, and […]
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At Commencement, graduates learn they have much to be proud about.
Spring Commencement took place on April 28, 2008. The ceremony for College of Business Administrationās Chapman Graduate School and School of Accounting occurred in the afternoon, with undergraduates from the Landon School receiving their diplomas in the evening. Approximately 607 undergraduate students and 208 graduate students participated. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BusinessNetworks/2008/05/videos/commhighlights384K.flv 500 334] Executive Dean of the college […]
Mexican business leader reflects on banking…and what ārichā means.
āIf you like what you do, take some risks, and work hard, you can achieve anything.ā According to JosĆ© Aldrich, managing partner, tax and legal services, Latin America tax leaderāSouth Florida business unit, KPMG, LLP; a member of the Deanās Council of the College of Administration; and an attendee at the first Wertheim Lecture of […]
Ribbon cutting signals that new complex is "open for business."
The College of Business Administrationās new building complex officially āopened for businessā on February 9, 2008, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that drew more than 200 business and civic leaders, major donors, faculty, staff, students and Ā alumni. The event marked an important milestone for the college in its quest to become a leader in business education. […]
Chapman Alumni Holiday Reception reunites friends and faculty and introduces alumni to new college facility.
Chapman Graduate School Alumni gathered in the new College of Business Administrationās Complex on Thursday, December 6, 2007, to start off the holiday season by catching up with former classmates, professors, and program managers. Executive DeanĀ Joyce J. Elam welcomed alums back to the college and introduced attendees to the new building complex with guided tours. […]
Walgreens makes two-part gift to college and two donors complete their contributions.
Walgreen’s vice president, store operations, presents check to Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam. The Walgreens name, which beckons from more than 6,000 locations in 49 states and Puerto Rico, recently acquired another spot from which to make its presence known: the new College of Business Administration Complex at Florida International University. The company donated $20,000 […]
“Aetna Day” panel discussion examines health care disparities.
How to best address inequities in the availability of quality health care remains one of the more pressing aspects of our countryās health care dilemma. On November 15, 2007, concerned students, faculty, and staff joined representatives from the health care community in the Ocean Bank Auditorium in the new College of Business Administration Complex to […]
Graduates hear gem of a speech at Fall Commencement.
At the Fall Commencement on December 17, 2007, approximately 810 undergraduate students and 241 graduate students became the newest alumni of the College of Business Administration. Undergraduates from theĀ Landon School, with the exception of the School of Accounting, received their diplomas during an afternoon ceremony, with the Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting […]
Conference enables women to take next steps along leadership path.
Team building activity, Acid River, aimed at testing participantsā abilities to prioritize, organize, and mobilize around a challenge. āWomen on the Move: Advancing Authentic Leadersā brought together experts on leadership and women rising in their organizations. Organized by Florida International Universityās Center for Leadership and run by the College of Business Administrationās Office of Executive […]
College of Business Administration comes on strong at NSHMBA conference.
Martin Fernandez, Tatiana Lopez, Ruben Salazar, and Mahendran Jawaharial compete at NSHMBA. From its booth alongside partner Bank of America (BOA) to its co-sponsored breakfast with BOA attended by several hundred registrants to the sterling performance of a team of four Professional MBA (PMBA) students invited to compete in a case competition, the College of […]