New director of the School of Accounting feted at Deloitte-hosted reception.

Attendees at reception for Director of School of Accounting Sharon Lassar The College of Business Administration and the hard-working committee that conducted a national search were delighted when Sharon Lassar accepted the position as director of the School of Accounting. She, in turn, was pleased recently by a reception that Deloitte, and Carlos Sabater, Deloitte […]

BBA+ Weekendā€™s 21st group celebrates graduation.

BBA+ Cohort 21 Graduation September 28, 2007, was different for the 43 students in the 21st group to complete the College of Business Administrationā€™s eleven-year-old BBA+ Weekend program. Most Friday nights during the past 21 months, they would have been hard at work, studying for their Saturday classes. But on this Friday night, celebration replaced […]

South Florida CEO speakersā€™ series launches successful event

The Business Alumni Chapter and South Florida CEO magazine host first South Florida CEO speaker series event this fall that featured college alumnus Angel Medina, Jr (BBA ā€™92), president, Miami-Dade County, RegionsĀ Bank.Ā  Pictured, left to right: Eric Levin, Gold Coast Beverages; Rochelle Broder-Singer, editor for South Florida CEO magazine; College Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam, […]

Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam receives prestigious ATHENA Award.

Joyce J. Elam receives ATHENA award. When Joyce J. Elam, executive dean and James L. Knight Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business Administration and Vice Provost FIU Online, received the Seventh Annual ATHENA for Miami-Dade County award from the Coral Gables Community Foundation, the collegeā€™s contingent attending the luncheon was thrilled, but not […]

ALPFA National Convention puts students past and present in the spotlight.

FIU Accounting Association at 2007 ALPFA National Convention in Orlando, FL ā€œSouth Region Student of the Year.ā€ ā€œALPFA National Student of the Year.ā€ ā€œSouth Region Chapter of the Yearā€ award. Regional winners, KPMG case competition. Those honors accrued to students and alumni from the College of Business Administration during the Association of Latino Professionals in […]

Florida businesses flourish with women at the helm.

Women-led businesses make a substantial contribution to the economy of the state according to a recently released study titled Floridaā€™s Women-Led Businesses, 2007. Conducted by the College of Business Administration, the Center for Leadership, and the Metropolitan Centerā€”all part of Florida International Universityā€”along with The Commonwealth Institute South Florida, the survey included responses from 127 […]

College hosts eighth and best-yet Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Ceremony.

SunTrust Bank President, Miami-Dade County, Nicholas Bustle; College of Business Administration Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam; Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Inductee (Founder) Margarita Gonzalez (BBA ā€™06), president and CFO of AccuBANKER, and Rolando Gonzalez, Margaritaā€™s husband and business partner The eighth annual Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame (EHOF) Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on May 16, 2007, […]

Dialogue intensifies between the Chapman School and leading Chinese universities.

Chapman School Associate Dean Tomislav Mandakovic, right, meets with universities and their students in China. Itā€™s no surprise that prospective students and other business school administrators want to learn more about what the College of Business Administration at Florida International University can offer them. What may be surprising is that many of the interested parties […]