Spring Commencement took place on April 30, 2007, with undergraduates from the Landon School, with the exception of the School of Accounting, receiving their diplomas in the afternoon. The ceremony for the Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting was held in the evening. During the course of the day, diplomas were conferred on […]
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Classmates, colleagues, and faculty come together to celebrate tenth anniversary of Executive MBA program.
From left, co-founders of the college’s Executive MBA program, former management professor Sherry Moss and Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam, along with long-time program manager Steve Beste More than 120 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and advisory board members gathered on April 14, 2007, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the College of Business Administration’s Executive […]
Ocean Bank comes to campus for alumni day event.
Ocean Bank employees and college alumni enjoy reception at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. One of the largest independent commercial banks headquartered in Florida, Ocean Bank also is one of the staunchest, most generous supporters of the College of Business Administration. The bank recently demonstrated that support yet again, putting a different twist on a traditional […]
Business Alumni Conference draws enthusiastic audience.
On March 23, 2007, South Florida executives and business alumni attended the second annual Business Alumni Conference held at the college’s Downtown Center. The half-day event included panel sessions on real estate, corporate governance, healthcare, insurance, and family business. Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam addresses attendees at Alumni Conference. Robert Garcia (EMBA ’97), college director […]
NSHMBA Fair gets high marks.
From left: Robert Garcia, director, Executive and Professional Education; Harold Sinnott, vice president, Citigroup Global Transaction Services (GTS) and human resources head, Latin América; Maria José Monti, director, GTS regional client manager, Latin América; Juan Pablo Trigo, managing director, GTS business manager, Central América; and José de la Torre, dean of the Chapman School The […]
College of Business Administration makes strong showing in BusinessWeek rankings.
The second annual ranking of the country’s best undergraduate business schools as evaluated by BusinessWeek brought great news to the College of Business Administration. The school ranked in the top 5 percent among the 1,400 business schools in the nation and among the top 20 percent of those accredited by AACSB International—the Association to Advance […]
Business alumni conference draws large crowd.
The Business Alumni Conference was held on Friday, March 23, 2007, at the college’s Downtown Center. Guest speakers and moderators pictured, from left to right: Joseph Caruncho (BBA ‘81), CEO Preferred Care Partners Holding Corporation;, Mario de Armas (BBA ‘85), managing partner Price Waterhouse Coopers; Al de Molina, former CFO, Bank of America; George Foyo, […]
Alumni Circle demonstrates engagement at its best.
The Dean’s Alumni Circle—now in its fourth year—not only has adopted and sponsored the Recruiter’s Lounge in the college’s new building complex (a combined pledge of $25K), but it has broken into sub-committees to do some critical hands-on work for various college constituents—students, faculty, alumni and members of the business community. Monique Catoggio “Among the […]
College partners with banking industry to offer anti-money laundering compliance training.
Members of financial institutions facing increased pressure from the federal government to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations got good news on February 13, 2007: a new—and possibly unique—partnership between industry and an accredited academic institution will make the task easier. A joint announcement from the College of Business Administration and Florida International Bankers Association […]
College’s donors recognized at Torch Society Induction Ceremony.
In 1989, Florida International University established the Torch Society—a prestigious giving society and donor recognition program that honors the university’s most generous benefactors. The bi-annual Torch Society Induction Ceremony—a “philanthropic commencement”—recognizes the commitment of individuals and organizations whose philanthropic support exemplifies their generosity of spirit and social conscience. The most recent induction ceremony took place […]