The barriers to Claudia Eguiguren going back to college to earn the bachelor’s degree that she started a long time ago were common: two kids, full-time job, busy schedule, lots of responsibilities especially on weekdays. But when Eguiguren discovered the Professional BBA Weekend Program at Florida International University (FIU), all of a sudden, a way […]
“The early bird catcheth the worm.” First recorded in a 17th century collection of proverbs by English naturalist John Ray, this familiar saying could well apply to the 43 graduates of the 2012 Professional BBA (PBBA) Sunrise program who, in this case, caught a hard-earned graduated degree. The PBBA Sunrise program, along with the PBBA […]
While it may have been Friday the 13th, it was a lucky day for the 46 students participating in the recent College of Business graduation ceremonies for the 29th session of the Professional BBA (PBBA) Weekend program. The weekend program is designed to offer an accelerated part-time Bachelor of Business Administration degree option to students […]
With the world frequently using adjectives that “hedge” and accolades that encompass everyone, recognizing absolute excellence is particularly important. In spring 2012, 83 students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) were inducted into the international honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma. “Only the top ten percent of undergraduate business students and […]
Ternecia pursued her undergraduate degree with determination—while facing urgent family crises and the full responsibilities of being a single mother—she begins to realize her goal after 10 years. View Ternecia’s story. View other portraits of Uncommon Thinkers.
“When I learned I could at last finish my college degree by taking classes at 7:00 a.m. and still get to work on time, I thought ‘That’s perfect!’” Those words from Joel D. Valencia (PBBA ’11) capture the spirit and determination of the latest graduating class earning their Professional BBA from the College of Business […]
While most people spend weekends relaxing, a group of determined professionals finished their Professional BBA at the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU). The class of 70 graduates, the largest in the program’s history, was recognized at a celebration dinner this spring at Texas de Brazil. “I chose the program for the […]
The reality in many business professions: a bachelor’s degree simply isn’t enough. To learn more about graduate school and law school opportunities in the local area, two students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) organized an MBA and Law School workshop for their fellow undergrads. The event, held at FIU’s […]
The College of Business Administration’s BBA+ program, long a popular option for working professionals, recently concluded another set of graduations: forty students in the 26th group of the BBA+ Weekend in February, 30 from the 6th Sunrise offering in April and 50 from the 27th BBA+ Weekend in May. Students and faculty were honored for […]
After a national search, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) appointed Shawnta Friday-Stroud (PhD ’97) as dean of its School of Business and Industry (SBI). FAMU Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris made the announcement on February 15, 2010. “I am so proud of Friday-Stroud and I am very confident that she will be an excellent dean,” […]
