MIAMI – Joyce Elam, executive dean of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University announced today the appointment of Ruth Ann McEwen to the position of Director of the School of Accounting, effective July 1, 2010. “Dr. McEwen is highly regarded in her field and brings a wealth of experience to the School […]
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Graduate students tackle real problems, real solutions for Raymond James.
Financial services company Raymond James, like others in the industry, just weathered a tough year. So where does Raymond James turn for advice on how to move forward successfully in the wake of the financial crisis? To savvy business graduate students from six Florida universities participating in the 2010 Intercollegiate Case Competition. Competition provides learning […]
BusinessWeek ranks undergraduate program among top in nation.
For the third time in the last four years, the College of Business Administration has been recognized in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek survey of undergraduate business programs. In its online The Best Undergrad B-Schools, Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked the R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business at Florida International University (FIU) at 107th. Among all public schools […]
Kaufman, Rossin & Co. hosts Alumni Day.
Inasmuch as about one-third of the employees at Kaufman, Rossin & Co.—one of Florida’s largest independent accounting firms—graduated from Florida International University (FIU), it’s no surprise that a gathering sponsored by the FIU Alumni Association would draw an enthusiastic group at the firm. And inasmuch as most of the firm’s FIU alumni are graduates of […]
Faculty Notes
School of Accounting Stephen Lin, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research professor; and assistant professors Abijit Barua and John (Changjiang) Wang, won a highly competitive “IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Ready” award from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation to fund their curriculum development proposal titled “Integrating IFRS in both accounting-major undergraduate and Master of Accounting […]
BizBits
On November 17, 2009, Antoinette Lynch, assistant professor, School of Accounting, and her family volunteered for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami. The pinnacle of her experience came when she realized that she was helping to build a home for a family whose oldest daughter is currently an accounting major at the University South Florida […]
Think outside the spreadsheet: Accounting majors investigate career options.
Many accounting students have their sights set on positions with big accounting firms. That’s certainly an optimal career path. But here’s another: becoming an accountant with a badge, solving financial crimes as a federal agent. To learn what that would be like, 21 accounting students were “sworn in” in November to participate in “The Special […]
Top-notch Hispanic students get professional development boost at high-powered institute.
In four intense days, thanks to the Karen Marquez Institute (formerly the Hispanic College Fund), Daniel Zamora, an accounting major in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) and 34 other college students from across the country, gathered in Washington, DC where they advanced along their career path. Members of this elite […]
Contracting positions stay viable in contracting economy.
Jackie Naranjo (BBA ’08) embodies the notion that an unexpected career option can turn out to be extremely rewarding. Through the summer internship program offered by the Hispanic National Internship Program (HNIP) of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), she landed a position in the contracting office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). […]
Fall Commencement helps close 2009 on upbeat note.
For students and their families and friends, there’s no more exciting event than when all the hard work, dedication and sometimes considerable sacrifice is recognized in the form of a college commencement. That was true for the more than 5,500 students who graduated from Florida International University (FIU) on December 14 and 15, 2009. Among […]