Approximately 1,011 students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) graduated in Spring Commencement ceremonies on May 1, 2013. In the afternoon, 676 business students received their bachelor’s degrees; 335 graduate students, two of them new PhDs, graduated in the evening. Three new Worlds Ahead Graduates majored in business. The Worlds Ahead […]
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Trip to Nicaragua changes lives on both sides.
“We made a difference. We made a beginning.” Those words from Constance Bates, a faculty member in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), encapsulated the service learning experience she and eight FIU students underwent during their seven-day stay in Nicaragua in March 2013. The students are members of the college’s International Business […]
FIU team named a regional champion at Enactus competition.
Enactus enables students to apply business concepts and entrepreneurial action in projects that positively affect their communities, combining two key focus areas for the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU): entrepreneurship and community service. When a team from FIU Enactus showcased their projects at the Enactus United States Regional Competition in Atlanta, Georgia […]
Business students capture record number of awards at International AMA Collegiate Conference.
The 35nd Annual International AMA Collegiate Conference proved a winner, 16 times over, for the AMA chapter in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). “Live the Marketing Life” was the theme of the event, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 21-23, 2013, at which more than 300 chapters competed. Chapter awards set […]
FBLA-PBL brings home 15 awards from state conference.
The 63rd Annual State Leadership Conference for Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) yielded impressive results for members of the Florida International University (FIU) chapter. Eleven students from the College of Business won 15 awards, including four first-place finishes, earning kudos from throughout the university, including from the college’s dean, David R. Klock. […]
Business students learn the art of professional dressing.
Leticia Romano, a junior majoring in marketing and international business at Florida International University (FIU), learned quite a bit as a co-coordinator of the Alpha Kappa Psi “From Paris to Tokyo Professional Fashion Show.” She discovered how to plan events, coordinate show elements and build relationships with sponsors. Plus she learned that not everybody knows […]
Students receive warm welcome to BizLife.
Students at the Welcome to the BizLife event were treated to a complete look at the best of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU): friendly staff and students, a variety of organizations and services, plenty of pizza and a photo op with Roary. Held August 30th in the College of Business Complex […]
ALPFA 2012 Miami Regional Student Symposium declared a rousing success.
More than 100 students from Florida International University (FIU), Georgia State, Miami Dade College, University of Miami and University of South Florida plus representatives from 12 area employers recently chose to spend a springtime Saturday at the ALPFA 2012 Miami Regional Student Symposium held on the FIU campus. The theme was part of the draw: […]
FIU Business makes its mark at Spring Commencement.
More than 1,100 students in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) graduated in Spring Commencement ceremonies on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. In the afternoon, 746 business students received their bachelor’s degrees; 411 graduate students, two of them new PhDs, graduated in the evening. Four new Worlds Ahead Graduates come from FIU […]
Northwestern students learn essentials of financial planning at FIU.
For five top students from Miami’s Northwestern Senior High School, 2011-2012 was a year to remember. Marcus Gent, Jasmine McMillan, Rene Maurice, Janis St. Port and Cliffanique Towbridge took an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City, where they were the only high school students to participate in a college investment conference. They toured the floor […]