{"id":10390,"date":"2010-12-07T14:44:28","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T18:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=10390"},"modified":"2017-06-29T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:28:47","slug":"future-business-leaders-show-winning-ways-in-state-competition-and-in-promoting-fiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/12\/future-business-leaders-show-winning-ways-in-state-competition-and-in-promoting-fiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Business Leaders show winning ways in state competition\u2014and in promoting FIU."},"content":{"rendered":"
When members of the Future Business Leaders of America\u2013Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) chapter at Florida International University (FIU) were making plans to attend their organization\u2019s State Fall Leadership Conference, they decided to compete strongly and to learn from the event.<\/p>\n
While the spring conference has the major competitions, this fall event, held November 19-21 at the Palm Beach County Hilton Hotel, also offered opportunities to excel.<\/p>\n The results were impressive. FIU\u2019s Claudia Capdesuner<\/strong>, Gedma Estrada<\/strong> and Jose Nunez<\/strong> were members of the five-person District V Team that won the Battle of the Districts in the college portion of the competition.<\/p>\n In statewide Open Events competitions, six FIU students placed in the top slots.<\/p>\n FBLA-PBL Facts: Leadership: Hospitality Management: Grammar: The FIU team also won the Foundation Volleyball Game, and participated in the March of Dimes Walk.<\/p>\n \u201cPlus, the students benefited by participating in professional development workshops that focused around the organization\u2019s crest: service, education and progress,\u201d said Yanyn San Luis <\/strong>(BA \u201910), who attended the conference. She serves as chapter advisor along with Jose Toscano <\/strong>(BA \u201997).<\/p>\n Golden (Panther) Opportunity: FIU students promote business school programs. <\/em><\/p>\n The 13 FBLA-PBL members also decided to use the conference to promote FIU\u2019s College of Business Administration.<\/p>\n \u201cSince the 300 conference attendees included middle school, high school and college students, we had an FIU information table,\u201d said Capdesuner, chapter reporter. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FIU students staffed the display, handing out literature and talking about the university\u2019s undergraduate and graduate business programs.<\/p>\n
\nClaudia Capdesuner<\/strong>, First Place
\nSaul Perez<\/strong>, Second Place<\/p>\n
\nBruno Cevallos<\/strong>, Second Place<\/p>\n
\nJose Nunez<\/strong>, Second Place,
\nMauricio Rodrigues<\/strong>, Third Place<\/p>\n
\nLouis Castillo<\/strong>, First Place<\/p>\n