{"id":13391,"date":"2011-08-10T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=13391"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:34:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:34:26","slug":"business-community-leadership-class-develops-service-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2011\/08\/business-community-leadership-class-develops-service-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBusiness Community Leadership\u201d class develops service proposals."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Susana Castaneira, a junior majoring in Human Resource Management in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), is no stranger to the challenge of struggling. She readily admits she had \u201can underprivileged life,\u201d coming to the United States from Cuba as a 12-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>But even Castaneira had things to learn about the life of needy kids&#8212;and how community members can help. She was among the students in FIU\u2019s <em>Business Community Leadership<\/em> course this summer. Course instructor Donald D. Roomes (MBA \u201990) gave the assignment for the students, working in teams, to write a research-based proposal for community service projects to help the less fortunate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13394\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_SusanaCastaneira.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13394   \" title=\"Roomes_SusanaCastaneira\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_SusanaCastaneira.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susana Castaneira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The teams presented their proposals to a panel of judges:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/alumni\/alumni_circle.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Dean\u2019s Alumni Circle<\/a>: Daniel Alfonso (MSF \u201901, BBA \u201900), Erbi Blanco-True (MBA \u201910), Jorge Lazaro Diaz (BS \u201973) and Monique Catoggio (EMBA \u201903), director of advancement, alumni and corporate relations in FIU\u2019s business school<\/li>\n<li>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/alumni\/affinity_groups\/accounting\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Accounting Alumni Council<\/a>: Gary Opper (MST \u201983), AAC president<\/li>\n<li>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/alumni\/cewa.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Chapman Executive Women\u2019s Association<\/a>: Joanne Mena (EMBA \u201910)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIn our research, our team discovered the tremendous need of children who have poor reading skills,\u201d Castaneira said. \u201cWe also learned what a great resource business people can be. Everyone is pressed for time but if you feel passionate about helping, you\u2019ll find time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRead to Lead,\u201d a series of service projects to increase reading competency at four local schools developed by Castaneira and her teammates, was judged as the best proposal. The Dean\u2019s Alumni Circle is considering whether the organization can supply funding for the project.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13392\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_DonaldRoomes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13392    \" title=\"Roomes_DonaldRoomes\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_DonaldRoomes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Roomes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Students learn about the need for service. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was incredibly proud of the students\u2019 work,\u201d Roomes said. \u201cEach team identified a powerful need and came up with specific ways that community members can become involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To help the students understand more about philanthropy, Roomes invited Miami business person Jason Squillante (BBA \u201900) to the class.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13393\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_JasonSquillante.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13393  \" title=\"Roomes_JasonSquillante\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Roomes_JasonSquillante.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"328\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Squillante<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHis account of wanting to start a foundation to help underprivileged students in honor of his mother planted a lot of ideas,\u201d Roomes said. \u201cMany proposals were a direct result his influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">[set_id=72157627207371569]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susana Castaneira, a junior majoring in Human Resource Management in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), is no stranger to the challenge of struggling. 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