{"id":4060,"date":"2009-09-22T12:20:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=4060"},"modified":"2009-09-22T12:20:03","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T16:20:03","slug":"chapman-graduate-school-breaks-enrollment-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2009\/09\/chapman-graduate-school-breaks-enrollment-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapman Graduate School breaks enrollment record."},"content":{"rendered":"

The fall 2009 semester is off to a robust start in the Chapman Graduate School at Florida International University (FIU) with 599 new graduate students enrolled\u2014more than ever before. The graduate school in the College of Business Administration offers 12 master\u2019s programs at three locations in South Florida, with a new online program, the Corporate MBA<\/a>, slated to start later this fall.<\/p>\n

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An orientation provided ample time for networking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We are very happy that we have a record-setting class size and particularly happy that the students are of very high caliber with higher GPAs, and higher GMAT and GRE scores overall than previous years,\u201d said Joyce Elam<\/strong>, executive dean.<\/p>\n

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Executive Dean Joyce Elam greeted the new students in the Chapman Graduate School at their orientation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though business school enrollments tend to be cyclical, and tough economic times prompt people to return to school, Luis Casas<\/strong>, director, marketing, communications and recruiting, credits a number of factors in drawing so many to FIU.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an environment of fierce competition, we\u2019ve been able to capture such a large number of outstanding people through a variety of means, including our creative recruiting efforts, our communications, the hard work of the program managers in each of our graduate programs and word of mouth from current students and alumni,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The picture for the spring semester already looks bright. According to Casas, the deadline for spring admission has not yet arrived, and already two of the programs are close to capacity.<\/p>\n

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The majority of students in the record-breaking fall 2009 intake got needed information on August 21, 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Full house receives warm welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Approximately 400 of the new graduate students attended an orientation at the College of Business Complex on August 21, 2009. They mingled, collected valuable information about their individual degree programs and financial aid options, and met key administrators and nearly 30 faculty members. Members of the International MBA <\/a>and the Executive MBA<\/a> had separate events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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