{"id":5632,"date":"2006-01-01T12:25:08","date_gmt":"2006-01-01T16:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=5632"},"modified":"2014-11-14T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:04:51","slug":"building-for-business-campaign-reaches-hearts-then-wallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2006\/01\/building-for-business-campaign-reaches-hearts-then-wallets\/","title":{"rendered":"Building for Business Campaign reaches hearts, then wallets."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI truly love Florida International University,\u201d said Francisco Camposano Jr.<\/strong> (BBA \u201902), president of C & C Appraisers, Inc. \u201cI have wonderful memories that will live with me forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camposano\u2019s emotional attachment to the university and the College of Business Administration is exactly what the Building for Business Campaign organizers wanted to touch when they launched a fundraising effort among faculty, staff, students, and alumni.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aimed for the heart,\u201d said Annabelle Rojas<\/strong>, the college\u2019s director resource development and external relations. \u201cWe asked these constituencies to leave a legacy, to support an effort for a place they love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much to the delight of Rojas and Joyce J. Elam<\/strong>, executive dean, the groups opened their hearts and their wallets. A \u201cWall of Stars\u201d will acknowledge contributions of varying sizes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new building looked good,\u201d said Camposano, who majored in international business and whose donation was prompted by a direct mail piece. \u201cI also believe that it is just fair to give back to a school that helped me come out to the real world and become successful. I enjoy applying in the real world what was taught to me in the college\u2019s classes\u2014such as being able to work in groups and come to reasoning together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Constantine “Gus” Kalogeras<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

of the university\u2019s original faculty members, Constantine \u201cGus\u201d Kalogeras<\/strong>, clinical professor of finance, used the Campaign to honor the university, his current students, and those who will be able to enjoy the business complex in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am impressed with the quality of the university\u2019s management, reflected in its phenomenal growth, and with the faculty, which is very dedicated and professional,\u201d said Kalogeras, who rejoined the Department of Finance at \u201c63 years young\u201d after more than a twenty-year absence.<\/p>\n

Not only did Kalogeras make a substantial personal donation, but also he funded a star for the Financial Management Association student chapter, for which he serves as advisor, and provided half the funds for another star for Phi Mu Alpha, the finance honor society.<\/p>\n

\u201cI admire these mainly first-generation students and their willingness to work hard, yet who they try to help others at the same time,\u201d he said. \u201cMany of them have difficulty buying books, let alone donating to a building fund. I thought that maybe I could help them get a star for their organization in the new building. I know that it means a lot to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese kinds of stories make us especially proud of our Campaign,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cWe came in with hope. Now, we have built momentum and have gotten significant financial support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on the Campaign\u2019s success, organizers are considering applying to the Kresge Foundation, which gives grants to institutions that run internal campaigns for brick and mortar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Foundation needs to see that financial support is there and with nearly $70,000 in donations from faculty, staff, students, and alumni, we feel we can demonstrate that it is,\u201d Rojas said.<\/p>\n

A virtual tour of the Building Complex can be viewed\u2014and donations made\u2014at http:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/web\/donate\/index.htm<\/a>. Anyone interested in being part of this fundraising initiative can also contact Rojas at 305-348-3339, Bill Levin<\/strong> at 305-348-0473, or stop by Suite 310 in the Ryder Building. The state will match every donation dollar for dollar, doubling the value of each contribution. Donations are tax deductible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wall can only accommodate a limited number of stars, and with the great response we\u2019ve gotten so far, people might want to make their donations sooner rather than later to ensure that a star with their names will be permanently on view,\u201d Rojas said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI truly love Florida International University,\u201d said Francisco Camposano Jr. (BBA \u201902), president of C & C Appraisers, Inc. \u201cI have wonderful memories that will live with me forever.\u201d Camposano\u2019s emotional attachment to the university and the College of Business Administration is exactly what the Building for Business Campaign organizers wanted to touch when they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[248,282,484,942,1405],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5632"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24488,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5632\/revisions\/24488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}