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Very Important Panther: Monique Hamaty-Simmonds ’96 Profession: President and CEO of Tortuga Rum Cake, Inc. FIU degree: Bachelor’s in Business Administration FIU affiliations: I am a Lifetime Member of the Alumni Association and remain in contact with a few of my professors. I always support FIU both financially and through [...]
Irma Becerra-Fernandez, professor of Management Information Systems (MIS), and the director and fellow of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center within the College of Business Administration, has been appointed Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. Becerra-Fernandez will support the Provost in setting overall academic priorities, overseeing university-wide implementation of student-centered initiatives, and [...]
Florida International University is pleased to announce a commitment of $200,000 from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm®) in support of financial literacy education at the College of Business Administration. The grant will support the operation of FIU’s State Farm Financial Literacy Lab and service learning projects led [...]
FIU’s business school ranked #8 for Hispanics. In its most recent rankings of business schools for Hispanics, Hispanic Business ranked FIU’s College of Business Administration eighth in the country. This was the second consecutive year FIU Business ranked eighth. The annual listing looks at the percentage of Hispanic student enrollment, [...]
Longtime FPL employee Alex Perdomo was recognized with the company’s award on Sept. 13 for his work as volunteer soccer coach and his efforts on behalf of the Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity. For Alex Perdomo ’92, MS ’94, giving back has always been a priority. Since childhood, the College [...]
Investors, entrepreneurs and experts to convene in Miami for “Latin America: The New Mainstream” MIAMI – Leading venture capitalists, international business experts and entrepreneurs will convene in Miami this November for the first venture capital conference of its kind to focus on Latin American enterprises. The 2010 Americas Venture Capital [...]
One study abroad was not enough for Gloria Leon, a senior majoring in international business and marketing, in the College of Business Administration at FIU. After her “amazing experiences” on a study abroad to Dubai, she became one of 30 students from across the business school to participate in a [...]
Name: Kunle Ekunkonye ’06, MBA ’09 Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Manager of Web Development in the Office of Marketing and Communications for the College of Business Administration Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I work leveraging the Web to help tell the FIU Business story. This includes [...]
FIU focuses on long-term solutions for Haiti’s future HEALTH FIU physician Dr. Pilar Martin has made numerous trips to Haiti, where she has a longstanding relationship with Rose-Mina de Diegue Orphanage in Port Au Prince. While there, Dr. Martin has delivered relief supplies and provided medical care in orphanages, tent [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique has been invited to be a visiting professor at the Harvard Business School (HBS) this fall. Working with colleagues participating in the Harvard Leadership Initiative and leadership experts throughout Harvard University, Professor Maidique will continue and extend his research on [...]
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