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Spark for ARC warms heart of mother, BBA+ group, and community. |
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Ana Lorenzo, a BBA+ Weekend student in the College of Business Administration, is used to challenges.
As a sixteen-year veteran at Regions Bank, she faces professional challenges in her job as an international trade finance portfolio manager in the international trade finance department.
She also faces academic challenges in the BBA+ Weekend program—an accelerated, value-added offering that enables students with an associate of arts degree to complete a business degree in management or international business in seven twelve-week sessions.
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Going beyond the call of duty pays off for graduate. |
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Andres Asion (BBA ’98) didn’t plan for a career in real estate. He majored in marketing and international business in the College of Business Administration, took a real estate course as an elective, and sat for the real estate exam in Florida.
“I thought about doing real estate for the heck of it—as a part-time job ‘till I landed a marketing position',” he said. “I started getting busier and busier, and it dawned on me that maybe real estate would work for a career.”
What got him busy was his involvement when he was 21 in the Yacht Club at the Portofino project for Cervera Real Estate.
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Fourth International BizFest showcases student organizations and more. |
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Each year, International BizFest gets better. Packed with performances, competitions, giveaways, and delectable international cuisine, the four-hour event provides a lively setting for the college’s business student organizations to get the word out about what they do and how students can get involved. Representatives set up tables on the Ryder Building’s south lawn, making it easy and fun for attendees to see the range of outlets for their talents and interests.
One of the many hard-working students at the gathering, Lourdes Lourido, president of Alpha Kappa Psi, thought the fourth annual International BizFest topped them all.
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College graduate has gem of an idea. |
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Fabio Pinto (BBA ’03; MIB ’04; MSF ’05) has been in the jewelry business since he was eighteen. From a position doing sales and public relations promoting jewelry in his home city of Rio de Janeiro, he has moved methodically through his career. He opened his first Amici Gioielli Fine Jewelers, an appointment-only establishment in Bal Harbour, five years ago. In December, 2005, he launched an elegant retail shop by the same name in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Coconut Grove.
“I have learned to be patient,” said Pinto, who completed a six-month program at the Gemological Institute of America in New York in addition to his three degrees from the College of Business Administration and who has built his client base carefully from referrals. “I think it’s important to create a solid foundation and move on little by little.”
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Graduate shifts from hotels to cars. |
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A year ago, Brent Graef (BBA ’95) had a high-level position at a high-class establishment: the luxurious Four Seasons Palm Beach. As room manager, he oversaw the activities of the front desk personnel, the concierge and bell men, the staffs of housekeeping, the beach, and a kids’ club.
But a love of cars, a desire not to move, and an itch to own his own business converged to lead him in a whole new direction. He’s now partnering with his brother-in-law, Mitch Yngber (BA ’92), in a year-old venture, AAutotech of Kendall. The original AAuto Tech has been in Coral Gables for 21 years.
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Internship puts student's human resources major to immediate use. |
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When Ivania Padilla walks at the May 2, 2006, commencement, it will be on the heels of completing an internship in Washington, DC, in the Office of Continuous Learning and Career Management in the Department of Labor (DOL). The internship has given her a great opportunity to put into practice what she has learned in her coursework leading to a bachelor of business administration with a double major in human resources (HR) and management from the College of Business Administration.
“I found out about the internship through the Office of Career Services and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU),” she said.
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International groups of students tackle international business problems. |
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Onyeka Okoli looks at his family’s transportation business in Nigeria differently, now that he’s completed the Master’s Project in International Business. The project falls at the conclusion of coursework in the College of Business Administration’s Master of International Business (MIB) program.
“We offer a number of projects each semester to fulfill this requirement,” said Tomislav Mandakovic, associate dean of the Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business, faculty director of the MIB, and overseer of the capstone project. “The projects must have an international nature and be a current strategic or operational challenge the organization faces. The organizations also agree to plan to implement the recommendations the students come up with based on their research.”
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“I have the best job at IBM,” said aptly-named Joy Dettorre, diversity program manager, IBM Talent, whose joy in her career is palpable. “What could be better than being in a position to bring fresh talent into the company?”
Dettorre serves as project manager of IBM’s Project View, the company’s university recruiting program at the forefront of IBM’s effort to include under-represented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in its workforce.
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Spark for ARC warms heart of mother, BBA+ group, and community. |
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Going beyond the call of duty pays off for graduate. |
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Fourth International BizFest showcases student organizations and more. |
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College graduate has gem of an idea. |
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Graduate shifts from hotels to cars. |
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Internship puts student’s human resources major to immediate use. |
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International groups of students tackle international business problems. |
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What's in a name? |
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CAREER TIPS AND STUDENT SERVICES |
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Career and Education Fair opens doors. The recent Career and Education Fair, coordinated by Florida International University's Career Services office, was a big hit as far as Philip Herzberg (MSF '05) was concerned......Full story.
Federal internship conference is huge success.
A whopping 250 students attended "Internships: The First Step to a Federal Profession," a free, daylong event hosted by Florida International University's Office of Career Services, the Student Government Association, and Delta Epsilon Iota, the academic honor society.....Full story.
Jeopardy Challenge: And the question is...? What is an event at which student organizations from the College of Business Administration get together in a battle of wits and physical agility and at which Denver Cheddie, representing Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI), is declared the winner?........Full story.
Career Tips What to do as graduation approaches.........Full story.
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Get to know our new faculty....Full story.
Future leaders inspired by women who've made it....Full story.
Students bubble with enthusiasm for Paris study abroad....Full story.
Black tie affair helps mark the accomplishments of new Executive MBAs.....Full story.
Spring Business Industry Night helps pave way for careers....Full story. |
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Dedication pays off for American Marketing Association chapter.....Full story.
High school students get taste of college life.....Full story.
Students lead, serve, and change....Full story.
Court-appointed guardians help kids in need....Full story.
Rookie team in Relay for Life wins coveted award....Full story.
Student finds that opening one door opens many....Full story.
It's about time.....Full story.
Our business student organizations exist to work for and benefit you, the students. They can offer you a rich network of young business professionals and...Full story. |
BizBuzz is a publication of the Communication, Publications, and Public Relations Department, Executive Dean's Office, College of Business Administration, Florida International University. Its purpose is to serve as a vehicle in which students, faculty, and staff in the College can share important news, ideas, and information and build a more connected learning community.
Editor: Sally M. Gallion
Writer: Beverly Z. Welber
Layout: Alexis Puentes |
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