On February 20, 2019, the FIU family lost a committed community leader, philanthropist, humanitarian, and advocate, Betty Chapman. She was the wife of the late civic leader and FIU supporter Alvah Chapman Jr. The university community mourns her passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with the Chapman family during this difficult time. In 1993, […]
FIU Alumnus Malcolm Butters Continues to Support Real Estate Students
By Eileen Spiegler In 2016, Malcolm Butters was asked what advice he would give to his younger self, looking to the future at his own college graduation. “Give back,” Butters answered. For the fifth year, the FIU alumnus is helping to ease the debt burden for two students who received their Master of Science in […]
Grad students selected for prestigious Gates Foundation internships
Marsha Francois was thrilled when she got the news. “I was definitely excited,” said Francois, a first-year graduate student in the master’s in Adult Education and Human Resource Development program. “In my field, it’s like if someone got an internship with Google for technology.” Along with graduate students from a select group of universities — […]
Donations to First Generation Scholarship Program now matched 2-for-1 by state
International business senior Alberto Garcia Marrero hopes to go to law school after graduating. To get there, the Honors College student spends his time attending conferences in his field of study and leading a number of campus organizations, including Golden Key International Honour Society, for which he serves as president. Garcia Marrero was born in […]
Spotify mixes music and careers with FIU College of Business students
On a quest for dynamic college students as interns and student ambassadors, Spotify executives arrived at FIU’s College of Business with a DJ mixing the latest hits and lighting effects headlining its #jointheband event. A partnership with COB’s Career Management Services, it was Spotify’s first event at FIU. “We want to invest in student talent from FIU,” said […]
College of Business helps companies improve corporate sustainability efforts
Today, the ability to advance sustainable development is an integral part of many businesses’ corporate missions, as well as addressing the social, environment, and financial impacts of their enterprises. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) this week launched the Corporate Sustainability Index (IndexAmericas), designed to help gauge corporate sustainability efforts in […]
Remembering FIU supporter Sanford L. Ziff
The university joins President Mark B. Rosenberg in remembering philanthropist, FIU supporter, and Foundation Board of Directors member Sanford L. Ziff, who passed away at 91 on Friday. President Rosenberg sent the following email to the university community on Jan. 9. Dear members of the university community, It is with a heavy heart and deep appreciation […]
SBDC at FIU works with ATOM to solve risky business problem for Global Health Intelligence
When a client hired Global Health Intelligence of Coral Gables to build a database of hospitals and equipment located in Brazil, the market research and intelligence company soon realized the complexity of the task: Brazil has more hospitals than the United States, and the healthcare sector in emerging markets can lack reliable and accurate information. […]
Organization works to increase voting among millennials and Latinos
With a big, bright smile, Indiana Sanchez stands in the middle of the Graham Center passing out flyers. Inviting and warm, she is working to encourage students, faculty, and staff to register to vote. Behind her in the “pit,” a group of student organizations have come together as part of National Voter Registration Day to […]
Finance student excels as young investor
Carlo Trabanco got his start investing at age 15, when he visited the Capital Markets Lab at FIU’s College of Business. A member—and later president—of his high school’s Future Business Leaders of America club, Trabanco and his peers came to FIU on a regular basis to learn about financial literacy from senior business students. After […]