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Business Networks | September, 2007 | Volume 5, Issue 9
Online analytical processing tools offer prescription for success in the health care industry.
Today, almost every organization—no matter the industry—finds itself awash in a sea of data. But the volume of data doesn’t make the difference. What matters most is what people do with the information and insights the data provide. A new breed of decision-support tools now gives researchers and decision makers the flexibility to customize the selection, aggregation, and presentation of data. To understand the impact of these tools, Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor in the College of Business Administration’s Decision Sciences and Information Systems Department (DSIS), and her colleagues studied the implementation of an online, analytical processing (OLAP) tools-interface to the Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (CATCH) data warehouse used by knowledge workers at a regional health planning agency in Florida. Read more. Blog this. Listen.
College of Business Administration now offers two full majors at Biscayne Bay Campus.
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Biscayne Bay campus (BBC) of Florida International University. It also heralds the expansion of two of the College of Business Administration’s undergraduate majors, making both a management and a marketing major fully attainable at this north campus site. Read more. Blog this. Listen. ALPFA National Convention puts students past and present in the spotlight.
“South Region Student of the Year.” “ALPFA National Student of the Year.” “South Region Chapter of the Year” award. Regional winners, KPMG case competition. Those honors accrued to students and alumni from the College of Business Administration during the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting’s (ALPFA) annual convention, held in Orlando, Florida, from August 4-8, 2007. The college boasts the largest student chapter of ALPFA in the country, and 37 of its members—all sponsored by the School of Accounting in the College of Business Administration—were among the 2,400 attendees. Students affiliate with ALPFA through their membership in the FIU Accounting Association (FIU-AA). Read more. Blog this. Listen. College of Business Administration organizes international conference.
Members of the faculty and staff of the College of Business Administration and the Chapman Graduate School are busily preparing to host the 42nd annual meeting of the Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA), which will take place in Miami in the college’s new business building complex on October 28-31, 2007. Approximately 400 international scholars and administrators will attend, representing more than 100 universities from Latin America and the Caribbean, along with fifty schools from North America and Europe with strong ties to the region. Read more. Blog this. Listen. Accounting sector sees future leaders within the College of Business Administration’s ranks.
While many people kick back in the summer, an elite group of students from the College of Business Administration stayed busy attending special events designed to prepare them for careers in accounting. Grant Thornton (GT) LLP, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), and KPMG ran programs this summer targeting those from diverse backgrounds, helping groom them specifically for their firms and/or for success in the field in general. Read more. Blog this. Listen.
The beauty of natural fibers inspires a Guatemalan village to create a brighter future.
Five years ago, a severe drought brought hardship and hunger to the people of Jocotán, a small village in rural Guatemala. Today, the villagers turn to this once-parched land as a creative source for income and job opportunities, thanks in part to the volunteer program sponsored by the College of Business Administration’s John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer (FTF) program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Most recently, FTF, in partnership with Winrock International, sent fiber artist and weaver Mary Burks to help the villagers expand the products they produce from locally grown vegetal fibers, including zibaque, reed grass, hemp, and bamboo. Read more. Blog this.
Alumni Profile: Joseph E. Brown (BBA ’97)
Major at Florida International University: Management and International Business Additional Education: Master’s in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University Business Alumni Chapter presents new series titled “Art of Networking.” Join the Business Alumni Chapter for a captivating new networking series, “The Art of Networking.” The first event in the series will be held on September 20, 2007, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at the Miami Art Group Gallery in the Design District. James R. Bussey, a recent finalist at the Toastmasters’ World Championship of Public Speaking, will give a short presentation on public speaking skills. The event sponsor is Progressive, and complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be offered. Register today! New Real Estate Board adopts an innovative mission.
The newly appointed Real Estate Alumni Affinity Council (REAAC) board has had quite a successful start this fiscal year. Real estate industry professionals attended the “Meet the New Board” networking party at Town Center One at Dadeland, which graciously sponsored the event. Read more. Blog this. Alumni Notes
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