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Business Networks | January, 2008 | Volume 6, Issue 1
To buy or not to buy? To sell or not to sell? Assessing South Florida’s real estate market.
Buy. Sell. Sit tight for now. What signals the right move to make in today’s South Florida real estate market? William Hardin, professor, Finance and Real Estate Department and director, real estate programs in the College of Business Administration, confirms that selling now does not make sense for most property owners. “In the residential market, we’ve seen a substantial downturn in activity with a large increase in inventory,” he said. “But we’ve not yet seen significant changes in prices. Ultimately, a downward turn in pricing will drive what’s needed to clear the market.” Read more. Blog this.
Graduates hear gem of a speech at Fall Commencement.
At the Fall Commencement on December 17, 2007, approximately 810 undergraduate students and 241 graduate students became the newest alumni of the College of Business Administration. Undergraduates from the Landon School, with the exception of the School of Accounting, received their diplomas during an afternoon ceremony, with the Chapman Graduate School and the School of Accounting ceremony taking place in the evening. Joyce J. Elam, executive dean and vice provost, FIU Online, spoke at both gatherings, recapping the college’s many achievements—including the recent completion of the first phase of the new College of Business Administration Complex—and communicating to both audiences the idea of GEM: gratitude, engagement, and meaning. Read more. Blog this. College launches popular graduate programs in Mexico and Panama. Combine solid economies in countries with strong U.S. ties, proven graduate programs offered by the College of Business Administration, and the college’s commitment to sharing the expertise of its faculty to benefit students globally, and you have the foundation for the expansion of the Master of Accounting (MACC) to Mexico and the Professional MBA (PMBA) to Panama. Read more. Blog this. “Aetna Day” panel discussion examines health care disparities.
How to best address inequities in the availability of quality health care remains one of the more pressing aspects of our country’s health care dilemma. On November 15, 2007, concerned students, faculty, and staff joined representatives from the health care community in the Ocean Bank Auditorium in the new College of Business Administration Complex to hear experts shed light on dissimilarities in health care coverage and availability in the United States. The panel discussion provided the cornerstone event for the first Florida International University “Aetna Day,” hosted by the college and sponsored by Aetna, one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies. Read more. Blog this. Walgreens makes two-part gift to college and two donors complete their contributions.
The Walgreens name, which beckons from more than 6,000 locations in 49 states and Puerto Rico, recently acquired another spot from which to make its presence known: the new College of Business Administration Complex at Florida International University. The company donated $20,000 to name the Walgreens Study Room in Academic Hall and an additional $5,000 to support the operations of Career Management Services (CMS), whose activities have been instrumental in helping Walgreens recruit qualified students into its managerial training program. Read more. Blog this.
Accounting and law students team up to aid small businesses, non-profits.
Thanks to an innovative collaboration between the college’s School of Accounting and the College of Law, qualified small businesses and non-profit organizations can receive free accounting services in the latter’s Community Development Clinic. Launched in fall, 2007, the initiative has received $20,000 in support from Rachlin Cohen & Holtz, LLP, one of South Florida's largest public accounting firms, that will sustain it for two additional semesters. Read more. Blog this.
Alumni join forces to create niche firm.
Zameer Upadhya (BACC '02) and James Rivera (BACC '01) Area of study: Bachelor in Accounting There to here: Combine a seven-year friendship, several commonalities, and an entrepreneurial spirit and you get the creation of an innovative niche social networking website named Babyspot.com. Company: Babyspot.com is a social networking tool for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other loved ones to share pictures, videos, and other precious moments of their young with family and friends across the world. Read more. Blog this. Chapman Alumni Holiday Reception reunites friends and faculty and introduces alumni to new college facility.
Chapman Graduate School Alumni gathered in the new College of Business Administration’s Complex on Thursday, December 6, 2007, to start off the holiday season by catching up with former classmates, professors, and program managers. Read more. Blog this. “Art of Networking” event promises to be a hit. This will not be your ordinary networking event! The Business, Real Estate, Law and Honors Alumni Chapters and Councils have bonded together to create a mixer worth attending. Read more. Blog this. Last call goes out for Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame nominations. Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame nominations will close on January 14, 2008. The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame inducts alumni of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University and honors other members of our business community who have achieved distinction as founders and builders of new business enterprises. Read the criteria and nominate someone today! Not sure your nominee is an alum? Contact Michelle Joubert, assistant director, alumni relations, at 305-348-0397 or e-mail joubertm@fiu.edu . Mark your calendar for the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on May 8, 2008, at Parrot Jungle Island. Alumni Notes
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