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Dean's 2022 - 2023 Annual Report


Message from the Dean

Message from the Dean

The 2022 – 2023 academic year brought a new sense of community to Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business).

The campus was buzzing again and our students, faculty, staff, alumni and other friends in the community were fully engaged with one another.

The strengths of our faculty and students continue to be shown in competition wins, in rankings and in other ways in 2022 – 2023. Our four-year undergraduate student graduation rate rose to nearly 63.2%, up from 29% in 2016. Our undergraduate international business program was ranked No. 2 by U.S. News & World Report for the fourth consecutive year. U.S. News also ranked our international MBA program at No. 4, up from No. 5 the year before. And FIU Business was ranked No. 1 in the world for real estate research productivity by the Journal of Real Estate Literature for the third year in a row.

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We continue evolve as the business environment evolves. To meet the growing demand for leaders who can manage cybersecurity risks, we announced a new MBA in Cybersecurity Risk Management program. We also doubled the size of our Doctorate in Business Administration program to meet the growing demand for this premier business degree.

In March 2023, we learned that the Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) at FIU Business won the Small Business Development Center for Excellence and Innovation Center Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Each year, this award recognizes the accomplishments of one center from among the nearly 1,000 such centers nationwide.

And the accounting and other business degree programs at FIU Business were reaccredited by AACSB International, the world’s largest and longest-standing business education network and premier global accreditor.

I want to thank our alumni and the wider community for your continued support that enables us to grow our position as a world leader in global business education and research.

William Hardin

Dean

One of the Largest

Business Schools
in the U.S.

Fall 2022 Enrollment


 

6,765 Undergraduate Students From 121 Countries

6,765 Undergraduate Students
121 Countries

2,251 Graduate Students From 98 Countries

2,251 Graduate Students
From 98 countries

Degrees Awarded 2022 - 2023

3,845 Total

Bachelor's
Degrees
2,277

MBA
Degrees
636

Specialized Master’s
Degrees
898

Doctoral
Degrees
34

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70,000 Alumni

160 Faculty Members
From 43 Countries

170 Staff Members

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EXCEPTIONAL
VALUE

Undergraduate In-State Tuition (Fall and Spring): $6,168

Undergraduate Out-of-State Tuition (Fall and Spring): $18,566

Graduate In-State Tuition (Total): $15,882 – $59,892

Graduate Out-of-State Tuition (Total): $30,000 - $59,892

LEADING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

10 Undergraduate Majors
7 MBA Programs
9 Specialized Master’s Programs
2 Doctoral Programs

TOP RANKINGS

No. 2

Undergraduate International Business Program

U.S. News & World Report, 2023

No. 4

International MBA Program

U.S. News & World Report, 2023

No. 7

Master’s in Supply Chain Management Program, U.S.

QS World University Rankings, 2022

No. 10

Online MBA Program, World

QS World University Rankings, 2022

No. 10

Master's in Marketing Program, U.S.

QS World University Rankings, 2022

No. 16

Full-Time MBA Program, U.S .

América Economía, 2022

STUDENT SUCCESS

FIU Takes First Place at Leading AIS Conference
FIU Takes First Place at Leading AIS Conference
In spring 2023, FIU Business hosted 200 Students from 20 universities from as far away as Poland and Saudi Arabia at the annual AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference. The event featured competitions on artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, smart cities and more. FIU Business landed a first prize win during the Assurant Smart Cities case competition.
Beta Alpha Psi Scores Gold Again
Beta Alpha Psi Scores “Gold” Again
In fall 2022, the FIU chapter of Beta Alpha Psi was awarded Gold Chapter Status at the society’s annual conference. The recognition put the FIU chapter in 2022’s elite group of five, three of them in the U.S., out of a total of approximately 350 worldwide. Judges of the KPMG Gold Challenge Competition granted the distinction after the chapter repeated its Superior status.
FIU Places Second in Bank Competition
FIU Places Second in Bank Competition
In spring 2023, three FIU Business students took second place in the SouthState Bank case competition, where teams apply their financial and business expertise to solve real-world small business challenges. There were 16 teams from 12 universities that competed against one another. The FIU team took home $1,000 for its second place finish.
Students Shine in International Real Estate Competition
Students Shine in International Real Estate Competition
Also in spring 2023, a team of FIU Business students took fourth place in the 2023 ARGUS University Challenge, the prestigious international real estate case competition. The FIU Business team came in just behind a team from the University of Chicago. This year, teams were asked to play the role of an acquisition team for a National Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).

FOUR-YEAR

Graduation Rate



The four-year graduation rate for FIU Business undergraduate students increased to 63.2% in 2022, up from 37% in 2018.

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2022 - 2023 NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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MBA in Cybersecurity Risk Management
In February 2023, FIU Business announced the launch of the MBA in Cybersecurity and Risk Management program. It is designed for working professionals with more than four years of experience and who have established themselves in the cybersecurity field. The program will prepare students to take cybersecurity leadership positions in the international business C-suite.
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Leading International Business Conference
FIU Business was in the spotlight before the world’s leading scholars in international business in July 2022. The college served as the local host institution for the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), which showcased the latest in international business research amidst scholarly discussions of key issues impacting global networks.
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In-Depth Look at Real Estate Landscape
In fall 2022, FIU Business brought together 200-plus attendees for its annual real estate conference. Keynote speaker Miami Mayor Francis Suarez recalled South Florida’s progress from the days of Ninja loans and double-digit losses in real estate values in 2008 and 2009. Although he was nowhere near being elected, Suarez said it was a valuable lesson.
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FSBDC Earns Top National SBA Award
In spring 2023, the Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) at FIU Business learned it had won the Small Business Development Center for Excellence and Innovation Center Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Each year, this award recognizes the accomplishments of one center from among the nearly 1,000 such centers nationwide.
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RESEARCH AT FIU BUSINESS

As part of an R1 top-tier research institution, FIU Business creates innovative business research that shapes business practice and influences public policy. In the fall of 2022, FIU Business was ranked No. 1 in the world for real estate research productivity by the Journal of Real Estate Literature, surpassing the well-known National University of Singapore for the top spot internationally. For 2022 to 2023, the college was ranked No. 4 in the U.S. for publications in the Journal of International Business Studies, one of the most important journals in the field. Papers by faculty across the seven departments at FIU Business continued to be accepted and published in leading journals in the 2022 – 2023 academic year.

TOP PUBLICATIONS

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

FIU Business received generous gifts from our alumni and other friends in the community totaling more than $3 million dollars in 2022 – 2023. These include the following.
 

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$1,250,000 PayCargo Gift
This gift established the Pay Cargo Supply Chain and Logistics Program. In addition to building on the college’s infrastructure and faculty expertise, the gift will expand FIU Business’s student recruitment and career readiness, with fellowships and internships, a speaker series with high-level industry executives and company visits.
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$500,000 Grant From Blackstone Charitable Foundation
This grant established a Blackstone LaunchPad at FIU to augment entrepreneurship support already available at the university and provide students with skills, knowledge and guidance to transform ideas into companies. The initiative provides training to boost their careers and assistance to turn business ideas into viable ventures.
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$210,000 Gift From BankUnited
This gift supports the FIU Business Pink Tank program to increase the number of women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The program offers mentoring, networking and competition experience designed to reduce the gender gap in STEM fields, which have some of the fastest growing and highest paying jobs.
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$100,000 Gift From Santander Bank
This gift to helps the Florida SBDC at FIU Business provide resources, capital and mentorship to early-stage entrepreneurs in the food-industry in the Miami-Dade area. The program, called Cultivate Small Business, is fully funded by Santander and completely free to entrepreneurs who are accepted into a cohort.
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$100,000 in Seed Money From Microsoft
The grant from Microsoft Corporation will establish the Center for Engaged Management Scholarship (CEMS), where Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students and graduates will provide research-based guidance to businesses. The program will support businesses with evidence-based solutions to existing problems and assist in the implementation of those solutions and analysis of their effectiveness.
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DEAN’S COUNCIL

Chair

Yolanda Nader (BA '79, MBA '86)
CEO and CFO
Dosal Tobacco Corporation

Vice-Chair

Malcolm Butters (MSIRE '83)
President and Co-Founder
Butters Construction & Development Inc.

Members

Matt Arsenault (MAcc '04)
Executive Vice President and CFO
Baptist Health South Florida

Manuel Becerra (BBA '87)
President
Connected Living at Assurant

Steven Berwick (CPA '74)
Principal, Audit & Litigation Consulting
Kaufman, Rossin & Co.

Alex Binelo (BAcc '03, MST '05)
Partner
BDO

Melanie Dickinson
President and Publisher
South Florida Business Journal

Antonio "Tony" Giro (BAcc '93, MAcc '95)
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Frank Gonzalez (BAcc '90)
Assurance Leader/Assurance Partner
BDO

Alfonso Macedo
Director, President and CEO
Ocean Bank

Lillian Peters (BBA '94)
Senior Vice President
PNC Wealth Management

Manny Perez de la Mesa (BBA '77)
Former President and CEO
POOLCORP

Gloria Romero Roses (BBA '92)
Principal
Nexus Living, Nexus Homes and Nexus Consulting

Carlos Sabater (BAcc '81)
Former Managing Partner, Americas Region
Deloitte Global

Federico Sanchez
President and CEO
L.I.C. Capital

Josh Schertzer
Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Technology, Technology and Innovations
Blackstone

Becky Sproul (BAcc '91, MBA '94)
Partner in Charge, Audit – Coastal Business Unit
KPMG

Hector Tundidor (BAcc '92)
Partner
Ernst & Young

ABOUT FIU BUSINESS

Florida International University’s College of Business plays a pivotal role in the development of global business leaders. With nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, FIU Business is widely recognized for its expertise in international business, real estate, data analytics, entrepreneurship, healthcare management, and a broad range of financial services. For more information about FIU Business, visit business.fiu.edu .