Business and academia met at the School of Business on Aug. 20 at a roundtable featuring presentations that highlighted various approaches to the discipline of risk management. "Enterprise Risk Management Roundtable with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines" brought together faculty from the School of Business and UM's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science with attendees from some of South Florida's top companies, including Royal Caribbean, Greenberg Traurig and KPMG.
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The undergraduate business program at the School of Business is ranked
No. 24 for international business among all U.S. business programs in
the latest rankings of "America's Best Colleges" from U.S.News & World Report.
The rankings, released Aug. 17, also place the School's undergraduate
business program at No. 57 overall among the 364 business schools ranked
by U.S. News in 2010. The jump in the U.S. News ranking is significant, up 17 spots from 2009.
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Undergraduate students from the School of Business Administration
journeyed back to Jamaica July 14-20 to support entrepreneurship there
as part of the School's ongoing Jamaica Project. The project, started by
the School's Hyperion Council in 2008, provides training to small- and
micro- business owners in the MSME Alliance in Jamaica. This year, students were supported by alumnus Pedro Fabregas, MSPM '08, president and CEO of American Eagle Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida, and a member of the School's Board of Overseers.
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The
international academic reputation of the School continues to climb as the world's leading academic journals publish even more research from faculty. The Financial
Times in 2010
ranked the School No. 40 in the world and No. 33 in the U.S. for research. Also
this year, a study published in the International
Business Review ranked the School No. 20 in the world for international
research, while the 2009-2010 University of Texas at Dallas Top
100 Business School Research Rankings places the School at No. 28 in North America
for marketing research.
2009-2010 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS IN TOP JOURNALS |
Come back to where it all began...think about where your degree has taken you and how far we've come as an institution, and make Miami your destination to celebrate all the reasons it's great to be a 'Cane.
Now is the perfect time to set your travel plans in motion and see first-hand why the University of Miami continues to excel, while remaining that truly wonderful place you remember. Let the UM Alumni Association know you're coming back and make your travel arrangements today. They are eager and ready to discuss your return! Contact the UM Alumni Association toll free at 1-866-UMALUMS (862-5867), 305-284-2872, or via e-mail at alumniweekend@miami.edu.
Be sure to visit the Alumni Weekend and Homecoming site for event information, travel discounts, and more!
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In the News
Miami Today - Aug. 18, 2010 - An article highlighted the success of the School's Executive MBA program in Puerto Rico, which began in October 2009. Article
The Miami Herald - Aug. 16, 2010 - An article highlighted the benefits of the School's graduate business certificate program. The article included quotes from Anuj Mehrotra, vice dean for graduate business programs, and a recent participant in the certificate program, Jaime Bautista, vice president of operations regulatory compliance at Telemundo Network Group's Hialeah office. Article
Christian Science Monitor - Aug. 13, 2010 - A study conducted by Ricardo Rodriguez,
an associate professor of marketing, which found that stocks are more
likely to lose ground on a Friday the 13th than on another Friday, was
cited in an article about the fear of that day. Article
Chicago Tribune - Aug. 12, 2010 - A column about new
research and high-tech tactics being used by retailers to get consumers
to spend more included numerous quotes from Juliano Laran,
an assistant professor of marketing, who has published a number of
studies on consumer indulgence. The article was republished in more than
twp dozen newspapers across the country. Article
Marketplace (NPR) - August 6, 2010 - Andrea Heuson,
a professor of finance, offered insight in a segment on condo
purchasers who are using a law to get out of their pre-construction
contracts by arguing that developers didn't follow through on promises
and don't deserve to be paid.
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