University of South Florida College of Business Newsletter

University of South Florida College of Business

November 2013

USF part-time MBA ranked No. 1 among state universities
USF ranked above other prestigious business schools such as UF, Georgetown, and Ohio State University.

The University of South Florida's part-time MBA is the top program among Florida's 12 state universities, and No. 16 among public schools in the nation, according to new rankings released by Bloomberg Businessweek earlier this month.

Overall, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked USF's part-time MBA program 36th in the nation among both private and public universities. Read more.

New business incubator encourages student entrepreneurship
The Student Innovation Incubator launched Nov. 20.

A new Student Innovation Incubator, a partnership of the USF Center for Entrepreneurship and USF Connect, will help students take their business ideas from concept to reality.

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Upcoming Events

Dec. 5: Pie-A-Bull, College of Business Breezeway; pie Dean Limayem and the ALPFA executive board. 2-5 p.m.

Dec. 7-13: Final Exam Week.

Dec. 14: Tampa Commencement, USF Sun Dome.

MS in Real Estate Program gains new certification partnership
The CCIM Institute Membership allows students in the program to fast-track their professional certification.

Students in USF's MS in Real Estate program will have additional value added to their degrees, due to a new partnership with the CCIM Institute.

The CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation offers real estate professionals expertise in finance, especially useful for institutional real estate deals that are part of investment portfolios. Read more.

In Other News

Citi has partnered with USF's National Competitive Intelligence program to prepare students for careers in the anti-money laundering field.
Accounting students in Beta Alpha Psi participated in the Great American Teach-In, giving advice to high school seniors on the accounting profession and transition to college.
Bulls Business Community students met with senior Tampa International Airport management during an exclusive tour of the airport's facilities.
The inventor of the magnetic strip on credit cards spoke to USF entrepreneurship students about his career.
More than 200 alumni attended the inaugural College of Business homecoming speakers event on data-driven decisions, featuring "Undercover Boss" participant Sara Bittorf, Boston Market's Chief Brand Officer, along with other top-level execs.
Students in the Sport & Entertainment Management Program learned finance firsthand with the Orlando Magic's chief revenue officer.
The new Office of Student Success at the College of Business focuses on the value students can add to their degrees outside of the classroom as well as within it.
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Alumni Notes

Michael Marder ('75, Finance), co-founder of Marder Greenspoon, has opened his newest firm in Tampa. Marder's practice will be moving to a new space in the SunTrust Financial Centre downtown.
Arian Howard ('13, Finance) has joined Morgan Stanley as an operations analyst in New York City. Howard was a part of the College of Business' Corporate Mentor Program and Student Managed Investment Fund

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Faculty and Staff Notes

Marketing faculty Dip Biswas and Tim Heath, along with PhD students Courtney Szocs, Marisabel Romero and Alex Kull, attended and presented papers at the Association for Consumer Research Conference held in Chicago in October.
Accounting Instructor Jennifer Cainas and ISDS Professor Grandon Gill were selected to receive USF's Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for 2013-2014.