School Hosts Leading Policy and Business Leaders in Miami to Offer Solutions to Workforce Housing Challenges - VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLINE
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Leveraging public-private partnerships, reducing regulations, building more transit-oriented housing, and easing credit terms for borrowers were just some of the solutions presented in Miami Oct. 4 at "Workforce Housing in the New Economy," a conference hosted by the School of Business, School of Architecture, and Office of Civic and Community Engagement.
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Wal-Mart Asia CEO Examines Challenges of International Business with Students
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Scott Price, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Asia, joined School of Business students at a luncheon on Oct. 5 to discuss the challenges international business poses and emphasize the importance of business customs abroad.
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School Hosts Leading Minority Business Executives for Day of Idea Sharing
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Over 100 entrepreneurs and professionals participated in a day packed with workshops and speakers on Sept. 26 during the ICABA Executive Business Forum, hosted by the School.
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Business Students Meet with Leading New York Investment and Marketing Firms
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More than 30 of the School's top undergraduate and MBA students had the opportunity in October to learn about their chosen career paths in finance and marketing, up close and in the center of those industries - New York City.
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School of Business Named Academic Partner for "The Middle Market: Our World of Opportunity" Conference in Miami
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The School of Business Administration has been named by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors as the academic partner for its winter conference, "The Middle Market: Our World of Opportunity," which will be held in Miami January 14-17, 2013.
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In the News
The Miami Herald - October 23, 2012 - William Werther, a professor of management, in an article about the City of Miami's waiving of the minimum job requirements for certain high-level employees, noted that "It sounds like they are manipulating the hiring decisions" and that "The person who is responsible for signing these things needs to be called to task." Article Winnipeg Free Press - October 20, 2012 - Alok Kumar, the Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, was quoted in an article about prediction markets - those where traders can buy and sell shares valued on world events - in which he noted that prediction markets are similar to financial markets in some but not all respects. Article MReport - October 12, 2012 - The mortgage origination industry trade publication published an article about the conference "Workforce Housing in the New Economy: Looking Forward for South Florida's Employers and Employees," which was co-hosted by the School of Business. Article Palm Beach Post - October 8, 2012 - An article fact checking Mitt Romney's claim that President Obama's policies would encourage more people go on welfare included insight from Phil Robins, a professor of economics who noted that the GOP is "misstating the Obama administration policy." Article The Miami Herald - October 5, 2012 - The newspaper published an article featuring insight from a number of expert panelists speaking during the conference "Workforce Housing in the New Economy: Looking Forward for South Florida's Employers and Employees," which was co-hosted by the School. Article More In the News |