With the help of our supporters, Florida International University’s College of Business is making its mark as an important educational resource. In the past year, the college has dramatically accelerated its progress toward achieving our vision: to be an internationally recognized leader in global business education. We are proud of the growing worldwide recognition we have received for excellence in teaching, scholarship and student success:
- We are leaders in international business education, confirmed by our #5 ranking for our undergraduate international program in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Colleges survey, our highest ranking yet, and #15 rank for our International MBA in the publication’s 2016 survey of Best Graduate Schools.
- Our online programs scored double-digit gains in the U.S. News rankings, with our non-MBA (Specialty Masters) programs now ranked #16, up from #30, and our MBA now ranked #42, up from #60.
- Our faculty and programs have also been notably ranked, including the Journal of Real Estate Literature’s #2 global ranking for our real estate faculty’s research and a #2 ranking that our Master of Science in Human Resources Management received from HR.com.
- Our student organizations have earned a number of national awards, including the prestigious Gold Chapter status for our Beta Alpha Psi honor society and national awards for our American Marketing Association chapter, AMA at FIU, and our Future Business Leaders of America chapter, FBLA-PBL.
We owe our success in these and many other areas to the dedication and support of the alumni, community and business leaders who support our college. Advisory board members, classroom speakers, mentors and donors all give back in honor of the positive impact the college has had on their own lives as well as the vibrancy of our community. Each and every individual who engages with us makes an invaluable contribution.
This publication, our first-ever Donor Report, focuses on the many ways our supporters help us realize our mission of transforming the lives of our students, while impacting the wider business community.
Thanks to your support of our vision for the future, the college is well-positioned to rise to even greater heights. In the coming years, we will turn to our community of supporters to help us build on our five areas of strategic excellence that will profoundly impact the global business community: international business, business analytics, healthcare, supply chain and enterprise risk. We seek to build on our world-class educational resources for these initiatives.
We hope you’ll enjoy reading about the work of our students, faculty and donors. We look forward to partnering with you to achieve international recognition as a leader in business education.
Our faculty, staff and students are energized by your support and commitment.
Jose M. Aldrich
Acting Dean
College of Business
Florida International University