What's Happening @FAUbusiness
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThere's a lot going at the Florida Atlantic University College of Business! On this podcast, we speak with our students, alumni, faculty and staff in order to find out... (drumroll)... What's Happening @FAUbusiness.
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#PodNews: Business Students Recognized at FAU's 50th Annual Honors Convocation
April 30, 2019 13:00 - 1 minute - 672 KBOn April 17th, FAU hosted its 50th annual Honors Convocation, a ceremony recognizing the University’s most outstanding students and faculty. From the College of Business, awards went to the following: John Scurto... FAU Distinguished Student Award Harrison Bryant... Student-Athlete of the Year Sydney Elney... Undergraduate Researcher of the Year / College of Business Adeel Shahzad... University Scholar / College of Business Support the Show.
David Gorski: FAU Student, Life-Metrics App Founder, Business Plan Competition Winner
April 26, 2019 14:00 - 9 minutes - 4.61 MBDavid Gorski, an FAU Honors College student, recently won first place and $10,000 in prize money at the annual FAU Business Plan Competition for his activity tracking mobile app, Life-Metrics. For more information about FAU's Business Plan Competition, visit business.fau.edu/bpc. And for more on the Wilkes Honors College and the Kenan Social Engagement Program, go to HonorsCollege.edu. Support the Show.
#PodNews: Life-Metrics Mobile App Wins FAU’s Business Plan Competition
April 23, 2019 13:00 - 1 minute - 719 KBLife-Metrics, an activity tracking mobile app, won first place and $10,000 in prize money at the annual FAU Business Plan Competition, recently hosted by FAU’s Adams Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Business. Created by Wilkes Honors College student David Gorski, the Life-Metrics app platform establishes quantitative connections between health/usage data and psychological/physical well-being. Support the Show.
#PodNews: Real Estate Connect Conference Draws Industry Stakeholders
April 16, 2019 17:00 - 1 minute - 727 KBFAU Business recently hosted its first-ever Real Estate Connect Conference, which drew industry stakeholders from around the country to discuss the outlook for various markets in the United States and across the globe. The conference is the kickoff event for establishing a recognized real estate program in the college of business. The conference’s goal is to connect with a set of engaged partners that will provide guidance and support to the program going forward. Support the Show.
#PodNews: FAU BEPI Index Shows Slight Drop in Hispanic Consumer Confidence
April 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 minute - 916 KBConsumer confidence among Hispanics in the U.S. dropped slightly in the first quarter of 2019 as political divisions became apparent in their economic outlook for the U.S., according to a new national consumer sentiment index conducted by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI) in FAU’s College of Business. Read the full press release and follow FAU BEPI on Twitter at @FAUpolling. Support the Show.
Information Technology & Operations Management @FAUbusiness
April 09, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes - 9.5 MBWe are joined by Jonathan Sweet, Ph.D., from the @FAUbusiness Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM). Jonathan delves into both the ITOM program and the MIS student organization, MISA, for which he is the faculty advisor. Learn more about ITOM at business.fau.edu/ITOM, and follow MISA at misafau.com as well as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Slack. Support the Show.
Hunter Greer '18, MBA in Sport Management
March 19, 2019 16:00 - 14 minutes - 6.59 MBHunter Greer graduated from FAU Business in 2018 with his MBA in Sport Management. He currently works as a Football Operations Assistant for FAU Football. Follow Hunter on twitter at @H_Greer. Support the Show.
#PodNews: FAU Business Launches Executive Ph.D. Program
March 12, 2019 18:00 - 1 minute - 928 KBFAU's College of Business has announced a new Executive Ph.D. in Business program, tailored to meet the needs of the southeast Florida community and provide highly educated members of the workforce a world-class education in business consulting and leadership. The three-year, research-intensive program allows individuals to focus in the following areas: accounting, economics, finance, information technology, management or marketing. For more information, read here and also go to business.fa...
#PodNews: FAU Partners with JM Family to Offer Associates Full Tuition for Undergrad. and Grad. Degrees
March 11, 2019 04:00 - 2 minutes - 994 KBThrough FAU’s new Edu-Vantage Partner Program, JM Family Enterprises will offer its associates full tuition for both undergraduate and graduate degrees and certifications. With this new benefit, the automotive company’s 4,300 full-time associates are eligible to enroll in FAU’s online and on-campus courses starting in the fall semester. JM Family is the first organization to join FAU’s Edu-Vantage Partner Program. The partner program works with employers and corporate community partners to ...
FAU's 2019 Business Plan Competition
February 20, 2019 05:00 - 15 minutes - 6.97 MBWe are joined by Roland Kidwell, the Director of the FAU Adams Center for Entrepreneurship. Roland is also the DeSantis Distinguished Professor & Chair of the Management Programs in the FAU College of Business. On the show, Roland talks with us about the upcoming FAU Business Plan Competition which is hosted by the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship & takes place on Friday, April 12th, 2019. To find out more details about either competing in or attending the event, visit business.fau.edu/bpc....