Tag Archives: H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Workers turn to graduate-level business certificates (Miami Herald)
Want more earning power without paying big bucks for an MBA? Get a business certificate, some South Florida employers say.
Business School to Host Workshop on Communicating Institutional Value
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship is hosting a webcast on Sept. 23 on communicating institutional value. The webcast, which will be held from 1 – 2:30 p.m. in the Carl DeSantis Building’s Knight Auditorium, will include information on how to carefully craft marketing messages that focus…
Huizenga Business School Announces New Corporate Partnerships with Home Depot and Microsoft
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship has welcomed Home Depot and the Latin America division of Microsoft as new corporate partners. Through these partnerships, 280,000 Home Depot employees and thousands of Microsoft employees can now earn their business degree at a special discounted tuition rate from the…
Three Business Professors Win National Author Award and Research Grant
Three professors from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship — Karen McKenzie, Ph.D., professor of accounting, Randall Rentfro, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, and Judy Harris, D.B.A., associate professor of accounting — were recently presented with the Association of Government Accountants’ (AGA) 2010 National Author Award for…
International Business Alumnus Accepts U.S. Delegate Position
Jonathan Evans, a graduate of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Master of International Business Administration program, was recently named the official U.S. delegate for UniCEUB, a top-tier private university in Brasilia DF (Brazil’s Federal District). His official start date was June 1, 2010. In this new…
Huizenga School to Host Miramar M.B.A. Information Meeting, Aug. 17
M.B.A. classes are now offered at NSU’s classroom facility at Miramar Town Center (2050 Civic Center Place). An M.B.A. can be earned in only 18 months from the Huizenga School. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Learn more at an M.B.A. Information Meeting on Aug. 17 at 6…
Franchise Institute Announces Home-Based Business Development Series
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) will offer a Home-Based Business Development Series in Fall 2010 and Spring 2011. This six-session program is designed for people who want to learn more about running a home-based business. The sessions, which will be…
M.B.A. Alumnus Named President and CEO of Vincent’s Healthcare
Moody Chisholm, an M.B.A. alumnus from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s NSU Jacksonville location, recently accepted the position of president and CEO of St. Vincent’s HealthCare. He was featured in an article published on July 5 in The Florida-Times Union, which included a profile and Q&A….
Huizenga School Management Professor Quoted in Article on Teacher Pay
The Miami Herald interviewed Bob Preziosi, D.P.A., professor and chair of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, for a story that ran on July 16 titled “Lawmakers, do your homework on teacher pay.” In the article, Preziosi was questioned about his opinion on the Florida…
Business School Professor and Students Coauthor Winning Papers
Doctoral students Hsiao-Ying Chao and Natcha Limthanakom, from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, teamed up to coauthor an article with their professor, Charles Collver, Ph.D., assistant professor of finance. The paper, titled, “The case for Intra-Regional Style Analysis: Diversification or Rotation?” won the 2010 FMA Asian…
Management Professor Discusses Executive Compensation on Miami Herald Business Show
Bob Preziosi, D.P.A., professor and chair of management in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was the guest on a recent the Miami Herald Business Show to discuss executive compensation. Preziosi’s appearance can be viewed at http://www.miamiherald.com/video/index.html?media_id=15370532
Business School Professor to Write Newsletter for BankAtlantic
Pan G. Yatrakis, Ph.D., professor of economics and finance at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently agreed to write an economic newsletter for BankAtlantic. The newsletter, which will be issued periodically, will be published electronically on BankAtlantic’s website, www.floridabankblog.com. The latest issue, titled “A View from…
M.B.A. Graduate Advances Career at AT&T
Cheryl Milejczak, senior sales compensation delivery manager at AT&T Mobility, has used her M.B.A. degree to climb the corporate ladder. She earned her M.B.A. from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship in January 2000. For the past 15 years, Milejczak has worked for the mobility division of…
Business School Hosts National Case Competition for High School Students
Teams of minority high school students representing 23 cities from around the country competed for thousands of dollars in scholarships at the Leaders of Tomorrow® Case Competition held June 25-26 at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. In the ninth annual competition, mostly at-risk minority high school…
2010 Undergraduate Commencement: Celebrating the Success of NSU’s Graduating Class
More than 600 NSU students crossed the stage at the 2010 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 16 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla. About 6,000 friends and family members, as well as 150 NSU faculty members, joined in celebrating the achievements of the graduating students from the Farquhar College…
Huizenga School Offers New Academic Programs in Sales
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship has announced a new minor in professional sales, and two new graduate certificate programs in sales and sales management. According to the Labor Market Statistics Center, the sales industry is among the top 20 occupations with the most job openings in…
Huizenga School Alumnus Presents Paper at Conference at Harvard
Matthew G. Kenney, D.B.A, an alumnus of the Doctor of Business Administration program at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, presented a paper titled, “The Value of Creating, Maintaining and Sustaining an Intrapreneurial Culture: A Case Analysis of 3M’s Strategic Positioning” at the International Journal of Arts…
M.B.A. Alumna Climbs Corporate Ladder to VP Position
Charlotte Mather-Taylor, a 2007 M.B.A. graduate of the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, has worked her way up the corporate ladder and is now the vice president of government relations and community affairs at Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District). Mather-Taylor joined Broward Health more than 15…