"From the Mountains of Afghanistan to Miami and Beyond"- A Student Profile for the University of Miami Business School

"From the Mountains of Afghanistan to Miami and Beyond"- A Student Profile for the University of Miami Business School

By Lauren Comander | 05/12/2107

Today, over an iced mocha latte at a Coral Gables Starbucks, Rashid celebrates his newly conferred Master of Science in Management Studies degree from the School of Business Administration and reflects on how far he’s come. “I graduated from one of the world’s top schools!” he marvels.

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"Creating a New School"- An Alumni Article for University of Miami School of Business magazine

"Creating a New School"- An Alumni Article for University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Rochelle Broder-Singer 

In 2012, when he became president of the Latin Builders Association (LBA), the largest Hispanic construction and real estate association in the United States, Bernie Navarro had a mission for the industry organization: have a lasting impact on South Florida. Navarro is CEO of Benworth Capital Partners, one of South Florida’s largest private mortgage lenders, and is a member of the School’s Real Estate Advisory Board. He envisioned a charter high school run and supported by the LBA. Within months, the LBA Construction and Business Management Academy was a reality. This is the first business charter school started by a business association, such as the LBA, in the US.

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"A Silver Lining for UM Students Who Weathered Irma"- A Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"A Silver Lining for UM Students Who Weathered Irma"- A Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/5/2017

When international student Qianyun Ding, a first year graduate student, came from Jiangsu – a coastal Chinese province north of Shanghai, China – to study at the College of Engineering, she may not have expected to see quite so much of Miami as she did.

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"Meet Michael Bowermaster ’21"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"Meet Michael Bowermaster ’21"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/24/2017

For Michael Bowermaster ’21, a College of Engineering (CoE) biomedical engineering major, the journey to the CoE was not a long one. Born and raised in Miami, Michael has always had the University of Miami on his radar.

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"Meet Juliana Albarracin ’20"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"Meet Juliana Albarracin ’20"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/10/2017

As a junior at an all-girls high school, Juliana Albarracin participated in a field trip to the University of Miami, sponsored by the University’s Society of Women Engineers. Girls from high schools all over Miami-Dade who were interested in mathematics attended.

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"Graduation Story: Vikesh Patel" - Alumnus Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

"Graduation Story: Vikesh Patel" - Alumnus Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 05/17/2017

Student Government, Greek Life and academics have all been important parts of University of Miami senior Vikesh Patel’s UM experience. He graduates this spring from the College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, along with a minor in Business Law.

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"Balancing Accounts"- A donor impact article for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

"Balancing Accounts"- A donor impact article for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

Aiming to inspire others to donate to the University of Miami Business School, acknowledge and thank the donor, and tell an interesting story that readers of the school’s magazine would want to read. Appeared in the magazine and on the magazine website.

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

When Hillelene (Bluming) Lustig (BBA ’55) was a student at the School of Business, there were only two other women studying accounting with her. “It was a different world back then,” says the 78-year-old, who still works as a CPA. “In my era, most women either became a nurse or a teacher.” None of it would have happened, though, without the help of a great-uncle.

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"Eureka Moments" - Highlighting Florida inventors for Florida Trend magazine

"Eureka Moments" - Highlighting Florida inventors for Florida Trend magazine

BRIGHT IDEAS

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 9/2010

Outside the halls and laboratories of its universities, Florida is home to a thriving community of inventors working to turn their ideas into commercial success . The creations of some, such as Ronald Sargent, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, are high-profile: Sargent invented both the Porta Potti camping toilet and the "Dancing Water" fountains at Walt Disney World's Epcot park. Other inventors, such as Thomas Arthur of Medley, create high technology: Arthur invented a "medical systems integrator" that combines displays from multiple pieces of medical equipment onto one flat-screen display. Yet other inventions reflect Florida-born inspiration: ImpactShield, a hurricane shutter made from a fabric that stretches over windows, was invented by Miami's Cameron Gunn. The History Channel's "Modern Marvels" selected ImpactShield as one of the top inventions of 2007.

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"Dressed Success" – Alumni Profile for University of Miami School of Business magazine

"Dressed Success" – Alumni Profile for University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

“If you’re going to have a successful business today, you have to make it successful,” says Stephen Stern, COO of Lord Daniel Sportswear, an apparel company based in Sunrise, Fla. As the company celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Stern believes one of the keys to its success has been focusing on a niche group of older customers who are often ignored. …

Spring 2014 BusinessMiami magazine

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