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Read the latest and greatest student, faculty and alumni news from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, a top national business school at one of the best public universities in the nation.
Warrington’s commitment to diversity continues through NBMBAA sponsorship
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Warrington College of Business Administration has been named the official academic sponsor of the 37th Annual National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Conference and Exposition. The conference, one of the nation’s largest professional development and job recruitment
Entrepreneurship program helps veteran turn passion into practice
Considering Quinton Crawford was a novice to business, he did quite well for himself. He was an electrician, franchise owner of one of the nation’s most popular commercial cleaning companies, and acquired multiple residential properties. But his business inexperience caught
UF MBA’s Executive Program ranked among nation’s best
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Executive Program at UF MBA at the Hough Graduate School of Business ranked 35th in the world in The Economist’s “Which MBA?” Executive MBA Rankings 2015. Excluding joint programs, UF MBA ranked 22nd among all U.S.
Fisher School recognizes students, faculty in awards ceremony
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Diana Weng was named the Master of Accounting (MAcc) Student of the Year at the Fisher School of Accounting’s Spring Banquet on April 16 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. The MAcc Student of the
The Princeton Review: UF MBA Internet Program No. 6 in the world
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Internet Program at UF MBA at the Hough Graduate School of Business ranked sixth in The Princeton Review’s inaugural “Top Online MBA Programs 2015.” UF MBA’s Internet Program was fifth among U.S. public business schools, and
Faculty, students honored at Heavener Awards
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Heavener School of Business Awards were presented April 9 during a ceremony in Heavener Hall. Below is a list of the night’s recipients: BACC Student’s Choice Awards • Most Dedicated Member Award: Giovanni Crimi • Student
Overcoming painful past allows accounting student a bright future
Jerome Fulton interned at GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric, this past summer. He worked at the company’s headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, reviewing multi-million dollar transactions to ensure those deals complied with GE’s pricing procedures. It was
Heavener School wraps up case competition season with second-place finish
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Heavener School of Business concluded its international case competition season with a second-place finish in the International Case Competition at Maastricht University (ICC@M) on April 19-25 in the Netherlands. Kaily Benedict, who received the competition’s Best
UF Enactus posts best national finish in nearly a decade
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF Enactus, a Career & Leadership Program in the Heavener School of Business, finished in the top 12 at the 2015 Enactus United States National Exposition on April 13-16 in St. Louis. UF Enactus’ finish was the