Business, Law & Policy

FSU College of Law chapter wins Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter of the Year Award

Published: October 19, 2018 | 1:43 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Laurel Tallent, FSU law student and FSU ALDF president

The Florida State University College of Law Animal Legal Defense Fund Chapter (FSU ALDF) has won the 2018 Chapter of the Year Award, presented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. FSU ALDF was selected to receive the award from among hundreds of national and international chapters. The award recognizes an Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter […]

FSU College of Business inducts new members of Alumni Hall of Fame

Published: September 21, 2018 | 9:55 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

Four outstanding new members comprising the 2018 class were inducted into the Florida State University College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center Thursday night. They joined 47 other honorees in the Hall of Fame, created in 2003 to honor alumni who have excelled in their careers […]

FSU research finds troubling disadvantages, including bias, against women in business

Published: September 1, 2018 | 1:55 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

Only 5.4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, according to startling new research conducted over more than two years by Florida State University. (FSU Creative Services, Amanda Hartsfield)

Women CEOs in America are paid less, have shorter tenures and their companies are punished in the stock market, even when their firms are just as profitable as those run by men, according to new research from Florida State University. In addition, women CEOs are less likely to serve as board chair of their companies, […]

FSU College of Business Student Investment Fund breaks $4 million mark

Published: August 31, 2018 | 7:00 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

In 2013, the College of Business introduced a dedicated trading room that is used by the SIF’s student managers.

For the first time in its 10-year history, a real-world investment fund managed by undergraduate and graduate finance students in the Florida State University College of Business broke the $4 million mark. The Student Investment Fund (SIF) closed Wednesday with a total value of $4,026,382. The fund is up 17 percent from the same time last […]

FSU’s new Jim Moran Building wins distinguished design award

Published: August 29, 2018 | 9:40 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

The Jim Moran Building in downtown Tallahassee is designed to promote learning and entrepreneurial imagination. (Photo: Ryan Gamma, Architects Lewis + Whitlock)

The innovative renovation of Florida State University’s new entrepreneurship-focused Jim Moran Building has won a prestigious design award recognizing architectural features that nurture learning and imagination. The American Institute of Architects in Florida has presented its Merit Award of Excellence for Renovations and Additions to the project’s architects. The award commended Architects Lewis + Whitlock […]

Florida State law faculty nation’s 29th best

Published: August 16, 2018 | 1:33 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

The Florida State University College of Law faculty is first in Florida and 29th nationally in terms of scholarly impact, according to a recent study. Florida State is the only Florida law school ranked in the top 50. The 2018 study ranked the scholarly impact of law faculties at schools in the top third of […]

FSU Student Bar Association wins top national awards from American Bar Association

Published: August 7, 2018 | 9:42 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

From left: Incoming SBA President Cecilia Orozco, Representative Brandon Sapala and Vice President Hillary Thornton.

For the seventh time since 2008 and the second consecutive year, the Florida State University College of Law Student Bar Association received the National Achievement Award, which honors the best SBA in the nation, from the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division. The award is also known as the SBA of the Year Award and […]

FSU Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship holds first-ever camp for high school students

Published: July 23, 2018 | 3:17 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

The Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship hosted its first-ever camp for high school students in June.

Florida State University’s Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship hosted 38 local high school students for its first-ever entrepreneurship camp during the week of June 18-22. Students were exposed to many successful local entrepreneurs and concepts through experiential learning during the camp held on the FSU campus and at the new Jim Moran Building in downtown […]

Florida’s CPM program adds 353 new graduates

Published: July 19, 2018 | 4:33 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

A small group of new CPM program graduates show off their certificates after the graduation ceremony Thursday, July 19, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.

The Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program is honoring 353 new graduates this summer, bringing the total number of CPM graduates in Florida to approximately 6,260 — more than any other state. The CPM program is a nationally recognized leadership development program currently delivered in 38 states. The purpose is to develop more effective public […]

Florida State MBA student juggles weighty goals

Published: May 24, 2018 | 1:19 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Students & Campus Life

Heavy lifting has become second nature for Florida State University graduate student Aria Bremner. The native of Davidson, North Carolina, balances studying for an MBA through the FSU College of Business online program with her training as an elite competitive weightlifter. The flexibility of FSU’s online program allows Bremner to keep up with her schoolwork […]

FSU student business shines at state and local competitions

Published: May 23, 2018 | 3:50 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, News

DiaTech won the grand prize of $15,000 at a business competition in Leon County. From left to right: Pat Schneider (Florida Venture Forum), Nicholas Cooper (DiaTech), John Wilcox (DiaTech), Wendy Plant (Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship), Kevin Burgoyne (Florida Venture Forum)

Four Florida State University entrepreneurship students, who operate a biotechnology company focusing on diabetes care, won the grand prize of $15,000 at a competition hosted by the Leon County Research and Development Authority last week. DiaTech, created by Luis Blanco, Nicholas Cooper, JC Gray and John Wilcox, also earned second place at the 2018 Statewide […]