Newsroom Listing - Accolades
Kudos: October 2021
Kudos honors the accomplishments of FAU Business faculty, staff, and students.
Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Monica Escaleras
Meet Monica Escaleras, Ph.D., newly selected Chair and Professor in the Economics Department at the FAU College of Business. Her areas of expertise include Decentralization, Business Administration, Business and Economics Polling, Natural Disasters, Political Economy, Agricultural Economics and Corruption.
Ricci Wins ‘South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year’ Award
Peter Ricci, Ed.D., director of Florida Atlantic University’s hospitality and tourism management program, was named the 30th annual South Florida Tourism Professional of the Year by the Academy of Hospitality & Tourism (AOHT).
Kudos: September 2021
Kudos honors the accomplishments of FAU Business faculty, staff, and students.
FAU MBA Sport Management Climbs in World Rankings
Florida Atlantic University’s MBA Sport Management program improved by 11 spots in a ranking of the world’s Top 40 postgraduate sport management degrees. FAU moved to No. 19 for 2021 from No. 30 last year and was one of only three Florida universities included in the rankings by Sport Business, a London-based global intelligence service.
FAU Grad, ‘Role Model’ To Take Helm of Chicago-based Accounting Giant
Seth Siegel '96, Accounting, has been appointed CEO-elect of Grant Thornton, a Chicago-based audit, tax and advisory firm.