Lutgert College of Business

LCOB Finance Program Partners with the CFA Society of Naples

July 15, 2021 / Lutgert News / Tags: 2021, Award, CFA, Competition, finance

This spring a team of Lutgert Finance majors won the award for ‘Best in Creativity’ in the 2021 CFA Ethics Invitational hosted by CFA Tampa. This accomplishment included a team trophy and prize for each of the students. Arnae Molin, Jade Tywang, Michael Vega, and Jessica Villafuerte earned this distinction among university teams from across the state of Florida for their thoughtful and creative video presentation. Designed to help prepare those entering the investment profession for the ethical challenges that they will face in the workplace, student teams were given an ethics case to analyze and make recommendations in an 8 - 10 minute video presentation. The FGCU Team, competing for the first time, was sponsored by the CFA Society of Naples.

It’s not business as usual for School of Resort & Hospitality Management

June 25, 2021 / Lutgert News / Tags: FGCU 360, Resort & Hospitality

By spring 2022, graduates of FGCU’s School of Resort & Hospitality Management will enter the workforce with added assets they can apply in a wider range of career paths, thanks to the school’s move to the Lutgert College of Business. As the hospitality degree program transitions into a business degree at the end of the fall semester, students will take additional required courses in economics, finance, accounting, supply-chain management and other subjects that prepare them to excel in business settings besides hospitality. With new concentrations offered for the bachelor’s in resort and hospitality administration, undergraduates still will have the opportunity to gain specialized knowledge in one of four areas of concentration.

Southwest Florida Leadership Institute

June 16, 2021 / Lutgert News / Tags: Management, community, leadership

A newly created institute within the Lutgert College of Business will support leadership development within the region’s growing business community. The goal of the Southwest Florida Leadership Institute (SFLI) is to strengthen engagement by offering leadership-focused initiatives in the community while engaging students in learning activities that will serve to develop future business leaders. The SFLI will offer customized business consulting, professional development workshops, training programs on leadership topics, and digital badging curriculum for business leadership competencies.