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Which business NEWSBYTES ■ FIU OFFERS ONLINE BBA Florida International University's College of Business Administration in Miami, Florida, has expanded its core online curriculum to include the courses required to complete a bachelor's in business administra- tion, with an emphasis on interna- tional business. The online major is designed to provide students who cannot attend a residency degree program access to an undergraduate business education. FIU's online curriculum, which also includes graduate programs, now serves more than 950 students who are taking 32 online business courses. ■ FEDEX OPENS INSTITUTE Later this year, FedEx plans to open its $23 million FedEx Technology Institute at the Uni versity of Mem - phis in Memphis, Tenne ssee. The center, which FedEx has par- tially funded, is slated to be a premier technologi- cal resource for students, educators, and local businesses. Its purpose, says its executive director Jim Phillips, is to address the shortage of workers in IT, increasing the pool of qualified tech employees. ■ BLACKBERRY IN SINGAPORE Singapore-based StarHub Pte. Ltd., a telecommunications carrier, plans to introduce the Blackberry wireless e-mail device for corporate use, reports IDG News Service. The device, already introduced in mar- kets such as Hong Kong and Australia, will offer users access to e- mail, phone, and Internet service, among other applications. ■ z BizEd MARCH/APRIL 2003 53 school's faculty has been quoted more often in major media than Columbia's or NYU's?* Hint: It's the largest business school in the nation. At Baruch's Zicklin School of Business, our professors are cited as experts by major business media like The Wall Street Journal and CNBC more often than those at other top New York schools.That's because our faculty members are respected scholars and real-world practitioners who are among the best minds in business and industry.No wonder our graduate programs draw students from the most competitive universities here and around the world. Baruch College Zicklin School of Business 646-312-1300 ZicklinGradAdmissions@baruch.cuny.edu Web: http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu T H E AME R I CAN D R E AM S T I L L WOR KS. *Based on citations, quotes, and appearances from Sept. 1, 2001, through Oct. 31, 2002, in BusinessWeek, Crain's New York Business,The Economist, Financial Times,The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and CNBC.