"Creating a New School"- An Alumni Article for University of Miami School of Business magazine

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"Creating a New School"- An Alumni Article for University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Rochelle Broder-Singer 

In 2012, when he became president of the Latin Builders Association (LBA), the largest Hispanic construction and real estate association in the United States, Bernie Navarro had a mission for the industry organization: have a lasting impact on South Florida. Navarro is CEO of Benworth Capital Partners, one of South Florida’s largest private mortgage lenders, and is a member of the School’s Real Estate Advisory Board. He envisioned a charter high school run and supported by the LBA. Within months, the LBA Construction and Business Management Academy was a reality. This is the first business charter school started by a business association, such as the LBA, in the US.

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"A Silver Lining for UM Students Who Weathered Irma"- A Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

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"A Silver Lining for UM Students Who Weathered Irma"- A Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/5/2017

When international student Qianyun Ding, a first year graduate student, came from Jiangsu – a coastal Chinese province north of Shanghai, China – to study at the College of Engineering, she may not have expected to see quite so much of Miami as she did.

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"Eminent Aerospace Engineering Professor Joins College as Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

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"Eminent Aerospace Engineering Professor Joins College as Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department"- An engineering article for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 8/2/2017

Victoria Coverstone joined the College of Engineering (CoE) as the new chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) on Aug. 1. The first woman to chair any department in the College, Coverstone takes over from Weiyong Gu, who will continue to teach and conduct research as a full-time professor in the MAE department.

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"Meet Michael Bowermaster ’21"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

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"Meet Michael Bowermaster ’21"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/24/2017

For Michael Bowermaster ’21, a College of Engineering (CoE) biomedical engineering major, the journey to the CoE was not a long one. Born and raised in Miami, Michael has always had the University of Miami on his radar.

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"Meet Juliana Albarracin ’20"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

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"Meet Juliana Albarracin ’20"- Student Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Nancy Abramson | 10/10/2017

As a junior at an all-girls high school, Juliana Albarracin participated in a field trip to the University of Miami, sponsored by the University’s Society of Women Engineers. Girls from high schools all over Miami-Dade who were interested in mathematics attended.

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"Graduation Story: Vikesh Patel" - Alumnus Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

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"Graduation Story: Vikesh Patel" - Alumnus Profile for the University of Miami College of Engineering

By Rochelle Broder-Singer | 05/17/2017

Student Government, Greek Life and academics have all been important parts of University of Miami senior Vikesh Patel’s UM experience. He graduates this spring from the College of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, along with a minor in Business Law.

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"Major Gift Supports Entrepreneurship, Promenade" - An article about giving for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

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"Major Gift Supports Entrepreneurship, Promenade" - An article about giving for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Lauren Comander

Through a significant gift, the Finker-Frenkel Legacy Foundation created the Business Plan Competition Endowed fund, which will forever finance the annual University of Miami Business Plan Competition, hosted by the School of Business. The foundation’s gift also financed renovations of the School’s outdoor gathering and study space, which was dedicated Nov. 14 as the Finker-Frenkel Family Promenade.

Now in its 16th year, the Business Plan Competition awards nearly $50,000 in prize money annually to University of Miami students and alumni to help them launch or grow startup ventures.

Fall 2017 BusinessMiami magazine

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University of Miami - Conference Coverage

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University of Miami - Conference Coverage

As publications consultant to the University of Miami School of Business from 2000-2018, Rochelle served as publisher and editor of the school's twice-a-year magazine for alumni, students, donors, faculty, staff and community. In addition, many conferences hosted by the UM School of Business were covered by Rochelle and the RB Editing team. Conference coverage spanned accross a variety of global business industries including Real Estate and Healthcare. 

Conference coverage articles and PDFs.

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"Keep Your Gift Wrapping Under Wraps" – Short Research Story for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

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"Keep Your Gift Wrapping Under Wraps" – Short Research Story for the University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Lauren Comander

If you’re feeling pressure to step up your gift wrapping as the holidays near, then wrap your mind around findings by Uzma Khan, associate professor of marketing at the School. Drop the bows and the carefully crafted corners and keep things simple, she says, or you’ll be setting the gift recipient up for disappointment. 

Fall 2017 BusinessMiami magazine

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"Dressed Success" – Alumni Profile for University of Miami School of Business magazine

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"Dressed Success" – Alumni Profile for University of Miami School of Business magazine

By Rochelle Broder-Singer

“If you’re going to have a successful business today, you have to make it successful,” says Stephen Stern, COO of Lord Daniel Sportswear, an apparel company based in Sunrise, Fla. As the company celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Stern believes one of the keys to its success has been focusing on a niche group of older customers who are often ignored. …

Spring 2014 BusinessMiami magazine

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EcoEDI – Website Copywriting

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EcoEDI – Website Copywriting

For education startup EcoEDI, we combined the company's extensive business plan and interviews with the founder and CEO to create text explaining what the company does and how various potential clients will benefit from its services. We also explained exactly how its services work and shared the founders' background story. 

Throughout the process, we worked with the web designer, making suggestions about ways to best display the text, ensuring that everything we wrote fit well on each web page, modifying text or display methods to best communicate and more. 

Visit the EcoEDI website.

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