MIAMI, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — St. Thomas University School of Business MBA High Performance Team is eager and ready to compete in the prestigious 11th Annual KeyBank Foundation & Fisher College of Business Minority MBA Student Competition at the end of this week. The competition will be held February 27 – March 1, 2015 at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

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This is the first time the School of Business Graduate Program at St. Thomas University has been invited to participate among top business schools in the nation, which includes teams from Yale, American University, Penn State, Boston College, UC-Berkeley, University of Chicago and others. The team representing St. Thomas is formed by Soledad Filgueira, Candy Sincle, and Alicia Llamazares. St. Thomas University’s School of Business team is the only team from South Florida invited to compete. For additional information on St. Thomas University programs please contact Chief Marketing Officer Marivi Prado at [email protected].

About St. Thomas University:

The only Catholic Archdiocesan-sponsored university in Florida, St. Thomas University places an institutional emphasis on social justice and ethical behavior. The STU School of Law boasts one of the most culturally diverse student bodies in the country, ranking first among all ABA-approved law schools in the proportion of Hispanic students, and sixth among African-American students. STU is one of the only law schools in the nation with a Human Rights Institute and offers a joint M.B.A./J.D. in Accounting, International Business, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Sports Administration. The University offers 25 undergraduate and 12 graduate degrees at its 145 acre campus in Miami Gardens, Florida, and through distance learning, including the oldest (and highly ranked) undergraduate program in Sports Administration in the Country. Approximately 90% of the faculty holds the highest degree in their fields and the university offers low student/teacher ratios. Rich in diversity and small in size, St. Thomas University is one of cohesiveness and collegiality where faculty are accessible and approachable, sharing a commitment to respond to student needs and support the University’s motto: “Developing Leaders for Life.”