MIAMI – Florida International University announced today that it will provide instant emergency alerts to its students through its Panther Alerts text messaging system. Using Inspiron Logistics’ Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS), FIU officials have the ability to send students and employees important updates during emergencies. “Florida International University is [...]
Preferred Care Partners CEO appointed chair of FIU Foundation Board
07/30/2008 By
MIAMI – Joseph L. Caruncho, Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Care Partners, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Florida International University (FIU) Foundation. Caruncho, an alumnus of FIU, has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2006. “Joe Caruncho is one of [...]
Florida House Speaker Rubio to join FIU Metropolitan Center staff
07/24/2008 By
MIAMI – Florida House of Representatives Speaker Marco Rubio has joined the Metropolitan Center as Visiting Distinguished Service Professor. FIU’s Metropolitan Center provides research, policy and technical support to the public and private sectors with a focus on urban issues. “We are excited about the contribution that Speaker Rubio will [...]
FIU’s new College of Medicine receives more than 1,000 student applications for first class
07/21/2008 By
MIAMI – More than 1,000 prospective medical students have applied to be part of the inaugural class of the Florida International University College of Medicine. The College of Medicine, which will welcome its first class of 40 students in August 2009, began receiving applications in late June. “We knew that [...]
College of Medicine receives a flood of applications
07/21/2008 By
For more than a decade, the FIU community united behind one idea: South Florida needed a public medical school and FIU was best suited to fill that need. Earlier this year, faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters celebrated the College of Medicine’s preliminary accreditation. Recruitment began immediately. The future of [...]
Miss Pereira goes to Washington
07/16/2008 By
In January 2009, a new U.S. president will be inaugurated after what promises to be a historic run for the White House. Golden Panther Rose Pereira, a computer engineering major, will be among a select few to attend this prestigious event as part of the Presidential Inauguration Conference (UPIC), which [...]
Physics on the 4th
07/15/2008 By
Visitors to the Miami Science Museum saw fireworks of a different kind on Independence Day as FIU students served up a day of fun-filled activities aimed at teaching children that science is fun. Thanks to members of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) and the Chemistry Club, young visitors to [...]
