MIAMI – Students at FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication returned to campus last week to a groundbreaking multimedia venture and educational opportunity: a class with coursework that will allow them to produce student-focused news segments, at the direction of their professors, that will be able to run on [...]
Welcome back to FIU
08/20/2008 By
This fall, the FIU community will welcome back more than 38,000 students, including approximately 2,600 freshmen, to its campuses on Monday, Aug. 25, as the university kicks off the 2008 Fall Semester. If you are a returning student, you are bound to notice some changes to both University Park and [...]
Dispatch from China
08/20/2008 By
Track and field athlete Ronald Forbes ’08 has shared his first impressions of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in an e-mail to Editorial Services writer Grant Smith. Forbes, who graduated with a business degree in May after earning All-American honors in the 110-meter hurdles, competed in Beijing for [...]
FIU resumes normal operations Wednesday
08/19/2008 By
MIAMI – Weather related to Tropical Storm Fay is expected to subside by Tuesday evening. FIU will resume regular operations on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Incoming students who were scheduled to attend Freshman Orientation on Tuesday and Wednesday should plan to attend a one-day orientation on Wednesday. Please check in [...]
FIU closed at 2 p.m. on Monday and all day Tuesday
08/18/2008 By
MIAMI – Florida International University will close at 2 p.m. on Monday August 18, 2008 and remain closed on Tuesday, August 19 due to Tropical Storm Fay. Because our employees’ safety is a top priority, managers may exercise discretion in allowing employees to go home earlier. All university operations, including [...]
FIU operating normally on Monday
08/17/2008 By
Brick by brick
08/11/2008 By
The entire FIU community has another way to show they “Feel the Pride.” Administrators, faculty/staff, students, alumni, family and friends now can leave their mark at the new FIU Stadium and show their support for years to come. For $125, everyone can purchase a personalized 4”x 8” brick custom-engraved with [...]
Street naming ceremony to honor the memory of Professor Jose A. Marques
08/07/2008 By
MIAMI – A portion of SW 8th Street, from 107th Avenue to 117th Avenue will be named “Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard” in honor of the late attorney, professor, and founding member of the criminal justice program at Florida International University. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe A. Martinez, whose district includes [...]
