WHAT:Florida International University’s Cuban Research Institute and the University of Miami’s Latin American Studies Program and Center for Latin American Studies will present a screening of the documentary “El Telón de Azucar” (“The Sugar Curtain”). “El Telón de Azúcar” is a documentary that hauntingly captures present-day Cuba through the eyes [...]
FIU Middle East Studies Center Presents Lecture on “The Iranian Revolution: Thirty Years Later”
01/26/2009 By
WHAT: The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University will present “The Iranian Revolution: Thirty Years Later,” a lecture by Iranian expert Mohsen M. Milani about the impact of the movement on the region and the world. Milani will discuss [...]
New York Times Student Journalism Institute impacts Golden Panther’s career
01/26/2009 By
Wilma Hernandez, an FIU senior dual-majoring in journalism and international relations, participated in the institute held on Jan. 2-12 at BBC. She shared her experience with News @ FIU. By Wilma Hernandez After the third time ignoring a call from an unknown number, I finally answered the phone and there [...]
FIU launches news web site
01/26/2009 By
MIAMI (Jan. 26, 2009) – Florida International University has launched News@FIU, a multimedia web site designed to engage and inform the community regarding issues and events that affect the university. Members of the media are welcome to visit the site for regular updates at http://news.fiu.edu. “This is part of our [...]
Global Learning QEP: FIU voices sought and heard
01/23/2009 By
Focus-group sessions are providing critical feedback that is being used to guide decisions concerning QEP curriculum, assessment, marketing and communication. By Stephanie Doscher, associate director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives The purpose of FIU’s Global Learning Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is to educate for global citizenship – to empower every FIU student to actively [...]
Important updates to Flexible Spending Accounts and IRS contribution limits
01/23/2009 By
‘Grace period’ added to FSA benefit and IRS increases employee contribution limits By Trudy Fernandez Evelyn Rodriguez, director of Benefits Administration, joined FIU in November 2007. She brings more than 20 years of HR experience in benefits administration to her position and is excited to be part of the FIU [...]
Auspicious beginnings
01/23/2009 By
FIU’s Liset Brito picked up points in both doubles and singles as the FIU tennis team opened its season with a 7-0 victory against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 22. in Boca Raton. The team hopes to build upon last season’s success when they advanced to the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. [...]
Smithsonian curator to speak at FIU
01/22/2009 By
Virginia Mecklenburg, curator of “Modern Masters” at FIU’s Frost Art Museum, will bring to life the history of 20th Century Abstraction and the artists who transformed American art. By Kitty Dumas Virginia Mecklenburg, senior curator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, will speak on Friday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. [...]
President’s Message – January 22, 2009
01/22/2009 By
Dear members of the university community: As a nation we experienced an historic week. The inauguration of President Barack Obama reminds us of our good fortune to live in this great nation where the highest office in the land is handed over to a new administration amidst celebration, rather than [...]
Employee notes for Jan. 22, 2009
01/22/2009 By
WILLIAM KURTINES and WENDY SILVERMAN of psychology have been awarded $3 million from the National Institutes for Mental Health (NIMH) to study cognitive behavioral therapy. They will conduct their work through The Child Anxiety and Phobia Program (CAPP) and the Youth Development Project (YDP). KURTINES has won several grants that [...]
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