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Following is the text of a speech President Modesto A. Maidique delivered to FIU’s vice presidents, deans, directors and other members of the FIU leadership team in the Graham Center Ballrooms on Monday, February 23, 2009: Good morning and thank you for joining me today. Despite difficult times, Florida International [...]
Dear members of the university community: While national and state economic conditions continue to deteriorate, we must redouble our efforts in the pursuit of alternative sources of funding. A significant opportunity became available this week when President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The [...]
Season opener at University Park on Friday, Feb. 19, brings back All-Conference players from last year and introduces an outstanding incoming class. By Isadora Rangel The FIU baseball team opens its 2009 season with a three-games series against Jacksonville this Friday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m, at University Park’s Baseball Stadium. The Golden Panthers continue [...]
By Melissa Saegert Elicker With unemployment on the rise, people worried about protecting their jobs might show up at work more often. But is that necessarily a good thing for their employers? And what do shifts in absenteeism reveal about other problems that may lurk in the work environment? A [...]
Transitioning to a ‘consultative model approach’ will allow recruiters to enter each search opportunity with a broader understanding of the operational needs of their clients and deliver a more competitive pool of applicants. By Trudy Fernandez The Division of Human Resources has been working diligently to streamline its processes and [...]
Under a curriculum framework draft developed by FIU faculty and approved by the Faculty Senate, students will take at least one global learning foundational course in the core and at least one upper-division course focused on global dynamics in their major as part of the university’s Global Learning Quality Enhancement [...]
Luis Cruz, majoring in finance, enjoys his book and the shade at a University Park picnic table on a sunny South Florida day.
The Office Depot Student Center, the focal point of the College of Business Administration’s building complex, provides a study area for students and hosts formal and informal gatherings for campus organizations.
A family of turtles wades through the water in a lake near Dexieme Maison at University Park.
Fritzline César, a biomedical-engineering major, celebrates the NAACP’s centennial by informing students at UP’s Graham Center about the organization’s history and mission. Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization. The group’s half-million members and supporters throughout the United [...]
