MEDIA ALERT- Board of Trustees Meeting

MIAMI (June 11, 2009) – The Florida International University Board of Trustees will meet on Friday, June 12^th, 2009 at 9 a.m. to make final decisions on the 2009-10 budget, including possible program closures. 

The Board also will decide on a number of other critical issues:

• Tuition and fee increases to address budget shortfalls
• The election of new board officers
• Major action regarding the College of Medicine

Click here to view the complete agenda.

 A press conference will be held immediately following the Board of Trustees meeting at the Graham Center Ballroom, at FIU’s University Park, 11200 SW 8^th Street in Miami.

Media Contact: Maydel Santana-Bravo at 305-348-1555.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, FIU graduates more Hispanics than any other university in the country. Its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University.” In 2006 FIU was authorized to establish a medical school, which will welcome its first class in 2009. FIU’s College of Law received accreditation in the fastest time allowed by the American Bar Association.