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The university and the healthcare provider have partnered to break the Guinness record in an effort to raise awareness about yo-yo dieting among college students. The attempt at the record is scheduled for Aug. 24 at MMC. FIU and Molina Healthcare have partnered to break the Guinness record in simultaneous [...]
As the Fall 2009 semester began at FIU, the Graham Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus came alive with the sound of new and returning students on Aug. 24.
FIU School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) Dean Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver has been named the 2009 recipient of the Outstanding Woman in Journalism and Mass Communication Education Award. She received the award at the business meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Aug. 7 [...]
By Sissi Aguila David R. Brown, M.D., is the primary care provider for the new FIU Health Care Network (HCN), a group practice of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine clinical faculty. With more than 15 years of experience in prevention, screening, family planning, and acute and chronic disease care, [...]
The university’s 10th Annual Freshman Convocation ‘celebrates who we are,’ says incoming President Mark B. Rosenberg. By Karen Cochrane On Sunday, Aug. 23, FIU’s 10th Annual Freshman Convocation will formally welcome the Class of 2013 to the university. Faculty, staff, freshmen and their parents are invited to celebrate this rite [...]
Name: Robby Perez Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Program Coordinator, Office of Alumni Relations Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I am responsible for the FIU Alumni Association’s Web site, our presence on all social networking sites and our Panther Pit Football Tailgate parties. Number of years at [...]
By Melissa Saegert Elicker With the release of their new music video “Coexiste,” the Miami-based Latin pop-rock band ORIGEN seeks to bring a little peace and harmony into today’s turbulent world. “The philosophy driving our music is simple—to coexist is freedom,” said Ruben A. Martinez (BBA ’06). Link to the [...]
On Aug. 14, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg joined a group of FIU students for an early-evening photo shoot for FIU Magazine. The magazine’s art director Aileen Solá-Trautmann wanted to convey energy in the photos taken by Roldan Torres ’85, which everyone will be able to see in the upcoming [...]
As blue-and-gold enthusiasm builds for 2009-’10 academic year, below is a guide of important information for incoming freshmen and returning Golden Panthers. By Martin Haro This fall, FIU is kicking off not only a new semester – it is kicking off a new era. The university’s fifth president, Mark B. [...]
The 2009-’10 FIU Music season promises more than 50 performances with diverse repertoires and styles, including classical, jazz, choral music, new media and opera. Performances will feature renowned artists like Kemal Gekic and Robert Davidovici, distinguished faculty, including Chair of FIU Music David Dolata, and talented students on their way to becoming [...]
