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Left to right: Anthony Seijas, LBA president; Mark Rodriguez, FIU, LBA scholar; Esau Alvarez, FIU LBA scholar; Mireya Bender, FIU central development officer; and Bernie Navarro, LBA executive director Continuing its commitment to the community’s future workforce, the Latin Builders Association (LBA) recently hosted two FIU students at the organization’s September [...]
It’s back by popular demand – FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg will answer your questions via video in a segment that will run in News@FIU in October. This segment is a follow-up to his popular Q & A video that ran in late August. If you’ve got a question you’d like to ask him, [...]
Despite a strong third quarter, Golden Panthers fell short 31-41 in their home opener against Toledo on Saturday, Sept.26 at FIU Stadium. FIU closed to within 24-17 on a one-yard run by Quarterback Paul McCall with 2:26 remaining in the third quarter, but Toledo scored two unanswered touchdowns in its [...]
The women’s soccer team stunned Western Kentucky on Sept. 27 when it won, 1-0 in overtime, walking away with its first Sun Belt Conference win of the season. The football team did not fare as well over the weekend, losing its home opener against Toledo, 41-31, the day before. The Golden Panthers [...]
By Trudy Fernandez The Employee Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony recognizes and honors employee service and achievement. Employees who have reached service milestones (including retirement) as well as employees who have been nominated for their superior contributions to the university will be invited to the Oct. 27 invitation-only event. [...]
The Golden Panthers defeated South Alabama, 3-0, on Sept. 27 and swept over Troy, also 3-0, on Sept. 25 in their first Sun Belt Conference games of the season. The team will open SBC play at home at Modesto A. Maidique Campus on Oct. 2 against Western Kentucky. Following triumphs [...]
Actress Agni Scott ’92 is well on her way. A native of Greece, the FIU Theatre alumna will soon be seen on the big screen opposite Matthew Modine in “Opa!” The movie opens in England on Oct. 16. Scott plays the leading role of Katerina in the romantic adventure about [...]
The newly-constructed two-story, 50,000-square-foot fieldhouse is on the west end zone of FIU stadium. Prior to the first home game of the 2009 football season on Saturday, Sept. 26, FIU unveiled the new R. Kirk Landon Football Fieldhouse on the west end zone of FIU Stadium. The two-story, 50,000-square-foot fieldhouse [...]
Reunion Alert! A group of alumni from the MFA Program in Creative Writing will be reading from recent works at a Barnes & Noble Writers on the Bay Reading Series event on Sunday, Oct. 4. The MFA Alumni Reading is set to take place at 6 p.m., at Books & [...]
