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Alumni, family and friends are invited to come out and cheer for their Golden Panthers at the new FIU Stadium. There are three more home games this season featuring the Alumni Association Panther Pit Tailgate party – plus the Nov. 21 away-game and tailgate at the University of Florida. Panther [...]
By Deborah O’Neil The introduction of cell phones has opened up a world of possibilities to farmers in rural Africa. Now connected to the Internet, they are learning about crop disease and selling their goods. The challenges and the potential of this new development in Africa are chronicled in an [...]
MIAMI – The Florida Board of Governors today appointed Michael M. Adler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Adler Group, Inc., and Joseph L. Caruncho, Chief Executive Officer of Preferred Care Partners, to serve on Florida International University’s Board of Trustees. Adler and Caruncho’s appointments take effect January 6, 2010. [...]
Each year, FIU’s Alumni Association honors a group of its best and brightest alumni and one professor in the annual Torch Awards Gala. The nomination period for the 2010 Torch Awards will be open until Nov. 25. Friends and family are invited to nominate an outstanding graduate or faculty member [...]
Name: Melissa Puente ’02 Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Coordinator, Community Relations Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I coordinate events for FIU’s President’s Council and other community related organizations. I am part of the team that helps engage the community. Number of years at FIU: I spent [...]
Firoozeh Dumas: “Our commonalities outweigh our differences.” By Sissi Aguila Life as an Iranian immigrant in Southern California has given Firoozeh Dumas an insight into the intersection of two cultures as well as some really funny stories about immigrants in America. Dumas, the author of “Funny in Farsi: A Memoir [...]
Students from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management are taking elementary school kids on a culinary trip around the world in an effort to enrich their lives. The 12-week program is a partnership between FIU and Common Threads, a non-profit founded by Oprah’s former personal chef. By Martin Haro [...]
By Melissa Saegert Elicker The for-benefit business sector represents a new U.S. economic trend where for-profit businesses also take on a social mission. What, if any, is the impact of this trend on government policy? As part of her recent virtual internship with the International Trade Administration within the U.S. [...]
FIU volleyball, the College of Medicine, College of Engineering and Computing, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure are teaming up Oct. 23 to support breast cancer awareness, education, prevention and the search for a cure. The first 200 fans to arrive will receive a free “Dig Pink” t-shirt or [...]
MIAMI – R. Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University College of Law, has been named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the country by Hispanic Business magazine. This is the second time Acosta, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, is listed [...]
