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The Alumni Association’s Young Urban Professional Alumni group will host a networker at Novecento in Coral Gables Dec. 3. A percentage of food and beverage sales will go toward the 2010 FIU Dance Marathon. On Thursday, Dec. 3, the Alumni Association’s YUPA! group will host a networker with a cause [...]
MIAMI – Florida International University’s College of Arts and Sciences has joined forces with the College of Education to transform science and math education and graduate scientists poised to become trailblazing teachers in their fields. Through FIU’s new secondary teacher education programs, the College of Arts and Sciences prepares students [...]
FIU entered the tournament as one of only three schools in the country to have won 30 or more matches. The FIU volleyball team closed out its record-breaking season Friday night, Dec. 4, as the Panthers fell to No. 14 Florida, 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) in the second round of [...]
Fan support needed for food and toy drive at this annual tradition. The FIU women’s basketball team takes on powerhouses Florida, St. John’s and St. Joseph’s in the team’s 15th annual Thanksgiving Classic. The tournament will take place on Friday, Nov. 27, at 5 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. [...]
FIU football kicked off the holiday season with local senior citizens in an afternoon of dancing, laughing, turkey and giving back. Residents of Palmer House retirement community across from Modesto A. Maidique Campus were grateful for their guests at this year’s Thanksgiving luncheon: members of the FIU football team. Several [...]
Dear members of the FIU family: As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, I am reminded that our university community has much for which to be thankful: students who are thoroughly, joyfully original; creative, committed faculty and staff; alumni and friends who are dedicated to FIU’s continued rise; and a sense [...]
By Sissi Aguila “Does anyone want to be President today?” asked Carol Giacomo, foreign policy journalist and member of The New York Times editorial board. The audience of more than 75 FIU students, faculty members and staff gathered at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center was silent with the exception of [...]
WHAT: Under President George W. Bush’s administration, supporting democratization in the Middle East was considered a major foreign policy goal. While President Obama has been more cautious in the use of the term democratization, his inaugural speech identified the importance of government responsibility to its people and support of civil [...]
The Frost Art Museum celebrates Art Basel Miami Beach with the 7th Annual Breakfast in the Park on Sunday, Dec. 6 at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. An official Art Basel event, Breakfast in the Park will include an outdoor breakfast, guided tours of Sculpture Park and museum exhibits, and an [...]
By Susan Feinberg FIU Honors College has launched a sweeping partnership with the City of Sweetwater, FL, that will build students’ leadership skills and improve the quality of life in that city. Sweetwater Mayor Manuel M. Marono and Honors College Interim Dean Lesley A. Northup announced the partnership at the [...]
