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What: Sort 160 tons of relief supplies for Haiti When: Sunday, January 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Miami-Dade County Warehouse at 11500 N.W. 25th Street in Doral Register: http://go.fiu.edu/sundayjan31 Florida International University is issuing a call to students, faculty and staff to volunteer on Sunday to help sort and package [...]
By Beverly Z. Welber As the technical leader of group of engineers in the R&D department of a telecommunications company in Italy, Piero Vitale MIB ’09 didn’t expect to find himself in Miami promoting Miami-Dade County as a place to do business, particularly to fashion-lifestyle companies based in Italy, France and [...]
Shena Corrado is pursuing a master’s in hospitality management at FIU. She is working as the student associate coordinator for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 25-28, managing the assignments of 1,000 student associates. We asked Panthers such as Corrado who are working on “SoBe” to [...]
MIAMI (Jan. 28, 2010) – FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg said Thursday that he welcomes Gov. Charlie Crist’s approach to transforming Florida’s economy and his commitment of $100 million in new funding. “We commend Governor Crist for his far-sighted approach to expanding jobs in Florida,” said Rosenberg, following Crist’s endorsement [...]
In light of the recent tragedy in Haiti, FIU’s lip dub music video, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30, has been postponed. The university’s attention and resources are focused on helping victims of the catastrophic earthquake. The lip dub facebook group will remain open; please continue to submit your suggestions and [...]
WHAT: UM’s College of Arts and Sciences Center for the Humanities and the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University will present a two-day symposium on “Atlantic Narratives.” It will bring together an international group of acclaimed scholars from a variety of fields and disciplines together to examine [...]
The Pic of the Week winner for Jan. 19-26, 2010, is Jose Ortiz. Photography is Ortiz’s hobby. FIU provided a beautiful canvas while he was persuing a master’s in international business. ”I always have a camera at hand,” he says. “I took the shot because I liked the entrance of the [...]
FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg gave a university update, praised students, faculty and staff for their accomplishments and addressed some of the university community’s most pressing issues at his first open forum, held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The forum was web cast and transmitted live [...]
MIAMI – This weekend Florida International University will host College Goal Sunday, an event designed to help families and college-bound students fill out the necessary paperwork that will help them pay for school. At College Goal Sunday, students will receive free expert advice and help in completing the Free Application [...]
To help the people of Haiti or for more information, visit FIU for Haiti. By Sissi Aguila Students, faculty and staff gathered to show solidarity with the victims of the tragedy in Haiti Jan. 20 at Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC) and Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC). During the day-long commemoration [...]
