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Hundreds of employees turned out with their families April 17 for a day of friendship, food and fun at the 2010 Faculty/Staff Picnic at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Children jockeyed for quality time in the bounce house and a chance to touch a baby rabbit, baby goat and more at [...]
One family will take home three degrees MIAMI – Meet Zoraya Arguello and her children Ruddy and Jessica Arguello, each of whom has earned bachelor’s degrees in English, finance and social work, respectively. The Arguellos will be among thousands of FIU graduates at six commencement ceremonies that will take place [...]
FIU has established the Bhagwan Mahavir Professorship of Jain Studies, the first professorship of its kind in the western world. The Jain Education and Research Foundation donated $600,000 to establish the endowed professorship in the Department ofReligious Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. Nathan Katz, FIU professor who [...]
The university’s Ethics and Compliance Hotline allows any member of the university community to anonymously report activities that may involve fraud, abuse or other violations of law or university policy. By Karen Cochrane The university has selected EthicsPoint, an independent vendor, to provide faculty, staff and students with a simple, [...]
Name: Olga Hernández – I’m receiving my bachelor’s in art history, magna cum laude, this spring. Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Assistant Director, Office of Protocol & Special Events Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I specialize in the organization of high-level protocol events such as groundbreaking dedications, [...]
FIU got another reason to “Feel the Pride” when Shena Corrado, David Rodriguez and Christian Poole were recognized for their Excellence in Special Event Management, Excellence in Wine & Culinary and Excellence in Overall Leadership, respectively during the 2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. School of Hospitality [...]
Name: Roger Figueroa ’84 Degree: Bachelor in Transportation Management, from the College of Business Administration. My work: I am a commercial and Air Force pilot. My inspiration: Returning home in one piece from Afghanistan to my wife and kids. My family: My family is my wife Aracely (MA ’95); daughter [...]
WHAT: In a global economy now characterized by risk intolerance and limited credit, can Latin America compete for its share of resources? Florida International University’s College of Business Administration and The Penn Club of Miami present “Can Latin America Compete? Confronting the Challenges of Globalization” by Associate Dean Jerry Haar [...]
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., visited FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus April 13 to learn more about the new School of Environment and Society (SEAS) in the College of Arts & Sciences. While on campus, Wasserman Schultz visited with faculty, toured lab facilities and listened to a presentation by SEAS [...]
For the first time, FIU astronomers can explore the skies of the Southern Hemisphere without ever leaving Miami. The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA), a consortium of 10 universities, recently launched a refurbished and automated telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory on a remote peak in the [...]
