FIU women’s soccer: meet the newcomers

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Women’s soccer freshmen starters Chelsea Leiva and Nicole DiPerna took time from their busy schedules Sept. 21 to reveal what their lives are like away from the field. Check out the videos below to get to know the duo a little better. The team’s next home game is Friday, Sept. 24, when the [...]

FIU to hold watch party for Saturday’s FIU/Maryland game

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Football fans: FIU Athletics is hosting a watch party for the Maryland game this Saturday at the S Sports Bar and Grill located at 11995 S.W. 26th St., beginning at 10 a.m. Panther fans will be treated to free wings from 10 a.m. to noon. There will also be drink and [...]

FIU College of Law to open no-cost clinic to help small investors who have been impacted by broker misconduct

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FIU College of Law has received a $250,000 grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation to run an Investor Advocacy Clinic. Through this clinic, FIU College of Law students will provide no-cost representation to individuals who have lost their investments as a result of misconduct or [...]

Test of FIU’s emergency communications system

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September 21, 2010 Florida International University is conducting a test of its emergency communication systems. This is only a test! In the event of a real emergency, instructions and additional information would be available here and on the other channels of communication employed by FIU to communicate with the FIU [...]

FIU rocks new football tailgate village

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Alumni, students, staff and faculty staged the biggest tailgate party in FIU history Saturday before the football home opener. Organized as a “tailgate village,” the party brought together the Alumni Association and FIU’s most enthusiastic tailgaters in Lot 6 next to the stadium before the Sept. 11 Rutgers game. Alumni [...]

China study abroad showcases businesses in differing locations

One study abroad was not enough for Gloria Leon, a senior majoring in international business and marketing, in the College of Business Administration at FIU. After her “amazing experiences” on a study abroad to Dubai, she became one of 30 students from across the business school to participate in a [...]

Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day at Oct. 9 football game

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FIU Athletics and Andy Frain Services have teamed up to offer a great promotion to FIU faculty/staff for the Oct. 9 football game vs. conference rival Western Kentucky University: $1 tickets. The game is Saturday, Oct. 9, at 3:30 p.m., at FIU Stadium. Supplies are limited. Purchase your tickets today [...]

Creative Writing Program fosters success, readies for 2010-’11 reading series

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Based at BBC, the program often has been cited a “crown jewel” for the campus and the College of Arts and Sciences. Its Barnes & Noble Writers on the Bay Reading Series kicks off Sept. 19 with an MFA Alumni Reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables. Dennis Lehane. [...]

Men’s soccer travels north to take on the Jacksonville Dolphins

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Sophomore Michael Mühseler scored two goals, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a hungry Georgia State (2-0-2) team as FIU (2-2-0) fell, 3-2, Sept. 12 at the FIU Soccer Stadium. “This is really a bad loss,” explained FIU Head Coach Munga Eketebi. “It’s a game we should have won. There [...]

CLAVE invites educators to seek Master’s and Doctorates

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MIAMI – A $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education is allowing Florida International University’s College of Education to offer Hispanic-American teachers in low performing schools in Miami-Dade the opportunity to earn their Master’s degree, as well as provide about a dozen school leaders with the chance to [...]