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Congrats to photographer Sam Lewis. His photo of pre-match drills between members of the FIU women’s volleyball team was featured in ESPN’s 2010 Year in Photos gallery. Lewis took the shot Sept. 24 in the U.S. Century Bank Arena as the team –including Una Trkulja (7) – was prepping for its [...]
Fans can buy 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Championship T-shirts here or at the FIU Bookstore. To view images from game day, check out FIU Flickr. To purchase prints of those images in 5 x 7 or larger, click here. Bowl champs! FIU faithful have been waiting for this moment for [...]
The FIU family had a lot to celebrate in 2010. College of Law faculty members ranked most diverse in the nation and the school was named a Top 10 Best Value; the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine launched the Green Family NeighborhoodHelp project, which pairs every medical student with a household [...]
As the moment drew near for FIU to compete in its first bowl game, the 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, the university community took to the Internet to share this special moment. A continuous stream of updates, opinions and pure enthusiasm from students, alumni and the community at large poured onto [...]
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) – Commission on Colleges has approved Florida International University’s reaffirmation of accreditation. The decision represents years of planning and documentation for the university’s Compliance Certification Report, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and March 2010 site visit. “The reaffirmation [...]
Name: Natalie Calzadilla ’07 Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Coordinator, Enrollment, Assessment and Retention Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I coordinate all assessment activities and facilitate the successful creation, completion and submission of all assessment documentation. I manage and produce enrollment reports to enhance oversight of course [...]
FIU Family, On behalf of the FIU football program, I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation for all of your support and dedication during this historic season. Without your commitment and intense passion, the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Championship and the Little Caesar’s Bowl victory would not have been [...]
“There is truth and then there is television…”. The Ruby Sunrise is the first FIU Theatre production of the spring 2011 semester. Directed by Michael Yawney, this is a play about how reality gets rewritten by the media. It shows the audience a fictional historical event – a young woman creates a [...]
With only four seconds left on the clock, a field goal by kicker Jack Griffin gave FIU a 34-32 win in its first-ever bowl game in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit. Check out a slide show of the historic game: When it looked [...]
President Mark B. Rosenberg is in Detroit for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Sunday, Dec. 26. The president is sharing commentary and photos from his trip, so be sure to check out his blog on this whirlwind trip. Below is the president’s latest entry. His previous entries were Dec. 23, Dec. [...]
