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The arrival of students from Universidad Externado de Colombia for an Inbound Study Tour provided a clear sign that the relationship between FIU’s College of Business Administration and the Colombian university is strengthening. “Universidad Externado is a leading Colombian business school with which we will be signing an undergraduate dual-degree [...]
Many thanks to Pete Pelegrin for sharing this story. If you aren’t familiar with Pelegrin’s blog, The Prowl, check it out today. You’ll be glad you did. Sometime this spring when the Hilton family redecorates their living room they will really need to find some trophy space. FIU star receiver [...]
In recognition of faculty and staff’s commitment to the spirit of blue and gold, FIU Athletics is once again hosting a Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day with $1 admission tickets for the Saturday, Jan. 29 home basketball games against Middle Tennessee. The women’s game will tipoff at 4:30 p.m., followed by [...]
If you’re growing tired of the same sandwich for lunch every day, maybe it’s time to add a little variety to your routine. For a small price, students at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will give you all the variety you can handle with a three-course gourmet lunch [...]
The internationally acclaimed Niagara Conference for treating mental health problems in children and adolescents is relocating to South Florida. William E. Pelham, Jr., a leading authority on child behavior disorders and founder of the Niagara Conference, relocated the biennial conference when he joined the faculty at FIU and established the [...]
Name: Kemal Gekic Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Professor (Piano Performance), College of Architecture + the Arts, Music Department Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: I teach piano and piano ensemble, performing, recording and master classes. Number of years at FIU: 11 What do you enjoy most about [...]
News.fiu.edu thought you should know: As part of the ongoing construction activities for the Florida Turnpike’s conversion to all-electronic tolling, the eastbound S.W. 8th Street exit ramp from the southbound Turnpike will be closed from 9 p.m. on February 4 to 6 a.m. on February 14. Drivers on the southbound [...]
FIU School of Music, in partnership with WDNA Public Radio, presents Jazz pianist and composer Steve Allee; saxophonist Gary Campbell with the FIU Jazz Quartet; and the highly acclaimed FIU quartet-in-residence Amernet String Quartet in concert on Feb. 1. Proceeds from the event will benefit the FIU School of Music scholarship [...]
The Wolfsonian–FIU is developing a Web-based curriculum utilizing game-based learning to initiate conversations with teens about what freedom means today. The project, “Four Freedoms: Teen Thoughts on Democracy Online,” is an extension of the museum’s “Thoughts on Democracy” exhibit, which was shown in 2008 with funding from a Funding Arts Network/Knight [...]
