Lisandra Companioni relaxes after studying for her chemistry exam by playing piano in the Graham Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
President Rosenberg advocates for Pell Grants in D.C.
07/19/2011 By
Florida International University President Mark B. Rosenberg joined U.S. senators, college presidents and college students in advocating for protecting Pell Grants at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 19. U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, both from Maryland, joined Rosenberg and seven other university presidents from [...]
FIU President Mark Rosenberg joins university presidents, college students to advocate for Pell Grants
07/19/2011 By
WHAT: Florida International University President Mark B. Rosenberg will join university presidents and chancellors from around the country at a Washington, D.C. event highlighting the importance of Pell Grants for minority college students and the nation’s economic health. Rosenberg will be one of eight university presidents from institutions with significant [...]
FIU College of Law hosts Citizenship Drive
07/18/2011 By
Law students help those eligible for naturalization complete forms WHAT: The Florida International University College of Law will be hosting a Citizenship Drive to help individuals who are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship to complete their N-400 naturalization forms. Under the supervision of Clinical Professor Juan Gomez, law students [...]
FIU football picked first in preseason Sun Belt poll
07/18/2011 By
FIU, the defending Sun Belt Conference champion, has been picked to repeat as champion in the preseason coaches’ poll. The Panthers also earned seven Preseason All-Sun Belt selections, including Heisman hopeful T.Y. Hilton being selected as the Co-Preseason Offensive Player of the Year along with North Texas running back Lance [...]
Betsy reads your comments July 15
07/15/2011 By
Betsy Soler ’10, FIU’s social media community manager, reads all your comments on FIU News, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. Each week, she features a range of comments from the quirkiest to the most passionate and insightful in a video blog. Watch to see if your comment is highlighted!
Experience graduation as an FIU ambassador
07/15/2011 By
FIU will hold its inaugural Summer Commencement in August and ambassadors are needed to transform this special moment into an unforgettable experience for graduating Panthers. Commencement ambassadors serve as the face of the university. They play a crucial role in providing customer service to graduates and their guests. “Participating in [...]
FIU D.C. interns help advance federal agenda
07/15/2011 By
This summer, Governmental Relations launched the D.C. Capital Internship Experience. The initiative aims to provide FIU students who are currently interning in the nation’s capital the opportunity to be engaged in advancing the university’s federal agenda, learn about policy-making and network within the city. A major priority has also been to [...]
Imagination finds an outlet thanks to The Wolfsonian-FIU’s Comic Kraze
07/15/2011 By
Move it, Iron Man…step aside, Superman – here comes…Phoebe Corrigan? That’s the name of the bespectacled, clueless, 26-year-old company assistant Comic Kraze student Carolina Beguiristain dreamed up while she participated in the annual, 10-day summer workshop at The Wolfsonian-FIU. Phoebe, Beguiristain said, is always finding herself in circumstances that require [...]
Faculty member gets firsthand look at the beauty, challenges defining Africa today
07/15/2011 By
Exciting. Spectacular. Eye-opening. Well-planned. Intense. These are just some of the words that Joel Barber, associate professor in the Department of Finance and Real Estate in FIU’s College of Business Administration, used to describe his recent trip to Africa. He joined 16 other professors on the Fifth Annual Faculty Development [...]
