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Name: Stephanie Doscher Hometown: Miami, Fla. Job Title/Department: Associate Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives Campus: Modesto A. Maidique Campus In a nutshell: We coordinate the myriad moving parts involved in the development, design and implementation of “Global Learning for Global Citizenship,” FIU’s Quality Enhancement Plan for undergraduate education. Number [...]
The fabulous FIU Dazzlers helped spread some blue-and-gold cheer at the Panther Power Pep Rally at Biscayne Bay Campus Aug. 30, in anticipation of the Panthers’ home opener against North Texas Sept. 1 at FIU Stadium. Dimitri DeFrant, Khamal Bailey, Eileen Daniela Groll and Sara Dannon were among the BBC [...]
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11attacks, Florida International University will hold a month-long series of events that will include lectures, multi-denominational prayers, art exhibits, and musical performances. Unity/Diversity: Reflecting on the Meaning of 9/11 will bring the FIU community together to pay homage to those who lost [...]
Join the fun at the home opener Thursday, Sept. 1 FIU Football’s 10th season opens Thursday, Sept. 1, with the Panthers ready to defend their Sun Belt Conference Championship and build on last year’s historic success. The 7 p.m. match-up brings the North Texas Mean Green to FIU Stadium in [...]
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!
Panthers fan Lavarr Farmer had plenty to cheer about last season. Farmer, a sophomore biology major, witnessed the historic FIU football season where the Panthers won six of their eight Sun Belt Conference games, clinched their first conference crown and their first-ever bowl berth. Actually, he saw a lot of [...]
More than 3,400 members of the university community have seen FIU’s parody of the iconic Friends theme song and series opener. Fun was to be had in front and behind the camera. Go behind the scenes of the shoot in the video and photo slide show below. Here are the [...]
FIU and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) are partnering with Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) to present a forum at CBCF’s 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Men’s basketball head coach Isiah Thomas will participate in a Sept. 23 forum sponsored by Wilson. The annual conference is scheduled for [...]
The Applied Research Center recently welcomed to its ranks Ines Triay, a former assistant secretary for Environmental Management (EM) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). She joins FIU as a visiting U.S. DOE scholar. The Cuban-born, Miami-raised Triay’s work and role at FIU has her supporting the DOE Workforce Development [...]
FIU has spent the past week welcoming 46,000 students to its campuses for the 2011 Fall Semester. The welcome banners are up, the bookstores are stacked with textbooks, and the Facilities Planning & Construction Department is working at full throttle. During the summer, the department was involved in five major [...]
