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Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) at Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) will sponsor the first CAPSapalooza 2011! event to kick off National College Alcohol and Drug Awareness Week Oct. 24-28, 2011. “We will be hosting a series of interactive activities, seminars, and simulations, including a mock car crash, for FIU students [...]
Ask former FIU President Modesto A. Maidique about some of the biggest business leaders of our time, and you’ll get some unique answers. Former Sunbeam-Oster CEO Albert Dunlap? A sociopath. Convicted Ponzie Schemer Bernie Madoff? An egotist. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd? An achiever. The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs? [...]
Laura Gallego’s Panther Pride at the FIU vs. Duke tailgate stole the spotlight and Pic of the Week on Oct. 17. To submit your original photo for consideration for the contest, send it as an e-mail to fiusocialmedia@gmail.com by noon on Sunday for the following week’s contest. Only pictures that [...]
For FIU alumna Chari Adames-Smith, working for National Geographic was a childhood dream. This summer, that dream became a reality. “Ever since I was in 7th grade, I read the magazine for the information it provides and its beautiful photography,” said Adames-Smith, who earned her bachelor’s degree in geography and [...]
“Employers often tell us that some of their companies’ best performers are FIU graduates,” said Dawn Lazar (MS ’06), assistant director for FIU’s Career Management Services at the School of Accounting. FIU hosted the Ahead of the Game Accounting and Business Expo on Sept. 29. More than 370 students registered [...]
Robert Irvine, host of the Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible, is headed to Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC). The popular chef will be the keynote speaker for the 2011 FIU Biscayne Bay Food & Recreation Expo on Monday, Oct. 24, scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Panther Square in the Wolfe University [...]
“It’s really amazing how powerful smell is, and wine is a powerful key to unlocking a memory,” said instructor and wine expert William Pelzer during the second fall colloquium The Honors College presented at Biscayne Bay Campus Oct. 13. No, Pelzer wasn’t suggesting we run out to the store and [...]
Learning more about what it takes to run a successful business and honoring Florida women achieving entrepreneurial success is the focus of the “Women to Watch: Florida’s Entrepreneurial Leaders 2011” event Wednesday, Nov. 2. This day-long experience, presented by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Leadership and the Eugenio [...]
The Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will present the findings of the 2010 AmericasBarometer: Report on the Americas at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the University of Miami Robert and Judy Prokop Newman Alumni Center. The Miami Consortium is a collaboration between FIU’s Latin American and Caribbean [...]
