President Obama to speak in town hall at MMC


President Obama Delivers state of the unionPresident Barack Obama will participate in an immigration town hall meeting on FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. The town hall is organized by MSNBC and Telemundo and hosted by anchor Jose Diaz Balart. As our university prepares for President Obama’s visit, please be aware of the following information:

Parking and Traffic

Parking and traffic patterns on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus will be altered on Wednesday to accommodate the security associated with a presidential visit. Please give yourself additional travel time if you plan to be on the east side of campus that day.

· Parking lot 3 near the bookstore, and lots 33 and 35 near the Graham Center and AHC-I will be closed at 11 p.m. today through 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Alternate parking may be found in PG5 and PG6.

· The entrance to campus on 107th Ave. and 16th Street, as well as part of Campus Drive north of that entrance, will be closed for short periods of time Wednesday afternoon. Please avoid the area and use the entrances off 8th Street as alternates.

· Also please note that Golden Panther Express and CATS Shuttle stops will be relocated from the area near the bookstore to just east of PG5 all day Wednesday.

For more information or questions regarding parking, please contact the Department of Parking and Transportation at 305-348-3615.

Town hall viewing

Clearly a presidential visit is an important and historic event for our university and we wish to make the experience available to as many members of the community as possible. In order to accommodate our community’s interest, MSNBC/Telemundo will be providing a live feed for students, faculty and staff who wish to watch the town hall in real time.

The FIU community viewing room is GC 140; seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The program is expected to begin at approximately 3 p.m.

The town hall will air Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. on Telemundo, Channel 51 and at 8 p.m. on MSNBC.

Members of the FIU community, including students, President Mark B. Rosenberg, and members of the board, will be in attendance at the town hall. Students who have been selected to attend have been notified.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we open our campus to this nationally televised show with President Obama.