FIU 30th Anniversary Events
A History of Forward Thinking

Wed. Sept. 18
Opening of special exhibition at The Wolfsonian-FIU: “The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War.” 1001 Washington Ave., South Miami Beach.
Thurs., Sept. 19
8:00 p.m.
FIU Writers on the Bay presents Debra Monroe. FIU-Biscayne Bay Campus.
Fri., Sept. 20
Critics Lecture 8:00 p.m.
Art Museum 9:00 p.m.
Williams Lecture 6:30 p.m.

—Steven and Dorothea Green Critics Lecture Series: Harold Szeemann, Director of the Venice Biennale. FIU-University Park, GC 140.

—Opening of special exhibition at the Art Museum at FIU, Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, FIU-University Park, The Art Museum

—4th-annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture, “Women, Politics and the Caribbean.” Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU-University Park, reception in the Rotunda, 7:20 p.m. lecture. Free, open to the public.

Mon, Sept. 23
9:45 a.m.
Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel address and panel discussion. FIU-University Park, Graham Center Ballrooms.
Mon., Sept. 30
2:00 p.m.
Honors College Convocation. FIU-University Park.
Tues., Oct. 1
8:00 p.m.
Folk Concert with Amy Carol Webb at FIU-University Park, Faculty
Club.
Fri., Oct. 4
9:00 a.m.
Faculty Convocation with keynote address by Stanley Fish, dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago. FIU-University Park, Wertheim Performing Arts Center.
Sun., Oct. 13
7:30 p.m.
The South Florida School of Literature, an evening featuring readings by the FIU Creative Writing faculty. Guest speaker: Otto Penzler, founder of the Mysterious Bookshops and the Mysterious Press and an Edgar Award winner. FIU-Biscayne Bay, Mary Anne Wolfe Theatre.
Thurs., Oct. 17
8:00 p.m.
“FIU Writers on the Bay” series presents David Amram. FIU-Biscayne Bay. Free and open to the public.
Mon., Oct. 21
7:00 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, professor and former chairman of the Department of Psychology at The University of Chicago will speak on "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.” FIU-University Park, GC 140.
Tues., Oct. 22
6:00 p.m.
Honors College Excellence Lecture Series: Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Roberto Pineiro will speak on "Judgment and Justice in America."
Fri., Oct. 25
Registration at 7:00 a.m.
FIU Alumni Association Golf Tournament – The Biltmore Golf Course, Coral Gables, four-person scramble, $150 per person, $600 per foursome. , shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information, call 305-348-3334.
Fri., Oct. 25
6:30 p.m
FIU Torch Awards Dinner honoring 15 high-achieving alumni and supporters of the university. $1,000/table $100/person. Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables.
Sat., Oct. 26
3:30 p.m.
Homecoming Football Game: FIU vs. Gardner-Webb. FIU-University Park, Golden Panther Stadium.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 


A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MAIDIQUE AND THE CHAIRS OF THE FIU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FIU CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY

WORLD-CLASS FACULTY EMBODY FIU'S EXCELLENCE

THE FIU LEGACY: ALUMNI AT THE TOP OF THEIR FIELDS

RESEARCH: A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE FIU MISSION

THE MAIDIQUE YEARS

FIU ATHLETIC PROGRAMS MATCH VISIONARY TALENT WITH EXCEPTIONAL TALENT

BEYOND THE TOWER RECAPS HISTORY AT FIU

FIU'S IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY

FIU 30th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS A HISTORY OF FORWARD THINKING

MEDIA RELATIONS HOMEPAGE