Faculty Profile: Margaret Scisney-Matlock

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This is the third article in a series highlighting some of the 124 faculty members who were hired during the 2011-2012 academic year Margaret Scisney-Matlock – a leading nurse scientist researching hypertension care among women – has been named interim associate dean of Academic Affairs for the FIU College of [...]

Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Disease student assistant named 2012 Student Employee of the Year

The Division of Human Resources received 191 nomination for the 2012 Student Employee of the Year. Here the winner, Zackari Abeyta, walks the red carpet to receive his award.

Event caps a week of celebrations recognizing FIU’s student employees Zackari Abeyta, an undergraduate work study student in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Disease, was named 2012 Student Employee of the Year. The announcement was made at the university’s third annual Student Employee of the Year Awards (SEOTY) [...]

Student-athletes honored at annual awards banquet

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The FIU Athletic Department held its annual Athletic Academic Awards Banquet April 9 at U.S. Century Bank Arena. Each Panther team was honored for its accomplishments on and off the field throughout the 2011-12 academic year. Coaches, student-athletes and FIU staff were welcomed by Master of Ceremonies Bill Beesting, associate [...]

Faculty Profile: David A. Ralston

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This is the second article in a series highlighting some of the 124 faculty members who were hired during the 2011-2012 academic year Doing business across cultures has been a way of life since the days of Marco Polo. But when Polo set sail for nearly 30 years, there was [...]

Interning in D.C. this summer? Governmental Relations wants to welcome you.

Know of a student headed to Washington, D.C., for an internship this summer? FIU’s Office of Governmental Relations would like to know. Each semester many of FIU’s best and brightest arrive in the nation’s capital to pursue their dreams on Capitol Hill, at federal agencies or in the non-profit and [...]

Global Learning Conference April 12

FIU’s Global Learning for Global Citizenship is hosting a series of free workshops for educators Thursday, April 12, focusing on motivating and inspiring today’s students. The Global Learning Conference, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the MARC Pavilion [...]

FIU in D.C.: Legislative update

Dean Michael Hampton of the Chaplin School of Hospitality Management presents a very special bottle of wine—made by FIU students—to the Georgian Ambassador to the United States, Temuri Yakobashvili at his residence in Washington, D.C.

As the second session of the 112th Congress moves forth, FIU advocates have been busy protecting critical financial aid resources, advocating for our critical health and environmental priorities, and celebrating our global reach in the nation’s capital. Last month’s release of the president’s FY13 Budget also set in motion the [...]

On tonight’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival menu: Best of the Best, Burger Bash

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From The Q to the ‘Bleau: After hosting thousands oceanside at Moët Hennessy’s The Q and The Q After Dark, FIU student volunteers spent all day Friday, Feb. 24, prepping for two special events: Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best, sponsored by Bank America, and Amstel Light’s Burger Bash, presented [...]

FIU Panthers take South Beach

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FIU students brought their A game to Moët Hennessy’s The Q and The Q After Dark as the 2012 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival kicked off Feb. 23 against a backdrop of clear skies, swaying palm trees and the ocean. FIU News will be following the action [...]

Emergency Notification System survey

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FIU is conducting a test of its Emergency Notification System. Please take a moment to fill out this short survey that will provide emergency managers important feedback regarding the success of this test.