FIU public health researcher co-authors new study for World Health Organization A new World Health Organization report on the public health response to the Haiti earthquake says the international community repeated and amplified mistakes of past disasters and those failures cost lives during a critical lifesaving period. The study, co-authored [...]
New report points to failures in international response to Haiti earthquake
02/21/2012 By 2 Comments
Employees asked to support FIU through new Ignite campaign
02/15/2012 By 4 Comments
FIU rolled out its first-ever faculty and staff fundraising campaign, “Ignite,” with a rousing call to action from founding faculty member Steve Fain. “I know it is tough to ask people for money,” Fain, chair of the new campaign, told a crowd of 400 in the GC Ballrooms Feb. 15. [...]
Geopolitical Summit to host Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman
02/03/2012 By 6 Comments
One of the country’s leading thinkers, New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman, headlines this year’s Geopolitical Summit, “Rediscovering America?” The summit begins at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The 2012 summit will focus on the crisis posed by the global economic recession. Friedman’s [...]
Lou Piniella to headline Diamond Dinner
01/27/2012 By 1 Comment
New season kicks off with legendary major leaguer at Feb. 11 fundraiser Coming off a 2010 Sun Belt championship and back-to-back NCAA regional appearances, the FIU baseball team will chase the next step in the program’s growth in 2012. It all starts with the annual Diamond Dinner Saturday, Feb. 11, [...]
FIU to commemorate second anniversary of Haiti earthquake Jan. 12
01/06/2012 By
Two years after the earthquake in Haiti, there are signs of progress in the reconstruction of the nation’s capital; however, there remains great need. FIU will commemorate the tragedy that killed a quarter million people and reflect on the road ahead during special events planned for the two-year anniversary on [...]
Alumni Association in 2012
12/06/2011 By
Alumni Association launches search for new executive director as Bill Draughon takes charge of Alumni Center fundraising During the past eight years, the FIU Alumni Association has been transformed into one of the fastest growing in the country. In 2012, alumni will see a renewed focus on fundraising for the [...]
Community leaders focus on strengthening FIU as it grows
10/28/2011 By
Building pride, expanding community partnerships, retaining top faculty and monetizing the university’s assets topped the agenda at the 2011 Community Leaders Summit. More than 100 leaders from around South Florida gathered on Oct. 25 at the Coral Gables Country Club for the third annual summit. For two hours, the leaders [...]
Alumni enjoy inaugural California wine country weekend
10/20/2011 By
The FIU Alumni Association’s first Wine Country Weekend brought together alumni from around the country for a spectacular three-day tour of Napa and Sonoma during harvest season. During the October trip, travelers visited alumni-owned vineyards and wineries and enjoyed a lecture by Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management professor [...]
Student essays examine historical importance of 9/11 attacks
10/14/2011 By
In September, FIU’s Global Learning for Global Citizenship initiative and The New York Times sponsored a student essay contest designed to make students reflect on and think deeply about the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001. The contest was part of “Unity/Diversity: Reflecting on [...]
Police situation ends
10/07/2011 By
