Panthers fall in Sun Belt championship game

Rudy Flores key to Panthers' win on Friday

UALR pushed across the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to defeat FIU 7-6 in the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship at Warhawk Field in Monroe, Louisiana, on May 29. Hector Acosta stole third base in the sixth inning and kicked the ball out of third baseman Jeremy Patton’s glove [...]

Panthers name their field Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium

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The FIU Athletic Department and FIU alumnus David F. Alfonso ’96 have announced  the exclusive naming rights for the Panther football team’s home field, which will now be called “Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.” “Although this is incredibly fulfilling for our family, this is solely about FIU and the path our [...]

Watching Tropical Storm Bonnie

The FIU Emergency Management Group is monitoring Tropical Storm Bonnie. South Florida is under a tropical storm warning, which means that our weather is expected to deteriorate by Friday with high winds and heavy rains possible. This is a good time for all members of the university community to review [...]

Tonight’s ESPY celebration rescheduled

Reschedule of Garrett Wittels celebration The ESPYs watch party scheduled for this evening at Chili’s will be rescheduled to a time when Garrett Wittels is back on campus. Garrett is spending the summer in Alaska playing with the Peninsula Oilers. Wittels, who is on a 56-game hitting streak, second all-time [...]

This week’s Budget Forum postponed

The Budget Forum originally scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed. As you may know from reading media reports, this past Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist received the budget passed by the Legislature. He is now in the process of reviewing it. We are also looking at the prospect of a special [...]

FIU Football Coach Mario Cristobal thanks community, remembers Kendall

Last night, the FIU Football team and FIU community suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Kendall Berry. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Kendall had an infectious personality; he was loved and respected by everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. It [...]

FIU celebrates Gov. Crist’s endorsement of new Florida initiative

MIAMI (Jan. 28, 2010) – FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg said Thursday that he welcomes Gov. Charlie Crist’s approach to transforming Florida’s economy and his commitment of $100 million in new funding. “We commend Governor Crist for his far-sighted approach to expanding jobs in Florida,” said Rosenberg, following Crist’s endorsement [...]

FIU brings together Haiti specialists; calls for continued attention on Haiti

FIU professors who specialize in Haiti, students, community leaders, local doctors, and many others anxious to help Haiti, met at FIU Saturday afternoon to share their perspective on the recovery effort of the coming months. The emotion-filled discussion spanned issues from the immediate humanitarian needs, to the politics of rebuilding and [...]

FIU Haiti experts

Florida International University has a number of professors who study Haiti and the Caribbean region, as well as professors who can address issues related to the earthquake in Haiti. This is a list of experts willing to offer their insight to media and the public. This list is being updated [...]

Police activity at MMC

Miami-Dade Police were on the Modesto Maidique Campus Tuesday afternoon looking for the suspect on an alleged robbery that occurred off campus. FIU Police Chief Bill King said that while the investigation was conducted by Miami-Dade Police, FIU officers assisted in the search for the suspect, who was located a [...]