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Even a cool, damp New York City day couldn’t rain on the parade of the FIU Alumni Association Greater New York Chapter. FIU’s Big Apple alumni kicked off their 2012 event schedule by bringing a little Panther sunshine to a group of fun-loving seniors as a part of the FIU [...]
A blue-and-gold celebration is in order: The Indianapolis Colts have chosen former FIU MVP T.Y. Hilton to join their roster in the third round of the 2012 National Football League Draft. A former FIU All-American and four-time Sun Belt Conference first-team pick, Hilton got the call April 27 informing him [...]
FIU political science major Graciela Aguero remembers noticing years ago that a lot of U.S. presidents have been members of an honor society called Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) – 17 presidents in all – including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. So Aguero did a little research on [...]
Team FIU joined the largest office party in South Florida when it participated in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Miami Corporate Run April 26. More than 20,000 runners and walkers competed in the annual spectacle, a 5K (3.1 miles) 27 years running that brings out the best in everyone involved in the [...]
Barcelona. Madrid. Toledo. Lisbon. Sintra. The Portuguese coast. So reads the itinerary for the 20 FIU students who participated in a recent study abroad program to the Iberian Peninsula. The program was organized by the Marketing Department and supported by FIU’s Center for International Business Education and Research. Elisabeth Beristain, [...]
Ursula von Rydingsvard is the Green Critics’ lecturer Saturday, April 21, at the Green Library. Her exhibit, “Sculpture,” will be on display at the Frost Art Museum through Aug. 5. At first glance, guests of the Frost Art Museum this summer may think the traveling exhibit on view is the [...]
Colombian-born Andres Rodríguez MS ’11 is a first-time documentary filmmaker who will attend Puntos de Vista 2012, Texas State University’s third international Spanish-language documentary film festival on Friday, April 27. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) grad will present Levantándose del Pantano, a 25-minute edit from Rising from [...]
New Zealand-born, blue-and-gold defender Anthony Hobbs is bound for England. The recreation and sports management student-athlete is set to join the Kiwi delegation at this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Hobbs, 21, will join the likes of international soccer player Ryan Nelsen on the roster of the New Zealand team [...]
FIU physics Ph.D. student Idaykis Rodriguez ’08 is packing her bags and passport and headed to Lindau, Germany, this summer now that she has been invited to attend the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The Cuban-born Panther is the only FIU student granted the opportunity to meet with more than 25 Nobel Prize winners [...]
Many FIU faculty members spend years researching, writing and meeting with editors to produce a book that will enrich their field. They are devoted teachers and dedicated scholars. On April 3, the Office of the Provost celebrated their work at the first annual Faculty Book Author reception, sponsored and hosted [...]
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