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Ten years later:
lessons learned from Andrew
Summit to focus on research, funding
and damage mitigation
Alternative Spring
Break group returns from Ground Zero
In an Alternative Spring Break (ASB)
they will likely always remember, 17 FIU volunteers returned from
a week at New York City’s Ground Zero feeling as if they had
made a real difference.
School of Nursing
secures $1.7 million in funding from community partners
The School of Nursing has received $1.7
million in commitments from community partners in support of its
initiatives to alleviate the local nursing shortage.
South
Beach Wine & Food Festival draws huge, enthusiastic crowds
In its debut edition, the South Beach
Wine and Food Festival made significant headway toward becoming
an international “destination event” for wine, spirits
and culinary arts.
FIU Profile: Department
chair shares his passion for journalism with future reporters
In an age of increasingly homogenized
news coverage by the popular media — from the cookie-cutter,
at-a-glance style of newspaper stories to the “if it bleeds,
it leads” sensationalism of television news — Michael
McQueen still fervently believes in the power of journalism to foster
progressive social change.
Congratulations to
2002-03 sabbatical recipients
Congratulations to all faculty who have
been granted sabbaticals for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Faculty
Development Committee implements mentoring program
FIU’s Faculty Development Committee
(FDC) has launched the Faculty Mentoring Program, a one-year initiative
that pairs tenured faculty with junior tenure-track
faculty to assist their career advancement.
Chapman School named
in ‘Top 10’ by Hispanic Business
In its March, 2002, issue, Hispanic
Business magazine ranked FlU’s Alvah H. Chapman, Jr. Graduate
School of Business among its “Top 10 Business Schools”
for Hispanic students.
Professor
Naphtali Rishe wins Herald Business Plan Challenge for developing
TerraFly
Naphtali Rishe, director of the FIU
High Performance Database Research Center, was awarded the Miami
Herald Business Plan Challenge earlier this month for developing
TerraFly, the Internet-based software that makes it possible for
users to “fly over” any point in the United States using
only an ordinary web browser.
2003 Film Festival
to combine new and old aspects; linkages to academic community will
be strengthened
The 2003 Miami Film Festival —
the 20th edition of the annual event — is scheduled for Feb.
21-Mar. 2., and will feature a renewed focus on the event’s
longtime home base, the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.
FIU
student spotlight: Student parlays internship into agency’s
first paid position
GLSEN works to heighten sensitivity
to gay, lesbian issues
EPA administrator
visits FIU
Christie Whitman, administrator of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and former governor of
New Jersey, visited FIU’s Hemispheric Center for Environmental
Technology (HCET) March 15.
FIU-University Park
student government honored as state’s best by Florida Leader
magazine
Yearbook also receives award in award
competition
Wolfsonian-FIU journal
receives new publisher
The Wolfsonian-FIU has entered into
a new relationship with M.I.T. Press that will substantially increase
The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts’ current exposure
and distribution, announced Cathy Leff, director of The Wolfsonian-FIU.
Wolfsonian-FIU.
FIUathletics: Despite
obstacles, baseball team exceeds expectations
Coach Price breaks 900 career win mark
Spring
2002 Commencement Ceremonies on April 29-30
Spring 2002 Commencement exercises will
be held on April 29-30 at the Golden Panther Arena at University
Park.
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