FIU gears up for hurricane season with improved emergency management plan
As South Floridians prepare for the 2001 hurricane season, FIU officials are putting the finishing touches on the University's retooled emergency management plan.

Five FIU alumni and student part of Pulitzer Prize team
Five FIU alumni and one graduating senior from the FIU School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) were part of the team of journalists at The Miami Herald that received a Pulitzer Prize in April for breaking news coverage of Elian Gonzalez's seizure by federal agents and the raid's aftermath.

Model UN student team captures first-place awards
FIU's Model United Nations (MUN) team returned from last month's National College Model UNited Nations Conference in New York with two "Outstanding Delegation" first-place awards for performance and excellence in position papers.

FIU baseball wins NCAA regional tourney
At press time, FIU won its first NCAA Regional Tournament in baseball, beating Notre Dame, and has advanced to the Super Regional against USC in Los Angeles.

Challenging legislative session marks sea change for FIU
Richard Candia, the University's director of Governmental Relations, prepared this article for FIU Newsletter to update the FIU community on the results of the recent state legislative session.

President Maidique named to Bush's Commission on Presidential Scholars
FIU President Modesto A. Maidique has been named to President George W. Bush's Commission on Presidential Scholars, a nationwide panel that each year recognizes and honors America's most distinguished graduating high school seniors.

FIU appoints new dean of Graduate Studies
 Douglas Wartzok, associate vice chancellor for Research and dean of the Graduate School of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), has been named the new dean of FIU's Division of Graduate Studies and will serve as vice provost for Academic Affairs.

Mwaisela brings experience humor to far-reaching job duties
 Jennifer Mwaisela, director of Environmental Health and Safety and Risk Management Services (EHSRMS), is talking about what it's like to be the bearer of bad news.

Building a better future
FIU's $250 million capitol construction program
Everywhere the sounds of summer fill the air: drilling, sawing, hammering.

Griffith named Honors College dean
 Ivelaw L. Griffith, an associate dean of FIU's College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of Political Science, has been selected to serve as dean of the FIU Honors College.

One hundred thousand degrees and counting...
In another milestone for FIU, the University considered its 100,000th degree during Spring Commencement last month.

University implementing new student information and human resources systems
To bring its administrative systems up to current standards and to assume functions that have been handled by the Board of Regents or the state, FIU is acquiring new human resources and student information software systems.

Student leader earns the title of 'Mr. FIU'
To honor its exceptional athletes, FIU retires their jerseys and permanently displays them in the Golden Panther Arena.

See the 'Reel America' at The Wolfsonian-FIU
This June and July, The Wolfsonian-FIU will present the Reel America Summer Series, six Thursday nights of feature films and shorts exploring America's landscape and cultural obsessions.

 

  
  Cheryl Carter, Hospitality   Management, was presented with   the 2001 South Florida Tourism   Professional of the Year Award from   the Miami-Dade County Public   Schools Academy of Travel and   Tourism Advisory Board. She is the   11th recipient of this award.

  Mario De La Rosa, Social Work,   received $129,708 from The Thurston   Group, Inc., for his proposal "Haitian   Juvenile Arrestees: Prevention   Intervention Study."

  Guillermo Grenier, Center for   Labor Research, was awarded   $56,443 from Many Voices: One   Community for his proposal "The   Mosaic Initiative."

  Michael Gross, Geology, received   $80,336 from the Department of   Defense, Army Research Office, for   "Effects of Everglades Restoration on   Groundwater Exchange with Canals   in the Southern Everglades: Using   Geographic Information Systems   (GIS) to Assess Fracture Zone   Development at Multiple Scales."

  Sylvan Jolibois, Civil and   Environmental Engineering, was   awarded $45,000 from South   Carolina State University for   "Sujmmer Transportation Institute in   Intelligent Transportation Systems."

  Bao Qin Li, Mathematics, was   awarded $75,896 from the National   Science Foundation, for "Entire and   Meromorphic Functions in Several   Complex Variables."

  Chockalingam Viswesvaran,   Psychology, was elected a Fellow of   the Society for Industrial and   Organizational Psychology, the   society's highest   honor.Viswesvaran's election to   Fellowship status was based upon   his contributions in personality   measurement and integrity testing   for personnel selection and job   performance measurement. His work   has focused on the application of   psychology to improving the quality   of work life and promoting the safety,   health and well being of workers.

 

 

 

 


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