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Lin Li (MIB ’11) had already been accepted for graduate work at Monash University in Australia when she heard about a partnership between FIU and Qingdao University, where she had earned two bachelor’s degrees. “The United States is one of the world’s most important economic centers and Miami is a [...]
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 [...]
Former FIU volleyball star Yarimar Rosa and the Puerto Rican National Team continued play at the 2011 Pan Am Games over the weekend in Mexico, as Rosa led the squad to an important win over Trinidad & Tobago with a team-leading 11 attack points. Puerto Rico, competing in Pool B, [...]
Andrea Jackson ’10 dreams of one day being a leader in the competitive field of entertainment public relations. Thanks to a $10,000 scholarship from The LAGRANT Foundation that she is receiving in New York City later this month, she is one step closer to fulfilling that dream. “Definitely – that’s [...]
FIU Theatre’s last show of the season brings William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to the stage at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. In this classic comedy about mistaken identities, twin brother and sister Viola and Sebastian are separated when their ship capsizes and each thinks the other is dead. When Viola washes [...]
The 10th annual Torch Awards Gala March 19 was, as FIU Alumni Association President Joaquín “Jack” González ’97 promised, “a very special evening.” Not only did the FIU family come together – dressed to the nines – at the fabulous JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami to celebrate the achievements [...]
As part of FIU’s Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series, Carmen Reinhart ’78 discusses economic lessons learned from past crises After studying eight centuries of economic crises and working in the financial industry for more than 20 years, economist Carmen Reinhart ’78 says this time is no different. [...]
FIU football will host the annual Blue & Gold Spring Game Saturday, April 2, at 10:30 a.m. at FIU Stadium. In addition, your 2010 Sun Belt Conference and Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Champion Panthers will receive their SBC Championship rings in a special ceremony. Admission to the spring game is [...]
The FIU Art + Art History Department is inspired by The Art of Giving project, a national fundraising campaign that assists children in the world’s neediest countries, but wants to do something a little different. FIU will send underprivileged Haitian kids Converse shoes adorned with creative designs painted by art [...]
What links four members of Congress, Benjamin Franklin and the world’s most influential female economist? The answer is truly Worlds Ahead. Recently, the Washington, D.C., Capital Panthers and FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg welcomed the South Florida Congressional delegation to the 112th Congress and honored FIU alumna Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ’75, [...]
