FIU to Usher in New Era with Installation of Mark B. Rosenberg as its Fifth President on Friday

MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:  Florida International University will celebrate a new era when it installs Mark B. Rosenberg as the university’s fifth president on Friday. Rosenberg, the first FIU faculty member to ascend to the presidency of the university, took the reins from President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique, who led FIU [...]

Modesto A. Maidique to mark last day as FIU’s president

MIAMI (July 30, 2009) — After 23 years at the helm of Florida International University, President Modesto A. Maidique on Monday will mark the end of his tenure by ushering in a new era for FIU. Maidique will begin his last day as president by welcoming the 43 students who [...]

Alumni Association meets and exceeds President-designate Rosenberg’s membership challenge

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The goal was to sign up 2,000 new members to the FIU Alumni Association in less than two months. In a new video-message, FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg thanks the blue-and-gold community for exceeding his expectations. By Martin Haro Last May, shortly after being selected as the university’s fifth president, FIU [...]

FIU Experts: Honduras is Obama’s first major test in Latin America

Ousted Honduran President Jose MAnuel Zelaya and Roberto Michellitti accept mediation by Costa Rican president

The crisis in Honduras will test President Obama’s ability to mediate a peaceful and acceptable resolution in the Central American country, FIU experts said this week at a panel discussion on the crisis. “President Obama and his administration are trying to reestablish a relationship with the region,” said Eduardo A. [...]

Lessons in leadership

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President-designate Rosenberg speaks at annual reunion of leadership program designed to prepare women and minorities for senior-level positions. By Sissi Aguila “Leadership is about relationships.” That was the message President-designate Mark Rosenberg delivered to the alumni of FIU’s Educational Leadership Enhancement Program during an annual reunion held at Biscayne Bay [...]

“FIU Magazine” reveals its cover boys for Fall 2009 issue

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FIU President Modesto A. Maidique and FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg struck a pose during their cover shoot at the Presidential House last month. The new issue of “FIU Magazine” will be released in August. By Martin Haro It was a sunny summer morning when FIU Magazine art director Aileen Solá [...]

Alumni galvanized at annual meeting

Jose Perez de Corcho '93, President Modesto A. Maidique and First Lady Nancy Maidique

FIU’s Alumni Association rallied the troops and saluted President Maidique during its annual gathering held at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential House on May 21. By Sissi Aguila FIU Alumni Association President Jose M. Perez de Corcho ’93 says alumni need to be ambassadors for the university with their family, [...]

President-designate Rosenberg wants FIU alumni

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In a message to the blue-and-gold community, FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg encouraged alumni who are not members of the FIU Alumni Association to join their alma mater‘s organization. Rosenberg wants 2,000 new members by June 30. By Martin Haro FIU President-designate Mark Rosenberg has issued a challenge to the Alumni [...]