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Research scientists, engineers, lawyers and authors were among those honored at the annual Top Scholars reception FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg recognized more than two dozen distinguished members of the FIU academic community for their outstanding achievements in research and scholarship at the Top Scholars reception April 9. “It is [...]
When the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented its 35th Annual Suncoast Emmy Awards in Fort Lauderdale last December, 18 Panthers were among the journalism professionals being honored for their outstanding work in areas ranging from editing to production to on-air talent. Eight of them were called on stage [...]
Anyone who knows Rocco Angelo knows it’s not often the professor and dean goes speechless. On March 3, however, he could only describe the 11th Annual Torch Awards Gala with one word: “beautiful.” “It was a beautiful evening,” the tuxedo-clad Angelo said as he led freshman hospitality student Herline Emmanuel [...]
FIU rolled out its first-ever faculty and staff fundraising campaign, “Ignite,” with a rousing call to action from founding faculty member Steve Fain. “I know it is tough to ask people for money,” Fain, chair of the new campaign, told a crowd of 400 in the GC Ballrooms Feb. 15. [...]
County Commission Chairman Joe A. Martinez is on a mission to clean up the entire code of ordinances – and he’s recruited students from the College of Law to help get the job done. Together with FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and R. Alexander Acosta, the college’s dean, Martinez announced [...]
Biscayne Bay Campus Vice Provost Steven Moll often refers to his campus as “beautiful BBC” – and with good reason: the sprawling North Miami location is surrounded by Biscayne Bay and native mangroves; adjacent to Oleta River State Park; and rich in open spaces. The university hosted its second annual [...]
To date, FIU has raised more than $3 million for its First Generation Scholarship Fund. More than 150 movers and shakers gathered in the beautiful Granada Ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables Sept. 23 to share a lovely breakfast. The occasion, as FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg said, [...]
Founding faculty member Judy Blucker helped build FIU and its women’s athletics programs. Now, she’s leaving a gift for future generations of female athletes. By Bryan Gilmer for FIU Magazine Though Florida International University launched in 1972 – the same year Congress enacted Title IX requiring equal opportunities for college [...]
Could we be…more curious about what’s going on here? Wanna know exactly what FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and Student Government Association-Biscayne Bay Campus President Denise Halpin are doing to SGA-Modesto A. Maidique Campus President Patrick O’Keefe as an FIU News crew and Roary look on by the PC Fountain [...]
Art student Wen-Ju Chien (right) was among the 16 Panthers who received scholarships at the 9th Annual FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament June 18. Here, she strikes a pose poolside at Monty’s Miami Beach with FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, her friend Huong Phan and Roary.
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