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More than 4,300 graduates received their diplomas this spring semester in one of six commencement ceremonies Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 1. The FIU News team was there to capture all the Polaroid moments – students celebrating and parents beaming with pride – in the video above. Check out [...]
FIU has launched a Pintrest account to help users discover different career paths and topics of interest. This initiative complements recent efforts to help students explore new majors and graduate on time. The pilot program is being introduced on this newly popular virtual pinboard and allows digital bookmarkers to explore traits of [...]
The Budget Town Hall meeting to discuss the 2012-13 fiscal year, originally scheduled for March 29, has been postponed. FIU is awaiting additional information from the governor’s office that will allow President Mark B. Rosenberg and the executive leadership to provide the university community with the most complete information about [...]
WHAT: Florida International University professors, students and administrators are headed to Orlando this week to honor and recruit some of Florida’s brightest high school students at the annual Sunshine State Scholars Program. The state’s top students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and their parents will be courted much like [...]
FIU will host “College Goal Sunday.” The one-day event aims to help college-bound students fill out their financial aid forms to ensure access to higher education. Similar workshops are being held throughout South Florida and the state. High school seniors and their families are invited to attend to get help [...]
Florida International University is pleased to announce that its top-rated hospitality school has been named the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Designated in honor of the Chaplin family, the School will continue to provide cutting-edge management education for students who intend to pursue careers in the hospitality and [...]
Evan Burr, a business management major, and Stephanie de la Rocha, an English major, enjoy a tranquil morning in front of Primera Casa near the GC Fountain.
FIU’s efforts to find traffic solutions got a boost this week. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation. The UTCs, which are located throughout the United States, [...]
The following message was sent from President Mark B. Rosenberg to the university community on January 18, 2012. Dear students, faculty and staff: I know that many of you have heard that two students and five individuals who are not students were arrested on Thursday, January 12 for disrupting school [...]
FIU has appointed four community leaders to serve on the FIU Foundation Board. “The FIU Foundation is honored to welcome these established professionals whose record of service to South Florida aligns with the mission of FIU,” said Howard Lipman, senior vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the [...]
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