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FIU student Daniel J. Tapanes was recently honored as the 2011-2012 Student of the Year at the annual National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference in Phoenix, Ariz. The recognition is the only NCHC award given to students by a student board. It is given to scholars that are highly involved in [...]
The Florida Board of Governors appointed Gerald Grant, Jr., to serve on Florida International University’s Board of Trustees. Grant is the branch director of financial planning for AXA Advisors, LLC – South Florida Branch. “FIU has made a tremendous difference in my life,” said Grant. “I have made a personal commitment to [...]
Lesley Northup has been named dean of the Honors College. “The national search confirmed that our Honors College has identified a unique niche with its blend of intellectually demanding interdisciplinary courses, an emphasis on developing future leaders, a strong program of creative and research activity, and requirements for active community [...]
Writing done with fly pigment, ping pong balls in the shape of clouds and paper shapes that seem to go on forever are just a few of the objects that bridge the line between the real and surreal, the natural and man-made and the figurative and abstract works in the [...]
The exhibit will be on view through April 18 By Sissi Aguila ’99, MA ’08 Miriam Blasco Turrion is a business management major at FIU, but for months she has been immersed in the art world planning and installing MORT, a sculpture constructed using old clothing. She is one of [...]
The exhibit examines the vital role visual art plays in the social and cultural dialogue surrounding controversial issues. FIU Honors College students have partnered with The Frost Art Museum for the fifth annual Aesthetics and Values Fine Art exhibition (A&V). The exhibit features the works of Bhakti Baxter, Xavier Cortada, [...]
By Sissi Aguila When Michael Zecca left the Army and announced he was going to college, his mother asked, “So you’re going to be an astronaut?” A veteran and a practical man, Zecca was amused. That was something he’d said in kindergarten. After an adolescence spent barely scraping by, often [...]
Dr. Garth Graham, Department of Health and Human Services’ deputy assistant secretary of minority health, will speak at FIU Oct. 29 as part of the Honors College’s Fall 2009 Excellence Lecture series. Graham’s topic will be “Health Care for Underserved communities: Challenges and Opportunities in Health Reform.” A 1997 graduate [...]
The author and MacArthur “Genius” met with children from the Overtown Youth Center and Golden Panthers at BBC on Sept. 30. By Martin Haro The Honors College and Tau Sigma Alpha, the Honors College Honors Society, hosted “A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat” Sept. 30 at the Mary Ann Wolfe Theater [...]
With the co-sponsorship of LACC, SIPA and the Honors College, students can experience the rich and expressive culture of indigenous Ecuador this summer, July 28 to August 6. Participants will earn three credits (six credits for Honor College students) in diverse courses such as “Native Religions of Central and South America” [...]
