Florida House Speaker Cannon at FIU: ‘It is easy to advocate for excellence’

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Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon visited the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine July 19 to learn about the college’s progress and meet FIU students, faculty and administrators. Cannon, who was joined by the Miami-Dade legislative delegation, toured a Nursing and Health Sciences STAR Simulation Lab that mimics a hospital emergency [...]

President Rosenberg advocates for Pell Grants in D.C.

Florida International University President Mark B. Rosenberg joined U.S. senators, college presidents and college students in advocating for protecting Pell Grants at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 19. U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, both from Maryland, joined Rosenberg and seven other university presidents from [...]

Summer in D.C.

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The lazy days of summer were in short supply in the nation’s capital last week as FIU’s Washington team stayed busy advancing the university’s priorities, engaging FIU alumni at federal agencies, and positioning university faculty researchers. The FIU Governmental Relations team visited with alumnus Pedro Pavon, an attorney with the [...]

2011 Hurricane Season

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President Mark B. Rosenberg sent the following memo to the university community: The beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane Season presents us with the challenge and an opportunity to think about our disaster preparedness and get ready for hurricanes, as well as other natural and man-made disasters. As the 2011 hurricane [...]

President’s budget update

The following message was sent from President Mark B. Rosenberg to the university community on May 27, 2011. Dear members of the university community: Many of you have been asking about the news yesterday that more than $600 million in projects have been eliminated from the state’s $69.1 billion budget. All [...]

Letter from Beijing: May 8, 2011

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Welcome to President Mark B. Rosenberg’s blog chronicling his visit to China. Today is the last blog from his 2011 trip. Be sure to check out his entries from May 5th and May 6th. What a memorable day!  Our largest cohort ever of students graduating with their bachelor’s degrees in Hospitality [...]

Letter from Beijing: May 6, 2011

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Welcome to President Mark B. Rosenberg’s blog chronicling his 2011 visit to China. The president is sharing commentary and photos from his trip, so be sure to check back in the days ahead to learn more about FIU’s Marriott Tianjin China Program and the students, faculty and administrators who make [...]

SGA fundraiser nets $120,000 for First Generation scholarships

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As college financial aid programs remain under fire in Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, FIU students rallied to raise funds for First Gen scholarships. In addition to monies raised at the event, the university’s President’s Council has committed to raising $100,000 for the First Generation Scholarship Fund. The day after Florida’s [...]

Protecting Pell Grants, advancing FIU’s research agenda remain top priorities for FIU D.C. team

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In Washington this week, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and the FIU D.C. team had a busy week advocating to protect Pell Grants, advance the university’s research agenda, and honor FIU’s own in the nation’s capital.   With the debate on potential reductions to maximum Pell Grants shifting to the [...]

President’s budget update

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The following message was sent from President Mark B. Rosenberg to the university community on February 11, 2011: Dear members of the university community: You may have seen media reports about Gov. Rick Scott’s budget proposal, which was unveiled on Monday. While it is still very early in the state budget [...]