Study in paradise

Evan Burr (Business Management major) and Stephanie de la Rocha (English major) enjoy the tranquil morning in front of the Primera Casa building near the GC Fountain.

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.

Enjoy a round of celebrity golf, support FIU’s First Gen Scholarship Fund

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FIU and the PGA World Golf Championship have partnered to offer golf fans the opportunity to attend the Cadillac Championship in Doral March 7-11 and support the FIU First Generation Fund If you enjoy golf and like giving back, FIU and the PGA World Golf Championship have just the ticket [...]

Alumna pioneers water treatment business

Lin Li is among a large group of students from China who are in FIU’s innovative Dual Degree Program, which offers options for the international scholar.

Lin Li (MIB ’11) had already been accepted for graduate work at Monash University in Australia when she heard about a partnership between FIU and Qingdao University, where she had earned two bachelor’s degrees. “The United States is one of the world’s most important economic centers and Miami is a [...]

Future Florida senator

Nathaly Pena

Political science major Nathaly Pena transcribes her notes at the FIU Bookstore.”I’d love to be a senator for the State of Florida and move on to be an ambassador,” she says.

Barnes & Noble at FIU wins Campus Outreach Award

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The newly-renovated Barnes & Noble store at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus was recognized for its retail excellence and exceptional service at the 2011 Campus Outreach Awards. Led by store General Manager Meagan Connolly, the branch was able to overcome a damaging pipe burst in September 2010 that flooded the [...]

Ef-Ay-Ju (FIU) Cheerleaders competing in Daytona today

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Our FIU Cheerleaders are in Daytona Beach, FL, April 6-10 competing in the NCA/NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship. These quick pics were snapped yesterday as they were prepping their caravan to leave. Originally posted on Twitter. What do you think of the window decor, might make for a cool [...]

2011 Torch Awards honors outstanding FIU alumni

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The 10th annual Torch Awards Gala March 19 was, as FIU Alumni Association President Joaquín “Jack” González ’97 promised, “a very special evening.” Not only did the FIU family come together – dressed to the nines – at the fabulous JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami to celebrate the achievements [...]

FIU alumna and economist warns now is the time for U.S. to rein in debt

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As part of FIU’s Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series, Carmen Reinhart ’78  discusses economic lessons learned from past crises After studying eight centuries of economic crises and working in the financial industry for more than 20 years, economist Carmen Reinhart ’78 says this time is no different. [...]

Campus Talk: What are you doing for spring break?

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In this episode of Campus Talk, an FIU web-series, the FIU News team ask students about their plans for the upcoming spring break.

Frost Art Museum presents 2011 Aesthetics & Values Exhibition

Antonia Wright. I Scream, Therefore I Exist, 2011. Video Installation (Video Detail).

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 [...]