50@50: Charles “Chuck” Perry on opening day of FIU


To celebrate the university’s 50th anniversary, FIU News will share 50 moments in FIU’s history as part of our “50@50” series. We begin the weekly series with audio from FIU Founding President Charles “Chuck” Perry.  

In this archival clip shared by FIU Special Collections & University Archives, FIU’s Founding President Charles Perry speaks from the steps of PC to a crowd estimated at more than 2,000 on the university’s opening day, Sept. 14, 1972. Anticipation was so great that students not scheduled for classes for several days came out that morning to celebrate FIU’s opening.

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