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August in photos: Flutes, freshmen and the beginning of fall
The FIU Marching Band performs on the steps of Primera Casa. Photo by Lucy Logan.

August in photos: Flutes, freshmen and the beginning of fall

Fall has arrived, and the university is teeming with life. This month, we welcomed more than 57,000 students as we began the new academic year. Here are some of our favorite moments from August, as captured by FIU photographers Margi Rentis, Carl-Frederick Francois, Lucy Logan and Doug Garland.
Campus & Community

By David Drucker

September 6, 2019 at 2:00pm

Before mechanical engineering major Ian Rodriguez moves into Panther Hall, he feels the love from his mother (left), father and godmother. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.
Freshmen were inducted into university life by President Mark B. Rosenberg at Freshman convocation on Aug. 25. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.
Freshman Daniel Carlson participates in the torch-bearing ceremony at Freshman Convocation. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.
Quarterback James Morgan (center) signs an autograph for an FIU fan at the first annual "Meet the Panthers" event. Photo by Carl-Frederick Francois.
An aerial view of the entrance to Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Photo by Doug Garland.
The FIU Marching Band sounded the arrival of Fall with a performance at Modesto A. Maidique Campus on Aug. 22. Photo by Lucy Logan.
President Rosenberg takes a selfie with the FIU Dazzlers and the university community at a kickoff event celebrating a new initiative at Biscayne Bay Campus. Photo by Margi Rentis.
The atrium in the Graham Center has a new look at night. Photo by Lucy Logan.