Miami Dolphins Partner Up with the FIU Alumni Association

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The Miami Dolphins are partnering up with the FIU Alumni Association. Enjoy discounted tickets to see FIU Alum T.Y. Hilton and the Indianapolis Colts take on the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, December 27th at 1:00pm!  Use the promo code FIUMIA to buy your tickets and help support your FIU Alumni Association Scholarship Fund! […]

Panther TECH Discount Now Available to Alumni

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FIU Panther TECH opened its doors last year to serve the technology needs of all current FIU students, faculty, and staff. Today, they are happy to announce that FIU alumni can now fully enjoy the same education pricing available only at FIU Panther TECH! Through December 31st, FIU alumni can shop at the store for Apple […]

Class Gifts a New Way of Giving for Business Alumni

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At FIU’s 2015 commencement ceremonies, for the first time, many College of Business students are wearing a special cord or stole with their graduation gown to show their support of a new way of giving back: the class gift. “This year marks the 50th anniversary of the university and the College of Business has initiated […]

Roar Lounge & tailgate plan for 2015 season

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Leave the grill at home and join us at the Official Alumni Pre-game Party! Roar Lounge offers something for everyone, including music, food, beverages, giveaways, appearances by the FIU Marching Band and much more. Get pumped up for game time in our family-friendly, air-conditioned tent. Click here to register today. In our continued efforts to […]

New License Plate Strengthens Panther Pride

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After more than 10 years, a new FIU license plate is now available through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). The plate has been completely redesigned, featuring the university’s logo and mascot, Roary the Panther, on a white background. The specialty plate is available through all Motor Vehicle Service Centers in Florida […]

Wolfsonian–FIU to Present Interdisciplinary Survey Following Tropical Plants from the Jungle to the Home

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Philodendron: From Pan-Latin Exotic to American Modern opens October 16, 2015 and features rarely seen objects from around the world, many on public display for the first time Exhibition celebrates the pervasive, cross-cultural influence of Latin American plant life on U.S. and European fashion, art, cinema, architecture, and design Philodendrons and other Central and South American […]

July 2015 Member Spotlight

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Joaquin Bello FIU Degrees: B.S. in Accounting/Marketing and M.S. in Accounting Graduation Years: 1995 and 2001 Lifetime Member since: 1996 Profession: AVP Financial Systems and Reporting, Interval Leisure Group Why he joined the FIU Alumni Association: I joined the FIU Alumni Association to continue to the bonds I formed as a student. What does FIU mean to him: My years as a […]

Students Become Advocates for the Disabled in Europe

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Getting around in a wheelchair can be draining – especially when traveling abroad. “You’d think you’re there sitting and relaxing but it takes a lot out of your body,” said Juan Agudelo, 24, a senior majoring in recreational therapy. “The constant vibration of the wheelchair, the up and down at sidewalks, going over curbs all […]

FIU Organizes Major Exhibition Focusing on Catastrophe and Promethean Peril

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This November, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University will present Margin of Error, an exhibition exploring cultural responses to mechanical mastery and engineered catastrophes of the modern age—the shipwrecks, crashes, explosions, collapses, and novel types of workplace injury that interrupt the path of progress. Revealing the consequences of mankind’s endeavor to defy and exceed limits, Margin of […]

Protecting Yourself from Rare Flesh-eating Bacteria Found on Florida’s Beaches

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The Florida Health Department has warned residents and tourists of a rare form of flesh-eating, potentially deadly bacteria that has made its way to Florida beaches. Vibrio vulnificus has already infected eight people this year, killing two. FIU News sat down with Dr. Consuelo Beck-Sagué, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at FIU’s Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, to […]