Life is too short…

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Contributed by Jackie Pires, NSU Career Advisor This past summer, I had the pleasure of doing a practicum at the FIU Alumni Association, working with Maria Tomaino, Associate Director of Alumni Career Development. I enjoyed meeting so many FIU alumni and working with some of you through career coaching. During the summer and this fall […]

Are You Ready for the DOL Overtime Changes?

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The new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime regulations will significantly increase the number of working Americans who qualify for overtime wages. The effective date for these changes to be in place is December 1, 2016. As part of the changes, the minimum weekly salary for an employee under the white collar exemption* will increase from […]

Panther Steps

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After years of reflection, I realize that the starting point for many of my successes started at FIU. I believe it all started when I received my commission as a 2LT in the Army through the FIU Army ROTC program. But perhaps I should back track even further. I was a Soldier serving on active […]

Alumna donates scholarship for First Generation Student

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Alumna Marcia del Rey ’05, a graduate of the College of Law’s inaugural class, has recently committed to funding a $25,000 scholarship in support of the Marcia del Rey ’05 First Generation Scholarship. The gift is aimed to support a student who is the first in their family to attend professional school. The scholarship, when […]

FIU Took Center Stage at Villain Theater’s Alumni Night

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The live comedy scene in Miami has undergone a major transformation with the recent addition of Villain Theater – a new Chicago-style improv theater in the blossoming arts district of Little Haiti. An enthusiastic audience of FIU alumni, students and staff had an opportunity to witness this first hand at a special FIU Alumni Night […]

FIU Alumni Night at Villain Theater

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Picture yourself standing on a stage. There’s an eager crowd anticipating your next move and it’s your turn to speak, but you haven’t a clue what you’re going to do next. For most people, this is the beginning of a nightmare. But for the improvisers at Villain Theater, it is an experience they crave. Villain Theater […]

Easy Equality

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On June 7, 2016, Patricia Arquette spoke at the Women in Technology International Conference (WITI) in San Jose, California. I listened to Ms. Arquette cover many topics near and dear to her heart, spouting off various statistics many of us are already familiar with: Women making less money than men doing the same job, women […]

Heat Up Your Job Search with These Summer Career Events!

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The last week of June, join us for 12 career events – featuring webinars, an in-person workshop, and online networking to enhance your job search, personal brand and professional network.   Monday, June 27 How to Land and Make the Most of Jobs and Internships – 12pm ET (webinar) The Job Hunting Mindset for College […]

FIUNYC Builds Walls with Panther Paws

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On Saturday, May 21, the FIU Alumni Association of Greater New York (FIUNYC), in partnership with the Friends of Rockaway/St. Bernard Project, put their paws to the wall to help a Brooklyn family rebuild their still devastated home, following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy nearly four years ago. Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and […]