FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament Poster Contest – $500 Scholarship Available

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To help commemorate the 14th Annual FIU Scholarship Fishing Tournament, the FIU Alumni Association is asking student artists to create unique and original artwork inspired by FIU and the fishing community. One winner will receive a $500 scholarship, to be awarded at the dock party and for the Fall 2016 semester.  Suggested Theme & Style Guidelines We’re looking […]

Enter for a chance to win two free club seat tickets to the FIU vs. UTEP football game

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Update your contact information and enter promo code “UTEP” for your chance to win two (2) club level seats for the FIU vs. UTEP football game this Saturday, October 10 at 12 p.m. Each club ticket holder will receive a meal voucher for redemption at the game. Your voucher and club seat wristband can be picked […]

2nd Annual Black Professionals Summit a huge success at FIU

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Over 200 professionals and students attended the 2nd Annual Black Professionals Summit held on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 at Florida International University, making it another successful year of learning, networking and engagement. On Saturday, September 12th, 2015, over 200 professionals and student attended the 2nd Annual Black Professionals Summit held at Florida International University, Biscayne […]

Hospitality Alumnus Gives Students Insight on Opening a Restaurant

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Andreas Schreiner ’00 came back to where it all started. The Chaplin School alumnus is the founding partner of the Pubbelly Restaurant Group. He spoke with hospitality students on September 14 as part of the School’s first alumni talk of the semester. The restaurant and hotel expert not only offered a look back at his […]

Soledad O’Brien selects FIU to kick off Latino in America tour

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As the No. 1 university in the nation for awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees to Hispanic students, it’s fitting that award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien will kick off her national tour, I Am Latino in America, at FIU’s Graham Center ballrooms Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. “I am pleased to kick off our tour at FIU with a […]

14th Annual Torch Awards: Breaking records by the numbers

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The 14th Annual Torch Awards already broke one university record: The gala in March boasted the highest attendance in its history, with nearly 800 guests flooding the Fontainebleau’s Crystal Ballrooms. Now, it’s broken a second record: The Torch Awards raised its highest amount of funding ever, with more than $100,000 being divided evenly between first-generation scholarships and […]

An icy treat makes the move to Miami, guided by SBDC at FIU

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Ice cream has long been one of Luisa Santos’ favorite things. As the nitrogen-frozen ice cream trend intensified, she made her first batch during her last semester at Georgetown University. In November 2014, she also incorporated nitrogen into a business pitch, winning the Startup Hoya Challenge Rocket Pitch, along with a cash prize, just days […]

Alumna Optimizes HR Strategies at the Miami Heat

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The College of Business’ Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) program was in its early stages when Christine Machado Risso graduated in 2004. She was one of approximately 30 students in the program’s fourth cohort at FIU, and it has guided her career for the last decade. Today, Machado Risso is the director […]

Now accepting nominations for 2016 MLK Hall of Fame Inductees

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FIU proudly announces the 25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration to be held during the month of January.  FIU’s Office of Multicultural Programs and Services (MPAS) have steadily planned one of the finest annual commemorations honoring the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The 2016 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther […]