Announcing our 2015 Scholarship Recipients

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The FIU Alumni Association proudly announces the 2015 Scholarship Recipients for the Legacy Scholarships.   These FIU students were chosen by our Scholarship Committee made up of Alumni Association members.  Each student is an active member of the Student Alumni Association with grade point average of 3.0 or higher.  Each of our recipients are an FIU […]

Coach Turtle Thomas and FIU present The Turtle Thomas Youth Baseball Camp

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This summer is going to be packed with fun, excitement and a commitment from the Turtle Thomas Youth Baseball Camp team to give children the best experience possible on the baseball field! The camp will cover infield, outfield, pitching, catching and, of course, hitting. The campers will be separated by age in order to maximize each campers experience. […]

Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute honors FIU on its 50th Anniversary

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The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) will honor Florida International University on May 13th at its Annual Gala & Leadership Awards at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year, CHLI is celebrating its commitment to Latino youth and honoring exceptional leaders and institutions that have been involved with CHLI in the past and have […]

Triumph after tragedy: FIU graduates overcome adversity

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As an infant, LeAnn Shannon, 32, suffered a spinal cord injury that robbed her of the ability to walk. But like other fellow FIU graduates, she put adversity aside and set out to make her dreams come true. At age 11, Shannon became the youngest professional wheelchair racer, and two years later, competed in the […]

There’s No Such Thing as a Dream Job

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There’s no such thing as a dream job. The mentality of “if I was just doing ___, then I’ll be happy” is not only untrue, but dangerous thinking. Why? Because it’s a hypothetical. It lives in the future. It’s not reality. That’s a lot of pressure that you are putting on yourself. That’s a lot […]

Florida Universities gather in Houston

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On April 7, Florida universities came together as one huge family! University of Miami, University of Central Florida, University of South Florida, Florida A&M and Florida International University were present in what turned out to be an amazing event. All these schools have a huge number of alumni living in Houston, TX and it was […]

This is How You Job Search

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Applying to job postings is not job searching. It’s applying to job postings. If you apply to a job posting without tailoring your resume and cover letter to fit that job description, you’re probably not getting a call back for an interview. If you don’t know anyone at the company, you’re probably not getting a […]

Become an Emerging City Champion

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The K880 Emerging City Champions Fellowship is now open for applications from young civic innovators with ideas to make their cities more livable. Supported by Knight Foundation and led by 8-80 Cities, the fellowship is open to innovators based in the eight resident communities where Knight invests: Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, N.C.; Detroit; Macon, Ga.; Miami; Philadelphia; San […]

Singularity University Opens Global Impact Competition in Miami Seeking Innovative Ideas to Address Sea Level Rise

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Knight Foundation invests $70,000 to help entrepreneurs engage in local problem-solving and build global connections Singularity University today launched its Global Impact Competition (GIC) in Miami calling on innovators to answer the question: How would you solve South Florida’s sea level rise challenge and improve the lives of a million people in three to five […]

FIU alumni help build Miami

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Five FIU alumni – Oscar Morejon, Armando Diaz, Leonardo Rubio, David Gonzalez and Jorge Palancar – are part of one of the biggest construction projects in Downtown Miami. MET 3 is a multi-phased commercial construction project that began in December 2012. The building consists of a ground-level Whole Foods Market; a 12-story parking garage; and […]