Humberto Cabañas to be recognized by Florida International University with Alumnus/a of the Year Award

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The Florida International University Alumni Association is honored to present Humberto Cabañas ’76 with the renowned Alumnus/a of the Year Award during the fourteenth annual Torch Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28, 2015. The founder and chairman of Benchmark Hospitality International will deservingly receive this award presented to an outstanding alumnus/a who has been a […]

Laird Kramer to be recognized by Florida International University with Outstanding Faculty Award

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Dr. Laird H. Kramer, Ph.D. will be the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award on Saturday, March 28, 2015, during the FIU Alumni Association’s fourteenth annual Torch Awards Gala. The award highlights a faculty member who has made a lasting impression on the lives of FIU alumni. For more than two decades, Dr. Kramer has […]

Gordon Murray, Jr. to be recognized by Florida International University with Young Alumni Visionary Award

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The Florida International University Alumni Association will be honoring Gordon Murray, Jr., Esq. ’08 with the Charles E. Perry Young Alumni Visionary Award on Saturday, March 28, 2015 during FIU’s fourteenth annual Torch Awards Gala. This award is presented to an alumnus/a who has made great strides in the early stages of his/her career. As […]

Alex Rodriguez-Roig to be recognized by Florida International University with Community Leadership Award

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The Florida International University Alumni Association will be honoring Alex Rodriguez-Roig ’99 with the acclaimed Community Leadership Award Presented by The Center for Leadership at FIU during the fourteenth annual Torch Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28, 2015. As the inspirational president of the Boys & Girls club of Miami-Dade, Inc., he will deservingly receive […]

Financial Checklist for Your Thirties and Forties

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Your 30s and 40s can usher in a period in which your financial situation becomes increasing complex due to varied and sometimes conflicting priorities and expenses. You may find yourself contributing financially to support aging relatives at the same time you’re providing for your children – and trying to save for long-term financial goals of […]

An Open Letter to Undergraduate Students about Mentoring

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Dear undergraduate college student: You have MENTORS all around you. Mentors are people in your life that provide you with coaching, advisement, inspiration and motivation. It’s a supporting, professional relationship that develops over time. Because you are a current student at a college/university, you are already surrounded by professionals and leaders that job is to […]

To Buy or Not to Buy a Vacation Home?

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You’ve always wanted to own a vacation home, and now you finally feel ready to make that purchase. Before you put an offer in for a cabin on the lake or condo in the mountains, consider the realities of owning a second property. Here are a few questions to think about before you finalize your […]

U-Glove: Because Our Alumni Care

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It’s easy to agree that one of the least desirable parts of self-service gas stations is having no choice but to handle an unsanitary pump. FIU alumnus, Antonio Lyon ‘09, certainly shares in that sentiment. Fuel nozzles are one of the most widely used public surfaces and, therefore, are highly contaminated with a variety of […]

FIU Student Ambassadors meet with alumna Alexis Maloney

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Special thanks to FIU alumna, Alexis Maloney ’04 MS ’08 for meeting with our FIU Student Ambassadors during their trip to the CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs conference in Orlando. Thank you for sharing your time and success stories. We had a great time dining, chatting and getting to know you! Learn more about our […]

Carolinas Chapter gathers to cheer on Panthers

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When Panther Basketball traveled to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to take on the 49ers, it was too good of an opportunity for area alumni to pass up. “We decided to gather alumni for some pre-game fun and then to cheer on the Panthers,” said J.C. Alvarado ’03, president of the Carolinas Chapter of […]