{"id":12320,"date":"2016-11-16T10:12:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T10:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/?p=12320"},"modified":"2018-05-08T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:45:52","slug":"fiu-alumnus-carlos-becerra-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-fundraiser-for-student-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2016\/11\/16\/fiu-alumnus-carlos-becerra-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-fundraiser-for-student-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU Alumnus Carlos Becerra Celebrates his Birthday with a Fundraiser for Student Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"

For his 40th<\/sup> birthday, FIU alumnus Carlos Becerra \u201998, M.P.A. \u201901<\/strong> did something special for his\u00a0FIU family. Together with FIU friends at Miami Ironside<\/a> and Biscayne Bay Brewing Company<\/a>, Carlos hosted a fundraising event for FIU\u2019s Make a Difference DC Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Make a Difference DC Fund<\/a><\/strong> allows first generation students to experience valuable internships in our nation’s capital that they may otherwise be unable to afford. These students represent the exciting future of our country and this scholarship can lead to life-changing internships and job opportunities in DC.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIU, like my family and friends, is always in my heart and mind,\u201d Carlos says. \u201cFIU has been one of the best gifts in my own family’s life and helped propel my future. I can think of no better way to give back than ensuring leadership and internship opportunities are there for first generation Panthers.”<\/p>\n

\"FIU<\/p>\n

The event was held in Little River\u2019s Industrial District at Ironside Pizza<\/a><\/strong>, an authentic\u00a0Neapolitan pizzeria -housed in Miami Ironside – specializing in customizable, wood-fired pies. Biscayne Bay Brewing Company<\/strong>, a Miami-based brewery owned by FIU alumnus Jose Mallea<\/strong>, provided bold, rich craft beer. Our student group\u00a0Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>pictured above,\u00a0performed for the evening.<\/p>\n

Several former DC interns were in attendance, including Sarah Terrazas<\/strong>. “This past summer I had the opportunity to intern at the FIU Washington, D.C. Office,” Sarah says. “My hopes are to get involved in government, and through this career opportunity, I’ve been able to gain invaluable experience and support networks.” Currently, Sarah is an undergraduate student in FIU’s School of International & Public Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sarah is passionate about FIU because, as a\u00a0first generation Latina immigrant, she has “found countless opportunities within the university,” she says. “Myself and my brother, who graduated recently graduated from FIU, worked tirelessly to rise to many of the challenges that face minorities today. Florida International University has truly changed our lives for the better in more ways than I can express.”<\/p>\n

Thanks to Carlos and everyone else who came together to make this night a success for our ambitious FIU students.\u00a0With your help, we are able to open doors for\u00a0our promising\u00a0students. Your support continues to change lives, making the impossible possible. To learn more about giving opportunities, visit give.fiu.edu\/cab<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For his 40th birthday, FIU alumnus Carlos Becerra \u201998, M.P.A. \u201901 did something special for his\u00a0FIU family. Together with FIU friends at Miami Ironside and Biscayne Bay Brewing Company, Carlos hosted a fundraising event for FIU\u2019s Make a Difference DC Fund. The Make a Difference DC Fund allows first generation students to experience valuable internships […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":12321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[369,368],"tags":[376,378,366],"class_list":["post-12320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-spotlight","category-philanthropy","tag-donor-spotlight","tag-featured-panthers","tag-philanthropy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14945,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12320\/revisions\/14945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}