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Members can enjoy the brand new Campus Recreation Center at a discounted price!
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At its meeting at FIU on July 20, the Board of Governors (BOG) Subcommittee on Medical Education of the Strategic Planning / Education / Educational Policy Committee invited the university ...(read more)

 

 
 
Simply stated: “I wanted a new challenge.” This is how Rosann Spiegel, FIU's first law school graduate to pass the bar exam, describes her recent career move...(read more)
 
 


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52 companies & counting: Employers lining up to participate in Alumni Career Fair

The FIU Alumni Career Fair is back by popular demand! On Monday, Sept. 12, from 6:30-9 p.m., more than 52 employers . . . (more)

Join your Alumni Association for a
'Rivieras & Romance' 10-day cruise

Sorrento . Capri . Positano. Florence . Pisa . Portofino . Monte Carlo . Marseille. Sete. Palma de Mallorca. Cities rich with history and the old world charm of the Mediterranean . . . (more)

Torch Awards Gala to honor FIU alumni on Oct. 22

Make plans now to attend the 2005 Torch Awards Gala, the Alumni Association’s signature event honoring alumni and faculty . . . (more)

Hockey is back and alumni can get tickets early!

On Fri., October 7th, the Florida Panthers take on local rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning for what will surely be an exciting, action-packed game at the Office Depot Center . . . (more)

Student Alumni Association (SAA) members: Sign up now for Alternative Spring Break in Grenada

The island of Grenada is unique in its beauty and splendor. It is not only the Isle of Spice but also one of the better-kept secrets of the Caribbean. However, since the visit of Hurricane Ivan in the fall of 2004 there remains much devastation throughout the island . . . (more)

Special discount offered to Association members for Festival of the Trees tickets 

Tickets to one of FIU’s most anticipated annual holiday events, the Festival of the Trees, will go on sale in September to Alumni Association members at a significant discount off the regular price . . . (more)

Corporate Day at Verduja, Gravier and De Armas a success

The accounting firm of Verduja, Gravier and De Armas hosted a corporate day breakfast on Fri., June 24, on behalf of the FIU Alumni Association. Regino Rodriquez, a senior audit manager at the firm and an FIU alumnus, spearheaded the effort to generously host the event . . . (more)

 

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Largest freshman class expected to enroll this year

Nearly 4,400 freshman Golden Panthers will join the university community as members of the largest anticipated entering-freshman class in FIU’s history, according to the Office of Enrollment Services. More than 104 countries and 46 states are represented in this historic class . . . (more)

Sophomore wins computer gaming world championship

An FIU sophomore who plays video games professionally captured a world gaming title last month in Paris at the Electronic Sports World Cup 2005 (ESWC) . . . (more)

FIU study probes entrepreneurial activity in South Florida

A newly released FIU study making headlines around the state shows South Floridians are more likely to start or run a new business than to have a baby. They are even more likely to be entrepreneurs than to get married . . . (more)

Advertising students succeed in global competition

Sneakers and some nice suits is all it took to garner a group of FIU students worldwide recognition . . . (more)

 

 

FIU football announces three-game television package

FIU and the Sun Belt Conference have announced a 2005 football television schedule that will see three Golden Panther games broadcast during this upcoming season . . . (more)

Former soccer players named major league All Stars

Former FIU men's soccer standouts Tyrone Marshall, Steve Ralston and Greg Vanney were named 2005 All Stars by
Major League Soccer (MLS) . . . (more)

Golden Panthers succeed in international track and field competitions

Several current and former FIU track & field standouts are succeeding in international competition this summer . . . (more)

Golden Panthers football to face University of Florida powerhouse in ‘09

November 21, 2009, will be the day the FIU Golden Panthers football team comes face to face with the University of Florida Gators. Negotiations recently took place and the game is set for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, commonly referred to as The Swamp, in Gainesville, FL . . . (more)