FIU alumni make up one of the most diverse and fastest growing communities in the world. As your Alumni Association, we know that blue and gold runs through your veins. Here, you’ll find everything you need to connect back to where it all started: your alma mater. So, welcome home! We're glad you're here. Explore your Alumni Association, get involved and Go Panthers! #FIUalumni
On November 17, 2018, we will host our 17th annual Torch Awards Gala at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate these extraordinary alumni and faculty.
Ignite congratulates our Faculty and Staff for a record breaking 73% giving participation!
Alumni Pregame Experience - FIU vs Pine Bluff
FIU takes on Arkansas Pine Bluff this Saturday. Prior to kick-off, join the FIU Alumni Association for food, drinks and A/C from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Parkview Hall. Bring your family and friends – everyone is welcome!
Cancer Wars: Alumna and students tackle science, policy in new Honors College course
—By Lianna Farnesi ’18 This fall, 20 students from FIU’s Honors College and one influential alumna are charting a new course for education at FIU in Washington, D.C. The Cancer Wars is a year-long class — taught virtually by Kate Houghton ’06, CEO of Critical Mass, the Young Adult Cancer Alliance — which will bridge policy, politics, history and […]
5 days remain until football. Are you ready for game day?
The 2018 FIU Football season kicks off this Saturday, Sept. 1, when our Panthers take on the Big 10 Indiana Hoosiers! And it’s shaping up to be an exciting season. The Panthers are coming off an eight-win 2017 season that sent them to FIU’s first bowl game in six years: The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla […]
Talent, grit and making his own luck: The story of writer Dennis Lehane MFA ’01
By Evelyn S. Gonzalez For FIU Magazine Controlling the brain. It’s a skill one of FIU’s most famous authors has yet to master. But, it’s a skill he might not want to master. The stories that have made him an award-winning novelist and screenwriter are all woven from the chaos in his own mind. “I […]
Online degree propels education alumna to success against all odds
By Michael Martin In January 2011, during her first year of college at another university, Lauren Apodaca was struggling with severe anxiety when, one night, she felt a tingling sensation in her legs. As time went on, walking became increasingly difficult. One day, as she slogged her way to class, she passed out. When she […]
Whether you’re cruising on I-95 or traveling across the country, show your school spirit by displaying an FIU specialty plate on your vehicle.
