CARTA News

CARTA Grad Among MOAD and CINTAS Foundation 2016 – 2017 Visual Arts Finalists

September 26, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

Miami Dade College’s Museum of Art + Design (MOAD), home of the CINTAS Fellows Collection, and the CINTAS Foundation announced this year’s finalists for the annual CINTAS Foundation Fellowship...

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FIU Theatre Produces Its First Spanish Language Play – “La Nona”

Theatre

September 23, 2016/By Ivan Lopez

FIU Theatre kicks off its 42nd season with Roberto Cossa’s hilarious dark comedy La Nona – FIU’s first ever production entirely in Spanish (with English subtitles). “One of the...

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Scholarship Testimony

Office of the Dean

September 22, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

Now that you’ve heard Ana Maria’s testimony, help us make a contribution today to help other students like her. If you have any questions about your contribution, please...

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The FIU Music Festival Returns This October in Celebration of the Wertheim Performing Arts Center’s 20th Anniversary

Music

September 20, 2016/By Michelle Vires

The Florida International University School of Music announces its 2016 FIU Music Festival (FIUMF) in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center,...

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American Copy Editors Society hosts an “Editing Bootcamp” on BBC

Journalism + Media

September 13, 2016/By Philip Tucker

The American Copy Editors Society hosted an “Editing Bootcamp” for more than a dozen FIU students and South Florida professionals at the BBC campus on September 12. Dr. Fred...

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Communication Instructors Mediate Police Dialogues on Campus

Communication

September 12, 2016/By Communication

Robert Jaross, FIU Communication Instructor and Director of Student Media, and FIU Student Government worked to assemble a discussion #BehindtheBadge, led by Communication Professor Antoine Hardy, between FIU Police and students to open...

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All Communication Arts online courses offered receive Quality Matters Certification

Communication

September 6, 2016/By Communication

The Quality Matters™ (QM) certification is a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses. The Communication Arts fully online program has...

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FIU Art + Art History Department celebrates Olympics with fiber art installation

Office of the Dean

August 30, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

Waves of green, blue, black, pink and yellow decorate the roof of Miami International Airport’s North Terminal thanks to a group of nine talented FIU Art + Art...

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FIU Interiors hosts FOT Kickoff 2016

Office of the Dean

August 30, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

Chatter and laughter filled the air at the Festival of the Trees Kickoff, a prelude to the 30th Annual Festival of the Trees event coordinated by FIU Interior Architecture...

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CARTA Launches New ‘Pilot Space’

Interior Architecture

August 26, 2016/By CARTA News

On August 17, 2016, FIU Interior Architecture and Steelcase & Empire Office hosted a celebration to welcome students and faculty to FIU CARTA’s ‘pilot space’, a new space promoting...

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Alumna France-Luce Benson Wins the 2016 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival

Theatre

August 22, 2016/By Ivan Lopez

France-Luce Benson (BFA, 1998) was named one of six winning playwrights at the 2016 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation’s premier short play competition. Over...

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New Music Faculty 2016-17 Positions Announced

Music, Theatre

August 15, 2016/By Michelle Vires

The FIU School of Music has four new full-time faculty positions for the 2016-17 academic year: Bruce Allen Carter, research associate in music education, is an arts educator and...

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Music Student Participates in Disney’s Royal Welcome Show on August 11

Music, Theatre

August 15, 2016/By Michelle Vires

Nadya Borno, a vocal performance student in her junior year, will be playing a principle character role in Disney’s Latina Princess Elena’s Royal Welcome Show to be debuted on...

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Communication professors train local police to connect with citizens

Communication

August 8, 2016/By Communication

FIU News recently published a story on the different ways the Department of Communication is creating programs that facilitate more effective communication between officers and the South Florida community. Currently,...

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Communication for Social Change and Development

Communication

August 8, 2016/By Communication

Department of Communication associate professor and chair travels to Guna Yala, Panama to build relationships for student opportunities to work on health/environment communication, entrepreneurship, and community development. Dr. Villar...

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Art + Art History course displays art at MIA for Rio Olympic Games

Office of the Dean

July 27, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

The FIU Department of Art + Art History is excited to announce the installation of fiber art by nine students and alumni at the Miami International Airport (MIA). The...

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Alumni visit new Villain Theater at FIU Alumni Night

Office of the Dean

July 25, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

The live comedy scene in Miami has undergone a major transformation with the recent addition of Villain Theater – a new Chicago-style improv theater in the blossoming arts district...

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FIU alumna wins MakerBot Innovators Award

Office of the Dean

July 25, 2016/By Camila Fernandez

MakerBot hosted their first-ever MakerBot Innovation Lab Summit at their headquarters in Brooklyn, New York on June 23-24, 2016, inviting leaders from the 17 existing MakerBot Innovation Labs around the world to share experiences, develop best-practices and network. One...

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Villain Theater Transforming Improv Comedy in South Florida

Theatre

June 29, 2016/By Ivan Lopez

Picture yourself standing on a stage. There’s an eager crowd anticipating your next move and it’s your turn to speak, but you haven’t a clue what you’re going to...

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Communication Grad Lands National Publishing Post

Communication

June 15, 2016/By Communication

Olivia Alvarez (B.A., 2013) has just accepted the position of Marketing Manager with national publishing company, Penguin Random House (PRH). In her new role, Olivia will be in charge...

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