CARTA News

FIU’s Marilys Nepomechie and Gensler join forces to help combat rising sea levels in coastal cities

May 21, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

Rising seas have left coastal cities facing a harsh reality – new city design strategies may need to be implemented to combat the effects of climate change and the...

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CARTA awards top faculty members for excellence

Music, Communication, Journalism + Media

May 19, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

The College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts is proud to announce that four faculty members from the departments of communication, journalism + media and music have been awarded...

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Exceptional Alumni: FIU Music alum awarded Berkeley County Schools’ Teacher of the Year 2020

Music

May 13, 2020/By Zion Sealy

Our graduates are truly using their education to make a difference and are being rewarded for it! When asked about former student Michael Knepper, FIU School of Music faculty...

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FIU Music’s Virtual Choir Sings Alma Mater at Commencement

Music

May 8, 2020/By Michelle Vires

Celebrating graduation is more important than ever, bringing us together to celebrate student achievement with time-honored traditions including the performance of the Alma Mater. This May 8, over 6,000...

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Celebrating Our 2020 Theatre Grads

Theatre

May 7, 2020/By Ivan Lopez

FIU Theatre is proud of our 26 new graduates! Here, in their own words, is what they are taking with them from their time at FIU. Join us in...

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From center stage to the classroom

Theatre

May 6, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

Fiction or reality? Which is more real – stage, screen or life? That is the question raised by What if Works (WIW), a post-graduate company offering young artists in theatre, film and music a...

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FIU Music celebrates graduating students at virtual awards ceremony

Music

May 4, 2020/By Michelle Vires

Music performers, educators, and scholars are some of the most passionate individuals in the community, dedicating their lives to educating their students and sharing their technical excellence and love...

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Student Spotlight: Jose Reyes Kapoudjian – Violinist, Instructor, and Concertmaster of FIU Symphony

Music

May 1, 2020/By Zion Sealy

Jose Reyes Kapoudjian is a graduate student, adjunct professor, and concertmaster with a deep passion for “the strings.” Some may even consider him a violin prodigy. CARTA News was...

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Wertheim @Home Concerts bring premieres every Saturday

Music

May 1, 2020/By Michelle Vires

Get your popcorn ready. Every Saturday night at 8PM EST, you’re invited to enjoy weekly YouTube premieres from the comfort of your couch with the Wertheim @Home Concert Series....

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Michael Yawney believes in the power of theatre as a force for change

Theatre

April 22, 2020/By Ashley Nicole Garcia

Michael Yawney, associate professor of theatre, believes in the power of theatre as a force for change. Yawney has been a Panther since 2007. He started as an adjunct professor,...

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Panthers bare their souls: Giving the gift of art during coronavirus times

MBUS, Art + Art History, Miami Beach Urban Studios

April 22, 2020/By Gisela Valencia

Artists and poets, singers and musicians. These are the searching souls, always seeking to capture an emotion, a moment – the heart of humanity itself. These folks know a...

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The Show Must Go On: Music Student Recitals Go Virtual

Music

April 22, 2020/By Michelle Vires

For FIU music students, the long-awaited senior recital is a rite of passage. For some, it is the completion of a capstone project and internship involving library, analytical, or...

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Fifth annual international CRUNCH workshop hosted on Zoom

Architecture

April 9, 2020/By Thomas Spiegelhalter

Thomas Spiegelhalter, associate professor from FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts and co-director of the Structural and Environmental Technologies Laboratory (SET Lab), hosted the fifth international conference of...

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Ask Tony: Career Advice from an LA Agent

Theatre, Uncategorized

April 2, 2020/By Ivan Lopez

Tony Martinez, a Los Angeles talent agent with Kazarian, Measures, Ruskin & Associates (KMR) and an FIU Theatre affiliated faculty member, answers questions from FIU Theatre majors and alumni...

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CARTA disciplines combine forces for 2019-2020 theatre season publicity

Theatre, Communication, Art + Art History

March 31, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

Three CARTA disciplines – art + art history, communication and theatre – teamed up to promote the 2019-20 theatre season. The Department of Theatre at FIU’s College of Communication,...

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FIU Communication Ranked Nationwide for Best Online Bachelor’s Degrees For Value

Communication

March 31, 2020/By Sarah Hernandez

The FIU Department of Communication has been ranked #20 nationwide in Optimal’s 2020 Best Online Bachelor’s Communications Degrees. The department is also ranked by Optimal’s sister site, Online U,...

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Alumnus’s Cuban Documentary to Premiere at Miami Film Festival

Theatre

March 10, 2020/By Ivan Lopez

Most of the biggest moments of Andy Señor’s life have somehow revolved around the musical Rent. The play launched his professional career right out of FIU and took him...

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Exceptional Alumni: Melina De Rose Editor of ArtBurst Miami

Communication, Journalism + Media

March 9, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

Melina De Rose has made a name for herself working to promote Miami and its culture. She was recently made editor of Artburst Miami, a media hub for local...

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April 2, 2020 – Women in Communication: Pathways to Success

Kopenhaver Center

March 3, 2020/By Lillian Abreu

SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, April 2, 2020 Register to Attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-communication-pathway… This one- day annual conference sponsored by the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication...

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Architecture alumnus inspires students to blur the line between architecture and film

Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture

February 19, 2020/By Tatiana Basanta

A well-known creative director and visual effects designer, Architecture alumnus, Carlos Fueyo (’08), has cultivated a widely successful career blending the two things he loves most – architecture and...

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