CARTANews

July 14, 2014

Students, semi-finalists for Miami Herald design entrepreneurship challenge

By: Juan Brizuela - In: Architecture

Tom Pupo and Daisy Nodal, Masters of Art in Architecture candidates became semi-finalists in The Miami Herald‘s 16th annual Business Plan Challenge. Their project Moonlighter joined a pool of 29 semi-finalists, after almost 200 projects were submitted. Moonlighter “is a tech cafe and lounge that allows local /// More…

Discover Design in SoBe Showcases Talent at MBUS
By: Juan Brizuela - In: Architecture
FIU Architecture: Let’s Keep our National Ranking!
By: Juan Brizuela - In: Architecture
‘nomas_LA’ Masters Project featured on eVolo and SUPER//ARCHITECTS
By: Juan Brizuela - In: Architecture

July 21, 2014

Your 5 Minutes can Make a Big Difference

By: Juan Brizuela - In: Landscape Architecture

The design programs of The FIU College of Architecture + The Arts are gaining national reputations for delivering a preeminent education in the disciplines of architecture, interior architecture and landscape architecture. From prominent scholars to recognition in national design competitions, and through local and global industry /// More…

June 11, 2014

Communication Arts Staffer Creates Eco-Art from Office Trash

By: Char Eberly - In: Communication

Sarah Shoulak, who works in the Communication Arts Studio, wants your trash! A communication coordinator or “speech coach” by day, she can frequently be found roaming the halls after work and rummaging through FIU recycling bins looking for colorful card stock, postcards, flyers, and other heavy /// More…

Communication Arts Helps Future Doctors Find Their Voices
By: Char Eberly - In: Communication
Crisis Management is All About Communication
By: Char Eberly - In: Communication
Degrees Employers Love
By: Char Eberly - In: Communication

July 21, 2014

Alumni Spotlight Kim Ostrenko

By: Natasha Neckles - In: Theatre

People often ask, “What do FIU Theatre students do after they graduate?” Kim Ostrenko (Class of ’85) has been in the film and theatre industry since earning her BFA in Performance almost three decades ago. Her heart will always be in theatre, according to her. She /// More…

July 22, 2014

Alumna Lisette Boosooboy teaches Summer Course

By: Juan Brizuela - In: Interior Architecture

Ranked as the 4th best interior design graduate program in the South by DesignIntelligence, the FIU Department of Interior Architecture is passionate about design and explores its countless contributions to society, through the work done by our faculty and students. This Summer, Lisette Boosooboy, LEED AP /// More…

July 1, 2014

Faculty Spotlight: Conductor Dr. Brenton Alston

By: Michelle Vires - In: Music

Dr. Brenton F. Alston was appointed to the position of Visiting Instructor of Symphonic Conducting for the 2013-14 academic term. Following a national search for the permanent faculty appointment, Dr. Alston was awarded a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music position at the FIU School of Music. /// More…

July 11, 2014

reTHINKING MIAMI with Manuel Clavel

By: Evan Northup - In: MBUS

During the last week of June and the first week of July, Miami Beach Urban Studios was proud to host international architect Manuel Clavel and his architecture students from the Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla in Mexico. As part of a summer course called “reTHINKING MIAMI,” the students /// More…

July 23, 2014

Advising

January 27, 2013

Internship Opportunities

By: Barbara Ferreiro - In: Advising

Internship experiences allow students to apply the theory they learn at FIU to practical work settings. Check frequently for opportunities that may interest you. Available internships: The U.S. Department of State 2014 Spring Student Internship Program (unpaid) is now accepting applications! Click here (https://state.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/344319200) to go /// More…
- On Campus Resources for Students
  By: Barbara Ferreiro - In: Advising
Alumni

July 16, 2014

Alumni Spotlight: Jorge Grossman ’00, Music

By: Maria Claverie - In: Alumni

Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann is a world-renowned musician, composer, and instructor. Initially trained as a violinist, Grossmann’s work consists of solo, chamber, orchestral, vocal, choral, and electroacoustic music, which has been performed by ensembles such as the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Peruvian National Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica /// More…
- We Need Your Help to Keep Our Rankings!
  By: Maria Claverie - In: Alumni
Giving

May 29, 2013

Visit the Music Collections at FIU!

By: Ashley Nicole Garcia - In: Giving

Have you heard about the great music available at FIU? FIU has been the recipient of many generous gifts, not the least of which are notable music collections. These collections span various genres and feature songs and recordings not found anywhere else. Buddy Korn Collection of /// More…
- Julian Kreeger Collection
  By: Ashley Nicole Garcia - In: Giving
Engaged Creativity

August 28, 2013

CARTA Artist in Residence Xavier Cortada showing in key largo!

By: Evan Northup - In: Office of Engaged Creativity,Uncategorized

The College of Architecture + The Arts congratulates its Artist-in-Residence, Xavier Cortada, for his new exhibition at the Kona Kai gallery in Key Largo. The paintings, made in Antarctica in 2006 and 2007, were created using sea ice, glacier and sediment samples provided by scientists working /// More…
- FIU Engages Local Communities in Eco-Art Project “Native Flags”
  By: Evan Northup - In: Office of Engaged Creativity