New Global Education Initiative by FIU Art + Art History Department and the Art Academy of Latvia

New Global Education Initiative by FIU Art + Art History Department and the Art Academy of Latvia

June 23, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Art Academy of Latvia (LMA) in collaboration with Florida International University’s Art + Art History Department have forged a new global education initiative for students pursuing degrees in...

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Nick Gelpi Awarded Two Prestigious Distinctions from FIU and the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce

Architecture

June 20, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Assistant Professor of Architecture and Founder and Design Principal of GELPI Projects, Nick Gelpi received two prestigious awards this year for his contributions to the Miami Beach community and...

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New Recordings of Handel Released on Toccata Classics

Music

June 16, 2017/By Michelle Vires

Photo Credit: Teresa Michelangeli; Pictured L-R/T-B: Brad Michel, Robert Crowe, David Dolata, Juvenal Correa-Salas, Peter McGrath, and Victor Coelho FIU Professor of Musicology David Dolata and his early music...

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FIU’s Tau Sigma Delta Chapter Inducts New Members for 2017

Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture

June 6, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Florida International University Sigma Xi Chapter of Tau Sigma Delta, National Honor Society for Architecture and Allied Arts, held its annual induction ceremony on May 2, 2016 at...

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Students Awarded at 2017 Architecture Master Project Juries

Architecture

June 6, 2017/By Andrea Perez

At the conclusion of every spring semester, FIU’s Department of Architecture hosts Master Project Juries for graduate students on their final term. These juries mark a completion of an...

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Music Graduate Awarded Prestigious Cota-Robles Doctoral Fellowship at UCLA

Music

June 2, 2017/By Michelle Vires

Recent School of Music graduate, Marcus Norris (17’), has been awarded the prestigious Eugene Cota-Robles (ECR) Fellowship at UCLA where he will receive a full scholarship and a $100,000 fellowship...

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FIU Department of Architecture Recognizes Syrian Refugee as a Worlds Ahead Graduate

Architecture

May 26, 2017/By Andrea Perez

For the past five-and-a-half years, anti-regime protests and escalating violence have spiraled into an ongoing civil war in Syria. An estimated 250,000 civilian lives have been lost throughout the...

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School of Architecture Faculty Members and MBUS Featured on Architect’s Newspaper

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

May 26, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Three faculty members of the FIU Department of Architecture and Landscape and FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios (MBUS), were featured in the Architect’s Newspaper’s April 2017 issue. The article...

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FIU Art + Art History Department Collaborates with ArtCenter/South Florida

Art + Art History

May 24, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Florida International University’s Department of Art + Art History have teamed up with ArtCenter/South Florida for three collaboration exhibitions featuring artwork from students enrolled in the FIU Master of...

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Music alumna appointed position in Library of Congress

Music, Office of the Dean

May 23, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

Like many other Cuban immigrants, music alumna Eva Reyes Cisnero, ‘11 moved to South Florida with little resource and knowledge of the English language in pursuit of a better...

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Department of Architecture Students Receive 2017 Villagers Scholarship

Architecture

May 22, 2017/By Andrea Perez

The Villagers, Inc. recently awarded $34,000 in college scholarships to ten deserving students from Florida International University, DASH, and Miami-Dade County’s magnet school for architecture and design. Each year,...

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FIU Breaking the Barriers for Women in Communication

Kopenhaver Center

May 15, 2017/By Lillian Abreu

Over 150 guest attended the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication hosted its Second Annual Conference, “Women in Communication: Breaking the Barriers.” The national one-day conference...

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FIU Counter Tenor And Organist Recognized as Worlds Ahead Graduate

Music

May 11, 2017/By Michelle Vires

Humming “Once Upon a Dream” from Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” Edgar Sanfeliz-Botta took a short break between orders at the busy McDonald’s drive thru on Sunset Drive. Meanwhile, Roberta David,...

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FIU CARTA Faculty Recognized at Book Authors Event

Uncategorized

May 1, 2017/By Sunem Roque

The FIU Book Authors Recognition Reception featured the work of Professors Robert Gutsche, Moses Shumow, and David Dolata for their recent publications. FIU CARTA School of Communication + Journalism...

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Department of Interior Architecture Celebrates the Class of 2017 and Awards Top Students

Interior Architecture

May 1, 2017/By Andrea Perez

At the end of every spring semester, Florida International University’s Department of Interior Architecture host an annual Master Thesis Reception and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the completion of a...

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FIU Theatre Launches New Summer Camp

Theatre

May 1, 2017/By Ivan Lopez

For the first time ever, FIU Theatre is offering a summer camp for children 6-12 years old. The camp will provide children a fun way to stay unplugged while...

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FIU Opera Theater Stages Opera Buffa Il Matrimonio Segreto

Music

April 27, 2017/By Michelle Vires

Premiered in Vienna in 1792, Domenico Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) became one of the most popular 18th century comic operas, having allegedly received the longest encore...

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FIU Architecture & Journalism alumni build startup, TwoTrends

Architecture, Journalism + Media

April 27, 2017/By Camila Fernandez

Before running to class, broadcast journalism alumna Espe Hernandez, ’16 and architecture alumnus Sebastian Gomez, ’16 posed in their favorite ripped jeans and light pastels to post and share....

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FIU SCJ is awarded $100,000 grant from Ware Foundation for Eyes on Your Mission Academy

Office of the Dean, Journalism + Media

April 25, 2017/By Sunem Roque

The Ware Foundation recently made a $100,000 commitment to the FIU College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA), School of Communication + Journalism (SCJ) to support the Eyes...

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Professor Thomas Spiegelhalter Presented at ‘One Community, One Goal: Physical Infrastructure’ Panel

Architecture

April 25, 2017/By Andrea Perez

Associate Professor and Co-Director of the CARTA’s Structures and Environmental Technologies Lab (SET-Lab), Thomas Spiegelhalter was invited to participate in the Future of Physical Infrastructure Miami & Resilient Smart...

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