SCJ Students Learn the Power of Storytelling Through Local Holocaust Survivors

SCJ Students Learn the Power of Storytelling Through Local Holocaust Survivors

February 22, 2019/By Sarah Hernandez

On February 8th 2019, SCJ students were able to experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the Voices From The Holocaust: Storytelling For Social Change event organized by FIU professor, Dr....

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7 Questions With Phillip M. Church

Theatre

February 22, 2019/By Natalia Quintero-Riestra

Born in England, Phillip M. Church is a staple of FIU Theatre, having been here since the early days of the department. Church, a man on a mission to...

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Janet Chusmir’s Enduring Legacy: A Scholarship Boosting SCJ Students to New Heights

Communication, Journalism + Media

February 21, 2019/By Sarah Hernandez

Janet Chusmir was a trailblazer. As the Miami Herald’s executive editor—and its first female editor of any kind—she epitomized courage, conviction, and a refusal to let her aspirations be...

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Eight voice students win first prize in NATS Competition

Music

February 18, 2019/By Michelle Vires

(Pictured L – R: Rachal Solomon, Orianna Gutierrez, Noelia Lee Luna, Erika Vasallo, Dr. Vindhya Khare (FIU Coordinator of Vocal Studies), Scott Bracken-Tripp (Adjunct Instructor of Voice), Gabriella Villalobos, Ethan Soledad, Catherine Magarino, Adam Levine) Eight...

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Congratulations to Lori L. Tharps, Kopenhaver Center Fellow

Kopenhaver Center

February 18, 2019/By Lillian Abreu

In 2018, she wrote with Olympic fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad, and it came out to great reviews. She also launched a biweekly podcast, My American Meltingpot. The podcast provides a mix of...

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7 Questions With Apriah Williams

Theatre

February 15, 2019/By Natalia Quintero-Riestra

Born in Turks and Caicos, Apriah Williams has come from a tiny island to make a big name for herself at Florida International University as the winner of the...

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FIU LAEUD Graduate Design Studio visits Toledo, Ohio

Landscape Architecture

February 15, 2019/By Andrea Perez

Students from Professor TJ Marston’s Spring Landscape Architecture Graduate Design 4 Studio visited their site in Toledo, Ohio this past weekend. Local members of the design community from the Toledo...

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Miami Urban Future Initiative Welcomes Inaugural Research Fellows Cohort

Office of the Dean

February 14, 2019/By Jessica Delgado

CARTA’s Miami Urban Future Initiative (CARTA | MUFI) welcomes the inaugural cohort of research fellows. The goal of the program, housed in the multi-disciplinary College of Communication, Architecture + The...

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Alums Visit FIU Theatre For Panther Alumni Week

Theatre

February 14, 2019/By Natalia Quintero-Riestra

Last week, four alumni visited FIU Theatre classes for Panther Alumni Week. The alums spoke about what they’ve accomplished since graduating and the many ways FIU helped them get...

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SCJ Alumni Share Experiences & Insight with Students During Panther Alumni Week 2019

Communication, Journalism + Media

February 14, 2019/By Sarah Hernandez

During the week of February 4-8, 2019, FIU graduates from the School of Communication + Journalism came back to both MMC and BBC campuses to participate in Panther Alumni...

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FIU Theatre Shines at Regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

Theatre

February 13, 2019/By Ivan Lopez

Last week, a contingent of 27 FIU Theatre students and faculty attended the Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the five day...

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FIU Architecture Students and Faculty Visit Savannah, Georgia

Architecture

February 11, 2019/By Andrea Perez

Students and faculty members from FIU’s Department of Architecture traveled to the historic district of Savannah, Georgia during the weekend of January 25th to the 27th. This annual academic...

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Exceptional Alumni: Working for a Super Bowl Ad Agency

Communication, Journalism + Media

February 8, 2019/By Sarah Hernandez

Name: George Quiroz Degree Earned: Major – B.S., Advertising, Minor – Psychology Where do you work? DAVID The Agency (where the 3 of 2019’s biggest Super Bowl ads were...

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New Miami Urban Future Initiative report outlines how Miami can attract an ‘Amazon’

Office of the Dean

February 5, 2019/By Jessica Delgado

Miami’s selection as one of 20 finalists (238 cities applied) to host Amazon’s second headquarters reflects the strides the region has made in being recognized as more than just...

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CARTA Moves Into The Next Horizon

Office of the Dean

February 1, 2019/By Jessica Delgado

Through our teaching, engagement, research, and creative activities, CARTA drives the information, innovation, and cultural economy of South Florida. With a focus on experiential learning, for many students, CARTA...

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Music education alumnus Oliver Diez named Teacher of the Year

Music

February 1, 2019/By Michelle Vires

Originally posted by Patricia Cárdenas, FIU News In 1999, Oliver Diez ’99, MM ’16 interviewed for the position of music teacher at Palmetto Elementary School — straight out of college. He was...

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My First Job as an Architectural Project Manager at Finfrock

Architecture

January 31, 2019/By Andrea Perez

Name: Stephanie Ruiz Hometown: Davie, FL Degree/Major: Architecture, M.Arch Where are you working? Job Title? Architectural Project Manager at Finfrock How did you get your job? I found a...

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My Internship with Good Morning America

Communication, Journalism + Media

January 31, 2019/By Sarah Hernandez

Name: Harold López also known as Harold Daniel Major: Communication Arts Where did you intern: Good Morning America What did you do there? For the Fall term, I worked in the field and...

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MEMORYLOSS, an exhibition and dialogue by Markus Hoffmann, marked the conclusion of the inaugural FIU-CARTA | Bauhaus- Dessau International Artist Exchange

Office of the Dean

January 29, 2019/By Jessica Delgado and Analucia Farach

Founded by architect Walter Gropius in 1919, and considered the most influential modernist art school of the 20th century, the Bauhaus is synonymous with art and design. In 2019, the Bauhaus...

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Alumnus Darwin Aquino Returns to FIU for World Premiere

Music

January 28, 2019/By Michelle Vires

“My music emerges from the heart of Caribbean rhythms and chants. We are a creative mixture of cultures – an explosion of sounds, colors, and imagination. It has always been my...

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