News at FIU - Florida International University

Baseball on a streak, first in Sun Belt Conference

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:02:42 +0000

Rivalry games are never over until the last out is made. The Panthers and the Owls proved just that Thursday night. FIU (36-16-1, 19-18-1) held on after an FAU (31-21, 16-12) four-run rally in the ninth to win 9-7 and take sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference after South Alabama defeated Troy on a ninth-inning walk-off [...]

Sports round-up

eaguila — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:46:51 +0000

Baseball, softball, tennis and track & field teams record notable performances Baseball on a streak, receiving national props FIU cracked the college baseball polls this week for the first time since 2003 and is currently riding a 16-game unbeaten streak, the longest active streak in college baseball. The Panthers are ranked No. 24 by Baseball America, No. 24 by Perfect [...]

Wolfsonian-FIU to celebrate International Museum Day May 18, offer free admission

jdabdoub — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:36:54 +0000

The Wolfsonian–FIU will join museums around the United States in offering free gallery admission on Wednesday, May 18, as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) celebration of Art Museum Day. Coinciding with International Museum Day, Art Museum Day also will focus around the theme of “museum and memory.” Participation by AAMD member museums emphasizes the lasting impact art [...]

Anthony Gaitor drafted by Tampa Bay

eaguila — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:10:33 +0000

Many thanks to Pete Pelegrin for sharing this story. If you aren’t familiar with Pelegrin’s blog, The Prowl, check it out today. You’ll be glad you did. Celebrate, Anthony Gaitor, you are in the NFL. With the 19th pick in the 7th round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected defensive back Anthony Gaitor from FIU. “Tampa Bay, we are on our way! God is [...]

Wolfsonian–FIU celebrates ‘Page at a Time’ student artwork beginning May 12

jdabdoub — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:21:03 +0000

Five unique books created by elementary school students will be on display in the lobby of The Wolfsonian–FIU beginning on Thursday, May 12. The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, June 12. Admission is free and open to the public. The show is the final product of “Page at a Time,” a long-running interdisciplinary arts education program created by the Wolfsonian [...]

Team FIU competes in Mercedes-Benz Miami Corporate Run

cochrane — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:48:12 +0000

Team FIU joined the largest office party in South Florida April 28 with its participation in the Mercedes-Benz Miami Corporate Run. With more than 20,000 runners and walkers competing in the annual spectacle, the event was pure Miami — loud, hot, wacky and lots of fun. According to The Miami Herald, nearly 620 teams competed in the race. To check [...]

Danzón Charanga benefit raises $20K for FIU School of Music

garciage — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:04:31 +0000

“Keeping La Tradición” (“Keeping The Tradition”) was the theme for the benefit concert featuring Nestor Torres and the FIU Danzón Charanga Ensemble presented on April 23 at the Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. The vibrant show constituted a heartfelt tribute to authentic Cuban rhythms and traditional Cuban music and raised $20,000 in scholarship money for [...]

Tennis wins 2011 Sun Belt Championship

eaguila — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:59:21 +0000

The FIU women’s tennis team claimed the program’s fifth Sun Belt Conference title with a 4-0 sweep of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (11-9) on Sunday, April 24, at University of South Alabama. For the second-straight contest, sophomore Rita Maisak sealed the victory for the Panthers (13-6) to earn the team’s fourth point of the match. The native of Minsk, Belarus, [...]

Introducing Crystal-Lee Naomi ’09

harom — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:02:45 +0000

Panthers, this next week you have to watch a short film online. It is not just any short we are directing you to but one featuring one of your own, Crystal-Lee Naomi ’09. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumna is featured in The Magic Ribbon, a Sprite Refreshing Films and Dreaming Tree Films production starring Emmy Award-winning choreographer [...]

Scientist who helped unlock some of Mona Lisa’s secrets to speak at the Frost April 22

jdelgado — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:28:17 +0000

The link between chemistry and art is nothing new. Since antiquity, new techniques have been developed to prepare pigments used in art, cosmetics and even health. During the Renaissance, artists prepared translucent glazes from complicated recipes to achieve optical effects, while ancient Egyptians looked to cosmetics for protection from diseases. Philippe Walter, director of the Laboratory Centre for Research and [...]

Join Team FIU for the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run downtown April 28

oneild — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:14:22 +0000

FIU faculty, staff, alumni and students are invited to join Team FIU Thursday, April 28, in the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run. The 5K (3.1 mile) race is one of Miami’s biggest downtown social events of the year. Runners and walkers of all levels are welcome. The race begins at 6:45 p.m. at Bayfront Park. FIU will have a team bus available [...]

Wolfsonian-FIU presents free public talk April 22

jdabdoub — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:38:36 +0000

It is April, the month of shoures soote – and The Wolfsonian-FIU is channeling Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales because the fourth month of the year also happens to be the month of O, Miami, a brand-new, county-wide poetry festival. The festival’s goal: for every person in the county to encounter a poem during the month. Inspired by O, Miami, the Wolfsonian has responded [...]

Join FIU softball April 17 in promoting awareness for ovarian cancer

cochrane — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:32:35 +0000

The FIU softball team (23-21, 9-6 SBC) is inviting everyone to attend its game against conference rival Western Kentucky University (WKU) on Sunday, April 17, at noon. The team will be promoting awareness for ovarian cancer in several ways during the game. Sunday’s series finale will be played in honor of those affected by ovarian cancer. The student-athletes and coaching [...]

Students turn Fiat into work of art

eaguila — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:22:10 +0000

Inspired by the Frost Art Museum’s Gran Torino: Italian Contemporary Art exhibition, 12 FIU art students used a Fiat 500 as their canvas. The car, known in Europe as a modern symbol of Italian design for more than 50 years, was donated to the Frost Art Museum earlier this year. The vehicle is now available for the first time in [...]

Alumnus Chef Allen Susser guest lectures at FIU’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

llanza — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:51:56 +0000

Students learn from acclaimed chef Thirty-five FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management graduate students received a world-class lesson in the culinary arts as acclaimed Chef Allen Susser guest lectured on Florida cuisine as part of their International Food Production Management course. Susser, owner of Chef Allen’s restaurant and an FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management alumnus, prepared a [...]

Students of all ages turn out for TAG: The Art of Giving

cochrane — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:13:32 +0000

FIU employee Kevin Huggins, a statistical research coordinator in the Office of Planning & Institutional Research, created this video and brief write-up about the university’s April 8 TAG: The Art of Giving event. When the FIU News team saw it, we asked Huggins if we could share his work on our news site. The 13-year veteran of FIU graciously agreed. [...]

Football receives 2010 SBC Championship rings at Spring Game

eaguila — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:44:22 +0000

FIU fans got their first look at the 2011 football team April 2 at the Blue & Gold Spring Game. On the strength of a late touchdown catch by Glenn Coleman, the FIU offense defeated the defense, 19-10. Alberto Padron ’98, MBA ’09, a die-hard FIU football fan and one of four alumni known as “The Four Horsemen” because of [...]

Panthers name their field Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium

santanam — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:22:21 +0000

The FIU Athletic Department and FIU alumnus David F. Alfonso ’96 have announced the exclusive naming rights for the Panther football team’s home field, which will now be called “Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.” “Although this is incredibly fulfilling for our family, this is solely about FIU and the path our athletic program is on to becoming national contenders,” said Alfonso, [...]

‘Art for All: British Posters for Transport’ to open at The Wolfsonian-FIU April 15

jdabdoub — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:15:00 +0000

The Wolfsonian-FIU will unveil on Friday, April 15, “ Art for All: British Posters for Transport,” an exhibition that explores the evolution of transport posters in 20th century Britain and features outstanding examples executed for both the London Underground and the British railways. The exhibition, which will be on view at the museum through Aug. 14, has been organized by the [...]

‘Rewriting the World’ exhibition opening at The Wolfsonian-FIU April 7

jdabdoub — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:17:22 +0000

The Wolfsonian-FIU will present, beginning on Thursday, April 7, “Rewriting the World: Primers and Poetry in the Age of Confusion,” a new exhibition organized by curatorial research assistant Matthew Abess that will be on view through June 5 in the museum’s Rare Book and Special Collections Library Vestibule. Drawing on the Wolfsonian’s holdings of rare books from the early 20th century, the selection [...]