In an installment of the university’s popular “FIYou” series, Assistant Professor Moses Shumow discussed his involvement with Global Learning, and the role the initiative plays for our student body. “I think the Office of Global Learning’s efforts at creating students with global awareness, perspective, and a willingness to engage in challenging problems is an important […]
Challa Lacuyo, Bolivia: Students Offering Support 2014 Project Recap
Dates: April 29, 2014 – May 12, 2014 Organization Benefited: Mano a Mano Bolivia FIU Student Participants: Connie Penczak, Chapter President; Gordon Kingston; Maria Trujillo; Narkay Hervas; Nathaly Milla; Niko Crawford; Penelope Regalado; Bethany Burkhart During Summer 2014, eight FIU students, all members of the Global Learning student organization Students Offering Support (SOS), traveled to Bolivia to work […]
Peace Corps Prep at FIU Officially Launches
FIU has been selected as a Peace Corps Prep partner institution, enabling the university to offer an enhanced academic and service-based program to prepare FIU students for entry into the Peace Corps and other positions in international development. The university has had a proud history with the Peace Corps, with 187 alumni having served and […]
FIU Students Have Free Access to The New York Times
Regulars to FIU’s MMC and BBC campuses are familiar with one of our popular academic amenities: racks containing free copies of The New York Times. Lesser known are free digital access passes to NYTimes.com for FIU students…even over the summer when the printed copies are on vacation. Passes can be held by 55* students at a […]