Florida International University ( FIU ) is a metropolitan public research university in Greater Miami, Florida. FIU has two major campuses in Miami-Dade County, with its main campus at University Park. Florida International University is classified as a research university with the highest research activity by the Carnegie Foundation and a research university by the Florida Legislature.
FIU is included in the 12-campus State University System of Florida and is one of Florida's premier graduate research universities, providing over 3,400 graduates and professional degrees each year. The University offers 191 courses with more than 280 departments in 23 colleges and schools. FIU offers many postgraduate programs, including architecture, business administration, engineering, law, and medicine, offering 81 masters degrees, 34 doctorates, and 3 professional degrees.
FIU is the largest university in South Florida, the second largest in Florida, and the fourth largest in the United States on registration. The number of enrollments in the fall of 2016 was 55,112 students, including 8,770 graduate students. By US. News of college rankings and reviews, 92% of FIU students live off campus while only 8% of students live in "college-owned, college-operated college dormitories".
It is home to the National Hurricane Center.
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History
Establishment: 1943-1969
The story of the founding of the International University of Florida began in 1943, when State Senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (future Florida governor's father and US senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with an initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in South Florida. While the bill did not pass, Graham continued to present his proposal to his colleagues, advising them of Miami's need for a state university. He feels the establishment of a public university is necessary to serve the growth of the city's population.
In 1964, Senate Bill 711 was introduced by Florida Senator Robert M. Haverfield. It instructed the State Board of Education and the Bupati (BOR) Council, to begin planning for the development of a state university in Miami. The bill was signed into law by then governor W. Haydon Burns in June 1965, marking the official establishment of the FIU.
FIU Founding President Charles "Chuck" Perry was appointed by the Bupati Council in July 1969 after a national search. At the age of 32, the new president is the youngest in the history of the State University System and, at that time, the university's youngest president in the country. Perry recruited three co-founders, Butler Waugh, Donald McDowell and Nick Sileo. Alvah Chapman, Jr., a former Miami Herald publisher and chairman of Knight Ridder, used his position as a citizen and the power of the media to assist the effort. In the 1980s, Chapman became chairman of the Board of Trustees of the FIU Foundation.
The founders put the campus at the site of the original Tamiami Airport (unrelated to Kendall-Tamiami Airport later) on the Tamiami Line (US Route 41) between Southwest 107th and 117th Avenues, just east of the West Dade Expressway (now Extended Homestead of Florida's Turnpike) is being planned. Abandoned airport air traffic control tower became the first building of FIU. Initially had no phone, no drinking water, and no furniture. Perry decides that the tower should not be destroyed, and remains on campus, where it is now widely known as the "Veterans Office", "The Ivory Tower", "Tower Building" or "Public Safety Tower", and the former Police Department FIU.
Opening doors: 1969-1975
In September 1972, 5,667 students entered the new state university, the registration of the largest opening day at the time. Previously, Miami has become the largest city in the country that does not have a bachelors degree agency. Eighty percent of the student body has just graduated from Dade County Junior College (now Miami-Dade College). An ordinary student who enters the FIU is 25 years old and attends full-time school while holding a full-time job. Forty-three percent married. Negotiations with the University of Miami and Dade County Junior College caused the FIU to open as the only top-division school. It will be nine years before the lower division classes are added.
The first start, held in June 1973, took place in Primera Casa's basement reading room - the only big enough place on campus for the ceremony. More than 1,500 family members and friends watched the first class FIU of 191 graduates receive their diplomas.
At the end of 1975, after seven years of lead, Charles Perry felt he had achieved his goal and left the university to become president and publisher of the Sunday Weekly Weekly (then Weekend one of the largest magazines in the country. When he left, there were over 10,000 students attending classes and campuses with five main buildings and the sixth one being planned.
Crosby and Wolfe: 1976-1986
Harold Crosby, president of both university and founding president of the University of West Florida at Pensacola, agreed in 1976 to undergo three years of "interim". Under his leadership, FIU's North Miami Campus (officially renamed Bay Vista Campus in 1980, North Miami Campus in 1987, North Campus in 1994, and Biscayne Bay Campus in 2000) - is located on the former Interama site in Biscayne Bay - opened in 1977. State Senator Jack Gordon was instrumental in securing funding for campus development. President Crosby emphasized the university's international character, encouraging the launch of a new program with an international focus and faculty recruitment from the Caribbean and Latin America. President Crosby's resignation in January 1979 sparked the search for a "permanent" president.
Gregory Baker Wolfe, former US diplomat and then president of Portland State University became FIU's third president, from 1979 to 1986. After resigning as president, Wolfe taught at the university's international relations department. The student union at the Biscayne Bay Campus was named in his honor. Maidique: 1986-2009
Modesto A. Maidique held the presidency at FIU in 1986, becoming the fourth in the history of the university. Maidique graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), before joining the private sector. He holds academic appointments from MIT, Harvard and Stanford University, and has been appointed to several boards and committees of the US President.
Under his leadership, the FIU is heralded in an age of unprecedented growth and prestige with all aspects of a university undergoing a major transformation. Physically, the university tripled in size and its registration grew to nearly 40,000. During his 23 years as president, the school founded the Herbert Wertheim Medical School, the Faculty of Law of the FIU, the School of FIU Architecture and the School of Public Health Robert Stempel. Also during his tenure, the endowment grew from less than $ 2 million to over $ 100 million.
During the Maidique period, the university added 22 new doctoral programs. Research spending grew from about $ 6 million to nearly $ 110 million as defined by the National Science Foundation. In 2000, FIU achieved the highest rank in the Carnegie Foundation classification system, "Doctor/University of Research-Area." The FIU Faculty has been involved in research and has extensive expertise in reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, diabetes and other diseases, and changing approaches to health care delivery by medical, public health, nursing and other healthcare professionals, storm mitigation, climate change, nanotechnology, forensic science, and biomedical device development.
Art also developed when Maidique was at the helm, with the university acquiring The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach and building Patricia and the Phillip Frost Art Museum on its main campus. In athletics, FIU made the breakthrough to become a powerhouse athletics university during Maidique's term as president and he championed the establishment of the NCAA football program. Finally, the school gets membership to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society.
Maidique is president of the second longest research university in the country. Now President Emeritus, he currently serves as Chairman of Alimah H. Chapman, Jr., Eminent Scholar in Leadership and Executive Director of the Leadership Center and Professor of Management at FIU.
Recent history
On November 14, 2008, Maidique announced that he would resign and asked the FIU Supervisory Board to begin the search for a new president. He said he would remain president until the new found. On April 25, 2009, Mark B. Rosenberg was elected the fifth FIU president. He signed a five-year contract with the Supervisory Board. On August 29, 2009, Rosenberg became the fifth FIU president.
Having started as a top two year division university serving the Miami region, FIU has grown into a much larger traditional university and serves international students. More than $ 600 million has been invested in campus construction, with the addition of new residences, the FIU Stadium, the recreation center, the student center, and the Greek mansions, as well as the field of the I-A Golden Panthers Golden football team division in 2002.
Since 1986, the university founded the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Law, and the College of Medicine (named Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 1999 after Herbert Wertheim donated $ 20 million for college, which is matched with state funds and is the largest contribution in university history) and acquired the historic Museum of the Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami Beach.
The FIU now emphasizes research as a key component of its mission and is now classed as "a very high research research activity" under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The sponsored research funds (grants and contracts) from external sources for 2007-2008 amounted to approximately $ 110 million. FIU has a budget of more than $ 649 million
Hospitality & amp; FIU Tourism Management collaborated with China's Ministry of Education to work on preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics. FIU is the only university in the United States invited to do so. Royal Caribbean built a $ 20 million training facility worth 130,000 sq ft for its performers at school. Scheduled to open in 2015. The building will serve students of architecture, art, and hospitality including lighting, set design, marketing, and other internship and training opportunities.
On October 2, 2014, it was announced that Florida International University will host the Miss Universe 2014 contest on January 25, 2015. The FIU also hosts a lecture by President Barack Obama in February 2015.
On March 15, 2018, a newly built pedestrian bridge collapsed outside the university, resulting in several casualties.
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Academics
Tuition Fee
For the academic year 2015-2016, tuition fees are:
- Bachelor
- $ 205.57 per credit hour for students in the state, and $ 618.87 per credit hour for out-of-state students. Total tuition/fees Ã,: $ 6,771.45 for in state and $ 19,583.74 to leave the state
- Graduate
- $ 356.93 per credit hour for in-country students, and $ 793,87 per credit hour for out-of-state students. Total tuition/fees Ã,: $ 11,098 for in state and $ 24,206 for overseas
- Law School (days) Ã,
- $ 675.67 per credit hour for students in the state, and $ 1,101.87 per credit hour for out-of-state students. Total tuition/fees : $ 20,660 for in state and $ 33,446 to leave the state
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- $ 506.77 per credit hour for students in the state, and $ 85.40 per credit hour for out-of-state students. Total tuition/fees : $ 15,593 for in state and $ 25,932 for out of state
Demographics
In 2008, 7% of FIU students were international students. Of them, the most popular countries of origin are: China (20%), India (13%), Jamaica (10%), Venezuela (6%), Colombia (5%), and Trinidad and Tobago (4%).
Students from New York, New Jersey, and California form the largest country for overseas students. Floridians make up 90% of the student population. Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, and Orange County are the largest districts in Florida for students in the state.
University Park accounts for 87% of the student population and 94% of residential students. The Biscayne Bay campus accounts for about 13% of the student population, mostly from undergraduates and students at the Hotel & Hospitality School Tourism Management. In the fall of 2009, the average age for undergraduates was 23 and 31 for graduate students.
Reception
Registration for Autumn 2014 consists of 54,099 students, 45,359 students and 7,814 graduate students, including students enrolled in professional courses. Women accounted for 56.2% of student enrollment and minority comprised 88% of total enrollment. Enrollments include students from all 50 US states and more than 119 countries. The most popular college with registration is the College of Arts and Sciences. New student retention rate for 2009 was 83%. The fall 2011 student classes have an average of 3.7 GPA, 1139 SAT scores, and 25 ACT scores.
Graduate admissions
For Autumn 2014, 8,762 students apply for postgraduate admissions throughout the university. Of those, 43.2% were accepted. The Wertheim College of Medicine recognizes 4.6% of applicants, and the College of Law recognizes 19%. Admission to Wertheim College of Medicine is competitive, and colleges have one of the highest number of applicants in the state, larger than the University of Florida. For Autumn 2010, 3,606 students signed up for 43 places.
The FIU Architecture School is the most competitive in Florida, with the lowest admission rate in the state at 14% (2011). For Autumn 2009, the School of Architecture receives over 1,000 applications for the first year Master's Architecture program, with 60 accepted, giving the School of Architecture a 6% admissions rate. The average high school GPA for the new student class at the School of Architecture is 3.98, also making it one of the most selective schools in the FIU.
FIU offers 191 academic programs, 60 baccalaureate programs, 81 master programs, 3 specialist programs, 34 doctoral programs, and 4 professional programs at 23 colleges and schools. In addition, 97% of faculty have terminal titles, and 50% currently have a working life at universities with a 27: 1 student/teacher ratio.
Ratings
In 2010, FIU was listed as one of 16 universities with the nation's heaviest rating system.
In 2000, FIU became the youngest university to be awarded the chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most respected academic honor society. The FIU is one of only 78 national universities to hold both of these titles.
US. News & amp; World Report reports that FIU students are among the most indebted college students in the country, and recognize the university as the "best purchase" in college. The organization also reports FIU because it has one of the safest campuses in America. Union.
In 2015, FIU ranked 7th as one of the best values ​​in state higher education in the country, according to a survey by Personal Finance Kiplinger magazine.
FIU is ranked 2nd in the US to award a bachelor's degree in biology, and the 6th in giving a master's degree to minorities, according to Various Issues in Higher Education.
From 2007 to 2016, FIU ranks first in the Florida State University System in energy conservation and sustainability.
College of Business
The College of Business is accredited by AACSB International - Association for Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
US. News & amp; World Report ' s "America's Best Colleges" (2015) ranked the 6th international bachelor's business program in the country. It's 2015, it's ranked Chapman Graduate School of Business 15 in the state for the International MBA. FIU is also the only university in Florida that is ranked in the top 15 for international business undergraduate.
Bloomberg Businessweek placed Landon Undergraduate School of Business in 2012, 11 in Operations Management, and 99th for Accounting.
AmÃÆ'Â Â © rica EconomÃÆ'a puts the 48th Chapman Graduate School of Business for the International MBA.
The Financial Times (2008) places the Executive MBA in the top 85 MBA programs in the world, and in the top 35 in the US Executive MBA.
Hispanic businesses (since 1998) and Hispanic Trends (since 2003) have placed the College of Business among the top 25 business schools for Hispanics. In 2008, it was ranked # 8.
Fortune Small Business recognizes the campus as one of the best in the United States for entrepreneurship in the "Best American Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs," list (August 2007), in the "Cross-disciplinary/Cross-pollination" category.
Hispanic Trends ranked the 8th Executive MBA program in the list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanic.
QS in 2015 the 58th MBA MBA program ranking in North America.
Law School of High School
College of Law is currently in position 100 in US News & amp; Ranking of World Report law school, after rising steadily from rank 132 when ranking first. In 2010, the Faculty of Law of the FIU was ranked among the Top 10 Best Schools rated by The National Jurist. The Best Value Rating is based on three criteria: bar section rate, average debt after graduation, and a job nine months after graduation. The FIU College of Law is also ranked 3rd among Florida schools for the scientific impact of its faculty, behind the University of Florida and Florida State University. According to Leiter Rankings, the College of Law has made a dramatic scientific impact beyond its academic reputation.
The FIU graduates have consistently performed well on the Florida Bar Exam. Graduates reach the highest share level among all Florida law schools in July 2015, February 2016, and July 2016 exam. In 2007, the College of Law was ranked 1st in Florida in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Test at 96%. In July 2008, the College of Law achieved a graduation rate of 90.6%, which placed it 2nd among the ten Florida law schools. In February 2009, the College of Law achieved an 81.5% graduation rate, which placed it first among the ten Florida law schools.
Model Program of the United Nations
The FIU Model United Nations Program is one of FIU's major academic programs. FIU MUN is a School of International and Public Affairs program and is housed within the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies. Every year between 24 and 32 delegates participate in FIU MUN. The admissions rate for new delegates is usually between 8 and 10 percent. FIU MUN is currently ranked as the Best Model 3 UN Team in North America and is the top-ranked team in the State of Florida.
FIU MUN also hosts an annual high school conference: Florida International Model United Nations (FIMUN). The conference has traditionally housed over 400 high school students from 20, or more, high schools from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.
Other colleges and schools
The Criminal Justice Journal ranked the Criminal Justice 10 program in the US (November 2007).
Faculty of PhD program in social welfare ranked 4th in the United States in their scientific achievements, according to Academic Analytics. Faculty of FIU is the only social work faculty in Florida that entered in the top 10 (December 2007).
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Campus
Florida International University has two major campuses in Miami, the main campus, University Park and its regional campus, Biscayne Bay Campus, as well as several campus branches and research facilities throughout South Florida, in Tianjin, China, and in Nervi and Genoa, Italy.
University of Park (Modesto A. Maidique Campus)
The main campus, University Park, was renamed Modesto Maidique Campus in 2009, covering 344 hectares (1.4 km²) in the neighborhood of Miami University Park, (from which the region gets its name).
University Park houses almost all colleges and university schools as well as all major university administration and facility offices. University Park is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential House, home of the FIU chairman, Wertheim Center for Performing Arts, Frost Art Museum, International Hurricane Research Center, and university athletic facilities such as FIU Stadium, FIU Arena, and FIU Baseball Stadium.
Located five blocks north of University Park, it is a 38 acre (Communicable) Engineering Center (145,000 m 2 ) that is part of the College of Engineering and Computing and is the home of the FIU's Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility. The Engineering Center is served by CATS Shuttle, the FIU student bus, which operates throughout the day on weekdays connecting the two campus sections.
University Park History
The campus site was originally used for a public aviation airport called Tamiami Airport (not to be confused with Kendall-Tamiami Airport), which operated from 1940 to 1967. The airport has three runways. and used for pilot training, among other purposes. Construction on the FIU campus began in 1965, and the airport closed in 1969. At that time, very few were located around the FIU, and the campus was called University Park. As Miami grew westward, the area came to be known as the University Park after the university campus name.
Until the early 1990s, runways, street parking and other features of Tamiami Airport were still visible on campus and clearly visible in aerial photographs. Construction has removed all of these features, and only the University Tower is left as a past memory of the university. University Park is a lush and highly vegetated campus, with 15 acres of lakes and nature reserves, and a palm arboretum and has over 90 buildings. At the end of 2009, the current construction at University Park includes the Nursing and Health Sciences Building, the School of International and Public Development, and the fifth parking garage.
On June 12, 2009, the FIU Supervisory Board voted unanimously to rename the University Park campus to Modesto Maidique Campus. However, the changes created a big reaction from the FIU community, as many felt it was inappropriate for the campus name after him. Campaigns by FIU students and alumni were created to restore name changes, and to maintain the name of University Park. A Facebook group, "No to Maidique's Campus" with more than 2,000 supporters has made national news, in many newspapers, TV news stations, and college magazines, in favor of defending the name "University Park".
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Biscayne Bay Campus
The Biscayne Bay campus in North Miami is the second largest campus in FIU. It was opened in 1977 by Harold Crosby and occupies about 200 hectares (809,000 m²), directly in the bay and adjacent to Oleta River Park, with which FIU has research partnerships. Access to these resources inspires the creation of marine biology programs at the Biscayne Bay Campus, which has become one of the best known university programs. Campus Biscayne Bay is also a place of Hospitality & amp; Tourism Management, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aquatic Center, and Kovens Conference Center. Golden Panther Express, FIU student bus, connects the main campus and Campus Biscayne Bay all day on weekdays.
After closing Bay Visa Housing for students and long term facility leasing to RCL for employee training, FIU is developing BayView Student Housing on the BBC campus. The first new housing on the BBC campus in 30 years will accommodate 408 students on the high ground overlooking Biscayne Bay.
Regional center
The FIU also has other smaller regional centers located throughout South Florida in both the Miami-Dade District and Broward County, serving local communities in research, continuing studies, and in culture. In Broward County, there is the FIU Pines Center in Pembroke Pines, opened to meet demand from Broward County residents. This center caters to most of the evening students in the program within the College of Business Administration. In Miami-Dade County, there are four regional FIU facilities, Downtown Miami Center, Wolfsonian-FIU Museum on Miami Beach (Washington Avenue and 10th St), FIU-Florida Memorial research center at Miami Gardens, and a research site at Homestead.
Downtown Miami
FIU has a center on Brickell Avenue in Downtown Miami at 1101 Brickell Avenue dubbed the "FIU Center in Brickell". The FIU Business Administration College has a class at Burdines Building on Flagler Street and the Metropolitan Center has offices at 150 SE 2nd Ave since 2004. In August 2011, FIU expanded its downtown center to 1101 Brickell with an expansion of course offerings for College Business Administration and International Schools and Public Affairs, as well as with the FIU research center, the Metropolitan Center. Much of the program at Downtown is a graduate level night program aimed at professionals and residents of Downtown. In Spring 2011, there were about 500 students enrolled in downtown Downtown, with plans to grow this center to over 2,000 students by 2021.
International campus
FIU also has international campuses in Asia and Europe. The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum has regional facilities in Nervi, Italy, the School of Architecture has facilities in Genoa, Italy for FIU top and graduate students, and the Florida International University Tianjin Center in China, from which branches of the Hotel & Tourism Management operates. The Tianjin Center was built as a cooperative effort with the local city government and opened in Summer 2006. The FIU has also exchanged agreements with the American University in Dubai so that FIU students can now take a semester abroad in Dubai.
Study abroad
FIU students can also study abroad in Paris, France via MICEFA.
Student housing
The Florida International University student housing facility is managed by the Residential and Residential Life Office and is available on the main campus and Campus of Biscayne Bay. Currently, there are 3,009 beds spread across 10 apartment buildings and 6 dormitories. At University Park, these are University Park Apartments, Panther Hall, University Park Towers, Everglades Hall, Lakeview Hall North, and Lakeview Hall South. On Campus Biscayne Bay, after closing Bay Visa Housing for students and leasing long-term facilities to RCL for employee training, FIU is developing BayView Student Housing on the BBC campus. The first new housing on the BBC campus in 30 years will accommodate 408 students on the high ground overlooking Biscayne Bay. Together, approximately 7% of the FIU student population lives on campus in student housing (excluding Greek housing).
The Residential Housing and Life Office also offers an optional community in the dormitory. These communities include the Architecture and Arts Community, for students majoring in Architecture or art majors, Honors Place for Honors College, F.Y.R.S.T. (First Year Residents Successfully Together) for all freshmen in all majors, F.Y.R.S.T. Explore, for the unruly new students, the Leader's Residence for students interested in community service and leadership opportunities and Community Law for College of Law students.
In 2011, plans are under way for two new dormitories for 1,240 students, called Parkview Hall to be built in the parking lot of Panther Hall, north of the FIU Stadium. Parkview Hall will be built in two stages in two separate buildings, each housing 620 and 600 students respectively, to be completed in Autumn 2013 and Autumn 2016.
Library
FIU has six libraries, the Green Library, FIU's main library; Glenn Hubert Library (Biscayne Bay Campus), Wolfsonian Library, Technical Library, Law Library, and Medical Library. The Green Library, Hubert Library, and Technical Library Service Center are under the direction of the Dean of the University Library. Other libraries are overseen by the right school or organization.
Green Library
The Green Library is FIU's main library, is the largest building on campus, and one of the largest library buildings in the Southeastern United States. Originally designed by architect David M. Harper in 1973, the Green Library was expanded by architectural firm M. C. Harry & Associates, Inc. in the early 1990s to eight floors today, with the capacity to expand to a total of 15 floors, if necessary. The eight-story structure is built on, through, and around the original three-story library while still in use.
The first floor has many classrooms, auditoriums, and support services for students, such as tutoring, writing centers, and technology help. Also on the first floor is a snack and Starbucks. The second floor has reference sections, cartography (GIS Center), circulation, and many computer and printing labs. The third floor is the home of the Medical Library, and includes a study room as well as a resource center for Honors College students. The fourth floor contains special collections and university archives. The fifth floor is the home of the School of Architecture Library, as well as a collection of music and audiovisuals. The sixth and seventh floor is a really quiet floor, and contains a collection of public books plus plenty of student study space. The eighth floor contains the library administration office and the technical services department.
Technical Library Services Center
The Technical Library is located on the second floor of the Engineering Center main building.
Legal Library
The Law Library was opened in 2002, and has three floors, with all three holding public library collections. The third floor has a quiet two-story reading room, as well as various study rooms. Although the Law Library is restricted to Law students, other students may use the library for research purposes.
Medical Library
The FIU Medical Library opened in August 2009 simultaneously with the opening of Herbert Wertheim Medical School. The Medical Library offers a variety of resources, services and instructional support to advance the teaching and learning, discovery, and health care programs of Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and is currently located on the third floor of the Green Library building. Future construction of buildings for the College of Medicine will include new space for the Medical Library outside the Green Library, based on funding and space availability.
Glenn Hubert Library
The Glenn Hubert Library, formerly called 'Biscayne Bay Library', is the library for Biscayne Bay Campus. Despite the smaller structure, the three stories, Hubert Library remain important for research and information needs of BBC Campus students and faculty. All services at the Green Library are available at Hubert Library.
Wolfsonian Library
The Wolfsonian Library is located at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in South Beach, on the corner of Washington Avenue and 10th Street. This collection focuses exclusively on the architecture, art, design, and history of the Western World from 1885 to 1945. The library largely serves as a research library with a large collection of primary sources. For students, prior approval from staff is required to enter the library.
Together, the entire FIU University Library holdings include more than 2,097,207 volumes, 52,511 current series, 3,587,663 microform units, and 163,715 audio-visual units.
International Hurricane Research Center
The International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) is the only university-based research facility dedicated to reducing the destruction of tropical storms inflicted on humans, the economy, and the environment. IHRC is home to four institutes: the Laboratory for Coastal Research; Laboratory for Social Science Research; Laboratory for Insurance, Finance & amp; Economic Research; and the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research, as well as FIU Wall of Wind. The 12-fan Wall of Wind (WOW) at FIU is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind and capable of simulating the top 5 - category cyclists on the Saffir - Simpson Typhoon Scale. In 2015, the National Science Foundation selected WOW 12-fan as one of the main "Experimental Facilities" under the Competition of Natural Hazard Research (NHERI) Research. Not to be confused with the National Hurricane Center (also located at University Park), IHRC is located on the west side of the campus.
Construction and expansion
In the early 2000s (decades), the emphasis on FIU placed on growth in degree programs and student enrollment. Since 2005, student enrollment has been closed and the emphasis is now placed on improving the quality of existing academic programs. With the addition of College of Medicine, the demand for facilities and classrooms has been greatly improved. Future projects and/or buildings under construction include:
Campus transport
The main campus is located on the southern side of the Tamiami Trail (Route U.S. 41/SW 8th Street) between SW 107th and SW 117th Avenue next to Florida's Turnpike and near the west end of the Dolphin Expressway.
Miami-Dade Transit serves University Park with Metrobus lines 8, 11, 24 and 71. Metrobus lines 75 and 135 serve Biscayne Bay Campus. Bus lines 8, 11 and 24 directly connect FIU with Downtown Miami.
Two different FIU bus lanes are available. CATS Shuttle operates between University Park and Technical Center, and Golden Panther Express, from University Park to Biscayne Bay Campus.
The CATS shuttle connects University Park from the Graham Center bus stop and the Engineering and Computer Science Building, to the Technical Center on Flagler Street and 107th Avenue. The CATS Shuttle is free and operates approximately every 15 minutes between 6 am and 11 pm. Monday to Friday. Golden Panther Express connects the Biscayne Bay Campus to University Park. It runs from 6 am to 11 pm. Monday to Friday, and cost $ 2.50 each way. The Golden Panther Express departs from the Graham Center bus stop on the main campus, and the Academic bus stop 1 on the Biscayne Bay Campus.
For a long time there were plans for Metrorail, the local heavy heavy rail system would be extended to the west, with the two proposed paths ending at Florida International University's main campus. This will reduce traffic and parking problems on and around the main campus.
Student life
Greek Life
The FIU has more than 30 fraternities and student societies are divided into four governing councils: Interfaith Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (PC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and the Greek Multicultural Council (MGC). The Order of Omega, a Greek honor organization, has had a chapter at the university since 1991 and represents the top 3% of FIU Greek academics.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) consists of 13 fraternities. Panhellenic Council (PC) consists of 7 student associations. The Pan-Hellenic National Council (NPHC) consists of 6 black history organizations, (4 fraternities and 2 student associations). The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) consists of 9 cultural organizations for Latin, Asia, and South Asia, (5 fraternities and 4 associations).
Student media
FIUSM is the umbrella organization for The Beacon, student-run newspaper; FIUSM.com, news and media websites managed by students; and WRGP Radiate FM, a student-run radio station. Each organization director is selected by the Student Media board each year.
The Beacon is a FIU student newspaper since 1965. The Beacon is published three times a week in a compact format during the Fall and Spring semesters (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and once a week on a Wednesday during the summer. The Beacon is available free of charge on campus at the hostel, Graham Center and all campus buildings.
FIUSM.com is a media website run by FIU students since 2008. FIUSM.com publishes content generated by the Student Media team, including text, audio, and video.
WRGP Radiate FM is a student-run FIU radio station since 1984. Broadcasting at 95.3 MHz on Park University Campus and at 96.9 MHz on Campus Biscayne Bay. The signal comes from Homestead at 88.1 MHz and the broadcast translator re-broadcasts the WRGP signal to University Park Campus and then re-translates to Biscayne Bay Campus.
Arts and culture
FIU has three museums, the Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and the Jewish Museum of Florida. The Frost Art Museum is located on the campus of Modesto A. Maidique and opened in 1977 as The Art Museum at Florida International University. Permanent Collection The Frost Museum consists of various art objects from ancient cultural artifacts to contemporary artwork. The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum is located in Miami Beach and promotes the collection, preservation and understanding of decorative arts and design from the period 1885 to 1945. FIU also has a large collection of sculptures, named Sculpture Park in FIU, with statues such as eminent artists such as Anthony Caro, Jacques Lipchitz, Daniel Joseph Martinez, and Tony Rosenthal. Many different art structures, sculptures, paintings, and mosaics can be seen throughout campus in parks, buildings, walkways, and on walls.
The School of Music presents a series of annual concerts featuring talent in various genres. The School of Music at FIU offers a dynamic learning environment for creative and knowledgeable musicians. Students are fully involved in their chosen field, where they can clearly identify what they need to learn to become contributors to these areas. The FIU School of Music embraces a thriving world for its possibilities and new opportunities and challenges it provides, while providing the tools necessary to empower young musicians in their quest to carve out a career. The FIU School of Music concert season combines music of all styles including jazz, early music, chamber music, choir/vocals, contemporary music, wind and opera theaters performed by world-class musicians and ensembles. Many masterclasses and lectures are also open to the public and offered at no cost. The season runs from August to April each year.
The Department Theater presents a season of four professionally designed, produced and professionally designed annually that serves as a laboratory for students to practice their learning. This Main Stage season is presented at the Herbert Performing Arts Center and Nicole Wertheim. In addition to the Main Stage production students write, direct and perform production at Studio Student Theater, Annual New Festival Festival, and Alternative Summer Theater Festival. Summer Alternative Theater festivals include new work development projects by established drama writers, lecturer-directed work, a student-directed work, and may include exhibitions and alumni reunions.
FIU annually organizes Food Network South Beach Wine & amp; Food Festival in South Beach through School of Hospitality & amp; Tourism Management, a major national culinary event.
Student Government Association
The Government of Student Association leads and funds more than 300 student clubs and organizations and respects the community at the university and has an operating budget of more than $ 14 million. The Student Government Association is divided into three branches, with the Executive, the Legislative Student Senate, and the Judicial Supreme Court. Due to the unique nature of multi-campus universities, Campus President Modesto Maidique (University Park) serves as Student Representative at the University's Board of Trustees, while President for Biscayne Bay Campus serves as a member of the Board Foundation.
The Student Government is made up of five separate government councils - Student Council, Student Council, representing more than 200 student and student clubs, Outsiders Council, Black Student Union, and Panther Power, a student spirit group. The Panther Power group can be seen at all athletic events of the Golden Panthers along with the Golden Panthers Band, the Golden Dazzlers dance team and the cheerleaders of the Golden Panthers. In 2004, MTV Campus Invasion Tour was held at FIU, bringing many bands such as Hoobastank to FIU.
Torch Order
The Order of the Torch is a semi-secret society of honor supremacy similar to other secret societies in states like Florida Blue Key at the University of Florida, and the Iron Arrow Honor Society at the University of Miami. The organization is rumored to have been established in 2003 as a way of organizing student leadership to restructure student life to reflect traditional universities. Members now include students, faculty, staff and community members, including Miami-Dade County FIU alumni Major Carlos Alvarez (class 1974). The highest leadership in the Student Government, Homecoming, and the most elite campus fraternity organizations, including among its members.
Tradition
Spirit Tradition
FIU has many traditions from student spirit groups, alumni association events and student spirit events. Panther Rage, one of the largest student spirit groups in the FIU is seen in all athletic events.
FIU also holds many events of Golden Panther spirit throughout the year. Some of these include, Panther Camp is held in Summer before autumn for new incoming students, where students spend the weekend at a retreat center learning all the traditional Golden Panther cheers, singing, the tradition of meeting other incoming students. Beginning in 2006, Panther Camp has grown rapidly in popularity from just 25 participants in 2006 to over 120 participants in 2007. In 2008, Panther Camp expanded into two camps with a combined total of 240 new participants. Panther Camp is expected to grow larger for the summer of 2010, as waiting lists continue to double from year to year. New students who participate are more likely to be involved in Student Life than other students.
Week of Welcome, usually held in the first or second week of Fall semester, holds many spirit events, such as Trail of the Torch. Trail of the Torch is another university tradition that continues to grow every year, where the pep rally is held in Quad Housing with music, food, gifts and dancing. After the rally, the flaming torch of knowledge and blue and gold candles were distributed to the crowd for a procession around the campus, following the torch from the Housing Quad to the torch in front of the Casa Primera building. Week Rage and Homecoming Week are the weeks of other great back-to-back spirits that are held in the fall semester. They include the Homecoming Parade, the Baris Greek parties, Homecoming football games, Blue/Gold Party, battle marches and other Panther Rage events.
Athletics
Florida International University has 17 university sports teams, named Panthers. Panthers athletic colors are blue and gold, and compete in the NCAA I Division as part of the USA Conference in all sports. Three major sports facilities serve as a home for Panther athletics. The Panthers football team plays at the FIU Stadium ("The Cage"), men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams playing at the FIU Arena, and the men's baseball team playing at the FIU Baseball Stadium. Other athletic spots include the Aquatic Center, Tennis Complex, softball field, and other recreational areas. FIU Arena is expanding to add more seats and complete exterior modernization by the end of 2011. On July 1, 2013, FIU became a member of the USA Conference.
Traditional rivals from FIU Panthers include Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami. The Panthers football team competes in the annual Shula Bowl, an annual soccer game played for Don Shula's Awards against Florida Atlantic University's domestic rivals. Because of this competition at Shula Bowl, competition between two schools has grown, with competition extending to baseball and men's basketball teams as well.
The Panthers soccer team played a home game at Riccardo Silva Stadium dubbed "The Cage" and is currently trained by Butch Davis. In 2005, the Panthers moved to the Sun Belt Conference, making their transition from Division I-FCS to Division I-FBS complete. In their first season at the conference, the Panthers started with a 5-6 finishing. The FIU's athletic department has produced many professional and Olympic athletes, including current players in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League and Women's National Basketball Association. Notable alumni include Mike Lowell (Boston Red Sox), King Bell (Utah Jazz), and Carlos Arroyo (Boston Celtics).
During his pro career in the 1970s, NFL offensive midfielder Ed Newman worked as an assistant coach for the Florida International wrestling team off-season.
In 2009, FIU hired NBA Hall of Fame Isiah Thomas as head coach of the men's basketball team.
In 2010, the Panthers football team finished the # 1 season as the champion of the Sun Belt Conference, and proceeded to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Toledo on 26 December 2010. The game was won 34-32 in the fourth quarter of the game which became famous as "Motor City Miracle ".
On September 8, 2017, the FIU faces a willing opponent, Alcorn State Braves in Birmingham, AL. A globally recognized event as the 'most brawling lunch bucket carrying, low pad level, soccer people tailgate people over time' refers to the pregaming look that took place before the game.
Famous alumni
FIU currently has over 180,000 alumni worldwide in over 30 countries. FIU graduates more than 10,000 students per year and provides more than half of all degrees awarded by universities in Miami. The alumni service is run by the Florida International University Alumni Association, which sponsors various alumni, galas and ceremonies annually.
Dalam hubungannya dengan Kantor Hubungan Alumni, Divisi Urusan Luar menerbitkan majalah berita dan alumni tiga bulanan, "FIU Magazine". FIU Magazine didistribusikan secara gratis kepada semua alumni FIU, fakultas dan donor.
Di televisi dan hiburan
The FIU campus has been set for many movies, television shows, and music videos. One of the earliest television shows filmed on the FIU was Miami Vice in 1985. In the episode, "The Fix", the FIU Arena was used as one scene. The TV show Burning Notice has also filmed episodes in FIU, with scenes at the College of Business Buildings and the Diaz-Balart College of Law Building. In 2007, Chris Brown filmed a music video for his song "Kiss Kiss" on FIU, with scenes near the Frost Art Museum and around the Graham Center. Telenovela for Telemundo and Univision have filmed television episodes on FIU as well. In 2007, Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos was filmed at the Graham Center.
In 2009, TLC's What Not To Use filmed an episode on campus at the Management and Advanced Research Center. In October 2009, former CNN news anchor Rick Sanchez broadcasted his CNN show from Graham Center in FIU. A & amp; The new E The Glades recorded the episodes at University Park, using the Frost Art Museum as the background and building of Health and Life Sciences as the façade for the NASA Administration Building.
In 2011, FIU Drumline appeared in the music video "Champion" by Nelly. The FIU Band and Drumline continue to take part in many parades, and shows, including appearances on Univision, Florida 2011 Lottery ads, and many others.
In 2012, G4TV holds the Northeast and Southeast regional qualifying rounds of the American Ninja Warrior television show at FIU. The competition takes place in a traffic loop between the School of Architecture and the College of Business.
In 2015, Florida International University held a Miss Universe 2014 contest at the FIU Arena.
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References
External links
- Official website
- The FIU Athletics website
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