Campus Safety Walk highlights need for improvements at MMC
At the Campus Safety Walk, FIU police identified areas on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus that require lighting and other improvements to ensure the safety of students at night.
Articles by Raul Herrera
Missing defibrillators cause turmoil
Three university automatic external defibrillators have disappeared in the past month. The devices were originally purchased by the University to be accessible in the case there is a heart attack or another related emergency.
FIUPD gains new military equipment
The FIU Police Department purchased 50 M16 rifles in the last couple of years and recently acquired a small Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle and a mobile command bus.
University gives updates on MOOC accreditation
The University’s Massive Open Online Course program is finally adapting to the State’s demands, requiring students to take a final exam to receive credits for any MOOC.
Panther to premiere horror film at AMC Aventura
Jarrod Knowles’s “What Lies Beyond…The Beginning” premieres at AMC Aventura 24 on April 10 at 7 p.m.
Florida bill calls for MOOC accreditation, FIU weighs options
A Florida law requires that university massively open online courses be accredited, and FIU weighs its options in implementing such a program.
Muslim Students Association finds possible listening device in prayer room
A Miami New Times blog post puts the issue of an espionage device in the Graham Center’s Islamic prayer room back into the spotlight.
Faculty Senate concerned with budget challenges and more
The Faculty Senate met on Tuesday Jan. 28 to discuss accreditation of MOOCs, a decline in graduate enrollment, a changing student-to-faculty ratio and the University’s overspending.
Youth unemployment rate barely budges in recent job reports
Generation Opportunity recently released its Millennial Jobs Report for December 2013 which pointed to an effective 15.9 percent non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for 18 to 29 year olds, only a slight drop from June 2013’s 16.1 percent rate.