Michael Heithaus named interim dean of arts and sciences
Provost Douglas Wartzok named Michael Heithaus as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, starting July 1, when the current dean, Kenneth Furton, takes over as the new provost.
Provost Douglas Wartzok named Michael Heithaus as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, starting July 1, when the current dean, Kenneth Furton, takes over as the new provost.
The proposed Board of Governors’ Performance Funding Model was approved by the state legislature with more funding than originally requested and some modifications as a result.
The first day of Summer term marks the beginning of a new point rewards system available to students at the University.
Higher education was given much attention during this years’ Florida Legislative Session, according to President Mark B. Rosenberg.
As the session came to a close on Friday, May 2, the legislature furthered the cause of undocumented students, the Board of Governor’s new funding model and granted the University more funding for expansion initiatives, maintenance and other programs.
Miami’s innovators have gathered to bring together projects and ideas at eMerge Americas Techweek, a conference that started on Thursday, May 1 and runs through Tuesday, May 6.
A student is raising money to film his journey from Miami to New York by train to highlight issues with public transportation and to advocate for the high speed rail system.
After a historic decision for, potentially, all student athletes made by the National Labor Relations Board, Northwestern University scholarship-receiving football players will be voting whether or not to unionize tomorrow.
Hand-painted cubes with other garnishes floated around the lake behind the Green library on Tuesday, April 22.
These art installations, which will be floating décor for the lake until the end of April, were brought to the University by the PIAG Museum to commemorate Earth Day in conjunction with the palmetum ribbon cutting.
Four professors joined forces in the hopes of innovating journalism and civic engagement to address the rising concern about sea level rise in South Florida, and they just received the funds to do so over the next academic year.
School of Journalism and Mass Communication professors Robert Gutsche, Susan Jacobson, Kate MacMillin and Juliet Pinto won a $35,000 grant from the Online News Association Challenge Fund to test their proposed project titled, “Sea level rise in South Florida: How are waters affecting you?”
FIU’s mascot celebrated his birthday with about 150 students and staff members gathered in Panther Square at Biscayne Bay Campus.
The Student Government election results were announced at the start of the event, with Jazmin Felix as the new president and Camille Williams as vice president for 2014-2015.
President Mark B. Rosenberg appointed College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kenneth Furton to the provost position at a town hall on April 2. Furton will assume his new role summer 2014.
At the Student Government Association’s lecture on March 26, CNN’s chief political correspondent, Candy Crowley spoke to an audience of about 100 people, most of which were older members of the public who admired her show and work. Crowley talked about journalists’ responsibilities and the dangers of the Internet.