expansion

A Metrorail expansion is good for FIU

Contributing Writer | Joshua Aarons There have been several considerations over the years to expand Miami-Dade’s Metrorail service. One such plan called for the extension of the Orange Line to FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus. This would mean connecting FIU to downtown Miami without ever needing to take a car or bus. As one of […]

The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than We Expected

Laura Antunez / Contributing Writer   The universe is expanding at about a 10 percent faster rate than astronomers initially predicted, according to findings from the Hubble Space Telescope. The expansion of the universe is a phenomenon that has been occurring since its initial birth. Dr. Caroline Simpson is a physics professor, and her research […]

It’s time for the Biscayne Bay campus to expand

Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus is where I started out my freshman year. The next semester I had all my classes on the Modesto Maidique campus which gave me insight into how BBC lacks certain resources that MMC has due to its smaller student body. While much smaller than MMC, it still […]

WRC implements new ‘active study equipment’

Panthers at MMC looking for new ways to work out, stay healthy, and stay on top of their studies will find that the new expansion to the Wellness and Rec Center can cater to their needs.

Fairgrounds update

FIU has been looking to expand its MMC campus into the Tamiami Park Fairgrounds, on the condition that the institution finds a replacement venue to host the fixture, which moved adjacent to FIU in 1972. FIU must also reimburse the fair for its infrastructural investment at its current location.

Fairground expansion debate continues, Miami Dade County Fair CEO speaks out

The Miami Dade County Fair & Exposition, Inc. CEO discusses issues with displacing the expo.

Voters have spoken, University will get fairgrounds

Miami-Dade County voters approved a referendum that would allow the University to relocate the Youth Fair and annex the 64 acres of land currently leased to it.

University expansion down to a vote

Miami-Dade County voters will determine the University’s future next week.

SGC-MMC Senate convenes on University expansion and other issues

The Student Government Council at Modesto A. Maidique Campus Senate voted in favor of a resolution supporting University expansion during the general meeting on Oct. 20.

FIU rallies support for commission meeting

Vice President for Student Affairs, Larry Lunsford, invites students to the Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners meeting that will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Discussions will take place on whether or not to allow county voters to decide on fairgrounds.

Senate passes last bill, supports push for fairgrounds

In the Senate’s last meeting of the academic year it passed its final piece of legislation 19-1: a bill supporting the University’s efforts to obtain the fairgrounds.

President Rosenberg talks growth and expansion with Student Media

With the University ranking seventh largest in the nation with its estimated fall enrollment, President Mark B. Rosenberg sat down with Student Media on Oct. 7 at Biscayne Bay Campus to discuss fundraising, partnerships and expansion -- internal, online and into UniversityCity.
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