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Board of Trustees Holds August Meeting, Approves Additional $100K for Wertheim College

Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director The Wertheim College of Nursing is on track to receive a significant increase of funding, following the approval of the Board of Trustees. Meeting over Zoom on August 28th at 8:30 a.m for their first meeting of the fall semester, the Board of Trustees approved a proposal asking for […]

“I wish they were able to have more”: Graduate student funding officially decreases

Elise Gregg | Editor-in-Chief Budgets keep getting tighter at FIU.  Last week, the Graduate and Professional Students Committee officially announced decreased funding for the new fiscal year.  As the fall semester inches closer, the impact of SGA budget cuts becomes clearer, like with the cancellation of Panthermonium. The slash is particularly acute for graduate students […]

University requests over $35 million in funds on FIU Day

By: Valentina Palm/Staff Writer   Students, faculty, and administrators visited Tallahassee on Tuesday, March 19, to lobby Senators and Representatives for over $35 million in state funds. On FIU day, President Mark B. Rosenberg and the Board of Trustees advocated for more funding from the state. This year, FIU is again seeking financing for the […]

Cancer survivor one of six chosen to support cancer research

Pre-med senior and eight year cancer survivor Cynthia Lau went to Washington D.C. to advocate for cancer research funding.

Golden Scholars Bridge Program: Pushes students to ‘full potential’

“The people you least expect to be there for you are there for you the most."

McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, an Opportunity for Graduate Students

Award recipients are eligible to receive up to $22, 000 per year. The application is due on January 15th, 2016

Money FIU’s Bay Vista project should be used to benefit students

In the fall 2016 semester, FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus housing will reopen, allowing for students who frequent the campus to stay on campus – thus avoiding the commute between MMC and BBC and the fees the commute would accumulate.

Academic Health Center 5 Now Open

A new building is joining the family of Academic Health Centers at Modesto Maidique Campus.

Rosenberg addresses University victories at legislative session

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.

Rosenberg’s iREAL identifies themes, obstacles

A recent iREAL commission meeting concluded three main themes: student success, becoming a top Carnegie Mellon tier school and finding more efficiency within the University to save funding and generate additional revenue. Two obstacles impede this path, however: prioritizing and funding.

FIU earns enough points for $7.2 million in new funding

The Board of Governors released final funding recommendations to the Florida Legislature based on its performance model: FIU ranked in the top three and is eligible for $7,268,298 in new funding, according to a Feb. 14 memorandum from President Mark B. Rosenberg.

Board of Governors threatens academic programs, bachelor to doctoral

A handful of academic programs are under the Board of Governors’ magnifying glass-- each at risk of losing funding if they do not increase the number of degrees they award and the number of students who are placed in jobs after one year.
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