Naturalist for Office of Sustainability takes students on eco-excursions
Graduating senior Aleme Benissoit reminds students that FIU is home to much more than just teen spirit and stray cats.
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Office of Sustainability encourages low-carbon practices at University
Martina Bretous / News Director While many believe sustainability applies only to the environment, the Office of Sustainability at the University strives to show it…
Butterflys and flowers will be added to MMC’s Nature Preserve to honor Earth Day
In commemoration of Earth Day, the Office of University Sustainability will be hosting a butterfly garden planting and butterfly release event at the Nature Preserve located in the Modesto A. Maidique Campus.
Floating art, ribbon cutting to celebrate Earth Day
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.
Miami-Dade Transit enlists Heat to get students excited about commutes
The South Florida Commuter Services teamed up with the Office of Sustainability and Parking and Transportation to bring not only the Miami-Dade County Transportation Office to speak with students about different transit options as part of Transit Day on April 9, but also Miami Heat Dancers, Burnie the Mascot and former NBA guard Tim Hardaway to get students excited about their commutes.
University outlines parking problems but PG6 comes first
The Office of Sustainability said it wants to work to improve the parking situation starting with Parking Garage 5, but Director of Parking and Transportation Lissette Hernandez said the department’s main concern right now is the construction of Parking Garage 6.
“Pina” embraces spirit of famous choreographer Pina Bausch
Often transcending the need for a traditional narrative, Wim Wenders is one of the few men who can truly capture the beauty of the world around us in his films. His latest test to the limits of cinema comes of the form of “Pina,” a 3-D documentary about dance.