Gerard Albert III/Editor-in-Chief The Office of Internal Audit is finalizing their report on the purchase of over 2,000 palm trees at Florida International University. The three month investigation and audit involved interviewing administration and combing through public records. It focused on the decision to purchase trees from Manuel Diaz Farms, a company with a long […]
Jesse Fraga / Contributing Writer FIU recently planted over 2,000 palm trees around the Modesto Maidique Campus but some members of SGC-MMC want to plant a more diverse set on campus. FIU SGA Cabinet member and former Secretary of Sustainability, Amelia Leon, proposed a resolution to establish an on-campus arboretum, a museum for living […]
Gerard Albert III/ Editor-in-Chief The Office of Internal Audit is launching an audit into the purchase of over 2,000 palm trees at the University. An audit consists of interviewing, combing through public records and any information from whistleblowers. The Office of Internal Audit is responsible for conducting investigations for all allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse […]
The hundreds of new palm trees taking root on the Modesto Maidique Campus this summer may make the days more shady, but not as shady as the company FIU bought them from. The University spent $999,800 to purchase and install 2,007 palm trees from Manuel Diaz Farms a wholesale plant nursery in Homestead, FL. In […]
