Largest Pinning Ceremony in FIU History!

Largest Pinning Ceremony in FIU History!

The Honors College Convocation is a yearly event that welcomes new students and faculty fellows, recognizes outstanding accomplishments of individual students, faculty, alumni and friends, and celebrates the College's uniqueness as a small liberal arts community within the university. Convocation is the College’s signature community tradition. This year almost 1,000 students participated, wearing their Honors College shirts and receiving their Honors College pin, making this event the largest pinning ceremony in FIU history. Honors College ARCH 2014 Conference

Honors College ARCH 2014 Conference

The 11th Annual Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors Conference will be held on March 18th and 19th, 2014 in the Graham Center Ballrooms. The program will feature the research presentations of over 100 of the University’s brightest students. Florida Undergraduate Research Conference 2014

Florida Undergraduate Research Conference 2014

The Honors College at FIU is hosting FURC 2014 on February 21-22. It is the largest multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conference in the State of Florida. Over 400 students from more than 40 colleges and universities will present posters, workshops, and lectures. Recruiters from graduate schools from throughout the US will also be attending. Apply to Honors!

Apply to Honors!

Our application can be completed online and submitted electronically.You don't have to complete the application in one sitting. You may login and change your answers as many times as you like before submitting. IDH 1001, IDH 1002: The Origin of Ideas and the Idea of Origins

IDH 1001, IDH 1002: The Origin of Ideas and the Idea of Origins

The course is designed to encourage students to become self-conscious learners, exploring not only the what, but also the how and why of knowing. The course focuses on the nature of truth and reality and our role in the world each of us has constructed. HEARTS@the movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

HEARTS@the movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Friday, March 7 | GL 100B (new location!) | 5:00pm....Winner of Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Directed by Michel Gondry, written by Charlie Kaufman and starting Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Kirsten Dunst

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FIU Primate Expert to Envision Planet without Apes for Honors Colloquium

MIAMI (February 24, 2014)- Primate Expert and Honors College Fellow Sian Evans will deliver the second spring Honors College Colloquium on Thursday, February 26, 2014, from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm in SIPA 125. Her lecture, titled “Contemplating a Planet without Apes,” will discuss the vital role primates have on their surrounding ecosystems and how… Learn more »


Acclaimed Artistic Scholar to Meld Math and Sculpture for Honors Excellence Lecture

MIAMI (February 6, 2014)- The final Honors College Excellence Lecture for the academic year will be given by scientist and artist George W. Hart on Monday, February 10, starting at 3:30 pm in AHC3 110 at Modesto Maidique. His lecture, “Math is Cool!,” will explore how mathematical exploration leads to artistic creativity with the creation… Learn more »


The Honors College at FIU Hosts Statewide Florida Undergraduate Research Conference

MIAMI (January 30, 2014)- Florida International University is the site of FURC 2014 – the Fourth Annual Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. The event is the largest multi-disciplinary undergraduate research conference in the State of Florida. The FIU Honors College is the institutional host of FURC 2014. The conference will take place on February 21-22, 2014… Learn more »

PROFILES IN EXCELLENCE

Joel Gandara Alumnus

 

Joel Gandara (’03) is a Honors College alum and the founder of Underwear Station Inc., a wholesale distributor and manufacturer of men’s underwear and swimwear. Gandara is a case study in the fruits of persistence. Founded while he was still an FIU student, Underwear Station didn’t become the industry powerhouse it is today overnight.
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Dale Parsan STUDENT

Dale Parsan Picture

 

Dale Parsan is the owner and founder of Parsan’s Paddles, a business specializing in custom paddles for fraternities and sororities. Now in its third year of operations, Parsan’s Paddles caters to a significant niche market here at FIU. Necessity is the mother of invention and, during the spring semester of 2009, Dale found himself in need: “The problem was that paddles had such a negative-stigma about them and I wanted to take my gift to my Big Brother in a much grander direction.”

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John Tsalikis Faculty

John Tsalikis is an Honors College Fellow and an Associate Professor of Marketing in FIU’s College of Business. Into his third decade as an educator, he is consistently rated one of the university’s best professors, Tsalikis is also a prolific researcher, having published several articles and books. The Greek native takes a global perspective to the subtle nuances of business.  Full profile »

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