The FIU Honors College Panther Mock Trial team is bringing home an official regional win from AMTA’s Southeast Regional Competition and two individual Best Attorney Awards! 30 teams competed and only 7 advanced– we were one of those teams. The next round of competition is AMTA’s Opening Round Championship Tournaments hosted by Georgia Tech in Decatur, GA on March 16-17. …
The following pieces of writing are from Elizabeth Hanly’s course: Creative Non-Fiction. AN AMÉRICAINE By: Diana Vazquez — Listen carefully, ma cherié. I have a story for you. Long, long time ago, after the second world war, I was a young girl, juste comme toi. I had a bike. It was my best friend. I lived …
The Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU is open to ALL undergraduate students at FIU. It is the largest multi-disciplinary research conference at FIU. The conference will feature presentations, posters and workshops by top student and faculty researchers at FIU. The conference will also provide access to potential employee and graduate school recruiters from around the country. CURFIU 2019 …
The following pieces of writing are from Elizabeth Hanly’s course: Creative Non-Fiction. PART 1 The author of this piece has chosen to remain anonymous. As such, the names in this piece have been changed to protect their privacy. ARMS By: Anonymous — I never seem to remember the details. I don’t remember exactly what happens, I don’t remember what leads …
75 elementary school students along with parents, teachers, and administrative staff from three different schools across Miami-Dade County will be visiting FIU every month as part of the Junior Scholars Program led by Education Effect. The Honors College is the curricular and co-curricular partner of Education Effect which will coordinate engaging these students with innovation, leadership, and arts & culture …
By Anamaria Soler, Honors College Intern On February 4-8, 2019, the FIU Alumni Association hosted their 6thannual “Panther Alumni Week” or PAW for short, which is an event that “connects students with alumni through class, presentations, industry panels, and networking events,” according to the Alumni Association website. This event allows current students and recent graduates to build relationships with the …
During this year’s MangoHacks hackathon, the Honors College Edge Lab hosted a vinyl cutting workshop in which participants of the hackathon were able to come into the Lab space, design and cut their own sticker. The Honors College Edge Lab is Florida International University’s only makerspace open to the entire university community. The lab offers a design and fabrication space …
