Florida State Representative Anitere Flores (left) presenting
commemorative plaque to Honors College Dean Lesley Northup

MIAMI (August 16, 2007) - The Florida Legislature has passed a resolution commemorating the tenth anniversary of the FIU Honors College. State Representative Anitere Flores presented the proclamation to Honors College Dean Lesley A. Northup at a ceremony held earlier today. “I am pleased the State Legislature has recognized the achievements of the Honors College in its first decade,” said Northup. “It is all the more meaningful to have the award presented to us by one of our own.” Representative Flores is an Honors College alumna and member of the Honors College Community Advisory Board. “The College helped me learn in an intellectually challenging environment that also emphasized leadership and service to community,” Flores said. “It made a key contribution to my life and career.”

The Honors College at Florida International University is a center of excellence dedicated to the education of a special community of exceptional students representing all majors. The College has graduated many of South Florida’s best and brightest, including actor Danny Pino, New York Mets Executive Vice President and General Counsel David Cohen, attorney Christina Ceballos-Levy, and artist Victoria Gitman. The College prepares some of FIU’s top students to become well-rounded individuals and leaders in their fields and communities through a broad interdisciplinary curriculum that augments the students’ principal majors of study with extra curricular programs and real-world experiences.

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CONTACT:   
Juan Carlos Espinosa
Associate Dean, The Honors College
(305-348 -4100)
espinosj@fiu.edu