As we continue to endure these challenging times, stepping foot into your college journey can be filled with mixed emotions. Yet, the start of something new can be the start of something great! The FIU Honors College and Frost Art Museum created “HEARTS Frost Mail Art” to encourage students to create works of art welcoming our incoming freshmen and transfer …
13 FIU Honors Students Join Class of 2020 Millennium Fellows
By Brittany Torres Rivera The FIU Honors college would like to congratulate the following Honors students for being members of the class of 2020 Millennium Fellows. These 13 students were selected from an applicant pool of 15,159 from 1,438 campuses across 135 countries. Amber Robinson Amelia Raudales Brianna Chavez-Kelly Daiana Oppecini Jaedyn Guthrie Margarita Espinal Melanie Rodríguez Muhammad Azhar Patricia …
Chicken Key Cleanups with Nicole Patrick
Meet Honors College student Nicole Patrick, a Hospitality and Tourism major, who has a passion for giving back. During the Fall 2019 semester, Nicole organized two Chicken Key Cleanups after she participated in the experience through John Bailly’s Honors course, Miami in Miami. “In order to understand a community, one must serve it. As one of the most rewarding parts …
20th Annual Dean’s Welcome
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, the Honors College celebrated its new students by officially inducting them into the Honors College. Dr. Joseph Lichter served as the keynote speaker for the event and the Honors College recognized the top ten students who earned the most engagement points and the top ten students who earned the most volunteer hours. In addition, Junior …
Honors College Panther Mock Trial Team advance in AMTA’s regional tournament
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. …
Honors College and the Education Effect
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 …
Study Abroad France in the French news!
How cool is this? John Bailly’s study abroad France class was featured in the French news. Check out the article: https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69/2018/07/20/ils-font-8000-km-pour-ecouter-les-temoins-de-l-horreur