Gabriel Lucchesi: International Honors Student Achieving Excellence in Tech

David MelendezSpotlight

Gabriel Lucchesi is an #FIUHonors international student from Brazil majoring in Computer Science. In the two years he has been in the US, he’s accomplished remarkable achievements in his career. This Summer he’s working as a Software Engineering intern at NVIDIA – a dominant supplier in both hardware and software for AI solutions. With a 1.3% acceptance rate, the NVIDIA …

Meet the 8th cohort of the Honors College and HWCOM Early Assurance Program

David MelendezSpotlight

Every year since 2016, sophomores in the FIU Honors College have been given the distinctive opportunity of being considered for guaranteed admission at the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM).  This year, five students were accepted into the HWCOM Early Assurance Program. These outstanding scholars have demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence and their passion for changing the face …

Honors College introduces a new unique course: Honoring the Ocean

Nathan LiNature and Environment

The Honors College is offering a new course: Honoring the Ocean: Sustainability and the Sea. The interdisciplinary class is the result of a collaboration between the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and several Honors Colleges in the State of Florida. The course will be designed and taught by Honors College Teaching Professor and visual artist Gretchen Scharnagl. Students from FIU …

Meet Your New Honors College SGA Senator, Amelia Raudales

lopezjcFeature, Spotlight

Every year, FIU’s Student Government Association holds elections to appoint various positions including senatorial ones that represent each college on campus. The 2020-2021 senator elected to represent the Honors College is Amelia Raudales. I spoke to Amelia and she gave me insight on herself and her plans with SGA:  Q: Firstly, what is your major & grade level?  A: I …