FIU receives largest gift in university history

MIAMI (June 12, 2009) - Long-time university benefactor Dr. Herbert Wertheim announced today a $20 million gift to the Florida International University College of Medicine, the largest cash donation in university history.  [To read more, click here...]

FIU names fieldhouse in honor of Trustee R. Kirk Landon

MIAMI (June 12, 2009) Florida International University has named the new headquarters of its football program after FIU Trustee R. Kirk Landon, in appreciation of his $1 million donation to Golden Panthers football.
The newly-constructed two-story, 50,000-square-foot R. Kirk Landon Football Fieldhouse will open this fall on the west end zone of FIU stadium.  [To read more, click here...]
 

Mark Rosenberg appointed president of FIU

MIAMI (April 25, 2009) - The Florida International University Board of Trustees today selected Mark B. Rosenberg as the university’s new president. Rosenberg succeeds Modesto A. Maidique, who has led the university for almost 23 years.  “Being named president of FIU is the honor of a lifetime,” said Rosenberg, who first came to FIU in 1976 [To read more, click here...]

It's official: Rionda wins presidency

Anthony Rionda, who ran unopposed in this year’s election, was officially announced president of the Student Government Council at University Park [To read more, click here...]

S. Lawrence Kahn appointed to FIU Board of Trustees

MIAMI - The Florida Board of Governors has appointed S. Lawrence Kahn, III, president and CEO of Lowell Homes, Inc. to serve on Florida International University’s Board of Trustees.  Kahn’s appointment is effective immediately and runs through January 2011.

“I am deeply honored by this opportunity to serve FIU,” Kahn said. “I have been a proud member of the FIU family for 10 years [To read more, click here...]