FIU offers hope, help to former foster care, homeless students

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Vanessa Morales remembers packing up hundreds of care packages with food, toiletries and clothing for students in need at FIU. What her fellow volunteers at Baptist Collegiate Ministries did not know was that Vanessa desperately needed a care package herself. For two months, Morales, a junior at FIU studying elementary education, had been living in […]

Alumna wins Emmy 16 months after graduation

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Serena Jimenez won an Emmy at the 2015 Suncoast Emmy Awards Dec. 5, only 16 months after graduating from FIU. Jimenez, an alumna of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, took home the prestigious statuette for her work as a series producer in an “Art Loft” segment aired on WPBT-TV (Ch. 2), featuring glass […]

14th Annual Torch Awards: Breaking records by the numbers

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The 14th Annual Torch Awards already broke one university record: The gala in March boasted the highest attendance in its history, with nearly 800 guests flooding the Fontainebleau’s Crystal Ballrooms. Now, it’s broken a second record: The Torch Awards raised its highest amount of funding ever, with more than $100,000 being divided evenly between first-generation scholarships and […]

Alumna named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for law and policy

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During the summer of 2007, Helena Ramirez ’11 attended Panther Camp and was excited to begin her freshman year at FIU. But just a few weeks after beginning classes, she was in a four-car accident that left her with three herniated discs in her back; two bulging discs in her neck; and medial and ACL tears […]

Emmy Award-winning FIU alumna Pamela Silva Conde hosts second annual scholarship fundraiser for journalism and business students

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Pamela Silva Conde ’03, MBA ’12, a two-time FIU alumna and co-host of Univision’s “Primer Impacto” (First Impact) daily news show, recently asked local philanthropists to “show their school spirit” while supporting a great cause – scholarships for First Generation FIU students. She initially established her namesake scholarship program to help first generation, underserved journalism students […]

Honors College Alumnus Creates Worlds Ahead Scholarship Funds

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Graduate of the FIU Honors College with a degree in International Business/International Relations and Lifetime Alumni Association member of the College of Business Administration Chapter, Norman Uriarte has found a way to give back to his alma mater after establishing a booming business catering to global service projects for colleges and universities.

Waves of Impact

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An FIU Development Officer in the Division of University Advancement and graduate student pursuing a master’s in Public Administration, Mykaelle “Myka” Figueiredo is a prime example of a student leader empowered to realize her dreams through scholarship support.