Faculty/staff campaign raises more than $2 million

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FIU’s first-ever faculty and staff fundraising campaign, “Ignite,” has raised more than $2 million in five months. With gifts as small as $20 to large donations, members of the university community have funded scholarships, research programs, the arts, and many more programs. “This is the beginning of a sea change in our institutional culture,” says […]

Employees asked to support FIU through new Ignite campaign

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FIU rolled out its first-ever faculty and staff fundraising campaign, “Ignite,” with a rousing call to action from founding faculty member Steve Fain. “I know it is tough to ask people for money,” Fain, chair of the new campaign, told a crowd of 400 in the GC Ballrooms Feb. 15. “But, it’s not for me, […]