Events for June 20, 2017
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T&P 2017-2018
T&P candidates upload application using Panther180 between March 20 – August 31, 2017. For questions or support, please e-mail facultypromotion@fiu.edu. Find out more »
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In the Shadows: American Pulp Cover Art
Investigating gender, crime, and other social issues in the United States, this installation explores pulp magazine and paperback cover art of the 1920s–1950s. Designed to appeal to male readers, the glossy cover illustrations of pulp featured stereotypical, often lurid, images of stereotypical gun-wielding gangsters, tough detectives, seductive or vulnerable women, and foreign enemies. Find out more »
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What plans the better idea Exhibition
What plans the better idea Curator: Belaxis Buil, MFA ‘19 Artists:Jose GarciaMichael GrayMeg Kaplan-NoachSterling Rook The English naturalist, Charles Darwin spoke of survival of thefittest—or in Darwin’s own words “Survival of the form that will leave themost copies of itself in successive generations.” Herbert Spencer, anEnglish philosopher and Darwin’s contemporary stated that “Thesurvival of the... Read more » Find out more »
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En Plein Air Painting—Three Painting Sessions Investigating South Florida Landscapes
En Plein Air Painting—Three Painting Sessions Investigating South Florida Landscapes May 23-Septmebr 21, 2017 Opening Reception: May 25 at 7pm Andris Vītoliņš Head of the Department of Painting at the Art Academy of Latvia and Aleksejs Naumovs, also a noted painter and the Rector of the Academy, have been funded by Erasmus 2.0 to collaborate on new creative... Read more » Find out more »
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English Conversation Circle (BBC)
Join our weekly conversation circle at BBC (Thursdays 12-12:50). We meet in the Carnival Student Center in the Hospitality building. Practice your conversation skills. Find out more »
North and South: Berenice Abbott’s U.S. Route 1
In 1954, photographer Berenice Abbott journeyed along the length of U.S. Route 1, capturing the road, its towns, and inhabitants. From Florida motels made from buses to Maine potato farmers, Abbott memorialized communities up and down the East Coast. During the trip, Abbott shot more than four hundred 8×10-inch photographs, and over two thousand smaller... Read more » Find out more »
The Long Road to Now: Digital Photos Inspired by Berenice Abbott’s Road Trip
Taking cues from the powerful images of North and South: Berenice Abbott’s U.S. Route 1 (organized by the Syracuse University Art Collection), thousands of today’s photographers have responded to the call from Instagram forum #JJ Community with a contemporary spin on Abbott’s work. The Long Road to Now: Digital Photos Inspired by Berenice Abbott’s Road... Read more » Find out more »
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Urban Trail and Living Art and Destination for Miami Exhibition
Urban Trail and Living Art and Destination for Miami By: Roberto Rovira Exhibition: June 12 – August 11, 2017 Opening Reception: June 15 at 7PM Find out more »
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English Conversation Circle (BBC)
Join our weekly conversation circle at BBC (Thursdays 12-12:50). We meet in the Carnival Student Center in the Hospitality building. Practice your conversation skills. Find out more »
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2017 Summer Breakthrough Design Discovery Class at MBUS
2017 Summer Breakthrough Design Discovery at MBUS M-F 9am-4pm Growlight/Breakthrough Miami is a three-week summer camp held at the Miami Beach Urban Studios that focuses on design, art, technology, urbanism and public policy. Breakthrough miami is a program that provides first-rate enrichment opportunities to high achieving students from under resourced backgrounds. 2016 Summer Breakthrough Deasign... Read more » Find out more »
11:00 am
Notice of Public Meeting
The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited. Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Location: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine 11200 SW 8th Street AHC 2 – 670 Miami, FL 33199 Time: ... Read more » Find out more »
12:00 pm
Safety & Justice: An Online Deliberation
Participants in this fully online deliberation will weigh the benefits and tradeoffs of various proposed courses of actions related to law enforcement, violent crime, and social injustice. Log into the discussion at http://go.fiu.edu/SJForum-Join Read the discussion guide at http://go.fiu.edu/SJForum-Guide Watch a short video on how the event works at http://go.fiu.edu/SJForum-Video This discussion is part of... Read more » Find out more »
12:30 pm
GL 220/Meeting/Robert Brown
STEMti Meeting Find out more »
2:00 pm
GL 835 & HL 210/Meeting/Stephanie Brenenson
PRR presentation with Gayle Williams Peer Review and Research Committee sponsored presentation by Gayle Williams. Find out more »
Panther Power Ice Cream Hour
Let everyone know you bleed blue and gold at the Panther Power Hour along with free ice creams! Come to kickoff the Summer B semester with free ice cream and some fun! Find out more »