In 2015, FIU CARTA signed an agreement with Bauhaus Stiftung Dessau (The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation) endorsing the exchange of students and scholars and artists between our two institutions.

The FIU+Bauhaus Workshop brings interdisciplinary groups of students in design and the arts to study in Dessau, Germany for one week to participate in the Open Studios Program. For one week, students have the opportunity to live in the Bauhaus dormitories and study in the UNESCO World Heritage building designed by Walter Gropius. We have been bringing students to study at the Bauhaus since 2016.

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The 23rd season for the New Music Miami ISCM Festival (NMMF) opened January 15th at the Miami Beach Urban Studios Main Gallery on Lincoln Road.

Directed by FIU Composer-in-Residence Orlando Jacinto Garcia, the festival includes the presentation of music by composers from around the world, many of whom are present to discuss their music with audiences. Throughout the years, the festival has continued to expand, featuring new music concerts for acoustic and electro-acoustic instrumentation that often focus on individual movements of works, rather than entire pieces.

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ONA (Online News Association) South Florida and FIU Journalism + Media presented a full-day training for women in journalism, inspired by ONA’s popular Accelerator program. ONA is the world’s largest association of digital journalists. ONA’s mission is to inspire innovation and excellence among journalists to better serve the public. ONA is open to all communicators, not exclusively journalists.

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CARTA Dean Brian Schriner accepted the Champion of Business Award on behalf of FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg at the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's Champions of Business Awards. This award honors and generates public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of philanthropic business people.

The award is given to a successful business person who has been effective in changing the dynamic within an industry, developed groundbreaking ideas and business strategy and used technology to advance a brand while maintaining philanthropic activities.

FIU School of Communication + Journalism students, Maria Saldana, Andreina Nicasio and Stephanie English, created a media literacy project, Social Media for Youth, aimed at parents to protect children from online abuse.

Social Media for Youth focuses on media globalization, which is the expansion of media production and the companies that make money off of distributing the media. The project’s main mission is to provide valuable information from a variety of different sources to help guide parents in their children’s media literacy.

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FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental Urban Design student, Selene Basile (MLA ’20), was announced as a winner of the Future Landscape Architects of America 2019 Curriculum Challenge Award of Excellence for her lesson plan, Intro to unsuccessful Landscape Design.

"The goal of my lesson plan, Intro to unsuccessful Landscape Design was to expose 10th-12th grade students to the profession of Landscape Architecture – more specifically, understanding what makes a landscape project successful vs. unsuccessful. The lesson plan encourages students to think about how they would improve spaces within their communities by providing precedents of projects that have successfully done so in different parts of the world and at various scales."

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FIU Communication + Journalism students, Victoria Gonzalez, Mayelin Jimenez, Dan Leiferman, Luisa Peixoto and Alesandra Velasquez came together to create The Hours, a site dedicated to helping readers navigate the upcoming 2020 election.

“Our team is made up of five Florida International University students, dedicated to providing the best, unbiased content to make sure you are 100 percent ready for the 2020 elections,” said The Hours creators.

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What does a typical day for you look like?
That’s the beauty of this career — every day brings something new. It keeps things exciting! Like today, I’m going on-site for a logistics walk-through before for an upcoming mural project. On another day, I’m busy working in my studio on a piece for a show. Other days, I can be found filming and editing a video, meeting new clients, or on my computer preparing a project proposal package. I never get bored!

How does your job connect back to your coursework?
Essentially, the coursework at FIU challenges students to find creative solutions to problems, think outside the box, and most importantly, think for themselves. I find that in my career (and in life in general) I am constantly being challenged to do just those things.

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Four years ago, FIU Theatre alumnus Michael Leon saw a Broadway play that changed his life – just not in the way he had hoped. The play featured a cast of Latino actors and Leon entered the theatre eager to see his people represented on stage. By the end of the show, he was aggravated.

“I felt like it was a show that was meant for white audiences, to satisfy the way they view us,” recalls Leon. “It made me angry and I just started to write.”

Leon’s desire to see his people authentically represented on stage has blossomed into a world premiere production of his new play, The Cubans, which is set to hit the Miami New Drama stage this weekend at the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

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Dear CARTA Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Roberto Rovira as Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design effective January 6, 2020.

Roberto brings to the table a wealth of experience as a seasoned professional and educator. Since his joining FIU in 2005, he has established himself as a leader with a national and international profile, receiving recognition for his work as an educator and professional by prominent organizations like the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the Architectural League, the American Institute of Architects, and others.

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