Community
Service to the community is an important mission we strive to fulfill. Our school seeks to have both a global scientific impact and an engaged and relevant local impact on technology-related industries in Miami and South Florida. Whether we are providing advanced workshops for teachers, demonstrating the state-of-the-art technology at an event, or providing at-risk students with opportunities to learn about technology, our faculty, staff, and students are committed to sharing our knowledge and talents for the betterment of society
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Sheila Alemany at MIT [Intern Story]
Sheila Alemany is an undergraduate student at the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS), majoring in Computer Science and Math and will be graduating in Spring 2019. In the past, Sheila has been hired for on-campus jobs as Academic Success Initiative...
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program Office is excited to announce that the SMART application is now open for registration! The application will be open until 12/1/2018. The SMART Program is an opportunity...
2018 Week of Welcome Round Up
Week of Welcome 2018 brought to you by the SCIS Advising Center, student organization and more … The School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) just closed its fourth Week of Welcome (WOW) with a grand bash party on Friday 8/31/18. This year, Ms. Ruth Suarez...
SCIS and Code/Art Collaboration
The girl in the 6’-8” x 3’-4” mosaic is one of the 25 FIU Coding Clubs middle school participants! You can see the coded representation in the lower right. She was the winner among 50 participants in a self-portrait coding competition organized by Code/Art, with whom...
ShellHacks Wins Ultrapress Hackathon T-Shirt Contest
A friendly conflict can energize fans and give onlookers something to remember: Red Sox v. Yankees, Frazier v. Ali, Celtics v. Lakers. The rivalry between ShellHacks and Pixel Hacks in the 2018 Official Hackathon T-Shirt Design Contest will go down in Upsilon Pi...
SCIS host Summer Youth Internship Program at FIU
Miami Springs High School students Rachel Quijano and Norlan Nunez spent five weeks this summer at SCIS thanks to the Florida International University 2018 Summer Youth Internship Program, a STEM collaborative initiative between FIU and Miami-Dade County Public...
GEN2050 visit to ICAVE
Funded by The Children’s Trust, the largest funder of after-school, youth enrichment and summer camp programs in Miami-Dade County, GEN2050 Summer Youth Enrichment Program at the Peacemaker Family Center serves disadvantaged youth ages 12-19 living in Miami Gardens,...
Women in Computer Science Panel Discussion and Networking
Ruth Suarez (SCIS Academic Advisor), Cristy Charters (SCIS Instructor), Amy Renshaw (Code/Art Co-founder and President), Alejandra Massuh (WICS Student Organization President), and Darlene Holland (Chemistry and Coding Educator) acted as panelists during yesterday’s...
FIU-SCIS STEM Coordinator discusses math outreach program at elementary and secondary school
When you glance at your bracelet or a painting in a museum, it’s easy to assume that little to no math was used in their creation. But according to Mario Eraso, engineering and artistry go together more often than we think. “When I see artists that are creating...
Verizon Innovative Summer STEM Camp 2018
This year Florida International University School of Computing and Information Sciences, in conjunction with the STEM Transformation Institute hosted the Verizon Innovative Learning summer STEM camp for minority middle school boys for the second year. In attendance...