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
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...
ShellHacks Joins the MLH 2019 Season!
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) is excited to announce that ShellHacks has officially joined the Major League Hacking (MLH) 2019 Hackathon Season! ShellHacks is the first general hackathon taking place in the United States for the 2018-2019 school year, kicking off a new...
UPE Reaches Out to Rising Freshmen
Hundreds of eager freshmen crowd into the WRC basketball court, firmly marking the beginning of freshman orientations, and with them, dozens of student organizations man tables lining the walls. The curious students question representatives at each table, gathering...
FIU Coding Clubs Girls participated in the 3rd Annual Code/Art Miami event
The FIU Coding Clubs Girls participated in the 3rd Annual Code/Art Miami event, which was attended by 350 people and held on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at University of Miami. Some stats about the event: Thanks to a SCIS-Code/Art MOU signed on October 15, 2017, in which...