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SCIS student elected into student government

SCIS student elected into student government

As of Wednesday, April 9th, the elections for the next Student Government Association term finally concluded. The campaign was a long one; from debates, to town halls, to even a recount for the presidency and two entire schools. Now, as of Monday, April 15th, the...

Chevron Sponsors UPE & WiCS

Chevron Sponsors UPE & WiCS

Chevron invited UPE, WiCS, and other student organizations they sponsored this past year for a Lunch and Learn at the Engineering Center this week. They had the opportunity to speak to their representatives about how Chevron's donation has impacted their programs and...

I am a Sophomore, now what?

I am a Sophomore, now what?

“Do today what others won’t, so tomorrow you can do what others can’t” It’s been close to two years since I moved to the United States from India to attend the Honors College at Florida International University (FIU) majoring in Computer Science. Since I...

Dr. Monique Ross receives NSF Career Award

Dr. Monique Ross receives NSF Career Award

Dr. Monique Ross Join us as we congratulate Dr. Monique Ross for being awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award. Under her direction the project, CAREER: Cracking the Diversity Code: Understanding Computing Pathways of those Least Represented, was...

Two SCIS Students recognize as Worlds Ahead Graduates

Two SCIS Students recognize as Worlds Ahead Graduates

Cesia Bulnes (left) and Sheila Alemany (right) FIU will hold the College of Engineering & Computing commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 1 at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on FIU’s MMC Campus, 11200 SW 8th St. in Miami, Florida. For the first...

SCIS World Ahead Graduates

SCIS World Ahead Graduates

Summer 2019 Julian Alarcon Julian Alarcon’s mother, migrated from Colombia 19 years ago and a few years later brought her son to the United States for a better future. At FIU, Julian worked as an IT specialist for the Robert Stempel College of Public Health &...

UPE Make program hosts 3D modeling workshop

UPE Make program hosts 3D modeling workshop

Programs with 3D graphics are becoming more and more commonplace nowadays. Upsilon Pi Epsilon’s Make program was able to shed a little light on how 3D models are made. The goal of the UPE Make program is to teach students hardware development skills with hands-on and...