Oct. 2:
FIU Symphony Orchestra: The orchestra will give a free performance at 8 p.m. with Andrew Bisantz conducting at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at University Park. For more information, call 305-348-1998.

Oct. 7:
The Honors Excellence Lecture: Robert A. Stern: Yale School of Architecture Dean Robert A. Sterns will give a lecture on “The Architecture of Education: Receptacles of Tradition and Knowledge.” Stern is a practicing architect and author of numerous books. His work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and universities and is in permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The lecture will be at the Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture Auditorium at University Park at 7 p.m.

Oct. 9:
Football Game: FIU plays Stephen F. Austin at FIU Stadium, University Park, at 7 p.m.

FIU Theater performance: FIU’s Theater program will stage Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin Oct. 9 – 11 and Oct. 16 – 19. Written by the popular movie star, this award-winning, clever comic hit is bursting with profound social commentary, hilarious chance meetings and an array of fascinating characters. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at University Park. For tickets call 305- 348-3789 or visit the box office at WPAC 131.

Oct. 10
Women’s Soccer Game: FIU will host South Alabama at 7 p.m. at FIU Stadium, University Park.

Oct. 11
Chamber Music: FIU’s chamber orchestra will perform a free concert, A Tribute to Prokofiev, at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center at University Park at 8 p.m.

Oct. 12
Women’s Soccer Game: FIU will play Louisiana-Lafayette at 1 p.m. at FIU Stadium at University Park.

Oct. 14
Big Band Performance: FIU’s Big Band will perform at the Biscayne Bay Campus Wolfe Center at 7 p.m. For tickets call 305-919-5700.

Women’s Soccer Game: FIU will play Bucknell at 1 p.m. at FIU Stadium, University Park.

Oct. 16
Wolfsonian-FIU Lecture: "On the Air: Radio, Television and WWII Propaganda": Gerd Horten, associate professor of history at Concordia University in Oregon, will discuss the incorporation of propaganda into mainstream media during WWII. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. To RSVP call 305-535-2645.

Oct. 21
Choir and Chorale Performance: The FIU Women’s Choir and University Chorale will give e a free concert with John Augenblick conducting. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, University Park.

October 24
Celebrity Golf Tournament: FIU’s Alumni Association and Athletics Department will host the annual golf tournament to raise money for student scholarships. The tournament begins at 7 a.m. with an 8 a.m. tee time at Don Shula’s Golf Course in Miami Lakes. To register, call 305-348-2238.

October 25:
Homecoming Tailgate Party and football game. Tailgate party will start at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. kick-off against Holy Cross at FIU Stadium, University Park.

FIU Music Festival Opener: The annual music festival kicks off with a concert starring internationally renowned trumpeter Arturo Sandoval at 7:30 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, University Park. For more information, call 305-348-1998.

Though Oct. 31:
The Land Through A Lens: Highlights From The Smithsonian American Museum: These vintage photographs trace America's fascination with untouched wilderness, pastoral views, exotic geological formations, Indian territories, farmlands and prairies, national parks, industrial land development, and commemorative sites of former wars. The Art Museum at FIU, University Park, PC 110.

Oct. 29-Nov. 1:
The Nation Transnational: The 5th CRI Conference on Cuban and Cuban-American Studies: The Cuban Research Institute at FIU continues the tradition of convening every 18 months scholars from around the world engaged in the study of Cuba and Cuban-Americans. Under the theme “The Nation Transnational” over 150 participants in 37 panels will address a broad range of topics, from art and literature to history and politics. Special activities include a multimedia presentation of Cristóbal Díaz Ayala´s Encyclopedic Discography of Cuban Music, 1925-1960 on Oct. 29 and a Salute to the Music of Cuba with guitarist Manuel Barrueco on Oct. 30. For information, call 305-348-1991.

Oct. 30
Music Festival Concert: This concert will feature, “A Salute to the Music of Cuba” with Manuel Barrueco on the guitar. The concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. For tickets, call 305-348-1998.

Football Game: FIU will host Jacksonville at 7 p.m. at FIU Stadium, University Park.

Nov. 22
Football Game: FIU will host Florida Atlantic at 3:30 p.m. at FIU Stadium, University Park.