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Nominate your favorite entrepreneur through Jan. 19
FIUAA members can save on tix to SoBe Wine & Food Fest
Golf and Fishing tournaments on the horizon
Alumni chapters and contacts work for you
New FIU watches are a chic way to keep track of time
Free Golden Panther license plate awaits you
Benefactor lays foundation for growth of FIU center
FIU to welcome rabbi and scholar
Golden Panther Arena officially renamed Pharmed Arena
Nine pool records set at FIU swimming/diving invitational
Golden Panthers host annual football awards banquet
Women's basketball has a great December
 

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Afrodita’s Garden and American Blooms offer FIUAA members a 15 percent discount on flowers... (read more)

 
 

On Jan. 27 I will join FIU President Modesto A. Maidique, members of his staff and other local health care leaders at a meeting of the Florida Board of Governors in Gainesville...(read more)

 

FIUAA members can save on tix to SoBe Wine & Food Fest

Yet another reason to join the FIU Alumni Association if you are not already a member: discounted tickets to the fourth annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Feb. 25-27.

The glamorous event, which serves as a major fundraiser for the nationally ranked School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, offers exciting activities such as informative wine seminars, dinners by famous chefs and the signature Grand Tasting. Admission to the Grand Tasting, which takes place in air-cooled tents on the sands of Miami Beach , includes unlimited sampling of gourmet local cuisine and hundreds of fine wines from around the world. Additionally, guests can enjoy culinary demonstrations by renowned chefs and purchase cookbooks to be signed, on site, by the authors.

Alumni Association members receive 25 percent off on up to two tickets to either   
 the Saturday or Sunday Grand Tasting. To order tickets, access the order form by   
 clicking here and fax the completed document to 305-348-3636, attention Sean       
 Kramer.                                                                            

For more information about the festival, visit www.sobewineandfoodfest.com