2017 FALL COMMENCEMENT
Alex Rodriguez, a gifted athlete and businessman who accomplished what many boys dream about, and Rony Abovitz, an engineer and artist who is bringing dreams to life, will be the speakers at the fall commencement ceremonies on Thursday, December 14, when more than 1,100 students cross the Watsco Center stage for their hard-earned degrees.
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UNIVERSITY
After 31 outstanding years of service, Donna Arbide, interim senior vice president for Development and Alumni Relations, will head to Washington, D.C., in the spring to become vice president for Development and Alumni Relations at The George Washington University.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Psychology researcher Rebecca Shearer and five graduate students are evaluating the Lighthouse for the Blind's unique preschool, which provides an inclusive environment for visually impaired students by teaching them side by side with normally sighted preschoolers.
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
In a study that may be instructive for evaluating consumer feedback, Zoey Chen, assistant professor of marketing, found that people make more positive comments online when sharing opinions and reviews with strangers than with friends.
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UNIVERSITY
Highlighting the economic and cultural vibrancy immigrants contribute, an inspired coalition of leaders held a forum at the U aimed at forging sensible immigration policy and keeping the American dream alive.
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UNIVERSITY
After more than a decade of anguish and hope, local, county and state officials joined President Julio Frenk last week in officially dedicating the pedestrian bridge over U.S. 1 that UM students began fighting for after the tragic 2005 death of one of their own.
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TAKING ONE ACTION
Watch this video to learn the secret to the Central Billing Office team’s perpetual happiness and how its leadership recognizes hard work.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Faculty and staff who elect to receive their W-2 year-end tax documents electronically by December 31, 2017, will not only help protect their sensitive information but be entered to win a year of free parking or Metropass cards.
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TEAMUM
Contribute $25 to the United Way and, beginning this week, receive tickets to a Florida Panthers game; you also can order an Edda's Cake by December 8 and buy a CANES spell-out poster to help TeamUM reach its $1 million goal.
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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGIES
To kick off the new Adobe-UM partnership, UM Libraries will host two free workshops on Thursday, December 7, with Adobe's senior customer success manager and senior director for education initiatives.
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FACULTY AND STAFF ASSISTANCE
This month’s seminar, offered on all three campuses next week, will provide participants some helpful hints for enjoying all the trappings of the holiday season while avoiding the traditional stress.
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HURRICANES FOOTBALL
Their 38-3 loss to No. 1 Clemson behind them, the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes will face the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers in Miami's Capital One Orange Bowl.
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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Four days before leading the Hurricanes to their first ACC championship game, head football coach Mark Richt was selected the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference's Football Coach of the Year by a landslide vote of media members and the league's head football coaches.
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JIM TATUM AWARD
Wide receiver Braxton Berrios, who will graduate this month with a near-perfect GPA and a double major, was honored this past weekend as the Atlantic Coast Conference's top student-athlete senior football player.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ART GALLERY
Coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach, Visionaries: UMFA2017, an exhibition by Master in Fine Arts students, will be on display in Wynwood through January 19, with a reception for the artists on Saturday, December 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.
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RAINBOW GALLERY
The work of graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students will be on view through Friday, December 15, with a reception for the artists on Wednesday, December 13, at the new Rainbow Gallery, in the Rainbow Builing, 1540 Levante Avenue.
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