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HOME! Honors Building Will Create Unique Community
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close-knit community of friends who can accompany Joel so he can travel where his dreams take him. A safe haven in a new country for Amro.
toward this day, we will soon offer our students a cohesive living-learning community, where they will get the best
A chance for Ari to work toward making the world a better
in mentorship, co-curriculum, networking, counseling,
place. An alternative to an oppressive life chosen for
internship and job placement, and recognition throughout
Fu by someone else. A first and best choice for Jorge. A
their years in the Honors College.
place for Fernando to shine. An option for our students
The Honors College building will house all interested
who live in cars. A hotbed of creativity, where collisions of
Honors students and, eventually, the advisors, career
ideas constantly create new ones. An incubator for global
counselors, programs, and staff that comprise the College
understanding. An innovation accelerator. A celebratory
and its dedicated staff. As we build our endowment to
center for the arts. A problem-based solutions center.
provide housing scholarships to defray the cost of living
All this and more will now be available to FIU’s Honors students as they move into our new home in the Honors
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College building at Parkview Hall. After years of working
on campus, more and more students will be able to benefit from this exciting new opportunity.
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