FIU NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program

The Department of Housing and Residential Life at Florida International University, located in the beautiful Miami, Florida is hiring for the Program Coordinator (Housing Conference Coordinator) position. The Housing Conference Coordinator will work directly with the Assistant Director of Housing to coordinate all aspects of the summer conference and intern programming for all campus partners within the University or external communities. This position will also be closely working with our Housing Operations staff on daily tasks, supervising and training the student employees and implementing customer service enhancements. Click on the link for more information and for instructions on how to apply.

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Hello FIU NUFP Alumni:

We are excited to announce that FIU will be bringing back the NASPA NUFP program in Fall of 2022. We are currently in the process of completing informational sessions for mentors and fellows. We promise to keep you included along the way.

Additionally, the NASPA NUFP Board is developing a strategic plan to ensure the NUFP Program is responsive to evolving needs in our field, and to strengthen NUFP’s alignment with NASPA’s Strategic Plan. We would like to invite each of you to participate in a collaborative process to shape the NUFP Program’s trajectory.

Please follow the link below to take a survey that will ask you to, in your own words and based on your experiences, please provide some strategies for NUFP to:
1. Advocate for Student Success
2. Invest in Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
3. Generate Research and Scholarship
4. Provide Exceptional Professional Development and Engagement

Please keep NASPA's Guiding Principles of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and inquiry in mind with these strategies.

Thanks in advance for completing this survey and stay safe!

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To All Students:

Last night, many of our students came together for a vigil and forum hosted by the Black Student Union in the GC Pit. The forum provided students the space and opportunity to talk about their reactions to the death of Alton Sterling. Today, we awoke to the news of yet another black man fatally shot in Minnesota. We know many of our students as well as administrators, faculty, and staff are significantly impacted by these events, and other events that have occurred recently in our state, nation and international community.

These events cause many of us to examine the issue of racism and campus environments, and to discuss the larger implications they have for our FIU students and community members. We encourage open dialogue among members of our community. FIU administration is committed to working with our students to continue making FIU a culturally engaged and inclusive community where all students experience freedom of thought and expression.

At FIU, our diversity is our strength. This diversity allows us to engage and learn from others’ perspectives. The Division of Students Affairs has several resources available to support students and provide forums for ongoing dialogue. Students can learn about various support services by visiting pantherscare.fiu.edu or contacting the Dean of Students Office at 305-348-2797.

FIU is committed to fostering understanding and open dialogue about racism among our students and the community as a whole. We welcome your feedback and ideas as to how we can best contribute to this ideal.

Larry Lunsford, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs

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