Left to right: Bruce Harvey, Director of School of Environmental Arts; Rocco Angelo, Associate Dean of School of Hospitality;

Randall Upchurch, Associate Dean of Hospitality; Mike Hampton, Dean of Hospitality; Fu Zhou Wu, President of SGA; Dr. Valerie

Morgan, Advising; Lesley A. Northup, Dean of Honors College; Raul Reis, Dean of SJMC; Kathy Fitzpatrick, Associate Dean of

SJMC; Mohammad Qureshi, Associate Dean of Hospitality; Richard Azimov, Vice-President of SGA.

SGA hosted annual Meet Your Dean event

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Message from the SGA president

Greetings!

I would like to welcome you all to Florida International Uni-

versity. This year, I have the pleasure to serve as your Stu-

dent Government President at the beautiful Biscayne Bay

Campus and Pines Center. My council and I strive to serve

and empower students by advocating student’s needs and

concerns. One of our major projects this year is our cam-

paign “2nd Road to Success”. We are highly concerned

about the struggles that students, faculty, staff members and

visitors experience on the road to campus.

If you have any suggestions, questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at

305 919 5680 or come to our office at WUC 301. I wish you a very successful

semester!! Go Panthers!!

-Fu Zhou Wu-

September/ October 2013

Photo credit: Roberto Sandoval.

The Student Government Association at the

Biscayne Bay Campus hosted their annual

event “Meet Your Dean,” from 2-4 p.m. on

October 2. There was a great turn out this

year, as students and SGA council members

were able to meet and mingle with the deans

of their schools in an intimate setting, allowing

for networking on both ends.

Freshman Internship program The Student Government Intern Program

(SGIP) is open to students who seek leadership opportunities and who want to learn more about the

duties of being an SGA member, by getting involved with campus events.

On September 18, FIU celebrated

the re-opening of the Aquarius

Reef Base, which was featured on

the Today show and later on CBS.

Located at a depth of 60 feet un-

derwater in the Florida Keys Na-

tional Marine Sanctuary, Aquarius,

is the last sustainable underwater

research lab of its kind. FIU pro-

fessors, researchers and marine

biology students can have the op-

portunity to live in the reef base

for weeks at a time, conducting

research, with the conveniences

of electricity, fresh water and in-

ternet access, according to a Huff-

ington Post article. "This is a very

exciting moment for me and for

FIU since this is the only underwa-

ter research lab in the world," said

Fu Zhou Wu, the SGA President

of the Biscayne Bay Campus. The

lab which was previously in con-

trol by the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, was

going to be shut down due to lack

of government funding, according

to the Huffington Post article. In

Spring 2013, FIU announced that

they were going to take over the

lab, to benefit the School of Envi-

ronment and the Marine Biology

program. "No one can doubt that

FIU offers "Worlds Ahead" educa-

tion," Wu said. "I am very proud

of being a FIU panther.”

FIU’s Aquarius: a deeper look into the ocean

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Adam Bernstein Boanerges Grande Gisselle Munoz

Ana Correa Karen Chu Maria Pulido-Velosa

Malaika Desrameaux Jessica Sanford Alexandra Ocampo

Elliot Covington IV Pan Fan Hui Wang

Hoi Pun

SGA collaborates with the Center for Leadership and Services during

the recent university-wide freshman intern retreat on October 25, 2013.

SGA - BBC congratulates the newly selected Interns

for Fall Semester 2013: Applications can be picked up in

the SGA office at WUC 301 or

available online at http://

sgabbc.fiu.edu/forms/applications/

for the spring semester.

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BBB e on the Prowle on the Prowle on the Prowl

SGA - BBC will unveil their 5-year

vision plan for the Biscayne Bay Cam-

pus in a public forum at 3:30 p.m. on

October 30 in WUC 221. Please

RSVP by calling 305-919-5680

Our annual clean up of the bay event starts promptly at 9 a.m. and

ends at noon. Lunch will be served for those who participate. For

more information, please contact the SGA office at 305-919-5680.

Register for Day on the Bay: https://fiu.qualtrics.com/SE/?

SID=SV_6XMwhBT9NQr39FX

Upcoming Events

Get your ticket to the United Way

Lunch that will be held at noon Novem-

ber 14 in the Restaurant Management

Lab at the Chaplin School of Hospitality

& Tourism.

Contact Rafael Zapata for more infor-

mation at 305-919-5680. Tickets can be

purchased in the office of Campus Life in

WUC 141.

Stay tuned for the SGA

Lecture Series coming

to the Biscayne Bay

Campus this Spring

semester. Don’t forget that elections for

Student Government at BBC

for the 2014-2015 school year

are held in April .

Join SGA– BBC for the monthly

Senate meetings held every Mon-

day at 3:30 p.m. in WUC 221.

Stay tuned for the Town

Hall Meeting with Presi-

dent Rosenberg this

Spring Semester.

Photo credit: Roberto Sandoval

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2013-2014 SGA-BBC Council Members

Executive Board Contact

President Fu Zhou Wu fzhou001@fiu.edu

Vice-President Richard Azimov razim001@fiu.edu

Comptroller Christopher Morisset cmori006@fiu.edu

Executive Cabinet Contact

Chief of Staff Donaldy Salvant dsalv012@fiu.edu

Executive Assistant Lizi Wu lwu012@fiu.edu

Press Secretary Sheni Kathymoon skath001@fiu.edu

Special Events Coordinator Franciska Ofili fofil001@fiu.edu

International Student Services Coordinator Yanyan

Jiang

yjian021@fiu.edu

Marketing Coordinator Tian Zhang nmass006@fiu.edu

Director of Internal Relations Kenley Jean-Louis kjean043@fiu.edu

Director of Environmental Affaris Natasha Russo nruss005@fiu.edu

Director of Governmental Relations Peter Camp-

bell

pcamp044@fiu.edu

Justices Contact

Chief Justice Francheska Periche fperi002@fiu.edu

Justice Joshua Carassco jcarr137@fiu.edu

Justice Whitney Saint Fleur wsain007@fiu.edu

Legislative Branch Contact

Speaker of Senate Kerline Honore khono001@fiu.edu

Speaker Pro Temp Sola Adebodun sadeb005@fiu.edu

Senator At-Large Olivia Dehaarte odeha001@fiu.edu

Arts and Sciences Senator Ismail Hassan ihass003@fiu.edu

Arts and Sciences Senator Zico Fremont zfrem001@fiu.edu

Business Administration Senator Karen Sepulveda ksepu003@fiu.edu

Honors College Senator Junguen Kim jkim017@fiu.edu

Hospitality Management Senator Dulanga

Abeysirigunawardena

dabey001@fiu.edu

Hospitality Management Senator Yanfei Zhang yzhan067@fiu.edu

Nursing and Health Sciences Senator Jazmin Felix jfeli047@fiu.edu

Housing Senator Emerald Nesbitt enesb001@fiu.edu

Lower Division Senator Allhan Mejia ameji049@fiu.edu

Lower Division Senator Briana Boone bboon003@fiu.edu

Lower Division Senator Michema Lafontant mlafo010@fiu.edu

Lower Division Senator Elianis Nieves eniev010@fiu.edu

Graduate Assistant Senator Lu Zhang lzhan023@fiu.edu

Senate: Executive Branch: Judicial Branch:

Education (1) Elections Commissioner Justice (2)

School of Journalism and Mass

Communications (2)

Arts and Sciences (1)

Applications can be picked up in the SGA office at

WUC 301 or available online at http://sgabbc.fiu.edu/

forms/applications/

List of Available Positions