The Center for Community Impact and Public Purpose creates meaningful engagement opportunities for our faculty, staff and students. The center exemplifies the university’s efforts to maintain the Carnegie Foundation's Elective Classification for Community Engagement and establishes plans for applying and maintaining additional Carnegie Foundation Elective Classifications.
No. 4
WSJ America's Best Colleges
Top 10
Undergraduate teaching among public universities
Top 15
Innovation among public universities
FIU is leading the efforts to address urgent situations, empower the community, provide resources and create long-term social change.
Experiential Learning in Technology
The South Florida Tech boom needs to fill thousands of open positions with qualified talent to continue its rapid growth and meet industry demands. FIU's Experiential Learning in Technology (ELT) program is dedicated to providing in-demand training to prepare participants for high-paying jobs in high-demand technology fields.
This program is open to current FIU students and alumni, and ELT network school students and alumni from Barry University, Florida Memorial University, Miami-Dade College, University of Miami and St.Thomas University.
Life Sciences South Florida
Life Sciences South Florida is a partnership between universities, colleges, economic development agencies and research institutions that works to connect industry partners and world-class institutions to drive research and high-paying jobs in the life sciences industry within South Florida.
Check back soon for more upcoming community events. Visit the FIU Calendar to see all upcoming events.
We're always on the lookout for meaningful connections and partnerships that help drive positive change within our communities. Let us know below how we can partner together to make a difference!
Bridgette Cram
Co-Executive Director
Anthony Rionda
Co-Executive Director
Anthony Teague
Director of Operations & Outreach
305-348-4436
ateague@fiu.edu
Vanessa Valdes
Operations Manager
305-348-9930
vavaldes@fiu.edu
Cynthia Rivera
Sr. Administrative Assistant
305-348-4460
cyntrive@fiu.edu
Alina Parbtani
Program Director, Experiential Learning in Tech (ELT)
305-348-0108
aparbtan@fiu.edu
Lauren Nieves
Program Coordinator, Experiential Learning in Technology
305-348-2124
lnieves@fiu.edu
Diego Benitez Rondon
Student Assistant
305-348-7752
diebenit@fiu.edu
