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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 25, Issue 34 fiusm.com Monday, November 4, 2013 BLOOD SUCKERS Faculty Senate discusses budget constraints a three-credit course and a CARLOS COBA one-credit lab. The faculty senate REBECA PICCARDO will need to approve courses in a Asst. News Directors later meeting in order to add an additional 18-credit hours to the The approval of new academic university core curriculum. programs and the impact of A conversation about budget budget constraints dominated the constraints led to the admission agenda of the Faculty Senate’s that not enough funds exist to hire fourth meeting this semester. more than a handful of tenured In the Oct. 29 meeting, faculty positions; the degree to C. Delano Gray, chairman which tuition has increased in of the FIU Faculty Senate, the last four years, as much as addressed proposed changes to 15 percent a year, has led to cuts the undergraduate core curric- in the budgets of deans and vice JAHREL FRANCIS/THE BEACON ulum whereby credit hours are presidents over the next years, extended from 30 to 36 credit Students lined up this Halloween to give, instead of take, blood. hours to accommodate science SEE ACADEMICS, PAGE 2 students – many of whom take Prior learning programs experiencing rapid growth ALYSSA ELSO Miami-Dade high schools in fall 2009 to 38 Staff Writer high schools in spring 2013 and is beginning this semester in Piper High School in Sunrise. Transitioning from high school to college The University plans to establish the can often be an overwhelming and scary program in Coral Springs and Plantation High process for many students, but through various It saves them money, gives them college credit School in spring 2014. programs in the University high school students Jesus Porras, senior finance major, took Dual can acclimate to the college setting before they and allows them to comfortably transition from high Enrollment courses in Spanish, psychology, graduate from high school. English and history throughout high school Programs currently offered to students school to college. before transferring to the University. include: Dual Enrollment, Academy for “I enjoyed taking Dual Enrollment classes, Advanced Academics, Maritime and Science Valerie Morgan even though they were significantly harder Technology Academy and the Science, Tech- Assistant Dean because I knew I would save time and money nology, Engineering and Math Institute. Undergraduate Education down the road and not have to take the classes According to the Office of Dual Enroll- in college,” Porras said. ment, Dual Enrollment is a program that allows According to Morgan, students can choose students to simultaneously earn college credit around for a while, but it has seen a recent The number of Miami-Dade County to take the dual enrollment courses taught by toward a postsecondary diploma, certificate or increase in enrollment because today high public school students in Dual Enrollment has University-approved teachers through their high degree at a Florida public institution and credit schools are pushing more students to enroll,” increased from 425 in fall 2009 to over 6,000 schools or they can take classes on-campus. toward a high school diploma. said Valerie Morgan, Assistant Dean of Under- in 2012-2013. “Dual enrollment programs have been graduate Education. Dual Enrollment has increased from five SEE PROGRAMS, PAGE 2 Alumnus on frontlines of Veterans and Military Affairs RAUL HERRERA for Applied Psychology and Prevention, Staff Writer and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. During the lecture, Seligman will touch The Center for Leadership will kick- upon a variety of subjects pertaining to his start its leadership lectures series on Oct. psychological research, including how to 18 with a discourse delivered by Martin build and measure positive engagement, Seligman, professor of psychology at the relationships, emotion and how educa- University of Pennsylvania, titled “Posi- tional and health institutions are utilizing tive Psychology: The Cutting Edge.” positive psychology. Seligman works in the field of positive “I started reading about Seligman’s psychology, which focuses on methods to research during my freshman year and I allow individuals to lead meaningful and think it’s amazing that he will be visiting. fulfilling lives. His work has so many applications,” said Elected as president of the Amer- Marilyn Figueroa, a junior double majoring ican Psychological Association in 1998, in sociology and women’s studies. Seligman is the author of 24 books and Other students also shared Figueroa’s 250 articles related to personality and enthusiasm. incentives. “As college students, it’s so easy to be Seligman is also the recipient of the ANTHONY IZQUIERDO/THE BEACON brought down by the pressure of doing Laurel Award of the American Association Marquay Smith (above) received his master’s degree in education and counseling well,” said Anais Prieto, a senior biology and has been hired as the Veterans and Military Affairs Center’s counselor. major. “I think this lecture will do a great SEE SERVICES, PAGE 2 deal to shed some light on the possibility 2 The Beacon – Monday, November 4, 2013 NEWS fiusm.com WORLD NEWS Faculty Senate working with Chinese journalism tries to crowdfund his career University’s lack of funding From his temporary home on a friend’s sofa, Yin ACADEMICS, PAGE 1 – the first in the country; a Luisa Havens, vice president of Yusheng hopes to craft a new kind of journalism in fully online master’s degree in Enrollment Services, also presented China, where the industry is widely seen as state-con- said Provost Douglas Wartzok. special education; a master’s the financial aid report for the trolled and corrupt. He wants to make his readers Also on the agenda: degree in clinical psychology 2013-2014 academic year. About the boss - and that includes paying his salary. Once and a physician’s assistant $191 million in financial aid were users pledge 5,000 yuan ($800) - half his monthly • The University Board of master’s degree. disbursed and 69 percent of the pay when he worked for a business daily - he takes Trustees approved at an earlier • Voted on a new minor in the student body received financial aid a story up. He has completed one piece since begin- meeting a five-year extension College of Business Admin- this year. ning his experiment in crowdfunding in September, of University President Mark istration: a 12-credit logistics Havens also mentioned that the appealing to those who are “tired of the praises sung B. Rosenberg’s contract. minor intended for non-busi- average financial award through the by the state-run media.” • The University would begin ness majors. Free Application for Federal Student Toronto mayor’s allies call for construction of an Ambula- • Voted on changing the grade- Aid is $16,000 for a four-year track. tory Care Clinic, in partner- point average requirement for This is below the national average, video’s release ship with Miami Children’s the rehabilitation counseling Havens said, underscoring the afore- Hospital, to be finished by graduate program from a 3.2 mentioned lack of state funding Backers of embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford November 2014. to a 3.0 GPA, which is the affecting the university. are calling for police to release a video that appears • Voted on four Graduate national average for compa- to show him smoking a crack pipe. They also are Programs: a Ph.D. program in rable programs. [email protected] attacking the police chief for talking about the video international crime and justice even though the mayor is not facing charges. Dennis Morris, Ford’s lawyer, told The Associated Press on Friday that Police Chief Bill Blair acted as “judge, jury and executioner” when he announced Thursday that police had recovered the video and said he was High school students are taking “disappointed” in the mayor. Largest camp for Syrian refugees advantage of university programs becoming a city PROGRAMS, PAGE 1 The manager of the region’s largest camp for Academy for Advanced University opened MAST MAST students also work Syrian refugees arranges toy figures, trucks and Academics offers high school Academy in fall 2013. Mari- with the University’s STEM houses on a map in his office trailer to illustrate “Students that choose to juniors and seniors a chance to time and Science Technology institute as MAST’s course his ambitious vision. In a year, he wants to turn the take classes on-campus are take high school and college Academy welcomed its first curriculum is STEM-oriented. chaotic shantytown of more than 100,000 people into able to experience what a level courses. freshman class on Aug. 18 at “We recently had a marine a temporary city with local councils, paved streets, college class would be like “Students in this program the Biscayne Bay Campus. biology professor from the parks, an electricity grid and sewage pipes. Zaatari, as well as take advantage of finish high school while also High school students University lecture in our a desert camp near Jordan’s border with Syria, is far the many resources available getting a head start on their enrolled in these programs class and it interested me to from that ideal.