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Vol. 27 Issue 56 fiusm.com Monday, February 1, 2016 FIU awarded for A GUIDING LIGHT Global Learning initiatives education. According to Hilary NICOLE MONTERO Landorf, director of Global Staff Writer Learning Initiatives and associate [email protected] professor of international and intercultural education, this is The University was recently the broadest award. recognized for its efforts “There are two awards that in its Global Learning for are given in the United States for Global Citizenship initiative, internationalizing campuses: the a curricular and co-curricular Paul Simon Award and this one,” program that provides students she said. “IIE is international and with multiple opportunities has a very wide reach. They run for active, team-based and the Fulbright program and are interdisciplinary exploration of known internationally, with over real-world problems, according 1,400 institutions that belong to to their website. them and reaching over 10,000 MEGAN TAIT/THE BEACON The Institute of International people worldwide. It’s a big deal Leandra Alonso (right), senior in international relations and part of Shalom FIU and Regina Del Education, a not-for-profit and quite an honor for us.” Castillo (left), a freshman in communications and part of Hillel at FIU, light candles the Holocaust organization whose mission The award validates their Day of Remembrance event, Wednesday, Jan. 27. Photo by Megan Tait. is to advance international work in internationalizing the education and access to campus through their Global education worldwide, awarded Learning for Global Citizenship In summer, 2008, the cultivated and used in the In order to close this the University the 2016 Andrew initiative, said Landorf. University engaged in a classroom. internationalization “gap,” the Heiskell Award for Innovation in “One of the goals of our University-wide effort to “A survey went out to over Global Learning for Global International Education. founding president, Charles reinvigorate the “I” in FIU. 3,500 stakeholders and the Citizenship initiative was “The award distinguishes Perry, was for FIU to be at Research conducted by the most important finding was that implemented in 2010, said our Global Learning for Global the forefront of international Office of Global Learning diversity at FIU was perceived as Landorf. Citizenship initiative as a best education,” she said. “In many Initiatives and the Office our top strength,” said Landorf. The initiative, still in use practice for successful campus of his speeches, he talked about of Research revealed an “However, the survey also today, includes a two-course internationalization,” wrote internationalization of the “internationalization gap,” revealed that the University global learning graduation University Provost and Executive curriculum and how important it which, according to Landorf, was not taking advantage of requirement for all undergraduate Vice President Kenneth Furton in is for FIU to be an international was a discrepancy between the diverse perspectives of our students, among other things. a University-wide memorandum. university. This award brings us the University stakeholders’ students in the classroom. In “We now have over 160 IIE awards a few universities full circle back to the goals of valuation of University diversity other words, the diversity of the courses that have these each year for different areas of our founding president and gives and the extent in which diverse classroom was not being used in innovation and international substance to them.” perspectives were being the classroom.” SEE AWARDS, PAGE 2 Housing policy accommodates comfort pets to me he’s the best medicine be centered on the consultant manager, between the student and potentially pose as a barrier MORGAN BENOIT I’ve ever received,” Alberto medical conditions of the says “The DRC works therapist. The task of in terms of discerning who Contributing Writer said. animal owner’s potential with various entities on Housing and the DRC can needs a comfort animal who [email protected] FIU’s strict housing roommates. Housing’s goal campus to implement become complicated due is trying to cheat the system. policy regarding is to assure that medical to what Naylor mentioned Emotional support Sofia Alberto, a freshman animals in the residence arrangements are made as the latest alternative, an animals aid patients of majoring in recreational halls has undergone pertaining to particular online therapist. various conditions and are therapy, attends FIU with some adjustments to situations such as allergies. Websites such as utilized for therapeutic her 6-month-old dog named accommodate students like There is also the question thedogtoronline.com, methods and counseling. Charlie. Charlie serves as Alberto who are in need of of how an individual can be claiming to be America’s This especially applies to Alberto’s emotional support emotional support animals. approved for an emotional number one online emotional cases like Alberto’s that animal, or comfort animal, According to Andrew support animal. support animal approval require a pet in order to and lives with Alberto in Naylor, associate director “I think the first thing site, make it possible for prevent the occurrence her dorm at Lakeview Hall of housing, approximately is making sure that the anyone to obtain the proper of emotional turmoil that South. 15 students have emotional student that has identified documentation to acquire an could disrupt her ability Alberto is a survivor of support or service animals that they have a need for an emotional support or service to successfully navigate Ewing’s sarcoma, a form of residing in on-campus emotional support animal, animal -whether they need college. MORGAN BENOIT/THE BEACON cancer, and has recently housing. that all their documentation the animal or not. Charlie is currently Sofia Alberto, freshman been diagnosed “If the is legitimate,” said Naylor. These websites require undergoing the process of recreational therapy with post-traumatic student has Naylor reassured that an online medical exam training to become a certified major, poses with her stress disorder. All of a need for FIU strives to hold higher and provide the option of service dog to further ensure comfort pet Charlie. this, combined with her an emotional standards pertaining to the selecting between three Alberto’s safety. Once hesitation in taking a support legitimacy of the student’s different payment plans, one training has been completed, medicated route for her animal and emotional need. accommodations. As for of which does not require he will have the ability to condition, revealed her has roommates, “We make sure that it is a authenticating letters, we re-evaluation. open doors, contact help in vital need for Charlie as there are some legit therapy or mental health typically call the therapist or Once the exam is case of an emergency and her comfort animal. negotiations situation,” said Andrew. The doctor’s office that wrote the reviewed and approved by serve as protection. He brings Alberto that have to housing department works letter.” medical professionals, it will “If it weren’t for him I relief and is trained to calm go on,” said in partnership with the The goal is to investigate take approximately 48 hours wouldn’t be able to control her anxiety attacks. Naylor. Disability Resource Center each emotional disability until the patient receives my attacks and I would’ve “He seems like a The course of in the process of verification. case, seeking evidence of a the prescription letter via failed out of the semester,” normal dog, but action would Stephen Loynaz, access sound and solid relationship email. These alternative can explained Sofia. MORGAN BENOIT/THE BEACON 2 The Beacon – Monday, February 1, 2016 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD Meditation sessions at BRIEFS College of Law begin NICOLE MONTERO of us start the day with the applying the various tools and Venezuela’s crisis remakes its tourism industry Staff Writer stress of driving to work and philosophical principles.” [email protected] classes, academic load and For her, yoga is not a In Caracas, the capital, tourism growing market for domestic also with personal issues,” religion but a “spiritual businesses have shifted their tourism, said Marjorie Leal, who Sofia Galiano meditates she said. “A few minutes of science.” attention from foreigners to what works for a company that sells at least three times a week. meditation classes during the “[It’s] a science of life, so is known here as “full day” tours full day trips. That market also According to her, it can day at the University helps to one can learn great lessons in - one-day trips, mostly for people is benefiting from Venezuelans’ prevent heart disease, reduce calm us down.” how to live a life of integrity, who live in or near Caracas, to inability to get permission or stress and significantly lessen Workshop attendees will responsibility and dedication places such as Choroni, a tourist enough American dollars to travel ADHD. learn the different techniques to higher principles that destination tucked into a national to the United States, Leal said.