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More Than a Major

More Than a Major

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The Florida International University Honors College is not your regular Honors College. We pride ourselves in providing an interdisciplinary education and experience that help students find their passions, excel in their academics, and become better people by exploring ideas outside of their majors. We help our students become more than just their major. This podcast will comprise of many informal conversations with current students, alumni, and community partners of the Honors College where we will discuss interesting new ideas, offer advice, and learn about each other in a deeper way!Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Self-Help Success
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  • Investing In Yourself & Your Community with Miss Hialeah USA!
    Jul 16 2021

    On this episode we are talking to MISS HIALEAH USA a.k.a Isabela Corzo!

    Isabela Corzo is the deputy to the President at FIU. She is a 2x panther graduate earning a bachelors of science in biological science from the Honors College and a masters in public administration with a certificate in emergency management and home land security. Isabela began her career with FIU as a student serving in roles as a peer advisor and a research volunteer at the college of medicine. She’s supported the efforts of various departments at the university including FIU in D.C. and the McNair Program at Student Access and Success.

    We discuss her role working with President Rosenberg, being a first-gen immigrant in the US, preparing for the Miss Florida pageant, and MORE!

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    48 mins
  • Cultivating Miami Tech & Life Lessons with Nadav Ben-Chanoch
    Jun 28 2021

    Nadav Ben-Chanoch is the chief of staff at Pareto Holdings, where he oversees investments in a wide-range of industries and helps launch and scale tech companies out of Miami. Nadav is also a co-founder of Rowgatta, a health and wellness brand headquartered in New York City. Prior to launching Rowgatta, Nadav was a corporate lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis’s New York office, specializing in private equity mergers and acquisitions.

     

    On this episode we talk to Nadav about his role at Pareto Holdings, his not-so-linear path to where he is today coming from a Chemical Engineering major, his travels before law school, life lessons he's learned on his path so far, how starting a business changed his outlook on life, and MORE! 

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    50 mins
  • Juneteenth 2021: The Modern Civil Rights Movement & Diversity/Equity/Inclusion at FIU (ft. Dr. Carleen Vincent-Robinson)
    Jun 14 2021

    On today's episode we are speaking with Dr. Carleen Vincent-Robinson! Dr. Vincent is a teaching professor and associate chair in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs. Within the past year, Dr. Vincent-Robinson served as a panelist for a teach-in entitled "How to Understand and Deal with Gun Violence," interviewed Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park (now, Exonerated) Five, served as a panelist in the "I Can't Breathe" town hall moderated by NBC 6's Willard Shepard, and moderated many more discussions around DEI at FIU. Currently, Dr. Vincent-Robinson is a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, Career Readiness Council, Academic Integrity Committee, SIPA Student Success Team, MLK Commemorative Celebration Committee, and Women Who Lead Conference Planning Committee.

    On this episode we talk to Dr. Vincent about the recent verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial, the importance of Juneteenth, why Juneteenth is celebrated, the modern Civil Rights Movement, what FIU is doing to move towards an even more racially equitable campus, and successes FIU's Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Council, her experience interviewing Dr. Yusef Salaam (from the Exonerated Five) at the 2019 MLK Breakfast, and MORE! 

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    47 mins
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