305 Cafecito Break

Transcript

Okay everyone, we’re gonna take a little break from the tour to enjoy some cafecito, a Panther tradition. At exactly 3:05 PM, Panthers stop to indulge in the rich Miami coffee culture and fuel up on caffeine to finish the day strong. Earlier this week, I had the pleasure to enjoy some cafecito with FIUs president who is beloved on campus and in Miami. And after you watch this, you will see why.

– You know that there’s a lot of people at this university who know where Vicki’s is but who don’t know where the library is. And don’t quote me.

– I asked President Rosenberg about this amazing campus culture, and we wanted to share his inspiring words with you all. Here take a look. Well, President Rosenberg I really appreciate this personal VIP tour with a one amazing campus, the energy is infectious. And I’m curious how would you describe, you know, the feeling and the energy of FIU and why it’s so special.

– Well this is a special place, and I’ve been on a lot of college campuses I was raised on a college campus there’s no place like FIU. Why? The dynamism of our students, they’re very purpose-driven, the geography of our location, Miami incredible, the sun’s out all the time, there’s a lot going on in this community, it’s a 24/7 365 community. The diversity of our students, the particular cultures that they bring to the campus gives it an energy. And you really can’t, you can’t really understand it unless you’re here and you feel it. Our students like the traditions of a college campus, we have some amazing traditions. One is with our mascot, our Panther the Florida Panther Rory, Rory Rocks Rory is a great dancer, Rory likes to have fun, and that energizes our students. Our environment and the challenges that we have in this environment, we enable our students to get deeply involved in problem solving, in doing research, in being engaged with the faculty. Our faculty also are highly mobilized, they wanna be here, they wanna work with the students, they believe in the mission. A lot of our students have seen work, they’ve come out of the world of work, they weren’t born on third base. These are students who wanna go places and they understand that FIU gives them that platform.

– Wow, I’ve felt it every step of the way here, I appreciate it, and you have some amazing coffee to boot.

– I love the coffee here, no coffee like you can get in the 305.

– Cheers.

– Cheers

– That is no ordinary coffee, and this is no ordinary university, there’s so much going on here that it’s hard to capture in one show. On behalf of The College Tour, we wanna thank president Rosenberg for spending some time with us on campus and introducing us to FIU, that was awesome.