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Although state senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham proposed a state university in Miami as early as 1943, the legislature did not approve the project until 1965. The university's main campus, University Park, was built on the site of the old Tamiami Airport , and opened its doors in 1972. A second campus was opened on Biscayne Bay in north Miami in 1977.

FIU is the largest university in the Miami region, with over 34,000 students and a budget of over $400 million. It offers programs through the doctoral level. In 2002, FIU also opened the first public law school in South Florida.

The National Hurricane Center is located at University Park.

FIU is a member of the NCAA, and the Sun Belt ConferenceThe Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. The Sun Belt is a far-flung conference, with member institutions distributed primarily across the southern latitudes of the United Sta. It fielded its first American footballAmerican football known in the United States simply as football is a competitive team sport that rewards players' speed, agility, skill, tactics, and brute strength as they run and throw a ball, and block, tackle, and outrun each other, trying to force th team in 2002. Their colors are dark blue and gold, and their nickname is the PantherThe word Panther has several meanings: Any big cat with the condition known as melanism (causing black fur), see: Black Panther Leopard Puma Jaguar Any big cat from the genus Panthera see: Lion Tiger Leopard Jaguar Codename for Mac OS X 10. 3 (operating ss

1 Famous alumni

• Cecilia AltonagaCecilia Altonaga (born 1962, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is the first Cuban-American woman to be appointed as a federal judge in the United States. She was nominated for the position in the Southern District of Florida by George W. Bush on January 15 2003., federal judge
• Andy GarciaAndy Garcia (born April 12, 1956) is an American actor. He was born Andres Arturo Garcia in Havana, Cuba, into a well-to-do family. He was born a Siamese twin; his twin was only partially formed, as a tennis ball-sized growth on his shoulder. The twin was, actor
• Ileana Ros-LehtinenIleana Ros-Lehtinen (born July 15 1952), American politician, also known as Ileana Ros, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 18th District of Florida. She was born in Havana, Cuba, was edu, politician

2 External links

• Official site