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The Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC), located in
North Miami, Florida
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami camp ...
, is a branch campus of
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...
. With a student body of more than 7,000, it is the largest branch campus in Florida's State University System.
FIU's nationally ranked schools of
Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Environment, Arts and Society, and Business Administration are headquartered at BBC. Offering numerous undergraduate majors and selected graduate degrees located about an hour from FIU main campus.
Encompassing nearly 200 acres, the campus is surrounded by the largest urban park in Florida,
Oleta River State Park
The Oleta River State Park is a state park on Biscayne Bay in the municipal suburb of North Miami in metropolitan Miami, Florida. Adjoining the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, the park contains one of the largest conce ...
. It includes a library, an aquatic center, a conference center, a food court and a
marine science
Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, Wind wave, waves, and geophysical flu ...
research facility.
FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus completed renovations in the Fall of 2014, including a new Panther Plaza, Wolfe University Center Lobby, Wolfe University Center Lounge, Wine Spectator Restaurant, Hubert Library Instructional Lab, Starbucks, Food Court, and Royal Caribbean International Performance and Production Facility.
Food Network Festival
The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in February 2016. The Festival now attracts more than 65,000 guests annually to its 85+ events throughout the weekend. To date, the Festival has raised more than $24 million for the School.
FIU-Royal Caribbean partnership
On December 19, 2013, FIU's president
Mark B. Rosenberg
Mark B. Rosenberg (born August 15, 1949) is a professor and former university administrator who served as the president of Florida International University from August 2009 until January 2022 and former Chancellor of the State University System ...
announced a new partnership between FIU and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL). that includes a 130,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art rehearsal and production studio on Friday for Royal Caribbean's onboard entertainment, and provides learning and practical opportunities for our FIU students. Located on FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus, the production studio features three-story studios, a 300-seat theater, 20,000-square-foot costume-making facility, 10 rehearsal studios, and recording and video editing facilities.
Wolfe University Center
The Wolfe University Center serves as the social community center for Biscayne Bay Campus. The facility received a $2 million renovation completed in the Fall of 2014. The Wolfe University Center is a multipurpose building consisting of a theater, three (3) meeting rooms, an executive conference room, and four (4) ballrooms. The Wolfe University Center can accommodate up to 500 guests. It also features ATM, bank, food court, computer lab, business center, bookstore on site, student video game lounge, in-house caterer, on-site ropes course and team-building, recreational areas such as tennis courts, olympic pool and gym. Home to cultural, educational, and recreational programs, it offers involvement opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors.
Campus life
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association represents the student body. Their sole purpose is to ensure that student voices are heard and expressed to the administrators. SGC-BBC represents the student body's needs on the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University.
Students Organization Council
SOC oversees all the clubs at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus.
Student Programming Council
The Student Programming Council is an organization that programs events for the FIU students and its community. Events include comedy shows, movies, concerts, pool parties, special events and lectures. Members of SPC have the opportunity to gain leadership experience, network and learn how to program a variety of events. In addition, the council works with other organizations on campus to provide more diverse programming to students.
Housing
Bay Vista Housing was the student housing from 1985 to 2014. In the Fall of 2016 the new BayView Student Living opened up.
Bay Vista Housing was a four-story, apartment-style building that opens into a courtyard. Bay Vista Housing was closed down in 2014 for refurbishment. It is located about 30 miles north of the MMC Campus in North Miami. It will reopen in order to house residents of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line offices.
BayView Student Living opened in July 2016.
References
External links
Florida International University- Official website
FIU Biscayne Bay Campus- Official Biscayne Bay Campus website
FIU BBC Student Affairs
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Florida International University
North Miami, Florida