Florida Memorial University

• Earvin 'Magic' Johnson to Highlight Florida Memorial University's 11th Annual Appreciation Dinner and Awards Presentation

Earvin "Magic" [Magic Johnson] will be the guest of honor at Florida Memorial University's 11th Annual Appreciation Dinner taking place on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 pm. This event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami located at 400 SE 2nd Avenue in downtown Miami. The retired NBA Hall of Fame icon turned successful businessman will also be on hand during this appropriately coined "Magic Night" to be conferred with an honorary doctoral degree and to discuss the correlation between scholarship availability and students' pursuance of a college education. Emmy award-winning CBS 4 Sports Director and Anchor Jim Berry will serve as master of ceremonies while selected vocalists and musicians from the school's music department will provide live entertainment. Dr. Albert E. Smith, president o...

• Westside Gazette
• August 05, 2009

• Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament Hosted by Florida Memorial University

Located in the City of Miami Gardens, Florida Memorial University is a private, historically Black institution offering 41 undergraduate degree programs and three graduate degree programs to a culturally diverse student body. Since its inception in 1879, the university has upheld a commitment to providing a solid foundation for thousands of young people and opening doors to educational opportunities that may have otherwise been closed to them. As South Florida's ONLY Black university, it is best known far being the birthplace of the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." For more information, please contact the Office of Governmental and Public Affairs at (305) 626-3624.

• Westside Gazette
• August 06, 2009

• Florida Memorial University Celebrates Four Decades in South Florida

It was a courageous thing to do at that time to move the school to another location," [Barbara Edwards] said. "[[Royal W. Puryear]] played an important role in the history of the university. "Over the years, the campus has really transformed," Edwards said. "The campus has not only grown physically, but also in the academic programs that it offers." Saturday's festivities, called a "Friends & Family Festival," include a story.-telling station, a "hoop and shoot" with FMU's men's basketball team, hayrides, games, food and a variety of musical performances including gospel, steel band, jazz and spoken word.

• South Florida Times
• August 28, 2009

• Juan Larena Garcia, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Public Health Trust of Dade County, D/B/a Jackson Memorial Hospital, Et Al., Josefa Vasquez, the University of Miami, a Florida Corporation, D/B/a the University of Miami School of Medicine, Don Rafael Penalver, M.D., and Iberia Airlines of Spain, S.A., Defendants-Appellees., 841 F.2d 1062 (11th Cir. 1988)

Marilyn Sher, Chonin & Sher, P.A., Coral Gables, Fla., Joseph C. Segor, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant. Christopher Lynch, Adams, Hunter, Angon...

• Federal Circuits

• Florida Memorial University Names New Director of Public Affairs

[Joyce R. Forchion] is an honors graduate of Rutgers University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance as a double-major. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Integrated Communications: Advertising and Public Relations from Florida International University. For the past two years, Forchion served as the Communications Coordinator for Florida Memorial University's Office of Public Affairs.

• Westside Gazette
• August 22, 2009

• Florida Memorial University Celebrates 130 Years of 'Keeping the Promise'

The occasion couldn't have been memorable without Ms. Y'Anna Crawley, winner of BET's Sunday's Best graciously touching the hearts of the audience with her new solo The Promise which ironically coincided with the occasion's theme. As FMU progresses and continues to make marks in the community, it must remember the mayor's praise, "You are ambassadors of hope and you make dreams come true.

• Westside Gazette
• November 16, 2009

• Florida Memorial University Names Sumner Hutcheson, III Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

MIAMI -- Sumner Hutcheson, III, has been named vice president for institutional advancement of Florida Memorial University, it was recently announced ...

• Business Wire
• August 07, 2008

• Florida Memorial University.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SUMNER HUTCHESON III has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Florida Memorial University. Previously, ...

• Diverse Issues in Higher Education
• October 02, 2008

• Florida Memorial University - Celebrates Women's History Month

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - To culminate National Women's History Month, Florida Memorial University's (PMU) School of Education, in conjunction with The Denn...

• Westside Gazette
• April 30, 2010

• Historically Black Colleges Necessary, Educators Say

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - When she is asked about the future of black colleges, Florida Memorial University's interim president points proudly at her campus, a seat of learning since 1968 whose roots reach back to 1879. Our graduates make a difference, not only in the African- American community, but in the community at large," said Sandra T. Thompson.

• Charleston Gazette
• April 12, 2010