2nd ANNUAL FACULTY RETREAT

The second annual CARTA Faculty Research Retreat was held on March 23, 2018 at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens. Speaker, faculty panel, and participants discussed research trends, grant writing skills, and external funding sources. The goal of the retreat was to provide faculty with an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues on exchanging ideas and preparing grant proposals.

Speakers

Todd Crowl | Director of Institute if Water and Environment (InWE)

Caryn Lavernia, Asst. VP Engagement , Office of Community Engagement, Office of Engagement

Rita Teutonico | Faculty Administrator and Associate Dean, College of Arts Science & Educ, College of Arts and Sciences

John Stuart| Professor, Associate Dean of Cultural and Community Engagement , Executive Director, Miami Beach Urban Studios

Andres GiL| Dean, University Graduate School and Vice President, Research and Economic Development

Mark Maureen, Director of FIU BY Design, College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts

Discussion Panel

Gail Hollander | Associate Professor, Global and Sociocultural Stu, School of International and Public Affairs.

Michelle Hospital | Associate Director and Research Associate Professor, FIU BRIDGE

Masoud Sadjadi | Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing

Rita Teutonico | Faculty Administrator and Associate Dean, College of Arts Science & Educ, College of Arts and Sciences

Edgar Vieira| Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Science

Discussion Panel Moderators

Marilys Nepomechie| Professor, Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives, College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts

Newton D’Souza| Associate Professor, School of Architecture, College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts

Attendees

Nurhayat Bilge, Weirui Wang, Newton D Sousa, Lorna Veraldi, Teresa Ponte, Marilys Nampoche, Silvia Pease, Fred Blevens, Elizabeth Marsh, Leonardo Ferreira, Susan Jacobson, Jessica Delgado, Fareshteh Toosi, Alice Read, Stephen S. Neal, Javier Mendoza, TJ Martson, Eric Golgemberg, Nicole Kashian, Lynn Webb