News & Awards

Professor Petrus was honored at the recent FIU OnlineCon with the coveted “FIU Online Course of the Year” award for her exceptional online undergrad course for the School of Communication. The FIU Online Faculty Choice Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in online teaching and learning.

At FIU, we are committed to providing students with the practical skills necessary to excel in today’s fast-paced industries. For Nancy Chang, a Strategic Thinking Miami Ad School instructor within the Global Strategic Communication-Creative Track program, the central challenge has been to effectively illustrate the power of collaborative strategic processes, where the collective output significantly exceeds individual contributions.

Sofia Osorio graduated from the FIU Miami Ad School GSC Creative Masters – Strategy Track in Fall 2023 and did her internships at David Miami. After that, she was hired as an Associate Strategist at David’s Colombia office and has worked on some inspiring campaigns.

GSC Creative Track Summer 2024 graduate, Marie Sophie Baier from Germany, completed her Master of Science in Mass Communication degree from FIU along with a diploma specializing in Art Direction from Miami Ad School. Marie Sophie took advantage of every available opportunity during her master’s program, from attending portfolio reviews, submitting for awards to attending networking events. She thrives on challenging her comfort zone and constantly seeks new learning experiences.

GSC Creative Track Spring 2024 graduate, Mariel Hernandez from Bolivia, completed her Master of Science in Mass Communication degree from FIU along with a diploma specializing in Art Direction from Miami Ad School. She has been making waves in the industry of advertising with an unconventional approach to communication challenges. Mariel’s creative journey is highlighted by award-winning projects such as “Sounds of Pleasure” and “SexyNesters”, where she was recognized by multiple awards.

Every Fall and Spring semesters, FIU’s GSC Creative Track and The One Club for Creativity sponsor portfolio reviews for creative students at Miami Ad School, and last Fall 2023 was no exception. As a matter of fact, not only was it the biggest pool of industry reviewers ever, but also the most attended. Creative minds gathered from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at Miami Ad School in Midtown over cafe con leche, tequenos, croquetas, and pastelitos to inspire the upcoming generation of creatives.

Miami’s young creatives came together en masse on October 27th at Ampersand Studios in Miami for Disrupting Traditions, the first collaboration event between three local creative organizations. Disrupting Traditions highlighted the need for transformation within the advertising industry through authenticity and new perspectives, striking a chord with attendees eager to learn what it means to be a creative professional today.

A creative Latina is entering the advertising workforce with top awards and a great desire to succeed, watch out! In spring 2023, Lisa Fernández graduated with a Master of Science in Mass Communication from Florida International University, and a Portfolio with Diploma from world-renowned Miami Ad School. While being a student she won four important industry awards (2 Clios, 1 Muse, and 1 Titan) for her creative work.

Our Global Strategic Communications (GSC) Creative students have been busy, taking home prizes across the industry.

FIU alumnus, Bernardo Marques Dalla (‘21), since receiving his Master of Science in Mass Communication: Global Strategic Communication has gone on to become an acclaimed creative in the advertising space. Recently, he was awarded the Gold on the Muse Creative Advertising Award for his ad work on promoting a fictional feature for the mobile app, Duolingo, entitled “duelingo.” The campaign centered around inspiring users to learn a new language by singing songs on the app.