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Florida International Universitys College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) Launches CARTAnews
-The CARTAnews provides instantaneous web-based 24/7 news content and information

MIAMI March 13, 2013 Florida International Universitys College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) has launched CARTAnews.fiu.edu CARTA news.fiu.edu deploys cutting-edge digital technology to connect the College with its alumni, students and the broader local and global communities. Brian Schriner, Dean of the College of Architecture + The Arts, commissioned CARTA students to create CARTAnews as a way to present CARTA-specific up-tothe-minute content, information, and news to students, alumni, and the community whenever and wherever they want it. Designed and maintained by CARTA students, the innovative CARTAnews leverages the Colleges creative talents, said Schriner. The new site is optimized for smartphones and smaller tablets, providing an easy mean for members of their local and global community to openly join in a Facebook or Twitter conversation about whats going on in the College. Visitors to CARTAnews.fiu.edu will experience a more vibrant and seamless view of the college and its exciting activities, events and newsworthy stories. We've streamlined access to our very rich content, making virtual visits to the College of Architecture + The Arts more exciting and informative than ever.

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For more information, visit CARTAs website at: http://carta.fiu.edu/ or visit the CARTA News Association at: http://cartanews.fiu.edu/ About The College of Architecture + The Arts: With more than 1,400 majors in seven academic departmentsArchitecture, Art and Art History, Communication Arts, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Music, and Theatrethe College of Architecture + The Arts is proud to offer undergraduate and graduate students an intimate and nurturing atmosphere that offers opportunities for individual attention while promoting the creative spirit in the pursuit of knowledge and the cultivation of imagination, intellectual curiosity, and artistic expression For more information, visit CARTAs website at: http://carta.fiu.edu/ or http://vimeo.com/49453119 About FIU: Florida International University is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a community engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Floridas anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. It has 160,000 alumni and enrolls 50,000 students on two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu. ###

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