By: Jorge Valens / Asst. News Director
University Park campus has been renamed in honor of outgoing University President Modesto A. Maidique.

The renaming, proposed by Board of Trustees Chairman David Parker during the June 12 meeting, was approved unanimously.

“For more than two decades, President Maidique has demonstrated his strong, passionate and unyielding commitment to FIU, leading this university’s historic transformation,” said Parker in a press release issued by the Office of Media Relations. “The board’s actions are an expression of our gratitude for his tremendous contributions to FIU and the community at large.”

An official naming ceremony will be scheduled for the fall.

“Two decades ago, my dream was to transform FIU into a major urban public university,” Maidique said in the press release. “This university now has all the major components in place to join the ranks of the nation’s top universities. This honor is the pinnacle of this incredible journey.”

During the meeting, the trustees also approved a 15% tuition increase and voted against eliminating the religious stuidies department.

Stay tuned to FIUSM.com for continued coverage of the Board of Trustees meeting.