Students’ Success Stories

In 2010, Daniel Diaz and two other high school friends started the Tropical Smoothies business at Florida International University’s Modesto Maidique’s campus. Danny is also a real estate investment entrepreneur who, in view of the housing and financial crisis, decided to “have a plan B.” He enrolled in the respiratory therapy program at Florida National University and graduated with honors in ...

  Mr. Yusnier Gutierrez recently graduated from Florida National University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. In this interview, he shares his goals, dreams, aspirations and what drives him to succeed. Tell us a little bit about yourself? Well there are many things I can say about myself. I was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to this ...

I’ve been in the U.S. Navy for 14 years stationed in San Diego, and I am a distance learning student with Florida National University (FNU). I have been taking courses online since early 2011; and I recently earned an Associates of Art degree in Criminal Justice (CJ). Currently, I’m working on my Bachelor of Science in CJ. I’d like to ...