With a full agenda, the Ambassador Hélio Vitor Ramos, General Consul of Brazil in Miami, Nássara Thomé Deputy Consul and Head of Cultural and Educational Affairs accompanied by Carlo Barbieri, President of the Brazil Club were welcomed by Lynn University President Kevin M. Ross and Jason Walton, Chief of Staff.
The visit was organized by the Office of Admission through Gareth P. Fowles, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Steven Pruitt, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Evening Admission, Stefano Papaleo, Director of Undergraduate Admission and Bianca Pileggi, Communication Coordinator.
The scope of the visit was to make an initial contact in reference to the Science Without Borders Program, created by the Brazilian Government with the purpose of sending 100,000 students to study abroad in the next 4 years.
The guests spoke with Brazilian Lynn University students, toured campus and visited the Wold Performing Arts Center, where the last presidential debate took place.
The Ambassador also met with Thomas Kruczek, Dean of the College of Business and Management. One topic discussed was the construction of the new business school building. The university already counts on the necessary funding for the construction and is tentatively scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2014.
The Ambassador Hélio Ramos has marked his activity in the Consulate with an intense work of contact with the Brazilian community as well with the areas of interest of this community in Florida.
Lynn University offers students a boutique education, with 24 undergraduate and nine graduate majors. With an average class size of just 18 students, one-on-one advising and interaction with professors is common throughout campus. What really makes Lynn special, aside from the location and beautiful campus, is its global community, career-focused academic programs and commitment to student success.