Your concerns and suggestions are important to us. Please feel free to send us an email below regarding any questions you have and a member of our staff will respond to you.
If you would like the president to attend an event, please see our Event Request Form.
If any student, employee or applicant has a good faith belief that they have been discriminated against or harassed please feel free to share a concern.
Office of the President Contacts
Scheduling
Melissa Sabellico '15, M.Ed, MPA '21
Senior Executive Assistant
Phone: (305) 348-2111
msabelli@fiu.edu
Approvals & Briefings
Valeria Espina Stevenson
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Projects
vespina@fiu.edu
Events, Protocol & Logistics
Jehnny Rivera
Executive Director, University Ceremonies and Events
jprriver@fiu.edu
Presidential Signature Requests
Submit our request form
Student Concerns
Incident Reporting
FIU has a centralized reporting website that guides you in sharing important information with university offices tasked with addressing and responding to student concerns, student and academic misconduct, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the FIU community. To report an incident, go to https://report.fiu.edu/.
Academic Grievances
Charges of academic grievance may be brought against a faculty member, committee or department chair by a student.
The student must meet with the faculty member, chair or dean in order to settle the grievance informally via open and transparent processes of communication. After all means of informal resolution have been exhausted, the student can proceed to file a formal academic grievance with the Faculty Fellow for Academic Integrity.
Read the academic grievance procedures
Ombuds
The Ombudsperson provides assistance to students who have encountered problems or conflicts within the university.
Dr. Sofia Trelles
Student Ombudsperson
Phone: (305) 348-2797
strelles@fiu.edu
Dean of Students
A part of Student Health & Wellness, the Dean of Students office identifies and addresses student concerns and crises.
Dr. Ronald Wabomnor
Dean of Students
Phone: (305) 348-3396
rwabomno@fiu.edu
Board of Trustees
The Florida International University Board of Trustees is responsible for developing cost-effective policies, implementing and maintaining high-quality education programs consistent with the FIU's mission, conducting performance evaluations and assuring the university meets state policy, budgeting and education standards.
Milly Bello
Assistant Chief of Staff, and
Corporate Secretary
Phone: (305) 348-6495
Email: bellomi@fiu.edu