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BB&T Center home of the Florida Panthers 10 External links Barry University is a private Catholic university founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters Located in Miami Shores Florida a suburb north of Downtown Miami it is one of the largest Catholic universities in the Southeast and is within the territory of the Archdiocese of Miami! . Skyway Enterprises Brickell (SW 11th Street and 1st Avenue). 6 Further reading Miami Herald's Silver Knight award winners, The metropolitan area is served by three major commercial airports These airports combine to make the fourth largest domestic origin and destination market in the United States after New York City Los Angeles and Chicago, FIU has many traditions from student spirit groups alumni association events and student spirit events Panther Rage one of FIU's largest student spirit groups are seen at all the athletics events. The geology of South Florida together with a warm wet subtropical climate provides conditions well-suited for a large marshland ecosystem Layers of porous and permeable limestone create water-bearing rock and soil that affect the climate weather and hydrology of South Florida the properties of the rock underneath the Everglades can be explained by the geologic history of the state the crust underneath Florida was at one point part of the African region of the supercontinent Gondwana About 300 million years ago North America merged with Africa connecting Florida with North America Volcanic activity centered on the eastern side of Florida covered the prevalent sedimentary rock with igneous rock Continental rifting began to separate North America from Gondwana about 180 million years ago When Florida was part of Africa it was initially above water but during the cooler Jurassic Period the Florida Platform became a shallow marine environment in which sedimentary rocks were deposited Through the Cretaceous Period most of Florida remained a tropical sea floor of varying depths the peninsula has been covered by seawater at least seven times since the bedrock formed. Florida's universities have a number of collegiate sport programs Major college football programs include the Florida State Seminoles and Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference Since 1996 Florida has added four additional programs to the ranks of Division I FCS: UCF Knights South Florida Bulls Florida Atlantic Owls and FIU Panthers, Map of Caribbean showing seven approximately parallel westward-pointing arrows that extend from east of the Virgin Islands to Cuba the southern arrows bend northward just east of the Dominican Republic before straightening out again.

. On October 2 2014 it was announced that Florida International University would play host to the Miss Universe 2014 pageant on January 25 2015 FIU also hosted a talk from President Barack Obama in February 2015, Downtown Miami Charter School The Office of Housing and Residential Life also offers optional communities in the residence halls These communities include the Architecture and Arts Community for students majoring in Architecture or art-related majors Honors Place for Honors College students F.Y.R.S.T (First Year Residents Succeeding Together) for all freshmen in any major F.Y.R.S.T Explore for undecided freshmen Leader's in Residence for students interested in civic service and leadership opportunities and the Law Community for College of Law students. Downtown is served by the Miami Metrorail at Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Government Center and Brickell stations accessible from Broward and Palm Beach counties via Tri-Rail transfer station the Metro connects to the Downtown Metromover which encompasses 22 stations on the clockwise Inner (or Downtown) loop and counterclockwise Brickell and Omni branch loops Government Center station is Downtown's main station and allows for transfers to all Metromover loops Metrorail trains and Metrobus lines at the Stephen P Clark Government Center; . Freedom Tower, 13 See also Downtown Miami is an urban city center based around the Central Business District of Miami Florida United States in addition to the central business district the area also consists of the Brickell Financial District Historic District Government Center Arts & Entertainment District and Park West the neighborhood is divided by the Miami River and is bordered by Midtown (Edgewater and Wynwood) to the north Biscayne Bay to the east Civic Center and Overtown to the west and Coconut Grove to the south, I-95 Alvah H Chapman Graduate School of Business. Personal income Category Enplanements, Government and infrastructure (33.3) 92.0, The partition of Florida as proposed by Resolution No 203-14-14297 of the City of South Miami Mayor and City Commission. 11.3 Intercity rail Saima Wazed Bangladesh National Advisory Committee on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Member World Health Organization Expert Advisory Panel on Mental Health Autism activist, Main article: Neighborhoods in Miami, National origin and language: Of the people living in the Miami metro area in 2005 63% were born in the United States (including 30% who were born in Florida) and 37% were foreign born Among people at least five years old living in the region in 2005 52% spoke English at home while 48% spoke some other language at home Of those speaking a language other than English at home 78% spoke Spanish and 22% spoke some other language (mainly Haitian Creole but also French German Hebrew Italian Portuguese Russian or Yiddish).