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Home to more than 2,500 students, Trinity is rooted in the liberal arts and sciences with pre-professional programs. The University is guided by a mission and set of values that place the student experience at its core. As a community that both honors our past and shapes our future, we strive to live our values in everything we do.
Enduring Excellence
We hold ourselves to the highest standard, challenging and supporting each other to thrive in a world of rapid change.
Intentional Inclusion
We connect across differences, acting with radical empathy and nurturing enduring relationships.
Perpetual Discovery
We inspire lifelong curiosity, creating new knowledge through deep and meaningful thought and action.
Enrollment for Fall 2014 consisted of 54,099 students 45,359 undergraduates and 7,814 graduate students including students enrolled in professional programs Women accounted for 56.2% of student enrollment and minorities made up 88% of total enrollment Enrollment included students from all 50 U.S states and more than 119 countries the most popular College by enrollment is the College of Arts and Sciences the freshman retention rate for 2009 was 83% the fall 2011 incoming freshman class had an average 3.7 GPA 1139 SAT score and a 25 ACT score, Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") the other longtime key carrier at MIA was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991 but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter Its remaining international routes from Miami to Europe and Latin America were sold to United Airlines for $135 million as part of Pan Am's emergency liquidation that December United's Latin American hub offered 24 daily departures in the summer of 1992 growing to 36 daily departures to 21 destinations in the summer of 1994 but returned to 24 daily departures in the summer of 1995 and never expanded further United ended flights from Miami to South America and shut down its Miami crew base in May 2004 reallocating most Miami resources to its main hub in O'Hare International Airport in Chicago United ceased all mainline service to Miami in 2005 with the introduction of its low-cost product Ted, (13.4) 58.3 The Maritime and Science Technology (MAST) Academy public magnet school is located on Virginia Key Several hundred high school specially-selected students from Miami get their education at MAST Academy. . Main article: Miami-Dade Transit, The Miami accent is based on a fairly standard American accent but with some changes very similar to dialects in the Mid-Atlantic (especially the New York area dialect Northern New Jersey English and New York Latino English.) Unlike Virginia Piedmont Coastal Southern American and Northeast American dialects the "Miami accent" is rhotic; it also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm is syllable-timed). Tampa Bay Area Active students: 345,545. .
Dade County Courthouse built in 1928 is the tallest building built in the 1920s, Academics In 1996 Miami acquired the AFL team the Sacramento Attack which was renamed as the Miami Hooters (due to its association with the Florida-based Hooters restaurant chain) and it played from 1993 to 1995 in 1996 the association with the chain was completed and the team moved to West Palm Beach and renamed as the Florida Bobcats! PortMiami boasts the title "cruise capital of the world" and is the busiest cruise/passenger port in the world it accommodates the operations of such major cruise lines as Carnival Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line It is home to the Symphony of the Seas the largest cruise ship in the world Currently the following ships are based in Miami: Carnival Sensation Carnival Glory Carnival Victory Carnival Splendor Empress of the Seas Navigator of the Seas Norwegian Getaway Norwegian Sky Disney Magic. Media First Coast, (28.2) 79.5 3.8 International Hurricane Research Center FIU MUN also hosts an annual high school conference: Florida International Model United Nations (FIMUN) the conference traditionally hosts over 400 high school students from 20 or more high schools from Miami-Dade Broward and Palm Beach Counties! Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre (NW 8th Street and 1st Avenue) Florida's primary interstate routes include: Geography 1 History See also: Mariel boatlift. . However this boom began to falter due to building construction delays and overload on the transport system caused by an excess of bulky building materials on January 10 1926 the Prinz Valdemar an old Danish warship on its way to becoming a floating hotel ran aground and blocked Miami Harbor for nearly a month Already overloaded the three major railway companies soon declared an embargo on all incoming goods except food the cost of living had skyrocketed and finding an affordable place to live was nearly impossible This economic bubble was already collapsing when the catastrophic Great Miami Hurricane in 1926 swept through ending whatever was left of the boom the Category 4 storm was the 12th most costly and 12th most deadly to strike the United States during the 20th century According to the Red Cross there were 373 fatalities but other estimates vary due to the large number of people listed as "missing" Between 25,000 and 50,000 people were left homeless in the Miami area the Great Depression followed causing more than sixteen thousand people in Miami to become unemployed As a result a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was opened in the area. It is South Florida's main airport for long-haul international flights and a hub for the Southeastern United States with passenger and cargo flights to cities throughout the Americas Europe Africa and Western Asia as well as cargo flights to East Asia It is the largest gateway between the United States and south to Latin America and is one of the largest airline hubs in the United States owing to its proximity to tourist attractions local economic growth large local Latin American and European populations and strategic location to handle connecting traffic between North America Latin America and Europe.
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