campus after him. There was a campaign by FIU students and alumni to revert the change and keep the name University Park. A Facebook group, "No to Maidique's Campus", with over 2,000 supporters, made national news in newspapers, on TV, and in collegiate magazines.
=== Engineering Center ===
Five blocks north of Modesto A. Maidique is the 38-acre (15.3 ha) Engineering Center, which houses part of the College of Engineering and Computing and is the home of FIU's Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility. The Engineering Center is serviced by the CATS Shuttle, FIU's student buses, which run throughout the day on weekdays connecting the two parts of campus.
=== Main Modesto A. Maidique buildings ===
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Carlos Finlay Elementary School, of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is on the FIU Maidique Campus. The National Weather Service Miami Office is also on FIU property. Both Finlay ES and the Hurricane Center are subleased.
=== Biscayne Bay Campus ===
The Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) in North Miami is …
