Adriana Dos Santos, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

IBM Pledges $10 Million To MDC So It Can Train Students For In-Demand Tech Jobs

April 20, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Technology, AI, cybersecurity, IBM

Computer hardware giant IBM pledged $10 million to Miami Dade College on Tuesday so it can train students for in-demand tech jobs in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity. The funds will be used throughout the next three years to offer upscale training for professors, bring guest speakers and… Read the rest at our website.

News Padrón Campus

Urbana Wins Prestigious Gold Crown Award

March 25, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Award, Urbana, literary arts magazines

Urbana, the literary arts magazine at Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, won a 2021 Gold Crown Award in the Hybrid Literary Magazine category. Winners were announced March 22 by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The awards recognize student excellence in newspaper, magazine, yearbook or digital formats. More than 850 publications… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Maryam Laguna Borrego Selected As MDC President’s Chief Of Staff

March 22, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos chief of staff

Maryam Laguna Borrego has been selected as Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega’s Chief of Staff. Laguna Borrego—whose first day was March 15—serves as a facilitator between Pumariega and key stakeholders in subjects like government and cultural affairs. She will also be the liaison to the Board of Trustees. … Read the rest at our website.

A&E

38th Annual Miami Film Festival Takes Place In Hybrid-Format

March 15, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Film, Miami Film Festival, MFF

The Miami Film Festival held its 38th rendition—March 5 through 14—using a hybrid-format that included in-theater and virtual screenings. Attendees watched films using the MFF or Eventive app or in-person at the Silverspot Cinema in Downtown, Miami. A bevy of awards were also handed out. Among the winners: Quo… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC To Host Graduation Ceremonies For Class Of 2021 On May 1 At Marlins Park

March 10, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Graduation, Marlins Park

The Miami Dade College Class of 2021 will get their Pomp and Circumstance during three outdoor graduation ceremonies at Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way, in Little Havana on May 1. “Students work so hard for [years] because they’re managing life and their studies all at once,” said North Campus… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

The Reporter Appoints Ammy Sanchez As Forum Editor

March 9, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos The Reporter, Journalism, forum editor

Ammy Sanchez, a business administration major in The Honors College at North Campus, has been promoted to forum editor of The Reporter. Sanchez, who joined the newspaper last September, has written for the forum, briefing and news sections. “I’m honored and grateful to be considered a good fit for… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Jazz At Wolfson To Present Violinist Sara Caswell

March 8, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Music, Jazz at Wolfson Presents

The Jazz at Wolfson Presents series will host a performance by violinist Sara Caswell on March 17 at noon via Miami Dade College’s live stream website. Caswell, a Grammy-nominated artist, currently works as a music professor at the Berklee College of Music and Manhattan School of Music. She performs… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

The 49th Annual Fred Shaw Poetry Contest Accepting Entries

March 8, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Poetry

Students can enter the 49th Annual Fred Shaw Poetry Contest until March 19. The contest was created in honor of Fred Shaw, a poetry aficionado who served as Kendall Campus’ academic dean before passing away on Jan. 2, 1972. Applicants must submit their poems—accompanied by their name, mailing address,… Read the rest at our website.

News Homestead Campus

Honors College To Expand To Homestead Campus

March 1, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Homestead Campus, The Honors College

Miami Dade College has approved plans to expand its Honors College program to the Homestead Campus. The exclusive cohort—a rigorous academic learning community whose scholars must maintain a 3.5 GPA—rejects between 40-50% of the students who complete the application to join the program, according to Honors College Dean Eric… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC Launches Rising Black Scholars Program To Help Close Equity Gap

February 24, 2021 Adriana Dos Santos Scholarships

Miami Dade College is launching the Rising Black Scholars Program, an initiative that seeks to close equity gaps by offering full-tuition scholarships to 100 Black students graduating high school in 2021. The scholarships will fund an associate’s degree of the student’s choice. It covers up to 30 credits annually… Read the rest at our website.

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