Ammy Sanchez, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

The Office of Veterans & Military Services at Miami Dade College inaugurated a new center at Wolfson Campus on Nov. 8. It will serve as a one-stop shop for financial aid, admissions, advisement, peer mentorship and career coaching. Wolfson Campus is home to 90 veterans and military personnel. In… Read the rest at our website.

News Padrón Campus

MDC-TV Show Aims To Arm Viewers With Tools To Make Informed Political Decisions

November 24, 2021 Ammy Sanchez mdc-tv, We The People at MDC

As the 2020 presidential election approached, Ariel Rubalcava and Richard Tapia discussed the need to create a show on MDC-TV to provide non-partisan political information to its viewers. In March of 2020, the duo launched We The People at MDC. They taped their first episode, Identity Politics 2020, in… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

The Book Fair Made Its Return To Downtown Miami

November 23, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Books, Miami Book Fair, MBF

The Miami Book Fair made its in-person return to Wolfson Campus Nov. 14-21, bringing with it authors, artists and performers from around the world. During the eight days of festivities, attendees roamed the colorful tents that lined the streets of downtown Miami, hunted for the popular lemonade and arepa… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

Children’s Holiday At North To Take Place Dec. 11

November 23, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Children’s Holiday At North, community celebration

Children’s Holiday at North is back for its 15th installation on Dec. 11, a year after COVID concerns shut down the community holiday celebration. The event transforms North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., into a winter wonderland that features mechanical rides, live performances, an obstacle course and a visit… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Homestead Campus

Homestead Campus Appoints Honors College Director

November 22, 2021 Ammy Sanchez The Honors College, New Director

Nicole Bryant has been appointed as Homestead Campus’ Honors College director. She began her post on Oct. 25. Bryant, 40, will advise, coach and mentor the campus’ first cohort. The inaugural class will consist of 50 students who will start Honors College courses and activities next fall. A full… Read the rest at our website.

News Hialeah Campus

Hialeah Campus Students Can Now Utilize A Free Transportation Service

November 19, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Transportation, Hialeah, service

Students at Hialeah Campus now have a new transportation option and it’s free. Freebee, a mobility company that offers rides at no cost in various municipalities, launched service in the city of Hialeah in August. The company said that about 100 people are using the app in the city… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

Children’s Holiday At North Seeks Volunteers For Dec. 11

November 16, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Children's Holiday

North Campus is seeking volunteers for its 15th installation of Children’s Holiday, a free Christmas celebration for the community, on Dec. 11. Interested individuals can sign up to volunteer for tents and activities such as the Comic and Anime Pavilion, Enchanted Jungle, Santa’s Workshop or the parade. There are… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Man Exposed Himself To Student At Kendall Campus, Report Says

November 6, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Miami-Dade Police Department, Indecent exposure

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a student at Kendall Campus, according to a Miami Dade College public safety report. The incident happened on Oct. 13 at around 7:24 p.m. near a vending machine next to building 9 as the student waited for her father… Read the rest at our website.

News Hialeah Campus

Hialeah Campus To Open Career Closet Next Spring

November 4, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Jobs, donations, career

Hialeah Campus is organizing a career closet to provide Miami Dade College students with free, professional clothing and accessories to use for job interviews. It will include suits, collared shirts, dresses, skirts, ties, blouses, shoes, heels, stockings, makeup and purses. Style Saves—a non-profit that raises funds for low-income families… Read the rest at our website.

News Wolfson Campus

MDC United Provides Support System For Undocumented Students

October 26, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Immigration

As a 12th grader at Miami Senior High School, Idalia Quinteros struggled to find a college that would offer her a scholarship. Despite having a 3.8 unweighted grade point average, the teen’s undocumented status proved to be problematic. Eventually, she found her way to the Honors College at Wolfson… Read the rest at our website.

Author: Ammy Sanchez

MDC Opens New Veterans & Military Services Center At Wolfson Campus