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

The Reporter Selected As Finalist For College Journalism’s Top Prize

September 21, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Pacemaker, ACP, college journalism

The Reporter—the student newspaper at Miami Dade College—has been selected as a 2021 Pacemaker finalist in the two-year college newspaper category. Pacemakers are regarded as the top national award for student journalists. They are selected by the Associated Collegiate Press. “This is a reflection of our hard work,” said… Read the rest at our website.

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Twenty Years After 9/11, MDC Reflects: ‘You Must Be Resilient’

September 10, 2021 Ammy Sanchez 9/11, 20th anniversary

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Division Chief Danny Cardeso stepped to the lectern as a sea of grey and white yard signs—marked with the names of the victims of the 9/11 attacks—adorned West Lawn Plaza at North Campus. “You must be resilient and strong in your future pursuits and endeavors, for… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus

KIPP Charter Schools Partners With North Campus

September 8, 2021 Ammy Sanchez charter school, non-profit

KIPP Public Schools—a national nonprofit with 270 charter schools across the United States—and Miami Dade College are partnering to assist underserved communities. The charter school program signed a 60-year lease to host classes on six acres of land at North Campus. KIPP Royalty will serve elementary students and KIPP… Read the rest at our website.

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Miambiance And Urbana Selected CMA Pinnacle Award Finalists

September 7, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Urbana, Miambiance, Pinnacle Awards

Two Miami Dade College publications—Miambiance and Urbana—have been selected as finalists for the College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award in the Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year category. Finalists were selected based on work published during the 2020-21 school year. The Wright Side, Wilbur Wright College’s literary magazine and Amaranth,… Read the rest at our website.

Forum

Express Your Love In A Way People Understand

September 7, 2021 Ammy Sanchez love

For many years my mother and I were constantly arguing about feeling unloved by each other. She would tell me I didn’t love her because I never did anything for her, even though I’d tell her that I loved her every five seconds. And I’d tell her that she… Read the rest at our website.

News COVID-19

One Week Into Fall Semester, MDC Reports Increased Traffic On-Campus

August 30, 2021 Ammy Sanchez fall semester

Amid a global pandemic, Alex Ferrer spent his first year at Miami Dade College in isolation. He took online classes but struggled to grasp the material. Ferrer found the modality rigid and yearned for a more social environment. So when he got the opportunity to register for in-person classes… Read the rest at our website.

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Children’s Book, Little Özil, Addresses Muslim Discrimination

August 27, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Poetry, children's book, writing, Muslim

The words stung Lewis J. Beilman III, like a soccer ball flush to the face. Terrorist. Towelhead. Traitor. Beilman was saddened by the verbal vitriol being tossed at the Muslim community. That negativity spurred the 48-year-old Hollywood, Florida native to write Little Özil, a children’s book about an eight-year-old,… Read the rest at our website.

Kendall Campus News

The Learning Commons At Kendall Campus Gets $500,000 Facelift

August 26, 2021 Ammy Sanchez renovations, Library, computer courtyard

When fall classes started on Monday, Kendall Campus students were greeted with a renovated Learning Commons area—the library and computer courtyard—in the 2000 building. Upgrades include new carpeting, desks and privacy panels, study pods, soft seating areas, six additional study rooms, and supplemental whiteboards and power outlets Another new… Read the rest at our website.

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Homestead Campus Student Selected For Future Female Leaders Scholarship Program

August 23, 2021 Ammy Sanchez Student Spotlight, Scholarship

Homestead Campus student, Kennashka DeSilva, has been selected as a Future Female Leaders Scholarship Program recipient. The program, offered by the Executive Women’s Forum, strives to minimize the gender gap in cyber security and introduce female leaders to the Black Hat community. In addition to the scholarship, DeSilva attended… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Kendall Campus

Homer Vallejo Selected To Oversee New Student Center At Kendall Campus

August 23, 2021 Ammy Sanchez New Director

Homer Vallejo has been tabbed as the director of the New Student Center at Kendall Campus. He starts his new post on Aug. 30. Vallejo, 33, will oversee the recruitment, testing and international student services departments. He has served as director of recruitment services at North Campus for the… Read the rest at our website.

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