Author: Brittany Esquijarosa

Miami Dade College has been chosen as a top ten finalist for the $1 million Aspen Prize. The Aspen Prize is directed toward advocating institution completion rates, innovative programs, and fundamental skills for life, not only the classroom. “I believe Miami Dade College has a good chance at winning… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College’s School of Science at North Campus has appointed Beatriz Simon as its first ever Administrative Assistant to the Dean. Simon will perform tasks such as revising the calendar, advising and enrolling students in the school, helping manage grants, and planning school events. Simon, who has been… Read the rest at our website.

Members of Miami Dade College’s Virtual College recently collaborated to create the “MDC Virtual College App” to enhance the virtual students’ experience and help them stay connected on or off campus with valuable information. The application features various selections where one can either browse through course offerings and individual… Read the rest at our website.

In an effort to keep faculty, staff and students in good shape, Wolfson Campus’ Wellness Center will continue to offer its walking program during the fall 2011 semester. The program features three routes for novice, intermediate and advanced walkers: short, moderate and long. The short route is a 0.5… Read the rest at our website.

World-renowned chef and New World cuisine founder, Norman Van Aken, has been appointed Executive Chef for the retail food operations at The Miami Culinary Institute located at the Wolfson Campus. As Executive Chef, Van Aken will oversee menu development as well as the mentoring and training of the world-class… Read the rest at our website.

The Wellness and Fitness Center at Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus, 11011 S.W. 104 St., Room G-110 is offering activities and exercise programs during the summer 2011 term.                                                                                               The Center is featuring exercise programs such as Intense Boot Camp, yoga, pilates, yogalates and aqua fitness. All classes cost $3… Read the rest at our website.

The World Association of Alcohol Beverage Industries is awarding two separate scholarships this upcoming spring semester to registered Miami Dade College students. For students to be eligible to receive the WAABI scholarship, they must have completed a full semester at MDC, have a 3.0 grade point average or higher,… Read the rest at our website.

Students and faculty at Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus, 627 SW 27th Ave., a math sculpture to heighten math awareness. The sculpture is a 10-foot wide, 4-dimensional, omni-truncated, 600-cell polyhedron with 31,000 parts. To campus will host the unveiling of the project on April 15 from noon to 1… Read the rest at our website.

Miami Dade College is hosting its second-annual High School Mathematics Olympics at the Wolfson Campus, 300 NE 2nd Ave., in the Chapman Conference Center. The event, which runs from April 7 through April 21, is for high school students throughout Miami-Dade County that have completed either an algebra, pre-calculus… Read the rest at our website.