Diana Lima, Author at The Reporter: The Student Newspaper at Miami Dade College

MDC Student Awarded $1,000 National Cyber Foundation Scholarship

August 30, 2021 Diana Lima Scholarship, cybersecurity

Ievgeniia Ieromenko, a cybersecurity student at North and Wolfson campuses, has been awarded the National Cyber Foundation Scholarship. The $1,000 award is based on her performance at the CyberStart virtual competition earlier this year. It’s being applied toward Ieromenko’s tuition at Miami Dade College during the fall semester. As… Read the rest at our website.

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College Is The Place To Make New Friends

August 6, 2021 Diana Lima COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic, friends

When you’re in high school, it feels like time stops. It’s as if everything that happens will last forever, like those good and bad moments have the power to freeze time. For me, it was a rollercoaster ride but what turned it into one of the best stages of… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

School of Continuing Education And Professional Development Awarded $5,000 Grant For Health Literacy Program

August 6, 2021 Diana Lima Health, grant

Florida Blue Foundation and the Florida Literacy Coalition awarded the College’s School of Continuing Education And Professional Development a one-year grant to implement a health literacy initiative for adult education, family literacy and ESOL—English to Speakers of Other Languages—students at Hialeah Campus. The program’s focus is to help students… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Miami Fashion Institute Student Selected As Gucci North America Changemaker Scholarship Recipient

July 26, 2021 Diana Lima Fashion, Miami Fashion Institute, Scholarship

Beatrice Alisme, a student at Miami Dade College’s Miami Fashion Institute, has been selected as a recipient of the Gucci North America Changemakers Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to 22 students out of a pool of 450 applicants within the North America Region. It aims to promote and finance… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

MDC Launches Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program

July 12, 2021 Diana Lima apprenticeship, automotive

Miami Dade College partnered with Bean Automotive Group will launch a one-year paid Automotive Technician Registered Apprenticeship Program on July 13. The year-long program combines classroom instruction and hands-on training at Bean Automotive Group’s West Kendall location. It includes 15 students who are eligible for health insurance, free tuition,… Read the rest at our website.

News

MDC Journalism Speaker Series To Broadcast On Instagram Live This Summer

June 29, 2021 Diana Lima Journalism Speaker Series, Journalism, student journalists

Future journalists—get ready. The Miami Dade College Journalism Speaker Series will broadcast live on The Reporter’s Instagram page—@mdcthereporter—this summer. Miami Herald municipal reporter Joey Flechas will kickoff the series on Wednesday, June 30 at 10 a.m. Interviews will be in 25-minute intervals every Wednesday at 10 a.m. through July… Read the rest at our website.

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Robots In The Workforce Should Not Be Viewed As A Threat

June 28, 2021 Diana Lima Technology, Science, workforce, robots

Throughout the years, consumers have depended on Amazon to buy their necessities. In 2019, Amazon had close to 800,000 workers. However, by having so many workers at its warehouses, they began getting more complaints of workers being mistreated and injured. To cut down on the amount of workers getting… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing Hialeah Campus

Hialeah Campus To Host Community Job Fair On June 23

June 14, 2021 Diana Lima Job Fair

Hialeah Campus will host the Hialeah Cares: Community Job Fair in collaboration with the City of Hialeah and councilwoman Monica Perez on June 23. The event will take place at the campus—located at 1780 W 49th Street—inside the student services commons lobby in room 5101. It will include two… Read the rest at our website.

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Police Brutality Has Been Going On Far Too Long—It Needs To End

June 14, 2021 Diana Lima police brutality, law enforcement

One year ago, on May 25, George Floyd was killed by the police. The incident sparked a chain of protests against police brutality. Unfortunately, many more lives have been taken by law enforcement officers since George Floyd’s murder. It is disheartening to know that many people—especially minorities who have… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing North Campus

New Dean Of Faculty Selected At North Campus

June 1, 2021 Diana Lima New Staff, dean of faculty

Efrain Venezuela has been selected as North Campus’ dean of faculty. Venezuela, who started in his new position on June 1, will be in charge of academic affairs, faculty development and program advancements. “I learned so much from [our faculty] and I would like to make sure to continue… Read the rest at our website.

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